Attitude: The Difference Maker (Part 1)
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
John Maxwell
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2019
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
This episode kicks off a three-part series on attitude. John starts us off by clearly reminding us that attitude is NOT everything, but it IS the difference maker. John shares a list of what attitude cannot substitute for, as well as a list of what attitude can do for us. He encourages us to make attitude our greatest asset.
Mark Cole, Richard Chancy, and Jason Brooks offer perspective on what choosing and maintaining a positive attitude looks like for different personality types. Introverts and extroverts have different challenges with keeping a positive attitude, but two things ring true for all types and help develop a positive attitude over the long haul: the need for positive self-talk and a commitment to embracing resistance.
Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Attitude Worksheet. You can access the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Attitude and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”
References:
The Difference Maker by John C. Maxwell
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the John Maxwell Leadership Podcast. This week we're starting a three-part series |
| 0:10.8 | called Attitude, the Difference Maker. Now if you want to get the download for this episode, |
| 0:15.7 | go to MaxwellPodcast.com, forward slash Attitude, and click the Download Resources button, |
| 0:21.4 | and you'll get the show notes for this episode. And in the interest of mixing things up, |
| 0:26.2 | we're going to add a little spice to the application part of the episode for these three weeks, |
| 0:31.1 | because we're bringing in Jason Brooks. So you'll have Jason Brooks, myself, and Mark Cole |
| 0:36.9 | on the application part. So here's Dr. John C. Maxwell with part one of Attitude, the Difference Maker. |
| 0:44.0 | Make your attitude your greatest asset. Okay, let's get going. I'm a motivational teacher, |
| 0:59.5 | I'm not a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker makes you feel good, but the next day you |
| 1:03.6 | don't know why, isn't that true? That's true? You just say, whoa, I just feel good. I feel good. |
| 1:09.3 | I'm not sure why, but I do feel good. I'm a motivational teacher. I hope I make you feel good, |
| 1:13.9 | but the next day I also hope you know why. And the reason I say that is, starting this lesson on |
| 1:18.8 | Attitude is that a motivational speaker will tell you something that I don't agree with. |
| 1:23.4 | A motivational speaker will tell you attitude is everything. I've heard him say it, haven't you? |
| 1:28.4 | I've heard a motivational speaker's walking your life and look at you and say, if you have a great |
| 1:31.8 | attitude, that's all you ever need. If you believe it, you can achieve it. What you set your mind to, |
| 1:37.8 | it can become yours. And I'm here to tell you, not true. My name's John. I'm your friend. |
| 1:45.6 | But a motivational speaker will say, attitudes everything. And I'm here to tell you, it's not, |
| 1:49.6 | and let me put it this way. There are a lot of people that have been taught attitude is everything |
| 1:55.9 | that are set up for major disappointment in their life. And I'm here to say, attitude isn't |
| 2:00.8 | everything, but I am here to tell you, it's one thing that can make a difference in your life. |
| 2:07.3 | Attitude isn't everything, but it is the one thing that can make a difference in your life. |
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