Discipline Keeps You Growing
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
As John C. Maxwell says, “Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.” In this episode, John is sharing a lesson on the importance of consistency in leadership and being intentional with adding value to others every day! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson break down John's insights and give you practical application for your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Continue to intentionally add value to people every day. The key to significance is consistency. Today matters — make it count. Our BONUS resource...
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How to Increase Your Focus
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
“Traction is always good; distraction is always bad.” Wondering how you can maintain your focus in leadership, even during challenging times? In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing 5 things to put behind you and 5 things to put before you that will help you fix your energy on the things that matter most! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to talk about what John has shared and offer practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Dwelling on what you can’t do breeds frustration. If you’re persistent, you...
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Live Live Rich
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
Living life rich is about so much more than the number at the bottom of your bank statement. In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole and Jared Cagle discuss freedom – financial, emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual – with speaker, coach, and financial expert Marissa Nehlsen! She’s sharing her framework for flourishing that comes straight from her new book, Live Life Rich! Key takeaways: You are always enough and never too much. When your vision is clear, decisions become easy. The key to living life rich is being a...
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Do You Have Destination Disease?
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
Are you suffering from a case of destination disease? Symptoms include a quiet complacency, a decreased drive, a sense of “having arrived.” In today’s episode, John Maxwell is sharing 4 keys to defeat destination disease and recover your desire for constant improvement. After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson unpack John's insights to help you apply them directly to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: The danger of getting good is that “good” is good enough to meet all of our needs. The brutal fact about success is this: it makes you...
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Leadership Rhythm: When to Push, Pull, or be Patient
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
Ever wondered what dancing and effective leadership have in common? It’s all about rhythm. In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing how you can know when to push your people, when to pull them, and when to be patient with them in the process. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow talk about what John has shared, as well as give you practical advice for how you can apply it to your personal life and leadership. Key takeaways: When you push people, you make pioneers out of them. It's easy to lose focus on long-term goals when you get caught...
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Strategies to Stop Complacency
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
When you’re tempted to stop moving forward, there are a few key strategies that will keep you going — and John Maxwell is sharing those strategies in this episode! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson sit down to discuss what John has talked about and help you practically apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Busyness without productivity is an early sign of complacency. Go expose yourself to bigger, better, faster people. A goal that does not stretch you is not a worthy goal. Our BONUS resource for this...
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From Drift to Drive
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who drift through life and those who take ownership of their journey. In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole and Jared Cagle are joined by Chris Robinson, who’s sharing the story behind his brand-new book, and how it can help you move From Drift to Drive! Key takeaways: Get clarity on what you really want. Be intentional about learning from those ahead of you. Take action, even if you start small. In lieu of our usual bonus resource, you’re invited to take the From...
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The Value of Going First
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
Leaders see more than others see and they see before others see — but often, that comes with taking action before being understood. Want to be a standout leader? John Maxwell shares how you can in this week’s episode featuring 3 key values of going first! After his lesson, Mark Cole reflects on what John has taught and gives you practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: You never know how far you can go until you go. How do we win? By getting started. The only way that you’ll ever get out of the people pile...
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Success Strategy Questions
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Activity does not equal productivity. Are your actions strategic enough to be effective? In this episode, John C. Maxwell is sharing 5 strategy questions to ask yourself if you want to lead successfully! After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede sit down to discuss what John has shared and help you practically apply it to your personal life and leadership. Key takeaways: “Why” gives context to “what.” If you don’t see the big picture for your people, who else will? Get committed to seeking outside perspectives. Our...
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All's Well That Begins Well
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
Plato said, “The beginning is the most important part of the work” -- and in today’s episode, John Maxwell is sharing how you can set your people up for success at the start of any project! After his lesson, Mark Cole sits down to talk about John’s insights and give you practical advice on how you can apply them to your life and leadership. Key takeaways: Your job as a leader is to get your people on the right track. With release comes responsibility. We compliment the gifts of our people too much and their choices not...
info_outlineIf what you focus on expands and what you put behind you shrinks, what should you be focusing on in your leadership? This week, we’re starting a two-part series where John Maxwell answers this question and gives you 4 things that you need to put in front of you!
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson discuss what John has shared and offer you practical advice for how you can apply it to your life and leadership.
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Spend time with the right people.
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You equip people off of strengths; you counsel people off of weaknesses.
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People need clarity and direction in their lives.
Our BONUS resource for this episode is the What You Focus on Expands (Part 1) Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Expand and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”
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