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Feb 2025
37m 30s

Become a World-Class Leader

JOHN MAXWELL
About this episode

In this episode, John Maxwell dives into how he became a world-class leader and offers practical steps for you to become one too!

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to talk about what John has shared and help you to apply it to your own life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

-   You don’t lead for what it benefits you. The only reason to lead is to benefit others.

-   If you can’t lead a few, you’ll never be able to lead many.

-   If you keep doing the right thing every day, someday you’re going to reap a huge return.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Become a World-Class Leader Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/WorldClass and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.” 

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