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Have you ever had a dream come true?

Maybe it was a desire to marry or have children; maybe it wasto launch a successful business. Maybe your dream was to write a book or take atrip to a distant country. Maybe your dream was big, maybe it was small, butregardless, you had a dream—and you got to see it come true.

How would you describe that feeling? How would youexplain it to someone else who perhaps hadn’t experienced that same blessing?

I ask, because today,...

One More Chance to Join the Movement

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Today is a historic day for the United States of America; for the 59th time in our country’s history, we inaugurated a new president and vice-president, and began another chapter in our leadership history. As is common for inaugurations, there were a lot of words spoken about where our country finds itself and where the new leadership sees the nation going. It is a day of vision and invitation.

Good leaders cast vision and invite you to embrace it;great ...

The Value of a Mile

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Since January 1 I’ve been walking one mile a day. It’spart of our Transformathon—whichends later this month with an amazing 5K walk that I’ll be live-streaming fromtwo different locations—but it’s also part of my health routine.

When Covid hit last year and my travel schedule suddenly opened up, it didn’t take me long to realize that I would have to fill some of those now empty hours with something productive. Something that would make me better. Some...

How You (Yes, You!) Can Change the World

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If I told you that the fate of the world rested on your shoulders, how would you respond?

Would you take an action hero approach and confidently declare
that you will handle it?

Would you shrink from the responsibility and pass it on to
someone else?

Or would you simply shake your head, look me in the eye and say,
“You’ve got the wrong person”?

The truth is, the fate of the world does rest on your shoulders. Your life is changing the world every...

Patience, Partnerships, and Payoffs: How Chase Elliott Personifies the Hendrick Way

I’m going to be honest with you—one of my favorite people in leadership is the incredible Rick Hendrick. Rick, known as Mr. H. to his people, is the owner of Hendrick Automotive Group—an organization of close to 100 car dealerships across the United States. If you were to drive onto the lot of any Hendrick Automotive store and you would immediately be struck by its cleanliness, friendliness, and exceptional customer service.

That’s because Mr. H deeply believes in the value of servant leaders...

Four Signs of a Leader of Hope

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On my podcast this week, I shared something with Mark Cole and our listeners that I don’t often share publicly. As I look around at our world today, there’s a certain feeling that comes over me, one that I don’t experience often, and I can’t help but bring it to you as we talk about the need for leaders who build bridges.

That feeling is “leadership sadness.” Given the struggles
that our world is going through right now, it saddens me to see men and wome...

Answer the Call of Leadership–Live2Lead 2020 Virtual Event

Over the past several months,
as we’ve all negotiated and navigated our way through the Coronavirus pandemic,
one thing has become exceedingly clear:

If you’re going to survive,
you must adapt.

If you’re in leadership, it doesn’t
take you long to learn that lesson. But decades in, some leaders forget. Some
feel like they’ve reached the end of the road, achieved all they want or need to
achieve, and they suddenly find themselves relearning old lessons—only this
time, the lessons cost mo...

Four Tests of Your Leadership

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We’re already in the middle of August, and as the calendar tips toward Fall, there’s still a lot of coronavirus challenges to deal with. Maybe you’re tired of reading about it, or maybe you’re tired from having to live through it—either way, this is certainly a season that puts everyone to the test.

Especially leaders.

If you’ve ever heard me speak
in person or listened to my podcast, then chances are you’ve heard me say this
before:

“The are no tw...

Investing in Your Leadership Legacy

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This week on The
John Maxwell Leadership Podcast we wrapped up a month of lessons that my father,
Melvin, taught me. Dad
went home to Jesus on July 4, and we’ve spent the past few weeks sharing
the 29 lessons he taught me with his life and his wisdom.

But during this week’s episode, Mark Cole opens up his
discussion by mentioning my book, Developing
the Leader Within You 2.0—it’s the first book of mine that Mark ever
read, and he credits the book for affi...

Three Smart Investments for Today

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Earlier this week, a name from the past made headlines.

Eastman Kodak saw
their stock price surge by 1,200% after it was announced that they would
receive a $765 million loan under the Defense Production Act. The loan to Kodak
is the first from the new U.S.
International Development Finance Corporation, a government agency that’s
been assigned the task of rebuilding America’s medical supply stockpile.

As a result of this first step, the company onc...