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​Candid Conversations: The Key to Sustaining Your Passion

You are going to want to take notes on this one!

By all measures, John has attained the highest levels of success – he has written 106 books and sold 31 million copies of those books, trained leaders in every country in the world, and is working to literally see entire countries transformed! Yet he is not satisfied. John is driven by a passion to add value to people and a sense of anticipation about where he’s going and what he’s going to do next!

In this episode, John shares his secrets to sustaining passion and staying driven. Mark Cole, the CEO of the John Maxwell Enterprise, follows up with a challenge to make sure you not only are inspired by what John teaches, but also will take action on it!

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References:

Leadershift by John C. Maxwell

The Leadershift Online Course

The John Maxwell Online Store

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