Maxwell Leadership Podcast

How to Increase Your Focus

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Aug 27, 2025
In this insightful conversation, John Maxwell, a renowned leadership authority and speaker, shares strategies for enhancing focus during challenging times. He emphasizes the importance of leaving distractions behind while prioritizing personal growth and resilience. Listeners learn to shift their mindset from counting losses to valuing lessons. Maxwell also discusses the power of persistence and consistency in achieving long-term success. Mark Cole and Traci Morrow further elaborate on practical ways to implement these concepts in everyday leadership.
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ADVICE

Focus On What You Can Control

  • Put behind you what you can't do and focus on what you can control right now.
  • Do what you can do first, because facts of life can't be fixed immediately.
ADVICE

Starve Fear, Feed Courage

  • Reduce fear by putting it behind you and intentionally put courage before you.
  • Take action because courage activates progress and attracts resources, people, and ideas.
INSIGHT

Consistency Beats Intensity

  • Consistency compounds over time and outperforms short bursts of intensity.
  • If you're persistent you may get results; if you're consistent you will keep them.
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