Hey, this is Richard Chancy and I'm your host of the John Maxwell Leadership Podcast.

In the next two episodes, we have got quite a subject to cover with you.

It's called the 10 Keys to Consistent Growth.

Now in part one, John's going to cover points one through five of those 10 keys.

If you want to get the download for this episode, you can find that at MaxwellPodcast.com

for slash consistent, just go to that page and click the bonus resource button.

Now here's Dr. John C. Maxwell.

I saw this definition many, many years ago and I believe it with all of my heart.

Happiness is growth.

You showed me a person that's growing.

I'll show you a happy person.

You showed me an organization that's growing and I'll show you a happy organization.

I mean, that's just the fact of life.

And I thought I would take a moment and personalize this growth and just share with you my process

of growth in my lifetime.

If you would go back before 1974 and before that time, the best way to term my growth

would be called accidental growth.

And in other words, I didn't grow on purpose.

I didn't even know I was supposed to grow on purpose, but I loved people and I worked

hard.

And so there were things I learned.

I kind of took it in snatches, but it was accidental type of growth.

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