John Maxwell is the greatest communicator I have ever heard. He connects with an audience better than anyone I have ever seen. And though he is a uniquely gifted public speaker, none of this happened by accident. John had an intentional growth plan in the area of speaking which he worked on for years.
As part of his The 15 Laws Of Growth online course, John provided a preview video which you can watch HERE. During this teaching time, John explains his own 6-step personal growth plan. In step #4, John explains the three things he did to become a master communicator.
Before getting to all 19 leadership quotes from this 8-minute video, let me advice you to purchase this online course. Growth is not automatic. You must have a plan. You must invest in a plan. You must then work the plan.
The following is John Maxwell’s 6-Step Personal Growth Plan with supporting quotes taken from the video:
- Make a commitment to intentionally grow.
- If you’re going to grow, you’re going to have grow on purpose.
- Make that commitment public. A commitment that is not public is worthless.
- We all have a tendency to stray, to get off course.
- There’s something beautiful about a shared commitment. A shared commitment becomes a strong commitment.
- Identify the areas you want to grow personally in.
- Where am I going to grow specifically? It should be at least two areas but no more than five.
- You want to grow in an area of choice and you want to grow in an area of skill.
- I started off with attitude and speaking.
- Invest one hour a day in those two areas.
- Preparation. Practice. Reflection. – Preparation. Practice. Reflection. – Preparation. Practice. Reflection. – Preparation. Practice. Reflection. You do that every day.
- I would only ask one question as I listened to people speak – Are they connecting with their audience?
- I would write down if they were not connecting, why they weren’t and if they were connecting, why they were. In about two years I became a master in connecting with an audience.
- Invest one hour a week on reflection and writing on what you’re learning.
- Don’t try to journal a lot. Start with jotting. Jot before you journal. I jot every day.
- Share your growth with someone.
- When you share your growth with someone and they’re happy, do it again next week… If they’re not happy, start moving.
- Don’t ever spend time with people who are not thrilled with your progress.
- If you become intentional in your growth, you’ll outgrow almost everyone you know.
Here is your action step – If you have not yet purchased John’s book Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters, do so today by clicking HERE.
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