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Defining Moments Define Your Leadership
John C. Maxwell
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Defining Moments Define Your Leadership
John C. Maxwell
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Smart leaders learn from their own mistakes. Smarter ones learn from others' mistakesâand successes.
John C. Maxwell wants to help you become the smartest leader you can be by sharingChapter 3: Defining Moments Define Your Leadership of Leadership Gold with you. After nearly forty years of leading, Maxwell has mined the gold so you don't have to. Each chapter contains detailed application exercises and a "Mentoring Moment" for leaders who desire to mentor others using the book.
Gaining leadership insight is a lot like mining for gold. You don't set out to look for the dirt. You look for the nuggets. You'll find them here.
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DEFINING MOMENTS DEFINE YOUR LEADERSHIP
One of the leaders I admire most is Winston Churchill, Englandâs prime minister who stood up against the Nazis during World War II. He was a leaderâs leader! He once remarked, âIn every age there comes a time when a leader must come forward to meet the needs of the hour. Therefore, there is no potential leader who does not have an opportunity to make a positive difference in society. Tragically, there are times when a leader does not rise to the hour.â
What determines whether a leader emerges to meet the challenge of the hour? More to the point, what will determine whether you will step forward to successfully meet the challenges you face? I believe the determining factor is how you handle certain critical moments in your life. These moments will define who you are as a person and as a leader.
HOW WILL YOU BE DEFINED?
If you are familiar with my philosophy of leadership and my teaching on success, then you know that Iâm a big believer in personal growth. I donât believe in overnight successes. In fact, one of my core principles is the Law of Process in my book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. It states,âLeadership develops daily, not in a day.âHowever, I also believe that the choices we make in critical moments help to form us and to inform others about who we are. They are defining moments, and hereâs why I think they are important:
1. Defining Moments Show Us Who We Really Are
Most days in our lives come and go; they are much like all the others and donât stand out. But there are a few days that are unlike all the others. They do stand out because they give us an opportunity to stand up, be set apart from the rest of the crowd, and seize that momentâor to remain sitting with the rest of the crowd and let it pass. These momentsâfor better or worseâdefine us. They show us what we are really made of.
We often focus on the milestones of life, the important events that mark seasons and accomplishments. We happily anticipate a graduation, wedding, or promotion. But some of our defining moments come as a total surprise, often appearing during times of crisis:
Sometimes we can sense the importance of our actions ...