The continuously evolving world today calls for leaders who must adapt and lead their community members in such a complex and challenging environment. In particular, educational leaders are tasked to lead with a purpose, to guide their communities meaningfully and successfully. However, given their numerous responsibilities, it has since become more difficult to sustain themselves and continue to lead their schools and community members effectively. The purpose of this study was to discover and examine perceptions about leadership in experienced Catholic Elementary School Principals. Specifically, I sought to explore and uncover the strategies and techniques of experienced educational leaders in sustaining their vocations as Catholic leaders. In line with this objective, two research questions guided the study. The first research question asked: What leadership strategies are employed by experienced Catholic school elementary principals to sustain themselves as effective leaders? Meanwhile, the second research question that followed was: What practices do experienced Catholic school elementary principals use to prevent their burnout? To address the purpose of the study and research questions, I interviewed 18 Catholic school elementary principals with at least 10 years of experience. I then performed a content analysis to search for and produce the most common but meaningful themes across the 18 interviews collected. From the analysis, I found that the leadership strategies focused on: motivation, unity in Catholic faith, adaptability, building relationships, and optimism. Further, in response to the practices used to prevent burnout, I uncovered that work-life balance (including their ability to find time for their hobbies and to connect with their religious beliefs and faith practices) and networking and connecting were the most important for the interviewed educational leaders. I was also able to successfully connect these themes to the theoretical frameworks of Emotional Intelligence or EI, transformational leadership, servant leadership, and educational leadership. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]