John Maxwell

Lewis: This is 5-Minute Friday!!

Let me introduce you to today’s guest he is an incredible human being his name is John C. Maxwell, he’s a number 1 New York Times best-selling author, coach and speaker who has sold more than 25 million books in 50 languages. And in 2014 he was identified as the number 1 leader in business by the American Management Association and the most influential leadership expert in the world by business insider and inc magazine. He’s also been voted the top leadership professional in the world leadershipguru.net for 6 consecutive years, he’s trained more than 5 million leaders. In 2015 he reached a milestone of having trained leaders from every country in the world, he is the recipient of the Mother Theresa prize for global peace and leadership from the luminary leadership network. And he speaks each year to fortune 500 companies, presidents of nations, and many of the world’s top business leaders.

A big thank you to this episode is by the great courses plus it’s empowering to understand the topic and feel like you can talk intelligently and confidently about it, and that’s what the great courses plus is all about. This audio and video streaming service makes knowledge accessible to all of us. Thousands of topics to explore with unique perspective from award winning professors and experts that can take your knowledge to the next level. For example I got a ton out of listening to the psychology of performance how to be your best in life. It is fascinating stuff explores how to show up for yourself mentally so that you can present your best self to the world. Power yourself right now and sign up for the great courses plus for a limited time they’re giving my listeners a full month for free. Sign up now to start your free month at thegreatcoursesplus.com/greatness.

I’m curious you know you’ve had a lot of experience and you’ve had a lot of lessons and met a ton of people, you probably had to reinvent yourself from teenage years and college and beyond and everything you’ve done. I’m curious what was the moment in your life after 16 that had the most uncertainty for you? And what did you learn about that?

John: Well it as at my early 20’s. I started my career off as a pastor and so I was in my church and I was in my first year and I just fell out of place, I really didn’t just want to [?] people all the time I want to grow something, I want to build something, and develop something. And they kind of want me to be a shepherd and I read a book called spiritually [?] by Sanders. Basically, that book said that you could be person of faith and yet be a great leader. That just lit my fire. If I continue my pastor I won’t be a pastor who leads and so I’ve always been a leader from that point on, whatever occupation I’ve been I’m a leader. And it was kind of like permission [?] it didn’t have a leader with kind of scarcity mindset so I was really kind of lost and kind of just saying ‘Wow, I don’t know if this is where I should be.” And kind of second-guessing myself, I read that book and never second- guessed myself again. Now, for 25 years I have been a pastor I have 5 companies on business, but I’m a leader I’m still a leader and it just kind of gave me my purpose or my why of why I am here. As soon as I got that then you know you still go to adversity but the difference is when you go to adversity and you don’t know your purpose then you get tossed around a lot. When you go to adversity and you know your purpose you feel the winds and you can feel the heat process but you don’t get toss and you know who you are and what you’re supposed to do.

Lewis: Hey guys if you enjoyed this inspirational clip from a past episode of the show then you’ll love the free book I’m giving away right now It’s called the millionaire morning and it includes some of my best tips for starting off your day with a millionaire mindset. Get your free copy at the millionairemorning.com and just pay shipping, again check it out right now the millionairemorning.com