The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth

Over the next five weeks I will be leading a Mastermind group to study and apply 15 invaluable laws of  personal growth, from John C. Maxwell's newly published book, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth.  John Maxwell has been passionate about personal development for over 50 years.  I share this same passion and that is why I do what I do. As a trainer, speaker, and coach I focus on leadership development, team building, and personal growth strategies to inspire and empower people to discover their passion, reach their full potential, and get extraordinary results.  

Potential, as John says, is a word filled with hope, optimism, and promises of success.  However, potential alone does not guarantee success.  Too many people never reach their full potential, many die "with the music still inside."  Growth is what helps us to reach our potential but growth doesn't just happen, it requires one to be deliberate and intentional.   For the majority of us, once we graduate from high school there is no one telling us what to read, what to study, what paths to take, what doors to open...we must now take control of our own personal growth. 

As a young man John was asked the question "Do you have a plan for your personal growth?"  That question changed his life and set him on a journey that has spanned almost 50 years.  John now has written over 60 books on a variety of topics most having to do with leadership and personal growth.  In The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth John shares his Lessons Learned and strategies for becoming the person you were created to be.  I look forward to going on this journey of personal growth with the participants of the Mastermind Group as we read, study, discuss, and apply the timeless laws of growth to unlock the potential inside each of us.

The 15 Laws we will study include:

1.  The Law of Intentionality: Growth Doesn't Just Happen
2.  The Law of Awareness: You Must Know Yourself to Grow Yourself
3.  The Law of the Mirror: You Must See Value in Yourself to Add Value to Yourself
4.  The Law of Reflection: Learning to Pause Allows Growth to Catch Up with You
5.  The Law of Consistency: Motivation Gets You Going--Discipline Keeps You Growing
6.  The Law of Environment: Growth Thrives in Conducive Surroundings
7.  The Law of Design: To Maximize Growth, Develop Strategies
8.  The Law of Pain: Good Management of Bad Experiences Leads to Great Growth
9.  The Law of the Ladder: Character Growth Determines the Height of Your Personal Growth
10.The Law of the Rubber Band: Growth Stops When You Lose the Tension Between Where You Are and Where You Could Be
11.The Law of Trade-Offs: You Have to Give Up to Grow Up
12.The Law of Curiousity: Growth Is Stimulated by Asking Why?
13.The Law of Modeling: It's Hard to Improve When You Have No One but Yourself to Follow
14.The Law of Expansion: Growth Always Increases Your Capacity
15.The Law of Contribution: Growing Yourself Enables You to Grow Others

I will blog on each of the 15 laws to share some insight and to challenge you to live them and reach your potential.  Consider purchasing the book and following along.  If you would like to participate in a Mastermind Group to study the 15 laws please get in touch with me to join an upcoming group or to form another group.  My studies are virtual to allow for those of us (myself included) who travel frequently to be engaged and not miss out on this very important journey.  So you see...you cannot even use the excuse that we do not live in the same city.  Be intentional, be deliberate, and take action to create and apply your own personal growth plan!

AND AWAY WE GO........