Tag Archives: John Maxwell

On the Value of Poise

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Mike Reuter

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 →

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Grit Wins!

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Mike Reuter

“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 →

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The Joy of Being Limitless

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Mike Reuter

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 →

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On the Law of Navigation

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Mike Reuter

In his book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell writes of the Law of Navigation. The law states that “Anyone can steer a ship but it takes a leader to chart the course, carefully, seeing where they want … Continue reading →

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On Living Each Day

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Mike Reuter

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 →

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On Thinking… Going from Good to Great

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Mike Reuter

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 →

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On the Wonders of Opportunity

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Mike Reuter

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 →

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The Heart of Great Leadership Is Love

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Mike Reuter

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 →

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Sometime Later Becomes Never

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Mike Reuter

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 →

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The Power and Joy of Engagement – Walking Slowly Through the Crowd

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Mike Reuter

“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 →

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