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    <title>The John Maxwell Company</title>
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    <description>We are The John Maxwell Company, a leadership development organization built on the timeless leadership principles of John Maxwell. Our leadership development tools and custom programs will inspire and challenge you to do more than just learn. We will equip you to live out leadership. The way it was meant to be lived.</description>
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    <dc:creator>john.maxwell@johnmaxwell.com</dc:creator>
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      <title>How Leaders Gain Influence: Attitudes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A lot of people come to me confounded by their inability to drive positive outcomes in their organization. They have brilliant plans and excellent practices for leading their teams, and yet they are not experiencing success. How can these leaders be doing the right things but still be getting the wrong results? The reason is that although they’re polished on the exterior, they have a messy interior life.Regardless of what leaders say or which strategies they put forward, at the end of the day people read and respond to a leader’s prevailing attitudes. Influence is an inside job; what happens...}]]></description> 
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      <title>Win BIG by Creating Your Own Rule of 5</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Over the past couple weeks, we’ve been discussing the Rule of 5. Today, we’re continuing the discussion with a giveaway that we think you’ll love – and will definitely grow from!In case you’ve missed the conversation, the Rule of 5 is a series of things that you seek to practice EVERY day. John Maxwell originally inspired our team to create a Rule of 5, which can be found <a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/the-rule-of-5-for-the-john-maxwell-company">HERE</a>.Not only does The John Maxwell Company follow its own Rule of 5, but John Maxwell’s non-profit, EQUIP also has a set of 5 items to do each day. As a...}]]></description> 
      <dc:date>2013-05-20T13:29:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Why I Love Exchange</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Do you remember how you felt on Christmas Eve when you were a child?&nbsp; If you were like me you probably had butterflies in your stomach.&nbsp; You couldn’t sleep because of anticipation.&nbsp; Your dreams were full of images of what Christmas morning would be like.Trust me, I still love Christmas and I get excited every Christmas Eve.&nbsp; However, the night that I now most experience the Christmas Eve “symptoms” is the night before Exchange.Exchange is a leadership gathering that John Maxwell started 12 years ago.&nbsp; His vision was to create an experiential learning event for senior level leaders that love...}]]></description> 
      <dc:date>2013-05-17T13:23:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Highlights from Exchange 2012</title>
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      <dc:date>2013-05-13T18:11:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>5 Steps to Prioritize Your Priorities</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Priorities: we all have them, but it’s difficult to determine which should come first. For many years, John Maxwell has used two guidelines to measure his activity and determine his priorities.One of these is the Pareto Principle. This principle, also known as the 80-20 rule, states that 20 percent of your activities will account for 80 percent of your results. Therefore, if you have a list of 10 items you do, 2 of those items will be worth 5 or 10 times more than the other 8 items put together.This principle connects strongly to what we at The John Maxwell...}]]></description> 
      <dc:date>2013-05-13T15:12:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Influence Insights from the Life of Jackie Robinson</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“A life is not [significant] except in the impact it has on other lives.”~ Jackie RobinsonThe recent film, 42, tells the story of Jackie Robinson becoming the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. The talent, bravery, and poise he displayed helped to bring about the desegregation of professional sports in the United States. In breaking the color barrier in baseball, the life of Jackie Robinson offers valuable insights on the nature of influence.INFLUENCE INSIGHTS1) Leadership is influence. Manipulating others, forcing people to do your bidding, arbitrarily granting privileges to some people while excluding others—none of these behaviors represents legitimate...}]]></description> 
      <dc:date>2013-05-10T14:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Monitoring Motivation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“What’s my motivation?”&nbsp; That’s the question crossing our minds when the alarm goes off at 6:00 in the morning. That’s the question we pose to ourselves at the office when the clock rolls past 5:00 pm and there is still work needing to be done. At some point, all leaders must consciously face the “motive question”—Why am I doing what I am doing? Why do I want to lead, really? Why do I desire influence?Experience has taught me that why we do something will ultimately determine what we do. Action flows from intention. For this reason, it’s imperative for us...}]]></description> 
      <dc:date>2013-05-08T14:20:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>What’s so critical about simple, daily practices?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Rule of 5: it is different for each person and organization. The Rule of 5 is a series of things that you seek to practice EVERY day. Inspired by John Maxwell’s Rule of 5, the team at The John Maxwell Company created its own. This past Friday, we showcased our Rule of 5 on our <a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/the-rule-of-5-for-the-john-maxwell-company">blog</a>.The 5 things we practice every day include: Lead, Grow, Create, Excel and Serve. Each of these adds value to our team members and organization. However, without consistently aiming to achieve these 5 things, the Rule of 5 does not foster growth. We...}]]></description> 
      <dc:date>2013-05-06T13:21:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>5 Things We Do Each Day: The John Maxwell Co. Rule of 5</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[One of our main areas of focus at The John Maxwell Company is that we want to “live out” the principles John teaches.&nbsp; One that has been paramount to John’s success is his consistent practice of the “Rule of 5”.The Rule of 5 is simply a series of activities that you do EVERY DAY that are fundamental to your success. For John, his Rule of 5 are as follows: every day he reads, every day he files, every day he thinks, every day he asks questions and every day he writes.As an executive team, we set out to determine our...}]]></description> 
      <dc:date>2013-05-03T13:28:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>If you dream it, we can help you achieve it.</title>
      <link>http://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/a-dream-come-true</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Do you have a dream? We asked our community this question last <a href="http://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/do-you-have-a-dream">December</a>&nbsp; giving one leader the chance to have their dream fulfilled by The John Maxwell Company. We were thrilled with an overwhelming response of 85 dreams – each unique and inspiring.After much deliberation, we were honored to fulfill the dream of Dr. Mary Robinson, the faculty leader at Montgomery College in Germantown. Mary serves as the Assistant Professor of Reading, Reading Coordinator, and Dept. Chair of Communications (American English Language, Reading, Speech, and World Languages). In addition. , Mary serves as an inspiration and path maker for...}]]></description> 
      <dc:date>2013-05-01T12:59:00+00:00</dc:date>
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