But I really want to meet you. All right, were ready. Because if you grow personally, you can be a great leader. You go get those jots and you say, Okay, now Im going to spend 35 minutes, Im going to start writing. Whats happening is youre picking up some of those books, others are picking up that book. John says, Hey, were going to make a commitment. You did the reflection. When I got started let me tell you what I didnt have. Im just going to tell you, I need you to come to Orlando. See, I found too many people that because of past failures or past disappointments, they resist change in the future. What was interesting is I still could come back and say, Our common problem was momentum.. How do you actually see it or recognize it in your life? In today's episode, John Maxwell teaches how to strengthen your resilience by understanding the best practices for dealing with discouragement. We still had a momentum problem to what? Let me tell you something, dont try to journal a lot. Jackson took a walk in a garden one afternoon, where he saw a mix of exotic plants, many of which were in pots everywhere. Maxwell Leadership Podcast: Change Starts with You January 4, 2023 Happy New Year, podcast family! The common language is now not only get rallying us to the vision and the direction I want to take the organization, its rallying all of us in how we all are growing, youre growing. Like Chris said, this was not scripted or prepared, but three reasons. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Yourself and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource." I acted as if I did, and that didnt really work very long. Your Year in Review with John C. Maxwell is a digital resource with seven proven steps John uses every year to think back on the big wins and hard losses and accelerate growth in the coming year. When you click that link, you can use the promo code podcast and well give you 15% discount on that. I did not have a fellow traveler. Oh my gosh, theyre just mental kicks for me, okay? How often do you hold yourself accountable to it? I like things that turn out better in the organization or in my family, whatever it is. 2021-06-30 . And theres a world difference between those two. Whats it like to be on the other side of me today? John C. Maxwell. You got to grow on purpose, and so I started. Its just so simple. Welcome to the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. How do I tap into this? Im not necessarily always as positive as I would like, I certainly have to work on it, probably as many of our podcast listeners, but I see change, and this has been years of discipline in myself, I see change as improvement. This is so good, I hardly want to give it to you. But I went to John and I did something that I do all the time with John. Its not going to be something that, Oh my gosh, it just was so simple. Its always going to be difficult. Ill tell you right now, Im doing a lot to develop myself. We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season, and we hope you're excited for all that this year holds for you. Lets talk about how to make personal changes in your life. See, I jot every day. Youve seen the new leaders that come into an organization and they go, Okay, everything was working great, but let me tell you whats going to change. Well thats just an ego. How do you and I grow, and how do we get better? Weve talked about growth, I guess, every way that we can. For me, the best part of the day is the morning. Thats just somebody thats wanting to change for the sake of change. Instead of resisting it all the time, you adapt to it, you make the best of it, youre able to look back at situations and always find what was great about it, even if it was painful or hard. John for years has taught theres a distinction between success and significance, and in teaching that hes talked about that success is what happens to you, significance is what happens through you. So from our Maxwell Leadership app, to the growth plan, to all of books and events and everything going on, its been interesting to really dive into Johns teachings and to see your curriculum and everything that you guys have created together. If you dont like some of the stuff thats in your life, or if you dont like some of the things that youre doing within your life, the only person that can change that is you. If youd say, By gosh, John. Maybe its a teammate because you cant see the forest for the trees for your family at this point. I think it comes from family and just understanding that I was born to lead. The first gap is a gap that leaves many people short, and thats just a pure assumption gap. Hes given that to us, so much so, that I brought this. And if you dont have a quick answer to that, borrow somebody elses answer. Whats the word? Now, let me tell you the secret on this because Im now talking about writing, Im talking about maybe journaling a little bit. I mean, it is such a great time to ask yourself, What is my plan for growth? And if you dont have one, we do. Max DePree was correct when he said, We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. So if were going to change, we need to look at change differently. You dont start because you dont realize yet that the fruit of everything good in life begins with the challenge. It's easy to want to jump in and tell someone they are wrong when challenges arise. This is very powerful and positive as we unpacked this, Im sure. I know you would say the same thing. Add To Cart 00:40:44 - Today, we're going to talk about all your mistakes! I know that I need to be intentional in my growth, but I really dont know how to grow. Ive been there. Your Free Minute with Maxwell Subscription includes daily coaching videos delivered straight to your inbox to help you positively impact your own life. And much of that change starts with you, the leader. Thank you! Hey, let me finish like I always like to do with a listener comment or question. So much so, that as you helped us cast vision and come up with our mission, and whats important in our organization, and we do believe that everybody deserves to be led well. The two questions Im about to ask you, will really determine how successful youre going to be in this business. Id give you a standing ovation if I could. He stands at a place in life to where he could choose comfort, or get out of his comfort zone to make the best next step for himself. When you start saying what the common language is and you start holding yourself accountable, now you start giving expectation of why were doing this, the desired outcome. What was it? You dont stop or not start because of what you dont have. I didnt know how to create my own growth plan. Play Audio. You see, you cannot give what you do not have. Talk to us a little bit about what you did. Ive said it, Well I sure hope things will change. Now, I just want to say under that kind of a quote, the only way things will change for me is when I change. Sorry for the inconvenience. So anticipate the outcomes, and then fourth is communicate the change from a contextual standpoint. Your email address will not be published. So not only is it the first day of the year, Happy Birthday Kimberly. I mean, lets-. Very few people have ever done that. In Stock. I said, No, I dont have a plan. Then he said to me, John, growth is not automatic. Okay. I really want to challenge you to come. And boy did I work at it. I think the thing about change is the unpredictability of how the change is going to be received, embraced, and even participated in. Reviews. The reason that letter was so written was because years ago they made a decision, he and Sarah, that they were going to challenge their kids to make personal growth decisions. He invited me to be one of six people to speak to Ryland about growing himself, about what growth would be. A shared commitment becomes a strong commitment. As you will learn in this lesson, values determine the foundation of your team. Our BONUS resource for this episode is the "How to Deal with Discouragement Worksheet," which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. He has been called the #1 leader in business by the AMA and the world's most influential leadership expert by Inc. I love that. You guys are at different conferences, speakers and meetings. If its YouTube jump in. I did not have a plan. I carved out and canceled everything that I did every morning of the week. And it took me years as a leader to figure that out because a lot of times I think, Oh man, I got to work harder. We're actually going to talk about how to make the most of your mistakes! And still to this day, I look at people that run marathons and just think, Wait, theres got to be a piece of just a masochist in there. They are the same age: three to five years. Theres nothing easy in life, worthwhile in life. Thats not a University of Tennessee or Georgia or Harvard study. There are two questions that if youre going to answer in a positive way about yourself, youre going to be very successful. But what I loved about that process, Becky, and you were a part of this obviously, when we asked the question, Whats it like to be on the other side of our leadership? the facts, the statistics, the depth of things that needed to be addressed became much more tangible than intuitive. Hey, welcome back. Go, Dogs, forgive me, is still only a few days away, so Im still basking in it. I reviewed it this morning, Ill review it tomorrow morning, Ill review it Saturday, Ill review it Sunday. Maybe a little bit of useful, but Im going to tell you, learning without application is not growth. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. John walks through each of the 5 Levels and discusses their key characteristics, the qualifying factors required to reach each level, and how the levels build upon one another. I think its so appropriate because you were so intentional behind this and it started. But it all started with a realization, Hey, I think I have a problem. Then it went to the next step, John and I agreeing on the problem in the organization, and then we beginning to be intentional about fixing it. Ive heard it said often the only guarantee in a leaders life is that somethings going to change on a daily basis. No matter where each vertical or team was doing, didnt matter. The friends I dropped in my early years, the friends I dropped in my early years were those people that werent thrilled with my progress. You can create the right environment. I had to say, my very favorite is Developing the Leader Within You. Youre going to find this is just huge for your life. I came out of that family room, I had already carved out every morning was going to be focused on my one thing. Obviously, you wanted people first. The Best of the John Maxwell Leadership Podcast . If youre growing, youre always ready. Has nothing to do with hope. Im sitting here, Becky, Im still laughing about the umpire story to where the question was asked, and I feel like asking myself this question too, and Im going to ask you, Becky, and Im going to ask everybody listening to the podcast, are you guys going to get any better or is this the best youve got? That is my responsibility as a leader of leaders, said George, get to their heart first and then ask for their hand. The second reason is common language. Well, I think that the longer that I have lived and the more that I lead, it literally, to this day, even if I think about leading in a new dimension of ownership, theres really this appreciation to change that comes when you weather, when you sustain yourself through changes and you see the great results that happened because people willing to change. The podcast allowed me to see that a leader must embrace resistance, reinforce the message to your team, and then get started. In other words, Vance said dont quietly quit. Isnt it true? You say, Well, John, that seems really simple. One of the first lessons that John Maxwell taught me, many years ago, was the "30-Second Rule". Ive read more books, not than you have, but that I did in the first couple weeks of last year because of the challenge that youre putting out with us. daily MOTIVATION 2.53M subscribers Subscribe 953K views 4 years ago #JohnMaxwell #MorningMOTIVATION. Signup for the Maxwell Leadership Growth Plan. The New Year always brings with it big ambitions, big dreams, and big change! Hes like, Hey, start off by saying whats one area of growth of choice? Its by Gary Keller, which is one of the founders of Keller Williams. Yesterdays leadership meeting. Its the aspiration, the idea. Im reading it every day. I want to put it out there that I want my team, our team, to know that Im growing and Im putting it out there. I want to grow in an area of skill. The only way that things will change for me is when I change. Hey, I never get tired of this subject, and I never get tired of this subject talking to it with John, 75 years young. Every week, find somebody that you can share your growth with, and let me tell you how this works. The reason a lot of people don't reach the top level of . Yeah. So, on a Tuesday night, I call George and I say, George, this is what Im thinking. So talk to us about making intentional steps in 2023 for our own personal growth. Talk about that process. In fact, he listened to the podcast How to Handle Resistance. Our BONUS resource for this series is the Transformational Leadership Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. Because I had identified five things that needed my undivided attention, five things in our organization. Because if youre leading others and have nothing to give them, nothing to share with them, nothing to teach them, then I can promise you, youll never be what you want to be as a leader. John teaches, we believe, that the only guarantee for a better tomorrow is change our growth today. Lets go. 57:02. Small improvements over time compound into big results. Im going to work on my attitude. Identify what are the two areas at least that youre going to grow in? Again, Johns second point was youre making it public. I dont like change. Curt Kampmeier said, John, youve cant just accidentally grow. But that was a real honor to me, Chris, that you would invite Stephanie and I to this. Its amazing how were going to talk about positive change and we talk 2023 and I immediately want to be like, No, Im not ready. A young boy enters a store and, in keeping with the times, asks the store owner if he can work for him that day. I have read and consumed. This is the podcast that adds value to leaders, thats you, who multiply value to others. You can download the worksheet by clicking Download the Bonus Resource below. But I believe that alls well that begins well. The link has been updated and should work properly, now. Now youve heard John say one of his favorite questions to ask people that are close to him is, Whats it like to be on the other side of me? Well, as a leader of an organization, I like to say, Whats it like to be on the other side of my leadership? What I like is asking the question, what I dont like sometime is the answer. Sign up for the Maxwell Leadership Growth Plan! Ive been around the block a few times. No doubt its one of our iconic words, its one of our iconic focuses, but certainly every leader has a propensity to change, and heres why. When the opportunity comes, heres the way. I really wanted to do this one, Chris, because you get a shout-out here. Theres a lot. If you will, go to maxwellleadership.com/personalgrowthday, maxwellleadership.com/personalgrowthday, youll get all the information there. Were going to unpack that in just a minute. And so Ill be honest with you, I learned at an early age to publicly like what I personally hated, or personally lamented. Synthesize it to as much simplicity as possible. But I would say in preparing yourself for growth theres an intentional action around putting yourself in uncomfortable situations to build that muscle, callouses, whatever you want to call it, that helps become more adaptable. In those family rooms, Chris, a real reoccurring opportunity, challenge, opportunity to really address things in the organization began to bubble up. Whether you want to create your own personal growth plan, train and develop leaders within your company or make a difference, we invite you to listen and learn. See, leading a hybrid team takes skill, confidence. The law of intentionality just basically says growth is the only guarantee that tomorrow is going to get better. I want feedback. That began a growth journey that I havent seen in you in a long time. Theres two things that I want to challenge you to do personally because Im so passionate about personal growth, and its only the, what is this, the 18th of the month? Thanks for this incredible comment. Were good. Because for the next little while its going to be even harder because were going through some changes. Your Price: $9.99. I was under the impression that I was doing something wrong. Or is this it? Heres where Im going. You can change yourself, but I cant change you. It became our rallying cries is in essence is what you were doing. I see change as a chance to become something better. I thought back then I had to have answers. The new year always brings with it big ambitions, big dreams, and even big change. Since January 1 I've been walking one mile a day. Again, all that comes back to get people to give you input from their perspective with the clarity and the simplicity that youre going to lead the team. I know Im known for leadership, I understand that. I dont think weve ever complimented one another as much as we did yesterday in that meeting. Required fields are marked *. Now, why did I say all that today? Im going to be with Mark later and I want to share this with him. Received in the right way. It doesnt often happen when were going downhill and things are good. I said, Okay, speaking. So even before I had the leadership meeting, I realized if I let George Hoskins, the leader of our nonprofit, here with all the other leaders that Im getting ready to come off the road, hes going to freak out because I have a lot of responsibility one week from the announcement in Papua New Guinea. I mean, he just waited for you to call a ball a striker, vice versa. Intro Dr. John Maxwell - Do These 5 Things If You Want To Attract Better Into Your Life! Add to My Podcasts. Take the initiative and find ways to push through the struggles together with us on the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. I could tell youre reading the books. Maxwell Leadership exists to help you create powerful, positive change through values-based leadership, and these free episodes can get you started or keep you advancing. Subscribe to the Maxwell Leadership Podcasts and receive leadership development resources and more! Again, as we wrap, one little question on this. I see change as opportunity. What are you doing to develop yourself? The first question is very simple. Yeah. I mean, all the umpires hated to go to Baltimore, dump a game because Earl Weavers there, and Earl Weave never stops talking to the umpires. - Walt Disney. Talk a little bit about the power of having both of those, how you come to them in your growth journey, and then what that looks like. What do you recommend that I consume?. Im sure we have, because John has. The timing of this happened to be pivotal this year for you, but you spent, John mentioned, at least one hour a week. But I would say just the aspect of not just there is a chance, to quote one of the worst movies or best depending on who you are, Dumb and Dumber, but, So youre saying theres a chance. One in a million, theres still a chance. Just search Maxwell Leadership in your app store and download the app today. Im going to give you about a half a dozen of them really quickly. Going back to my four hours in the day, I would spend two hours reading a book on the subject matter that I had before I even started my four-hour day. My second favorite is The 15 Laws of Growth. Johns last point is youre going to share what youre learning, which youre doing. And allowed you to come out of that with a tremendous growth plan that well talk about after that. He says that, Hope has two beautiful daughters., Hope has two beautiful daughters, anger and courage. That was with some parts of our organization having best years ever, some teammates having personal best years ever. What was the intentionality behind saying, Man, I want feedback, I want these family room conversations. He looked at me and Ill never forget, he said, You dont have a plan, do you?. The first one is the assumption gap. I founded my first company, I began training conferences. John Maxwell ( @JohnCMaxwell) is an author, speaker, coach, and world-renowned leadership guru He's written, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, Failing Forward and many other books Host: Shane Parrish ( @ShaneAParrish) Books Mentioned Weve been doing it for a long time. Well, Im going to tell you, its going to take some courage for some of you to step out, to get out of the comfort zone, to put yourself first before all those others around you that are depleting you, you may need to put some restorative things, some restorative plans, some ways to make yourself better in an intentional plan to become better. Of all the things that I have been honored by with Chris and Sarah Goede, including getting invited to his wifes special birthday. Let me just read this real quick to. But for me, any change, and a lot of times even in my family life or even in very personal things to me, change, very quickly after the change is recognized, were going to have to change, theres some changes coming, very quickly, Im able to, and I think this is all discipline, Im able to adjust that and say, Okay, whats going to be the positive out of this change? And again, I dont think that thats necessarily natural to me, although I have an optimistic bent to my personality. How does that word apply to everybody? Make a commitment to intentionally grow. Guess what? This podcast will teach you the principles, practices, and process of becoming a transformational leader because leadership isn't an eventit's an . Make it stop. I started really assessing with a clear mind, with an undistracted attention. It was not always flowers and sunshine, trust me on that. Number five, invest one hour a week on reflection and writing on what youre learning. Then you also have a skill set. Some of you dont know how to. Hes going to leave the comfort of a situation and challenge himself to go. It's part of our Transformathonwhich ends later this month with an amazing 5K walk that I'll be live-streaming from two different locationsbut it's also part of my health routine.