John Maxwell on The Leader’s Greatest Return – Attracting, Developing, and Multiplying Leaders

Smartphones – Making people dumb

1. 1. FUN FACT: Did you know that according to Nielsen, the average American adult now spends 11 hours per day interacting with media? – https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2018/time-flies-us-adults-now-spend-nearly-half-a-day-interacting-with-media
   2. 46:30 – Every distraction keeps a person from having traction. Traction is to pull in to a cause. Distraction is to pull away from a cause. When I see people trying to talk to me and looking at their phone….

John Maxwell, you have said that we all have “uphill hopes” and “downhill habits.” What do you mean by this?

Every day John Maxwell does the following things:

1. 1st – Read
2. 2nd – Think
3. 3rd – Filing
4. 4th – Ask Question
5. 5th – Write

When do you carve out the time to write your books?

1. Write in hotel rooms
2. Write using a legal pad
3. He writes in the morning – 4:00 AM to 5:00 AM
4. Nobody wants to talk to you at:
   1. 4:00 AM to 5:00 AM
   2. 12:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Where are you physically located when writing a book?

1. What technology do you use to help you write your books in terms of programs?
2. How many times do you typically have to edit a book before you are happy with it and it’s ready to be bought and sold around the world?
3. Cory Minter – How do you set your limits with your schedule?
4. Cory Minter – At this point in your life, who do you most want to help do what?
   1. 37:40 – I develop leaders who magnify
5. Cory Minter – You have moved over into the business world, but you are a man of Faith.  What is the best advice that you would like to share with other businessmen who are also strong in their faith, but they work in a secular world?
   1. 49 MINUTES
   2. 1st – Unconditionally love people…end of the story (Who, when and where they are…)
   3. 2nd – Become excellent in your field of business. You get respect first. 
   4. 3rd – Intentionally add value to them every day
6. I’ve heard you said you will not share your faith until you have added value…I’d love to have you share why you choose to live by this principle?
7. We find that most successful entrepreneurs tend to have idiosyncrasies that are actually their superpowers…what idiosyncrasy do you have?
8. John, our listeners love to read and devour business books, why should everybody go out and buy your newest book, The Leader’s Greatest Return?

John C. Maxwell

John Calvin Maxwell is a multiple-time New York Times best-selling author, inspirational and leadership speaker, and a pastor who has written over 30 books including the iconic leadership and business titles: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters, Center Street and The 360° Leader. John Maxwell who was born in 1947 has written and sold millions of copies of his books. 

Personal life

John Maxwell grew up in the midwestern city of Garden City, Michigan.  was born in Garden City. Raised as a devout evangelical Christian, John chose to follow in his father’s footsteps and start a career in ministry. John earned his bachelor’s degree from Circleville Bible College in the year 1969 and he earned a Master of Divinity from Azusa Pacific University. John then chose to go on and to gain even more formal education by earning his Doctor of Ministry degree from the Fuller Theological Seminary. Today, John C. Maxwell currently lives in southern Florida with his wife, Margaret. John is an ordained minister with the Wesleyan Church. 

Career

Ever since the early 1970’s, there have been churches all over Indiana, Ohio, Florida, and California led by John Maxwell. Maxwell served as the senior pastor for Skyline Church from 1980 to 1995. He left Skyline Church to fully apply himself as a speaker and a writer. Maxwell returned to the world of ministry in the year 2004 when he began serving Christ Fellowship of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Currently he is serving at Christ Fellowship as one of their teaching pastors. In 2008, he started serving the famous Crystal Cathedral as guest pastor. Maxwell had a mentor named Robert H. Schuller and Robert had many notable evangelical preachers speak at his megachurch after Robert A. Schuller, his son, retired as the senior pastor back in 2008. John Maxwell came back, multiple times, to Crystal Cathedral and each one of the messages that he delivered was broadcasted on the Hour of Power program.

Maxwell has founded many organizations on top of being a leadership expert, writer, and public speaker. Some of those organizations include INJOY, The John Maxwell Team, Maximum Impact, ISS, the leadership enhancing program, that works with companies across the world, EQUIP. This specific program helps leaders over 80 nations across the world. They have a mission that they are heavily committed to and that is, “to see effective Christian leaders fulfill the Great Commission in every nation”. 

Every single year, John Maxwell speaks to many Fortune 500 businesses, he speaks with international government heads, and even such organizations as the West Point U.S. Military Academy. Maxwell also speaks to organizations such as the National Football League. He does not limit himself to only speaking, Maxwell also has written many books including a New York Times, Business Week, and Wall Street Journal best-selling titles. He has also been one of 25 authors who have entered Amazon.com’s tenth anniversary Hall of Fame. Maxwell has three titles that have each sold well over one million copies.

If you travel to Wesleyan University in Indiana, you can find a building named after John Maxwell and his family. Because of John’s impact on the Wesleyan Church, they have created the Maxwell Center for Business and Leadership. John was inducted into the Indiana Wesleyan University Society of World Changers back in 2015 where he received his honorary doctorate degree.

Recently, in 2010, John Maxwell was the keynote speaker at National Agents Alliance Leadership Conference and has also been the keynote speaker many times in the past. He has also been the keynote speaker for other conferences including the Symmetry Financial Group’s National Conference back in February of 2018. Maxwell was awarded the Golded Gavel by Toastmasters International back in 2012 

Maxwell took a team down to Guatemala in July 2013 and was able to train over 24,000 leaders. Many people including Randy Stroman attended the week long leadership growth sessions.

Maxwell was made the Number One Leadership and Management Expert in the entire world in May of 2014 by Inc. Magazine. 

Books Written by John C. Maxwell

• There’s No Such Thing as Business Ethics (There’s Only ONE RULE for Making Decisions), Warner Business Books 2003
• The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Center Street – 2012
• The 5 Levels of Leadership, Center Street – 2011
• Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently, Thomas Nelson –2010
• Put Your Dream to the Test, Thomas Nelson – March, 2009
• Leadership Gold: Lessons I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Leading, Thomas Nelson – March 2008
• The 360° Leader, Thomas Nelson, January 2006 – One of Executive Book Summaries 30 Best Business Books in 2003
• Winning With People, Thomas Nelson, December 2004 – One of Executive Book Summaries 30 Best Business Books in 2005
• Today Matters, Warner Books, April 2004
• Thinking For a Change, Warner Business Books, March 2003
• Your Road Map for Success, Thomas Nelson, March 2002 (Orig.titled: The Success Journey, Thomas Nelson, 1997)
• The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, Thomas Nelson, August 2001
• Failing Forward–Turning Your Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success, Thomas Nelson, 2000
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Thomas Nelson, 1998
• Developing the Leaders Around You, Thomas Nelson, 1995 (Repackaged 2003)
• Developing the Leader Within You, Thomas Nelson, 1993 (Repackaged 2001)
• Be a People Person, Cook Communications (Originally Chariot-Victor Books, 1989)
• Be All You Can Be, Cook Communications (Originally Chariot-Victor Books, 1987)
• Make Today Count, Center Street, First Center Street Edition: June 2008
• How Successful People Think (originally published as Thinking for a Change), Center Street, First Center Street Edition: June 2009
• Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters, Center Street, 2015
• Developing the Leader Within You 2.0, HarperCollins, 2018
• The Leader’s Greatest Return, HarperCollins, 2020

Articles and Interviews Featuring John C. Maxwell

• Leadership Interview with John C. Maxwell – https://www.n2growth.com/leadership-interview-john-maxwell/
• “Most people don’t LEAD their life, they ACCEPT their life!” | Ed Mylett & John Maxwell – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tw_j9wiznw
• John Maxwell | Interviews | Michael Jr – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiJj8_T7H_0 
• Dave Ramsey Show John Maxwell Interview PUTTING YOUR DREAMS TO TEST – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7-VUmPfQC0 
• JOHN MAXWELL ON LEADERSHIP, LIVING BIG AND CHOOSING A LIFE THAT MATTERS – https://lewishowes.com/podcast/john-maxwell/ 
• An Interview with John C Maxwell – https://michaelhyatt.com/an-interview-with-john-maxwell/
• Three Things John Maxwell Looks for in Young Leaders: Podcast #44 – https://growingleaders.com/blog/john-maxwells-looks-for-young-leaders-podcast-44/ 
• An Interview with John C. Maxwell – https://www.success.com/an-interview-with-john-c-maxwell/
• John Maxwell Says It’s Time To Make A Leadershift – https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2019/02/10/john-maxwell-leadershift/#58c2ff535f3a
• BONUS EPISODE: Leadershift with Rachel Hollis – https://johnmaxwellleadershippodcast.com/episodes/john-maxwell-leadershift-interview-rachel-hollis 
• Leadership Guru John Maxwell’s Dream Presidential Candidate Would Owe ‘No One Anything,’ Stay One Term (Interview 1/2) – https://www.christianpost.com/news/leadership-guru-john-maxwells-dream-presidential-candidate.html 
• Climb Further and Faster: An Interview with Chris Hogan – https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/richard-chancy/the-john-maxwell-leadership-podcast/climb-further-and-faster-an-interview-with-chris-hogan/60b3476d-8016-4dcb-8fc6-947ec3007269