SELF-IMPROVEMENT 101 WHAT EVERY LEADER NEE DS TO KNOW JOHN C. MAXWELL NASHVILLE DALLAS MEXICO CITY RIO DE JANEIRO BEIJING © 2009 by John C. Maxwell All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson. Thomas Nelson is a registered trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc. Published in association with Yates & Yates, www.yates2.com. Thomas Nelson, Inc., titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund-raising, or sales promotional use. For information, please e-mail
[email protected]. Portions of this book have been previously published in Your Road Map for Success, Talent Is Never Enough, Developing the Leaders Around You, Failing Forward, The 360º Leader, Winning with People, and Leadership Gold by John C. Maxwell. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Maxwell, John C., 1947– Self-improvement 101 : what every leader needs to know / John C. Maxwell. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-4002-8024-7 1. Leadership. 2. Self-actualization (Psychology) I. Title. HD57.7.M39428 2009 658.4'092—dc22 2009028418 Printed in the United States of America 09 10 11 12 13 WC 6 5 4 3 2 1 CONTENTS Preface PART I: LAYING A FOUNDATION FOR SELF- IMPROVEMENT 1. What Will It Take for Me to Improve? 2. How Can I Grow in My Career? 3.