John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 15. Contribution Principles “Man is born to be rich or will surely get rich through the use of his mind.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Developing yourself helps you develop others If you’re not doing something with your life, it doesn’t matter how long your life…
John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 14. Extended Principle “There is no such thing as a finish line.”— Nike Commercial Growth always enhances your abilities Have you maximized your potential? Have you reached your maximum potential? I believe that if you are reading this book, your answer will be no. But…
John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 13 Example Principles You cannot change anyone, but you can be the reason someone changes. ― Roy T. Bennett It’s hard to make progress when you have no one to study with The most important personal development phrase you will ever hear a good leader…
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.…
100 unchanging rules for business success! 10. Conclusion Let’s get started as soon as possible So you’ve come a long way with the 100 fundamental laws of success in life and business. And I’m sure you’re wondering where and how to start. I really like the words of US President Theodore Roosevelt: “Do what you…
100 unchanging rules for business success Part 9. The laws of time management Time is a fair gift that nature gives to everyone. No matter who you are, what social class you are, whatever your education level, your knowledge, your professional skills, you have the same amount of time: twenty-four hours in a day. Once…
100 unchanging rules for business success! Part 8. The laws of negotiation The most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent’s head and figure out what he really wants. ― Jacob Lew To succeed in life as well as in business, you need to have certain skills. One of them is…