Book Review: “The 15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth” by John C. Maxwell

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Invaluable is a fitting word for this book. It amazes me that John Maxwell has written so many good books and keeps coming up with home runs. This one is loaded with excellent ideas and examples of growth principles that will lead one to reaching their potential. The common sense and inspiring principles, or laws, are easy to learn about and remember.

Here are The 15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth:

1. Law of Intentionality – Growth doesn’t just happen.

2. Law of Awareness – You must know yourself to grow yourself.

3. Law of the Mirror – You must see value in yourself to add value to yourself.

4. Law of Reflection. Learning to pause allows growth to catch up with you.

5. Law of Consistency. Motivation gets you going. Discipline keeps you growing.

6. Law of Environment: Growth thrives in conducive surroundings.

7. Law of Design: To maximize growth, develop strategies.

8. Law of Pain. Good management of bad experiences leads to great growth.

9. Law of the Ladder. Character growth determines the height of your personal growth.

10. Law of the Rubber Band. Growth stops when you lose the tension of where you are and where you could be.

11. Law of Tradeoffs. You have to give up to grow up.

12. Law of Curiosity. Growth is stimulated by asking why.

13. Law of Modeling. It’s hard to improve when you have no one but yourself to follow.

14. Law of Expansion. Growth always increases your capacity.

15. Law of Contribution. Growing yourself enables you to grow others.

Here’s what John says this book is all about:

“What do I mean when I write about growth? That will be as unique as you are. To discover your purpose, you need to grow in self-awareness. To become a better human being, you need to grow in character. To advance your career, you need to grow in your skills. To be a better spouse or parent, you need to grow in relationships. To reach your financial goals, you need to grow in your knowledge about how money works. To enrich your soul, you need to grow spiritually. The specifics of growth change from person to person, but the principles are the same for every person. This book offers laws that will teach you how to approach the worthy goal of growing.”

Bravo! This book is a winner for everyone who is interested in learning how to continue to grow in any area of your life.