Knowledge Project: #80 John Maxwell: Developing the Leader in You

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Leadership is influence and everybody has influence, therefore, everyone is a leader in one form or another“Leaders are not made in a day, they’re made daily”“You can’t grow yourself unless you know yourself” – John MaxwellYou have to be aware of who you are and what you could becomeSuccess is all about Me but Significance is all about WeSuccess: Improving your lifeSignificance: Improving the lives of others“I know a lot of successful people that aren’t happy. I mean, they have a lot of stuff, but they’re not happy. I’ve never known a person that committed to significance which is adding value intentionally to others on a consistent basis…that wasn’t happy.”  – John MaxwellSuccessful people do four things really well: 1) They have good relationships: “People won’t go along with you if they aren’t getting along with you” – John Maxwell2) They can mobilize teams and empower their people3) They maintain a positive attitude during tough times4) They influence others and know how to lead peopleExperience isn’t the best teacher–if experience were the best teacher, then everybody would be getting better as they got older A lot of people go through experiences and they learn nothing“I think evaluated experience is the best teacher. I think after the experience, we pull ourselves away and ask ourselves what did I learn from that?” – John Maxwell“To have all wins and no losses, would be a person that, in the long run, would lack character. Character is literally birthed out of adversity and you really never know much about a person till you watch them go through adversity.”  – John Maxwell

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