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John Maxwell

The Maxwell Leadership Podcast is a regular examination of what it means to be a transformational leader—someone who daily influences people to think, speak, and act to make a positive difference in their lives and in the lives of others. This podcast will teach you the principles, practices, and process of becoming a transformational leader because leadership isn’t an event—it’s an uphill journey. Every week we will offer a free tool to help you on this journey, so let leadership authority Dr. John C. Maxwell show you the way.

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The first step toward helping someone become their best is to help them believe that they can. In this week’s episode, John Maxwell shares the influential power of giving others a win! 
 
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson unpack his insights so you can apply them directly to your life and leadership. 
 
Key takeaways: 
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Pursue significance over mere personal success.
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To add value to others, you must value others first. 
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When you help others win and succeed, you create a legacy of leaders. 
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 Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Help Others Win Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/HelpOthersWin and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 
 
Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today! 
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube! 
 
Accelerate your growth with the Maxwell Leadership app (start your 7-day free trial today with code PODCAST7!) 
 
Enroll in the Change Your World online course for $99 (reg. $299)
 
How to Be a Leader People Love to Follow Podcast Episode
 
Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!
 
Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!
 
Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team
 
Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

What Happens When You Help Others Win

What story are you writing with your life? In this week’s episode, John Maxwell is sharing the two pillars he lives by that have helped him create a life story of profound significance. 
 
After his lesson, Mark Cole dives into deep application so you can confidently command your life’s narrative. 
 
Key takeaways: 
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You have the power to write your own life story. Don't let others write it for you. 
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Put your giftedness alongside the needs of people. 
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The way you make people feel is what they will remember most about your leadership.
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Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Write Your Own Story Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/WriteYourStory and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 
 
Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today!
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube!
 
Accelerate your growth with the Maxwell Leadership app (start your 7-day free trial today with code PODCAST7!
 
Discover a faith-driven investment strategy in Faithonomics
 
What You Focus on Expands Podcast Series
 
Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!
 
Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!
 
Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team
 
Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

Write Your Own Story

If you want to achieve significance and success in life, you have to be intentional! In this episode, John C. Maxwell teaches a lesson on how you can embrace intentional living and make a difference in the lives of others. 
 
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson sit down to talk about what John has shared and offer practical advice that will help you apply what you’ve learned to your life and leadership. 
 
Key takeaways: 
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Intentional living is the bridge that will lead you to a life that matters. 
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Choose a life that matters by becoming an intentional person. 
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Make a difference with others wherever you are, with whatever you have, day by day. 
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Our BONUS resource for this episode is the How to Embrace Intentional Living Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/IntentionalLiving and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 
 
This episode is sponsored by BELAY: 
 
Leaders, stop trying to do it all yourself. The best leaders know their limits, operate out of their strengths, and set others up for success. Find freedom with BELAY — pairing you with vetted U.S. virtual assistants so you can focus on what matters. 
 
To help you get started, BELAY is offering Maxwell Leadership listeners a free download of their resource, The Cost of Not Hiring a Financial Expert. Just text MAXWELL to 55123 for FREE access. 
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube!
 
Enroll in the High Road Leadership online course for $199 (reg. $299)
 
What You Focus On Expands (Part 2) Podcast Episode
 
Significance and Selfishness Podcast Episode
 
Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!
 
Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!
 
Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team
 
Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store
 
Check out this episode’s featured books... 
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Chris Robinson’s From Drift to Drive
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John Maxwell’s Everyone Communicates, Few Connect
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John Maxwell’s 25 Ways to Win With People
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John Maxwell’s Good Leaders Ask Great Questions
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How to Embrace Intentional Living

3 things every leader needs, 2 longtime leadership experts, 1 can’t-miss bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. In this episode, John Maxwell joins Mark Cole (live!) for a powerful discussion with author and speaker Jon Gordon. You’ll discover the three key elements that every leader needs to thrive and succeed in their journey. 
 
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We were born to do something that's beneficial on purpose. 
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When leaders come together to learn from each other, everyone grows. 
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Track your success, but be driven by significance. 
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This November, John Maxwell and Jon Gordon are coming together to invest in high-performing leaders and their teams. Learn how you can join them for a day of leadership training and networking at ADayWithJonAnd.com (that’s right – ADayWithJonAnd.com!) 
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube!
 
Join these leadership experts for A Day with Jon and John
 
 Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team

3 Things Every Leader Needs to Thrive

Your anchor, your North Star, your wings, and your why – in today’s episode, John is sharing a lesson that will help you find the foundation of all these things: your purpose. Discover practical steps and powerful insights for living every day with intention and discipline. 
 
After John’s lesson, Mark Cole offers his perspective on how to apply it to your life and leadership. 
 
Key takeaways: 
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Finding your why gives you direction.
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You discover your purpose through your passion and your giftedness. 
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Purpose puts steel in the backbone of discipline. 
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Our BONUS resource for this episode is the How to Live with Purpose Every Day Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Purpose and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 
 
Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today! 
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube!
 
Enroll in the Every Day with Purpose online course for $49 (reg. $199)
 
Accountability Makes You Better Podcast Episode
 
How to Improve Every Day Podcast Episode
 
Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!
 
Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!
 
Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team
 
Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

How to Live with Purpose Every Day

As John C. Maxwell says, “Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.” In this episode, John is sharing a lesson on the importance of consistency in leadership and being intentional with adding value to others every day! 
 
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson break down John's insights and give you practical application for your life and leadership.
 
Key takeaways: 
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Continue to intentionally add value to people every day. 
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The key to significance is consistency. 
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Today matters — make it count. 
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Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Discipline Keeps You Growing Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Discipline and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 
 
Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today!
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube!
 
Enroll in the 15 Laws of Growth online course for $99 (reg. $499)
 
All's Well That Begins Well Podcast Episode
 
The Key to Improving Your Life Podcast Episode
 
Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team

Discipline Keeps You Growing

“Traction is always good; distraction is always bad.” Wondering how you can maintain your focus in leadership, even during challenging times? In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing 5 things to put behind you and 5 things to put before you that will help you fix your energy on the things that matter most! 
 
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to talk about what John has shared and offer practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership. 
 
Key takeaways: 
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Dwelling on what you can’t do breeds frustration.
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If you’re persistent, you will get it. If you’re consistent, you will keep it. 
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Don’t count your losses; count your lessons. 
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Our BONUS resource for this episode is the How to Increase Your Focus worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/IncreaseFocus and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 
 
Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today! 
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube!
 
Enroll in the Change Your World online course for $99 (reg. $299)
 
 Start your daily growth journey today with the Maxwell Leadership App
 
What You Focus On Expands (Part 2) Podcast Episode
 
Courage to Continue Podcast Episode
 
Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team

How to Increase Your Focus

Living life rich is about so much more than the number at the bottom of your bank statement. In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole and Jared Cagle discuss freedom – financial, emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual – with speaker, coach, and financial expert Marissa Nehlsen! She’s sharing her framework for flourishing that comes straight from her new book, Live Life Rich! 
 
Key takeaways: 
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You are always enough and never too much.
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When your vision is clear, decisions become easy. 
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The key to living life rich is being a good steward. 
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In lieu of our usual bonus resource, you’re invited to download Marissa’s Live Life Rich workbook, which helps you apply these principles and others from the book to your life and leadership. You can download it now at LiveLifeRichBook.com. 
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube!
 
Discover your full potential with Marissa Nehlsen’s brand-new guide to abundance, Live Life Rich
 
Download the Live Life Rich workbook today at LiveLifeRichBook.com
 
Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team

Live Life Rich

Are you suffering from a case of destination disease? Symptoms include a quiet complacency, a decreased drive, a sense of “having arrived.” In today’s episode, John Maxwell is sharing 4 keys to defeat destination disease and recover your desire for constant improvement.
 
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson unpack John's insights to help you apply them directly to your life and leadership.
 
Key takeaways: 
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The danger of getting good is that “good” is good enough to meet all of our needs. 
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The brutal fact about success is this: it makes you complacent. 
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Use your success as a steppingstone, not a pedestal. 
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Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Do You Have Destination Disease? Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Destination and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”
 
Take the next step in your growth journey and become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member. Click here to speak with a Program Advisor today! 
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube!
 
 Enroll in the Every Day with Purpose online course for $49 (reg. $199)
 
 Start your daily growth journey today with the Maxwell Leadership App
 
How to Be a Relatable Leader Podcast Episode
 
How to Improve Every Day Podcast Episode
 
Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE!
 
 Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!
 
 Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team
 
 Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

Do You Have Destination Disease?

Ever wondered what dancing and effective leadership have in common? It’s all about rhythm. In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing how you can know when to push your people, when to pull them, and when to be patient with them in the process. 
 
After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow talk about what John has shared, as well as give you practical advice for how you can apply it to your personal life and leadership. 
 
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When you push people, you make pioneers out of them. 
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It's easy to lose focus on long-term goals when you get caught up in putting out daily fires. 
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Continually build your ability to read what approach your team needs from you as their leader in the moment. 
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Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Leadership Rhythm: When to Push, Pull, or be Patient Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Rhythm and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 
 
This episode is sponsored by BELAY: 
 
Leaders, stop trying to do it all yourself. The best leaders know their limits, operate out of their strengths, and set others up for success. Find freedom with BELAY — pairing you with vetted U.S. virtual assistants so you can focus on what matters. 
 
To help you get started, BELAY is offering Maxwell Leadership listeners a free download of their resource, 10 Strategies to Unleash Your Productivity. Just text MAXWELL to 55123 for FREE access. 
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube!
 
 Get 15% off John Maxwell’s leadership guide High Road Leadership using code RHYTHM at checkout (expiring 8/19)
 
 Enroll in the High Road Leadership online course for $199 (reg. $299)
 
Discover the 7 timeless principles for effective leaders when you get your copy of Love Works by Joel Manby
 
What You Focus on Expands (Part 1) Podcast Episode 
 
5 Ways to Win With People Podcast Episode 
 
Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE! 
 
Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams!
 
Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team
 
Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

Leadership Rhythm: When to Push, Pull, or be Patient

Every leader worth following builds their leadership on 3 key qualities. In this episode, find out what they are as John Maxwell shares a lesson on the foundation of great leadership! 
 
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow help you to practically apply what you’ve learned to your own life and leadership. 
 
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Character is essential to who you are. 
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Commitment separates the doers from the dreamers. 
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The best generosity comes when you give in a way that has no strings attached. 
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Our BONUS resource for this episode is the The Foundation of a Leader Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Foundation and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 
 
Want to learn from Ryan Leak, Tim Tebow, and other impactful leaders? Click here to register for Day to Grow on March 19, 2025: https://daytogrow.maxwellleadership.com/ 
 
References: 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube! 
 
Enroll in the High Road Leadership Online Course for $199 (Regular $299) 
 
What All Leaders Have in Common Podcast Episode 
 
Are you a young leader? Take our Next Generation Leader survey and receive The Mentor’s Guide to Everyday Challenges for FREE! 
 
Learn more about the 5 Levels of Leadership Workshop for your teams! 
 
Join the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team 
 
Shop the Maxwell Leadership Online Store

The Foundation of a Leader

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