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Jul 2023

42m 17s

Make Your Future Bigger Than Your Past

About this episode

In this episode, John Maxwell shares five thoughts on how to make your future bigger than your past. Then, Traci Morrow joins Mark Cole to talk about helpful ways you can apply this lesson to your life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

Daily we are either repairing or preparing
The future can be written
People either face the future with apprehension or anticipation

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the “Make You Future Bigger Than Your Past Worksheet,” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/BiggerThan and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”

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