Life, like is like a river, is more easy navigated of it has numerous tributaries. The more sources, the deeper and broader life becomes.
People who are mentally healthy, according to menninger clinic study, gets their simulation from their varieties of sources, not just one or two. Sometimes people are tempted to be narrow-spending all their time talking to anybody.
Frank Gaebelein, however, was an example of vigorous mental health. He was a Christian, a scholar, a mountain climber, a musician. He drew from varied experiences. To me, he's a great illustration of a matured leader.
In addition, its helpful to write down experiences, lest we forget them and loose their benefit. Leaders find that having and recording a wide variety of experiences is immensely helpful to their vitality.