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No Limits - John C. Maxwell ( Choices: do the things that maximize your…
No Limits - John C. Maxwell
Awareness: remove the caps from your capacity
Awareness + Ability + Choices = Capacity
Do you know what's limiting you?
Awareness Assets
You can become aware of the possibilites that can make you better
Attention: looking for what I need to know
Awareness: discovering what I need to know
Relationship
Exposure
Experiences
Questions
Review
Repeat
Discernment: focusing on what I need to do
Intention: acting on what I need to do
You can remove the caps from your capacity
You can develop the capacities you already possess
You can make choices that maximize your possibilites
Your capacity is not
How far can you go?
What's holding you back?
Blow off the caps that limit your life
Recognize your values and increase your capacity
Caps you can't remove
Birth caps
Life caps
Caps you can remove
Caps that others put on you
Caps you put on yourself
Looking for the approval from others
Living in a limiting environment
Having few expansive models for success
The process of loosening my leadership cap
Exposure
Example
Expression
Experiment
Experience
Eureka
Ability: develop the capacities you already possess
Energy capacity: your ability to push on physically
Focus on energy instead of time
How should you focus your energy?
Requirement: what I have to do
Return: what I do well
Reward: what I love to do
Questions that helps maximize your energy
The plugged-in question: when am I fully charged?
conditions:
meaning
interactions
energy
living in my gift zone
investing in my family and friends
adding values to others
taking care of myself physically
being a catalyst to growth and building
possessing God awareness
The depletion question: what wears me down?
The proximity question: how accessible are my energy pluses?
music
thougths
experiences
friends
recreation
soul
hopes
home
giftedness
memories
books
The 100% question: when do I need to be full of energy? (my showtime)
The margin question: where is the space for things I need but haven't planned?
Emotional capacity: your ability to manage your emotions
Emotionally strong people are proactive in dealing with their emotions
Emotionally strong people do not waste time feeling sorry for themselves
Emotionally strong people do not allow others to control their relationships
Emotionally strong people do not waste energy on things they can not control
you can control:
your attitude
your time
your priorities
your passion
your potential
your calling
Emotionally strong people do not keep making the same mistakes
review by myself
think to myself
talk to myself
direct myself
take action myself
Emotionally strong people don't allow the highs or lows to control their lives
Emotionally strong people understand, appreciate, and grow through their struggles
Thinking capacity: your ability to think effectively
why thinks is so important
everything begins with a thought
what we think determines who we are > who we are determines what we do
our thoughts determine our destiny > our destiny determines our legacy
people who go to the top think differently than others
we can change the way we think
how to increase your thinking capacity
think the thought - your your thinking
where can I find an idea?
how can I use it?
how can I maximize the idea?
write out your thoughts - clarify your thinking
find a place to keep your thoughts - capture your thinking
rethink your thoughts - evaluate your thinking
verbalize the thought - express your thinking
talking expresses your heart
talking expands your idea
put the thoughts on the table - share your thinking
bring a good thought to the table
share your desire for others to improve on your thought
ask everyone to participate
ask questions
let the best idea win
practice the thought - take your thinking for a walk
question the thought - expand your thinking
embrace the thought - own your thinking
launch the thought - implement your thinking
land the thought - make your thinking work
upgrade the thought - mature your thinking
People capacity: your ability to build relationships
value people every day
make yourself more valuable in your relationships
put yourself in their world
focus your relationships on benefiting others not yourself
be a consistent friend in your relationships
I believe the best about people
I don't allow other people's behavior to control me
I place high value on relationships even in difficult situations
I unconditionally love people
create great memories for people
move toward the relationships you desire in your life
Creative capacity: your ability to see options and find answers
I believe there is always an answer
I believe ther is more than one answer
I believe that everything and everyone can get better
I understand that questions help me to be more creative
how can we make things better?
what can I do to become better?
are the right people at the table?
how can I connect thing with creativity?
I am confortable with half-backed ideas
exposure + expression = expansion
we increase our odds of being successful
we gain more practice with creative ideas
we become more comfortable with our misses
I am comfortable letting go of what I embraced yesterday
it's easier to let go of something if you're going to get something better
people usually cut their losses too late
excellence is possible only with creative dissatisfaction
you can't fall in love with structure
I ask creative people to help me
fluency
flexibility
elaboration
originality
complexity
boldness
imagination
security
values
I give myself creative retreats
Production capacity: your ability to accomplish results
everything worthwhile is uphill
principles of highly productive people
visualize the perfect outcome
start working before you know how to achieve the vision
fail fast, fail first, and fail often
stay focused longer thatn other people do
take inventory of your skills and resources
stop doing what you're not great at doing
tune in to your team every day
make decisions every day to move yourself and the team forward
continually reevaluate what could work better
Leadership capacity: your ability to lift and lead others
two sides of the leadership coin
disciplines of a multiplier
the talent magnet
the liberator
the challenger
the debate maker
the investor
how multipliers unwittingly diminish others
the idea guy
always on
the rescuer
the pacesetter
the rapid responder
the optimist
increasing your leadership capacity
ask questions and listen to understand and find your people
connect with people before asking them to change
let them know you value them
identify the value they place on themselves
tell them growth is expected
show them change is essential
make the connection a constant
ask "will you help me help you?"
demonstrate transparency before challenging people
put others ahead of yourself
reality - as the challenge escalates, the need for temwork elevates
maturity - with one tiny exception, the world is composed of others
profitability - measure your success by what you give, not what you gain
Choices: do the things that maximize your capacity
Responsability capacity: your choice to take charge of your life
responsability creates the foundation for your success
responsability puts you in control of your life
repsonsability builds your self-esteem
responsability makes you ready for action
responsability makes your habits serve you
responsability earns you respect and authority
Character capacity: your choices based on good values
good character is a choice you can make every day
good character speaks louder than words
good character is consistent in all areas of life
good character engenders trust
good character is tested in times of trouble
good character always takes the high road
good character delivers on its promises
Abundance capacity: your choice to believe there is more than enough
yes or no?
no
it's limiting
it's easy
it's comforting
it's deceiving
it's crowded
yes
it's exciting
it's enlarging
it's challenging
it's rewarding
abundance people possess high belief
they believe in themselves - they say "there's more to me than what people see"
they believe in others - they say "there's more to others than I can see"
they believe in today - they say "there's more in today than I can see"
they believe in tomorrow - they say "there's more in my future than I can see"
abundance people understand the power of perspective
abundance people are generous to others
Discipline capacity: your choice to focus now and follow through
you are the boss of you
know what is important
get rid of excuses
take action before you feel like it
I think about the consequences of not acting
I focus on doing the right thing just for today
I make myself accountable to someone else in my week area
don't let distractions distract you
be aware of time
set upfront expectations
set external deadlines
follow through, even when it hurts
Intentionality capacity: your choice to deliberately pursue significance
keys to increase intentionally
be deliberate
be consistent
be willful
from success to significance
everyday essentials for intentional significance
every day add value to people
I take a long, hard, realistic look at myself
I choose to value people based on their best moments, not theirs worst ones
I believe people have the capacity to grow and get better
every day think of ways to add values to people
every day look for ways to add value to people
every day do things that add value to people
every day encourage others to add value to people
Attitude capacity: your coice to be positive regardless of circumstances
recognize these truths
I need to change
I'm able to change
I'll be rewarded for change
talking to yourself is a good thing
become humble
become teachable
become resilient
life is a long game - how to maintain perspective as leader who want to reach the finish line
recruting
qualification
attitude
conditioning
example
belief
resiliency
teamwork
celebration
Risk capacity: your choice to get our of your comfort zone
reality is your friend during high-risk times
you must learn to become comfortable outside of your comfort zone
deal with your fear
identification: who I am?
action: what will I do?
emotion: how will I proceed?
I don't look in the mirror
I don't count losses - instead I count lessons
I focus less on my fear and more on my dreams
good leadership gives you a greater change for success
the bigger the risk, the more help you'll need from others
characteristics of the right people
they play big
they are honest with themselves
they like a challenge
taking risks always requires personal courage
Spiritual capacity: your choice to strengthen your faith
I pray that you will know God
I pray that you will experience God's love
experience the breadth of God's love
experience the lenght of God's love
experience the depth of God's love
experience the height of God's love
I pray that you allow God to do great things in your life
God room is all about God
God room is bigger than I am
God room is a place within me where I choose to let God do what only He can do
God room is unexplainable and undeniable
Growth capacity: your choice to focus on how far you can go
growth environment
others are ahead of you
you are continually chanllenged
your focus is forward
the atmosphere is affirming
you are out of your confort zone
you wake up excited
I get to help people
I'm good at what I do
I'm getting better at what I'm doing
I love the people I work with
I'm called to make a difference
failure is not your enemy
others are growing
people desire change
growth is modeled and expected
don't just go with the flow!
Partnership capacity: your choice to collaborate with others
place their agenda at the top of your agenda
add value to them on a daily basis
give them influence, ideas, and tools as resources
incluence: who do I know that they should know?
ideas: what do I know that they should know?
tools: what do I use that they could use?
tailor your service to meet their needs
never violates the trust they have in you
exceed their expectations in everything you do
respect the relationship and grow in it
the rule of five give you everything you need to accomplish a difficult task
intentionality: what you want to accomplish? cut down a tree
practicality: how are you going to accomplish it? swing the ax
focus: how many trees? chop one tree, not scar many trees
action: how many swings? five swings
consistency: how often? every day