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Applying the Law of Expansion to our Lives 1. Develop a mental transition from Can I to How can I. Ask yourself: If I knew I could not fail, what would I attempt? If I had no limitations, what would I like to do? If finances were not an issue, what would I be doing with my life? The answers to these questions will give you a clue about what stops you now from achieving your potential. 2. Assess your effectiveness by looking if you really do what works rather than more ...work. Find the amount of time you spend on each activity in your life and assess if these activities are really what matter. 3. Create daily habits to start doing the important things that you need to achieve your personal growth. Whether it’s your family, health, career..etc, determine these areas and follow up on them every day. #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #Expansion #Limitless

The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth 14. The Law of Expansion "The Potential that exists within us is limitless and largely untapped, when you think of limits, you create them."... Robert J. Kriegel and Louis Patler Find The Edges and Move Them Out If you’re still breathing and you are of sound mind, then you have the potential to keep increasing your capacity. We don’t have a clue as to what people’s limits are. When someone is pursuing their dreams, they’ll go far beyond what seems to be their limitations. When you think of limits, you create them. Learning more information isn’t enough. You must change how you think and you must change your actions. Expand Your Capacity Expand Your Impact 1. Your impact is a direct function of your capacity 2. There is nothing in your past that determines your future Your capacity must grow. 3. Ask yourself where your impact is right now now ask yourself where you would like your impact to be. That difference is the limits of your capacity. #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #Expansion #Limitless

Coaches make a difference in others’ lives. They help them grow. They improve their potential. They increase their productivity. They are essential to helping people effect positive change. 5 Common Characteristics of Fantastic Coaches > C-are for the people they coach. > O-bserve their attitudes, behaviour, and performance... > A-lign them with their Strengths for Peak Performance > C-ommunicate and Give Back about Their Performance > H-elp Them to Improve Their Lives and Performance Find a mentor and look for a coach. You can’t learn from someone who hasn’t been there before. Find the people who have been there and done that and ask them lots of questions. Nobody is an entire orchestra, everyone is a musician. Take away a musician and the orchestra doesn't work. Working with a mentor *Come prepared with 3-5 thoughtful questions and apply the answers. *Set another meeting and repeat *Find mentors in different areas of your life: make a list of the strengths you want to improve and weaknesses where you need guidance #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #Modeling #Mentor #Coach

The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth 13. The Law of Modeling As I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.... - Andrew Carnegie - What are the characteristics of a GOOD MENTOR? **A good mentor is a worthy example. 1. Seek a mentor who not only talks the talk, but walks the walk. 2. A mentor’s personal life must reflect the highest standards **A good mentor is available. - A mentor must be able to spend time with you to pour into your life. The greatest Leadership challenge is leading me. Teaching people what to do is easy. Showing them is much more difficult. **A good mentor has proven experience. - Seek mentors who have been doing what they do for a long time. **A good mentor possesses wisdom. **A good mentor provides friendship and support. **A good mentor is a coach who makes a difference in people’s lives - A coach carries someone from where they are to where they want to be. #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #Modeling #Mentor

A major stimulant to creative thinking is focused questions. There is something about a well-worded question that often penetrates to the heart of the matter and triggers new ideas and insights. - Brian Tracy - Curiosity: The Key to Growth *While we can be happy with answers and milestones, we must never stop asking questions.... *Curiosity can make up for many natural weaknesses in our own lives. *Put no limits on your curiosity. *The cure for boredom is curiosity. #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #Curiousity #Why

The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth 12. The Law of Curiosity Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.... George Bernard Shaw - Where Does Curiosity Come From? Curiosity comes from learning. Curiosity is the key to being a life-long learner, and if you want to keep growing and developing, you must keep on learning. Curious people possess a thirst for knowledge. They are interested in life, people, ideas, experiences, and events, and they live in a constant state of wanting to learn more. They continually ask why. Curiosity helps a person to think and expand possibilities beyond the ordinary. Asking why fires the imagination, it leads to discovery. It opens up options. It takes people beyond the ordinary and leads to extraordinary living. #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #Curiousity #Why

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. Victor Frankel - Tradeoffs force us to make difficult personal changes: a. When you want something you have never had, you have to do something you have never done. Otherwise you keep getting the same results.... b. Change is always possible, so remember these truths about change: i. Change is personal To change your life, YOU need to change. ii. Change is possible Everyone CAN change iii. Change is profitable You will be rewarded when you change The difference between where we are and where we want to be is created by the changes we are willing to make in our lives. This is an area where we need to continue to grow. #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #TradeOffs

The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth 11. The Law of the Trade Offs What will it take for you to go to the next level in your potential? Vision? Yes. Hard work? Yes. Personal Growth? Definitely. How about letting go of some of the things that you love and value most?... 1. What are you willing to give up to go up to the next level? 2. What will you have to give up? 3. Not being willing to give up something is a key reason why most people do not ever reach their potential The Truth about Trade offs - Life has many intersections, opportunities to go up and down. At these intersections we make choices, we can add, subtract from life or exchange something we have for something we don’t. Trade offs are available to us throughout our lives. Everybody make trades throughout life, whether they know it or not. 1. Unsuccessful people make bad trade offs. 2. Average people make few trade offs. 3. Successful people make good trade offs. We must see tradeoffs as opportunities for growth We may not always get what we want; we always get what we choose. #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #TradeOffs

The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth 10. The Law of the Rubber Band Only a mediocre person is always at his best.... - W. Somerset Maugham - Be prepared to step out of your comfort zone and stretch yourself like a rubber band. Many people find this so difficult that they cannot develop in any meaningful way. They remain less than what they could have been if only they were willing or able to expand. Stretching yourself involves change, which is always potentially painful. Stretching also includes the taking of risk, which is a courageous act; the alternative is a dull and unfulfilling existence. As aviation photography pioneer A.G. Buckham said, Monotony is the awful reward of the careful. Successful people never want to remain in their comfort zones. #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #RubberBand #Stretch

RUNGS ON THE CHARACTER LADDER What MATTERS Most: 1. I will focus on being better on the inside than on the outside Character Matters. 2. I will follow the golden rule People Matter. 3. I will teach only what I believe Passion Matters. 4. I will have humility above all virtues- Perspective Matters.... 5. I will strive to finish well Faithfulness Matters. Your Potential Is Found One Rung at A time **The Inside influences the outside As we think in our hearts, so we become. **Inside victories precede outside ones Before you can do, you must be. The right motions outwardly with wrong motives inwardly will not bring lasting progress. Continual growth and lasting success are the result of aligning the inside and the outside of our lives. **Our inside development is totally within our control How can you ever reach your potential and become the person you can be if others are making your choices for you? **If you want to be successful, you must prioritize building your inside ahead of your outside. #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #Ladder

The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth 9. The Law of the Ladder Achievement to most people is something you doto the high achiever, it is something you are.... - Doug Firebaugh To Be a Success, Think like a Success Be intentional about your personal growth. The Stronger Your Character, the Greater Your Growth Potential - Remember the Big Picture - Recognize that everyone has weaknesses - Be Teachable - Be willing to serve others - Be Grateful The Value Of Character The quality most admired in leaders is Honesty. Honesty has been selected more often than any other leadership characteristic. If you cannot trust yourself, you won’t be able to grow. Good character, with honesty and integrity at its score, is essential to success in any area of life. #TeamELITE #Leadership #Influence #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork #InvaluableLawsOfGrowth #JohnCMaxwell #Ladder