If leadership is influence, then relationships are the foundation of leadership. What can you do to win with others and grow your relationships? In this episode, John Maxwell shares a lesson on 5 ways that you can do just that! 

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede sit down to offer you practical ways that you can apply what you’ve learned to your life and leadership. 

Key takeaways: 

• Relationships are the foundation of leadership. 

• Look for the best in others. 

• Let people know that you need them. 

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the 5 Ways to Win with People Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Win and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 

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What would you attempt if you knew you would get a positive return on the failures you encounter? In this episode, John is sharing a lesson on how you can powerfully shift your perspective on failure in your life and leadership! 

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down and give you practical application for what John has shared. 

Key takeaways: 

• Success and failure belong together.  

• On good misses, I make adjustments. On bad misses, I make excuses. 

• There are no shortcuts to success. 

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Get a Return on Failure Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/ReturnOnFailure and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 

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It’s one thing to have a lot of followers, but it’s much better to develop leaders! In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing a lesson on how to successfully create other leaders in your business or organization. 

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede discuss what John has shared and offer you practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership. 

Key takeaways: 

• It takes a leader to know a leader.  

• Leaders know the value of developing other leaders. 

• To add growth, lead followers. To multiply growth, lead leaders.  

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the How to Develop Leaders Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Develop and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”  

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In this episode, John Maxwell dives into how he became a world-class leader and offers practical steps for you to become one too!

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to talk about what John has shared and help you to apply it to your own life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

-   You don’t lead for what it benefits you. The only reason to lead is to benefit others.

-   If you can’t lead a few, you’ll never be able to lead many.

-   If you keep doing the right thing every day, someday you’re going to reap a huge return.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Become a World-Class Leader Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/WorldClass 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!  

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John Maxwell often says that a great leader serves others! In this episode, he’s sharing 3 things that serving others has taught him throughout his leadership journey.

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson sit down to talk about servant leadership and how you can apply what John has shared to your life and leadership.

Key takeaways: 

-   Leaders add value to others by serving them.

-   One of us is not as smart as all of us.

-   The moment I started valuing people, I found that fulfillment comes in living a significant life 

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the What Serving Others Has Taught Me Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/ServingOthers and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”

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All great companies and organizations have great builders! In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing characteristics of a builder so that you know what they look like and so that you can become a builder yourself. 

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede talk about these characteristics and offer you practical ways to apply them to your life and leadership. 

Key takeaways: 

• Never be satisfied with yesterday; it ended last night. 

• When people believe in the leader, they believe in the vision. 

• When you build up builders, everything begins to compound. 

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Characteristics of a Builder Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Builder and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 

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When John Maxwell was a freshman in college, he learned 3 questions from a professor that have shaped the way he leads today. And he’s sharing them with you in this episode! 

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson discuss these questions and help you apply them to your own life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

-   What do you cry about?

-   What do you sing about?

-   What do you dream about?

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the 3 Questions to Become a Better Leader Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/MorePassion and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource."

This episode is sponsored by BELAY:   

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To help you get started, BELAY is offering Maxwell Leadership listeners a free download of their resource, The Ultimate Guide to Working with a Virtual Assistant. This guide has everything you need to get started, grow, and succeed with your new VA. Just text MAXWELL to 55123 for FREE access.  

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As John Maxwell says, “Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.” Today’s lesson from John is all about how you can help your people cultivate the character of a winner in their own lives and leadership! 

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede sit down to talk about what John has talked about and offer you practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership. 

Key takeaways: 

• If you become better on the inside, you’ll become better on the outside. If you become bigger on the inside, you’ll become bigger on the outside. 

• You can’t travel without until you’ve traveled within. 

• Values are what give you stability. 

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Developing the Character of a Winner Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Winner and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 

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Happy New Year, podcast family! For a lot of us, the beginning a new year means setting new goals and chasing more dreams — and this episode will help you do just that! John Maxwell is sharing a lesson from his book, Put Your Dream to the Test, that will help you reach the dreams and goals that you’ve set. 

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson sit down to talk about the questions John has shared and give you practical ways to apply themit to your life and leadership. 

Key takeaways: 

• The more reasons that you have to achieve a dream, the higher the odds are that you will actually achieve it. 

• Nobody ever committed to something they didn’t understand. 

• The dream is free, but the journey isn’t.  

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the How to Reach Your Dreams Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/ReachYourDreams and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 

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Merry Christmas and happy holidays, podcast family! As the year is coming to a close, we wanted to do something extra special for you and take some time to look back on a few of your favorite lessons from John Maxwell in 2024. Let’s reflect on what we’ve learned and look forward to what’s to come!  

Key takeaways: 

• The heart of leadership is serving others. 

• Motivation gets you started; habits keep you going. 

• Leaders develop daily, not in a day. 

• Goals are nothing without action. 

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