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Maxwell Fundamentals: How I File
As a communicator, I’m often asked where I get all the great quotes, statistics, and stories that I use in my lessons and books. For over thirty years, I’ve always answered the same way: I get everything from my files! I learned a long time ago that if I was going to have something fresh…
Read MoreMerry Christmas from Margaret and me!
Comfort and peace
Thank you for joining me on my blog every week. I’m blessed to be able to share with you the lessons I’m continually learning about leadership and personal growth. It’s my hope that my posts add value to you and help you on YOUR journey of growth. Today, what’s on my mind is not a…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving!
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for… The grace of God, the love of my family, the joy of friends, the gift of time, the blessing of health, and you! Happy Thanksgiving!
Read MoreFrom our family to yours
On behalf of the entire John Maxwell team, we hope you had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to a wonderful New Year! Merry Christmas!
Read MoreDon’t use a hammer to swat a fly off someone’s head.
My wife, Margaret, and I were married in June 1969, and like most couples, we naively believed that nothing but smooth sailing lay ahead of us. Of course, it didn’t take long for us to find ourselves in the kinds of minor disagreements that all couples experience, especially when they’re first adjusting to married life.…
Read MoreAnnouncing the John Maxwell Company
Over the past four decades, I’ve spent a good part of my life working to grow and develop leaders, and the one thing I believe just as strongly today as I did forty years ago is that everything rises and falls on leadership. Leadership is the difference maker and the deal breaker. It’s how we…
Read MoreFrom our hearts to yours
Have a Very Merry Christmas! Love, John and Margaret Maxwell
Read MoreI just wanted to talk about baloney…
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, or pay attention to Upcoming Events listed here on this blog, you might have noticed that I preached this past weekend. I’m a teaching pastor at Christ Fellowship Church in West Palm Beach, Florida, which means that I get to preach a few times a year. Although…
Read MoreThe book is coming! The book is coming!
Hello from the USA! Thank you very much for all your good wishes and prayers for us as we toured Israel. I truly enjoyed helping my friend and pastor, Tom Mullins, lead the group from Christ Fellowship Church. We had a fantastic time. At any rate, I’m back on American soil for the time being.…
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