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Today’s episode contained a very special video bonus of John teaching four principles of personal growth. As my former boss John Maxwell would say, “This is pure gold.” So much so I wanted to share it with you.
This particular episode and resource promotes John’s upcoming Live2Lead 2019 leadership conference in October. You should have this event on your calendar. To register and learn more, click HERE. Now, onto the content.
The following are John Maxwell’s 4 Principles and 50 Leadership Quotes on Personal Growth:
- “There something beautiful about getting older if you get older right.”
- “When you’re older you’re as certain about things as when you were younger.”
- “As you get older your certainties get less but the ones that you keep get stronger. You don’t have as many but the ones you do really count.”
- “Commit yourself everyday to personal growth because growth matters.”
- “Each stage of life requires more than just another year older.”
- “We should celebrate the growth in our lives, not the years in our lives.”
- “Growth is the only guarantee that tomorrow is going to get better.”
- “There is no guarantee that tomorrow will get better because you had a birthday.”
- “The only thing the calendar guarantees is that you’re going to get older.”
- “You’ve got to have more in your life than just a calendar.”
- “I’m getting older but I don’t want to grow old.”
- “I’m going to ask questions. Old people don’t ask questions. They have lost their curiosity. They’ve stopped asking questions because they’ve lost interest in life.”
- “I’m going to keep my bar of excellence high. Old people lower their standards.”
- “Old people drop the expectation bar for themselves and raise it for others.”
- “I’m going to be people-centric.”
- “Old people are self-absorbed.”
- “I’ve got to be posture-conscience.”
- “I’m going to remain today-focused.”
- “The good ‘ole days weren’t that good… We just have memory loss.”
- “Most people want to go through life. I want to grow through life.”
- “The next level of life requires a better you.”
- “Growth means change.”
- “We really do want change as long as it doesn’t involve us.”
- “The illiterate of the future are not those who do not read or write. The illiterate of the future are those who will not learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
- “Every level not only expects you to be a better you. It expects you to be a different you.”
- “I write books to influence people I will never meet.” – Les Parrott
- “Writing is different than speaking.”
- “You’re never good the first time. You only do the first time so you can have a second time.”
- “At the end of every page I always ask myself a question, ‘Will the reader turn the page?'”
- “The hardest part is the unlearning part.”
- “When I needed my new grip the most, I went back to my old grip… Most people are more comfortable with old problems than new solutions.”
- “Learning – what do I know today that I didn’t know yesterday. Unlearning – what did I let go of today that I held onto yesterday? Relearning – what am I changing today that I did yesterday?”
- “I was outgrowing my resources… If what you filed 20 years ago excites you when you pull it out today, you’re in trouble.”
- “If you’re going to let it go, let it all go.”
- “Today, I’m growing. Because I’m not relying on yesterday to get me through today.”
- “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we’re not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.”
- “Growth means change.”
- “Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not succeed.”
- “Everything worthwhile is uphill. That’s why you have to be intentional.”
- “I started this journey with many, many people. But this journey gets scarce as you get higher.”
- “The separator is you will separate from everyone as you grow who doesn’t grow.”
- “I’m outgrowing yesterday so I can grow into tomorrow.”
- “The highest reward you have for growth is not what you get from it but what you become by it.”
- “Be growth-conscience, not goal-conscience.”
- “If you’re goal-conscience you focus on a destination. If you’re growth-conscience you’re focusing on a journey.”
- “My goal isn’t the goal. My goal is to keep growing and become a better person, to be bigger on the inside than I am on the outside.”
- “Growth is joy. It’s just pure joy.”
- “This has been a joy-journey.”
- “The greatest joy is at 69 I’m still growing. I’m still learning. I haven’t peaked yet.”
- “Can an old man be happy? Sure he can if he’s learning and he’s growing. He’s not finished and he’s got another mountain to climb.”
Which one of these personal growth leadership principles can you apply today to become a better person?
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