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Tag Archives: John Maxwell
On the Value of Poise
John Wooden defined poise as, “Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation. Never fighting yourself.” John Maxwell relates a story about him at one of his ten NCAA Championships in basketball. “There were thirty seconds before the game … Continue reading
Posted in Tools
Tagged Confidence, Florence Scovel Shinn, Hysteria, Impatience, John Maxwell, John Wooden, Paul Brown, Poise, Self-Control, Stress
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Grit Wins!
“Grit many times wins over the best…. Grit wins, almost always, over giftedness. Grit takes you where others don’t go…. It’s that grit that’ll get you to the finish line.” said John Maxwell. It is a magical sauce that takes … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure
Tagged Angela Duckworth, Drive, Grit, John Maxwell, Persistence, Resilience, Tenacity
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The Joy of Being Limitless
Gordon Hinckley reminds great leaders, “Limitless is your potential. Magnificent is your future.” We are filled with possibilities undreamed. They are bound only by our self-limitations, limits learned from the words of others, personal experiences viewed as setbacks or a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Perspective
Tagged Dream, Gordon Hinckley, Imagination, John Maxwell, Kim Kwik, Limitless, Possibility, Self-Imposed Limits
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On Living Each Day
Timing is important, but the only time you have now is the only thing you can act on…. Today matters. We over-exaggerate yesterday, we overestimate tomorrow, but we underestimate today. It’s the only time you got.” said John Maxwell. Life … Continue reading
Posted in Moments, Mosaic
Tagged John Maxwell, John Wooden, Masterpiece, Opportunities, Possibility, Time, Today
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On Thinking… Going from Good to Great
Great thinking is one of the magical elixirs that contribute to the magnificent successes and achievements in the lives of great leaders. It opens their minds to new possibilities and opportunities, frees them from the self-imposed limits of their current … Continue reading
Posted in Tools
Tagged Benjamin Disraeli, David Bellos, Disruption, Diversity, John Maxwell, Learning, Simon Bailey, Thinking, Tony Robbins
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On the Wonders of Opportunity
In a recent blog post, John Maxwell speaks to great leaders about discovering the opportunities life offers. He quotes Albert Einstein, “In the middle of the difficulty lies opportunity.” Maxwell focuses on Einstein’s placement of where opportunity is found. It … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Mosaic
Tagged Albert Einstein, Emily Dickinson, John Maxwell, Kylie Francis, Milton Berle, Opportunity
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The Heart of Great Leadership Is Love
Robert Clancy writes, “Great leaders may be found at the top of a mountain looking back upon their challenges, but the greatest leaders are often found at the foot of that mountain still helping others reach the summit.” Leading with … Continue reading
Posted in Servant Leadership
Tagged John Maxwell, Love, Peter Drucker, Robert Clance
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Sometime Later Becomes Never
In his recent blog post, John Maxwell speaks of “sometime”, the word we often use is our planning to do something. He suggests that our use of “sometime” in our thinking, doing this or that sometime, we allow it to … Continue reading
The Power and Joy of Engagement – Walking Slowly Through the Crowd
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit,” wrote Aristotle. For great leaders, one of their greatest acts is that of serving… their selfless engagement with others that they may achieve their greatest … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence
Tagged Aristotle, Engagement, John Maxwell, Servant Leadership, Tony Robbins, Walking Slowly
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