Write Your Own Story
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
John Maxwell
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
What story are you writing with your life? In this week’s episode, John Maxwell is sharing the two pillars he lives by that have helped him create a life story of profound significance.
After his lesson, Mark Cole dives into deep application so you can confidently command your life’s narrative.
Key takeaways:
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You have the power to write your own life story. Don't let others write it for you.
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Put your giftedness alongside the needs of people.
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The way you make people feel is what they will remember most about your leadership.
Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Write Your Own Story Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/WriteYourStory and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. |
| 0:10.7 | I want to start today's podcast the same way we started a recent book that I helped, |
| 0:15.7 | I got to help John Maxwell write, actually. |
| 0:17.7 | I was on the writing team. |
| 0:19.3 | The book's called Change Your World and in that book, John starts it with this. |
| 0:22.2 | Every one of us has a change the world speech inside of us. Every one of us have a change the world story inside of us. |
| 0:32.8 | Today, I want in this podcast for us to uncover your story. In fact, today we're going to talk about |
| 0:39.3 | write your story. And I'm so excited because John's going to talk to us about two of the |
| 0:45.6 | driving principles that have made his life as effective and as impacting as it has become today. |
| 0:54.3 | We want that same thing for you. |
| 0:56.1 | And so today I'm going to share that with you. |
| 0:57.8 | In fact, if you would like to download the bonus resource that will help you and guide you as John is speaking today, |
| 1:04.2 | you can go to Maxwellpodcast.com forward slash write your story. |
| 1:10.4 | And also, if you would like to watch us on YouTube, |
| 1:13.8 | you can go to that same link, |
| 1:15.6 | Maxwellpodcast.com forward slash write your story. |
| 1:18.9 | And you will be able to get the link for YouTube there. |
| 1:22.3 | Now, grab a pen and paper. |
| 1:24.5 | Maybe grab an empty book, a diary, |
| 1:27.2 | because today is all about you crafting the story of your life. |
| 1:33.2 | I'll come back after John is done teaching, |
| 1:35.3 | and we will challenge you to begin writing the epic story of your impact. |
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