Living intentionally is the key to personal growth and achieving true significance in leadership. Discover how to transform your intentions into actionable steps to improve your life and relationships. Learn the difference between mere success and making a lasting impact. Embrace structured routines that align external achievements with internal fulfillment. Plus, explore the importance of confidence in leadership and the value of meaningful connections that foster personal and professional growth.
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Intentional Living
Live an intentional life to leave a lasting legacy.
Move from good intentions to good actions by intentionally living.
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Bridging the Gap
Intentional living bridges the gap between good intentions and good actions.
It shifts you from wanting to improve to actively doing so.
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Intentional Growth
Be intentional about personal growth.
Develop a plan for daily growth experiences, including reading and practicing.
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First released in 1993, John C. Maxwell’s now-classic work revolutionized the way leaders are made. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes two new chapters with leadership insights and practices learned over the decades. The book outlines principles for inspiring, motivating, and influencing others from any leadership position, including business executives, church leaders, teachers, and parents. It covers key areas such as influence using the 5 Levels of Leadership, character through good ethics and self-leadership, service by asking eight questions to serve others daily, and vision by including eight components to paint a vision for your people.
There's no such thing as "business" ethics
there's only one rule for making decisions
John Maxwell
In this book, John C. Maxwell contends that there is no distinction between business ethics and personal ethics. He advocates for the Golden Rule as a timeless principle that applies universally, across all aspects of life. Maxwell provides examples from various fields, including business, history, and sports, to illustrate how adhering to this principle can lead to greater success, morale, productivity, and integrity. He also discusses common obstacles to ethical behavior and introduces the Platinum Rule as an advanced principle of treating others even better than you would like to be treated yourself.
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
John C. Maxwell
In this book, John C. Maxwell distills his 30-plus years of leadership experience into 21 irrefutable laws. Each law is illustrated with real-life examples and stories from Maxwell’s personal experiences and those of other great leaders. The laws cover a wide range of leadership aspects, including influence, intuition, vision, and legacy. The book provides practical advice and actionable steps for implementing each law in everyday leadership situations, making it highly practical and relatable. It also includes self-assessment questions to help readers reflect on their own leadership abilities and identify areas for improvement.
High Road Leadership
Bringing People Together in a World That Divides
John C. Maxwell
In 'High Road Leadership,' John C. Maxwell addresses the problem of a divided world by teaching the principles and practices of high-road leadership. Maxwell argues that leadership can either be a blessing or a curse and that today's leadership often leads to disputes, frustration, anger, and despair. He proposes that leaders should take the high road, which involves valuing all people, doing the right things for the right reasons, taking accountability for actions, and prioritizing people over personal agendas. The book aims to help readers increase their influence and make their world a better place through effective leadership.
To lead successfully, reach your potential, and leave a lasting legacy, you have to live intentionally! In this episode, John Maxwell will help you figure out how to create your life by choice, not by chance.
After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson sit down to give you practical ways to apply what you’ve learned to your life and leadership.
Key takeaways:
The best way to improve your life is to live an intentional life.
Your relationships are key to your success.
There’s a difference between being successful and being significant.
Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Key to Improving Your Life Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Improving and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”
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