2246 | John C. Maxwell: "Too Many Leaders Want the Perks of Leadership without Paying the Price.”

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Sean Croxton

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

John C. Maxwell breaks down The Law of Victory — the idea that great leaders simply refuse to lose. With inspiring stories, Maxwell drives home the mindset of relentless responsibility, unwavering belief, and an all-in commitment to winning. Victory isn’t optional — it’s essential.

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0:00.0	You watch a leader.
0:01.9	They will not accept, no.
0:04.4	They will not expect, except it can't be done.
0:07.7	They will not accept the fact that, well, others haven't made it, so neither can we.
0:12.1	They will not accept.
0:13.2	That is totally unacceptable.
0:14.2	When you tell them that, instead of that discouraging a leader, that's like putting, that's like putting kerosene on fire.
0:23.4	When somebody tells me that, well, we can't help ourselves, it can't be done, they don't
0:27.5	know what that does to me on the inside. I mean, that's like saying sickum to a beagle. You know
0:32.9	what I'm saying? I mean, I start frothing at the mouth. I can't handle it.
0:56.7	I don't accept it. Welcome back to the quote of the day show. I'm your host, Sean Croxton and Sean Croxton.com. We got John C. Maxwell back on the show to wrap up our week. Today, John
1:03.0	is going to share another one of his laws of leadership, which today is the law of victory.
1:10.0	This is really good stuff.
1:11.6	Before we get to that though, I had a thought.
1:14.6	I have a thought about the opening clip for today's episode,
1:18.6	which you just heard a couple minutes ago.
1:20.6	And John's talking about, you know, when people tell him he can't do something,
1:24.6	that's when he gets really fired up.
1:26.6	That's a good thing, but it can also
1:29.3	be dangerous. And I will show you how. When I got started on the internet, on YouTube, my
1:39.0	underground wellness channel, it was 2006, it was late 2006, really got going in 2007, started my first podcast,
1:45.8	Underground Wellness Radio in 2008. So we're talking about almost 20 years ago, which is crazy.
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