John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Contribution Principles
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! Extended Principle
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! Example Principles
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! Curiosity Principle
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 […]
John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Trade-off principle
John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Chapter 11. Trade-off principle 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? […]
John C. Maxwell! 15 Golden Rules of Personal Development! Elastic band principles
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! Ladder Principle
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! Pain principle
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! Design principles
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! Environmental Principles
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. […]