ABOUT JOHN C MAXWELL Born on 1947. He completed a bachelor's degree at Ohio

Christian University in 1969. a Master of Divinity degree at Azusa Pacific

University. and a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller

Theological Seminary. He as pastor for 14 years.

LIST OF SOME BOOKS BY MAXWELL There's No Such Thing as Business Ethics , The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, The 5 Levels of Leadership, Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective

People Do Differently Put Your Dream to the Test,  Think on These Things. The 360° Leader, Today Matters,  Thinking For a Change,  Your Road Map for Success, The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, Failing Forward–Turning Your Mistakes into Stepping Stones for

Success, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leaders Around You,  Developing the Leader Within You, 

ELEVEN ELEMENTS THAT IS A ROAD MAP TO SUCCESS. Humility: The Spirit of Learning Reality: The Foundation of Learning Responsibility: The First Step of Learning Improvement: The Focus of Learning Hope: The Motivation of Learning Teachability: The Pathway of Learning Adversity: The Catalyst for Learning Problems: Opportunities for Learning Bad Experiences: The Perspective for Learning Change: The Price of Learning Maturity: The Value of Learning

1)HUMILITY: THE SPIRIT OF LEARNING 1. Humility Allows Us to Possess a True Perspective

of Ourselves and Life

2. Humility Enables Us to Learn and Grow in the Face of Losses

3. Humility Allows Us to Make the Most Out of Our Mistakes

“Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.”

—Ken Blanchard

2)REALITY: THE FOUNDATION OF LEARNING

Three Realities of Life1. Life Is Difficult2. Life Is Difficult for Everyone3. Life Is More Difficult for Some Than for

Others

“Most people spend their entire lives on a fantasy island called ‘Someday I’ll.’ ”—Denis Waitley

3)RESPONSIBILITY: THE FIRST STEP OF LEARNING What Happens When We Learn to Be

Responsible? We Take Our First Step in Learning (responsibility as

young)

We See Things in Their Proper Perspective (This incident ruined my life) We Stop Repeating Our Failures

We Grow Stronger

4)IMPROVEMENT: THE FOCUS OF LEARNING (STONE AGE)

1. Improving Yourself Is the First Step to Improving Everything Else (world is passing you by)

2. Improvement Requires Us to Move Out of Our Comfort Zone

3. Improvement Is Not Satisfied with “Quick Fixes” (slow & steady but continuously improvement )4. Improvement Is a Daily Commitment (An apple a day keeps the doctor away) “If you study a subject every day for one hour a day,

fivedays a week, in five years you will become an expert in that area.”—Earl Nightingale

5)HOPE: THE MOTIVATION OF LEARNING(FOUR SECONDE)

(Can anyone have it)

1. Realize That Hope Is a Choice (DNA)

2.Change Your Thinking (-ve)

3. Win Some Small Victories (succeed big )

“Positive thinking must be followed by positive doing”

6)TEACHABILITY: THE PATHWAY OF LEARNING (KEEP LEARNING AND GROWING)

Traits of a Teachable Person

Teachable People Have an Attitude Conducive to Learning (85%)

Teachable People Possess a Beginner’s Mind-set (e.day)

Teachable People Take Long, Hard Looks in the Mirror(evaluate urself)

Teachable People Encourage Others to Speak into Their Lives (want to hear)

“An open mind is the beginning of self-discovery and growth. We can’t learn anything new until we can admit that we don’t already know everything.”—Erwin G. Hall

7)ADVERSITY: THE CATALYST FOR LEARNING (PEOPLE CHANGE WHEN THEY HURT ENOUGH)

The Advantages of Adversity Adversity Introduces Us to Ourselves If We Want to

Know Ourselves

Adversity Is a Better Teacher Than Success If We Want to Learn from Adversity

Adversity Opens Doors for New Opportunities If We Want to Learn from It

Adversity Brings Profit as Well as Pain If We Expect It and Plan for It

8) PROBLEMS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING Don’t Underestimate the Problem Don’t Overestimate the Problem Don’t Wait for the Problem to Solve Itself Don’t Aggravate the Problem

“Don’t tell your problems to people! Eighty percent don’t care and the other 20 percent are glad you have

them.”—Lou Holtz

9)BAD EXPERIENCES: THE PERSPECTIVE FOR LEARNING Accept Your Humanness

Learn to Laugh at Yourself and Life(become acceptable)

Don’t Give Up

Let the Bad Experience Lead You to a Good Experience.(agent)

10)CHANGE: THE PRICE OF LEARNING (WORLD IS CHANGING)

Why People Resist Change

Change Can Feel Like a Personal Loss Change Feels Awkward Change Goes against Tradition (When I received my first leadership position)

“The person who insists on using yesterday’s methods in today’s world won’t be in business tomorrow.”

11)MATURITY: THE VALUE OF LEARNING (DON’T MEAN AGE)

The Source of Maturity

Maturity Is the Result of Finding the Benefit in the Loss (when I get older make no mistake)

Maturity Is the Result of Learning to Feed the Right Emotions(Everyone has +ve &-ve emotions)

Maturity Is the Result of Learning to Sacrifice Today to Succeed Tomorrow(give up something today for greater gains)