John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 12 Curiosity Principle Life is found in the dance between your deepest desire and your greatest fear. — Tony Robbins Is it possible to stimulate curiosity by asking why? When I was a freshman in college taking Basic Psychology, everyone in the class was asked…
Chapter 11 The principle of trade-off You need to give up to grow “People will often cling to an uncomfortable way of life instead of changing for the better for fear of getting worse.” — Erik Hoffer What will you need to move to the next step? Vision? That’s right. Hard-working? Sure. Personal development? Of…
John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 10 Elastic band principles Growth stops when you lose the sense of distance between where you are and where you might be “Only a mediocre person is always at his best.” — W. Somerset Maugham As a growing kid, I loved sports and was a…
John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 9 Ladder Principle Personality development determines your level of personal development “For most people, achievement is what you do… For the greater achiever, that’s who you are.”— Doug Firebauch Soon after moving to Florida, I met Jerry Anderson. We quickly became good friends. Jerry is…
John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 8 Pain principle Good management of bad experiences leads to extreme growth “Every problem tells a man who he really is.” — John McDonnell How do you usually react to bad experiences? Do you explode with anger? Do you withdraw into your emotional shell? Do…
John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 7 Design principles To maximize growth, come up with strategies “If you don’t design your own life plan, you are more likely to fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they plan for you? Certainly not much.”— Jim Rohn What is your favorite time…
John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 6 Environmental Principles “The first step to success is when you are not rejected by your environment.”— Mark Caine Growth flourishes in favorable environments I believe that at some point in everyone’s life, the need to change the environment in order to grow will arise.…
John C. Maxwell!15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 5 Consistency Principle “Be nice to people. It doesn’t cost anything.” – Grant Cardone Motivation keeps you going – discipline helps you to grow. When I started my career as a speaker, I believed that motivating people was the key to their success. If I can…
John C. Maxwell!15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 4 Contemplation Principles “One of the major differences between successful and unsuccessful people is that the former look for problems to resolve, whereas the latter make every attempt to avoid them.” – Grant Cardone Learn to pause so growth can catch up with you There are…
John C. Maxwell!15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 3 Mirror Principle Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people. ― Roy T. Bennett You must see the value in yourself and add value to yourself I often ask myself what is stopping people from being successful. Everyone…
John C. Maxwell!15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 2 Cognitive principles Don’t go to work to work, go to work to prosper. — Grant Cardone You have to understand yourself to develop yourself In 2004, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore co-starred in the comedy 50 First Dates. It’s the story of a man who…
John C. Maxwell!15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 1 Purposeful Principle Cash flow is not bragging rights. It’s financial freedom. — Grant Cardone Unnatural development takes place Life is going on. Do you immerse yourself in it? Do you have a plan to develop yourself?” Curt Kampmeier, the questioner, patiently waited for my answer.…
7 habits of successful young people Habit 7: Practice and Develop Skills September 22nd “To earn more, you must learn more.”— Brian Tracy This habit helps you to keep yourself sharp so that you can better respond to things that happen. That is, it constantly renews and strengthens the four most important aspects of your…
7 habits of successful young people Habit 6: Have a Collaborative Spirit August 26th Do not wait. The time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.” — Napoleon Hill With the spirit of…
Habit 5: Listening To Understand And To Be Understood July 25th Before I want to put on someone else’s shoes, I have to take off my own. – Noname July 26th “A positive mind finds a way it can be done; a negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done.” — Napoleon…
7 habits of successful young people Habit 4: Think Win-Win July 6th What are we living in this world for, if not to make the lives of everyone around us less difficult. – George Eliot July 7th Habit 4: Think win-win That’s the attitude, it’s a state of mind that keeps telling itself that I…
7 habits of successful young people Habit 3: Today’s Work Don’t Leave Tomorrow May 4th What today is not for tomorrow This habit will help you create a habit of organizing work and reasonable hours. If Habit 2 has helped you identify what is important to prioritize number 1, then Habit 3 will help you…
7 habits of successful young people Habit 2: Know Your Future It is you who decide your future April 1st This habit will help you paint a clear picture of your future. If Habit 1 says that you are the pilot of your ship of destiny, not a passenger on it, Habit 2 says that…