This month, I want to focus on John C. Maxwell's tagline in one of his most recent LinkedIn posts, "Character Above All."
John says, "People cannot climb beyond the limitations of their character. Leaders cannot succeed beyond the depth of their character."
Isn't that interesting? Every day, emails and social posts are written and posted about leadership. However, very few are written and posted about "CHARACTER."
In one of his LinkedIn posts, John said, "Everything rises and falls on leadership, but leadership rises and falls on character."
Furthermore, John says, "Undeveloped character is the lid on a leader's influence."
I have been a John Maxwell Leadership Coach and Trainer since about 2002, when John's company was headquartered in Atlanta, GA. We could only certify one book: Developing the Leader Within You (DTLWY).
Almost two decades later, John updated the DTLWY book to Developing the Leader Within You 2.0.
One of the most impactful changes John made in the second version of DTLWY was changing the Chapter 3 Title and Subtitle.
In the original version of DTLWY, John titled chapter 3 Integrity, with the subtitle The Most Important Ingredient of Leadership.
In the second version of DTLWY, John changed the title to Character and the subtitle to The Foundation of Leadership.
Just that one change alone was highly impactful and significant.
Going back to the statement, Character Above All, it is readily apparent that John is really focused on three key concepts:
1. Leaders cannot succeed beyond the depth of their character.
2. Leadership rises and falls on character.
3. Character is the Foundation of Leadership.
Powerful concepts and absolutely true!
Today, I encourage you to focus on "Leading with Character First!"
To grow and develop in character it is important to learn and practice good character habits.
Everyday, I train and coach entrepreneurs, business owners and C-Level Executives to grow and develop their character habits so the lid on their "Influence-Ability" is lifted much higher.
My second book, Coach-Ability and The Tricycle Effect, will be published on 19 October 2024. Its subtitle is Coaching Character as the Foundation of Leadership. Keep an eye out for it because it will transform how you look at and live your life.
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| Coach-Ability and The Tricycle Effect Book - Coming 19 October 2024! |
My first book, the second and updated version, is titled The Tricycle Effect 2.0 and uses the image of a tricycle with the front wheel (the largest wheel on a trike) being the Character Skills Wheel. Notice I said Character SKILLS. Yes! Your character can be growing and developing daily. Here is a link to my book(s): https://books2read.com/tte2
Tricycle Effect Explained in a Doodle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJHuE8QX6Jo
Until next time, remember "Character Above All, and "keep leading with character first."
If you want to read more about Character Above All, here is the LinkedIn post from John C. Maxwell: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maxwellleadership_character-above-all-john-c-maxwell-everything-activity-7229955824339603457-3Ckl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Trike On!
Coach Dane
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