john maxwell

John Maxwell was interviewed by Andy Stanley at the Catalyst Conference. Here are some of my notes:

John reinforced what Marcus Buckingham had to say earlier in the day. He said, essentially, "Don't waste your time strengthening your weaknesses. Concentrate on your strengths. Lean toward the things you do very well."

• delegate the things you're weak in
• focus on the the things you do well

He said things like competence, skill, giftedness, ability, etc. can really only ever increase by about two numbers (for instance, if you're a five in one area, the best you'll ever be able to become, realistically, is maybe a seven). On the other hand, things like attitude, commitment (things that you choose), can go from a one to a ten. The more choice you have in a situation, the more potential you have to change.

John quoted Howard Hendricks who said this about people who fall morally: People who fall morally have these three things in common:

• no accountability
• they're not continually in God's Word
• they never thought it could happen to them

Here's what he recommend we do, as leaders, to guard our hearts:

• Pray "lead me not into temptation" daily
• Get an accountability partner
• Surround yourself with prayer partners