I am LOVING this book! I read Chapter 2: Charisma and I just HAVE to blog about it now. John Maxwell is seriously an anointed author on leadership. In reading that chapter, I realize that I used to be really focused on being charismatic - and making people feel like they are so special. I've gotten jaded over the last few years!!! I was heart broken reading this as I realized that. It made me really examine what has happened. And it's basically that people have rejected my encouragement, or they just used me to get a boost. Somewhere I decided that I wasn't going to be "taken" anymore. I have to change that! God made me to be an encourager. What people do with it is their business with God.
It is so encouraging that he says you can develop these qualities. I think a lot of people have copped out on leadership because they say "I'm just not a leader". We ALL have the potential to lead - but we have to decide to allow God to cultivate these qualities in our lives. And I think the "Bringing it home" sections are SO good! Practical ways to work on these qualities.
John Maxwell is awesome. I follow him on Twitter now - and yet another example of his impeccable leadership, he followed me right back!! John Maxwell will see my tweets! I gotta step up my game. :o)
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