John Maxwell Co.

Everything rises and falls on leadership. Leadership isn’t a position. It’s a process. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

They are the timeless principles of John Maxwell. They are why he is known as the world’s authority on leadership. And they fuel his drive to add value to every individual who desires to grow.

Living it Out

John Maxwell lives with intentionality, striving each day to grow, to add value to others, and to live out his principles of leadership and faith. His purpose-driven approach to leadership and life leads him to:

• Learn and grow every day. Even after 40-plus years of studying and teaching, John considers himself a student of leadership. He reads an average of four books at a time, and always takes the time to reflect on and make notes about what he has read so he can share it with others and apply it to his own life.
• Lean on his inner circle. Every leader should have a close circle of trusted friends and colleagues to whom they turn for advice or a listening ear. John’s inner circle adds value to his leadership walk and to him as a leader.
• Give back. John has benefited from countless leaders and friends who have generously given their time, their wisdom, and their energy to his leadership growth, so he makes a point to pay that forward by giving his own time and energy to mentor and develop other leaders.
• Make health a priority. There was a time when John’s physical health took a back seat to his demanding schedule. Today, John makes a point to eat healthy and swim for an hour every day.
• Make faith a priority. John began his career as a pastor, and his passion for learning and teaching others about God remains strong. Today he serves as a teaching pastor for Christ Fellowship Church in Florida.
• Laugh at himself. If you’ve read one of John’s books or heard him speak, you know he enjoys a good laugh, even if it’s at his own expense. Every good leader needs a good sense of humor!
• Spoil the grandkids. John wholeheartedly believes that grandchildren are God’s reward to parents for not killing their own children. (If you have teenagers, you understand this philosophy). When he’s not writing, speaking, or leading in some capacity, John can most likely be found at the golf course concession stand buying his grandchildren hot dogs, pop, and candy (just don’t tell their parents).