Maxwell Leadership Blog

Somewhere today, a young person is working hard at their desk, hoping to be considered for a promotion. Somewhere today, an older person thinks about their looming retirement and hopes to find something productive to do with their next phase of life. Somewhere today, hundreds of thousands of people, young and old, dream of a […]

When my son was a teenager, he got in some trouble. While this is not unusual for teenagers, what bothered me the most was I was the last to learn about the situation. When I asked my son why he didn’t come to me, he said I seemed so perfect, and he didn’t want to […]

This blog post has been adapted from Dr. John Maxwell’s personal development resource, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth. John Maxwell has been one of the world’s foremost leadership and personal growth experts for more than 40 years, and this guidebook for achieving success and significance contains invaluable insights. You can pick up a copy […]

This blog post has been adapted from Dr. John Maxwell’s personal productivity resource, Today Matters. John Maxwell has been one of the world’s foremost leadership and personal growth experts for more than 40 years, and this guidebook for success planning contains invaluable insights. You can pick up a copy here. What were you born to […]

If you want to stick with a goal until you reach the end of it, there’s one question you must be able to answer BEFORE you set the goal. I often get questions from readers, and once I was asked:  “I struggle to stay motivated towards my goals. I start off excited, but then as […]

Your leadership credibility is heavily tied to your character and competence. While it seems logical to work on improving our competence as a leader, very little is said about intentionally improving our character. Author Napoleon Hill commented, “The chances are ten to one that if you are devoting some of your time to self-improvement through […]

This blog post has been adapted from Dr. John Maxwell’s personal productivity resource, How Successful People Think. John Maxwell has been one of the world’s foremost leadership and personal growth experts for more than 40 years, and this guidebook for success strategies contains invaluable insights. You can pick up a copy here. When you were […]

Have you ever noticed that someone who’s really good at something tends to underestimate their ability? And someone who’s not so good at it tends to think they’re better than they are? This is actually a documented phenomenon. If you like psychology, you may have even heard of it – the Dunning-Kruger effect. The Encyclopedia […]

How many decisions would you guess that you make every day? We start making choices from the moment we wake up. The alarm goes off and the first question pops up – “Should I hit the snooze button?” Then there’s what to eat for breakfast, what to pack for lunch, and what to wear to work […]

Many of you know students who are a few weeks from graduating. These are days they will never get back. With this in mind, here are a few suggestions on what to do before they graduate. FINISH STRONG. As the finish line draws near, runners don’t let up. They pick up the pace. They finish […]