BE ALL YOU CAN BE

Quote from the Book

“The Average person’s lifetime includes twenty years of sleeping, six years of watching television, five years of dressing and shaving, three years of waiting for others, one year on the telephone, and four months of tying shoes” (p.29)

The Author

John Maxwell authored this book in 2002. Maxwell was born in Garden City, Michigan in 1947. An evangelical Christian, he followed his father into the ministry. He completed a Bachelor’s degree at Ohio Christian University in 1969, a Master of Divinity degree at Azusa Pacific University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary. He currently resides in South Florida with his wife, Margaret. Maxwell is a leadership expert, speaker, and author. He is the founder of INJOY, Maximum Impact, The John Maxwell Team, ISS, and EQUIP. EQUIP is an international leadership development organization working to help leaders, involved with leaders from more than 80 nations. Its mission is “to see effective Christian leaders fulfill the Great Commission in every nation”.Maxwell speaks annually to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and organizations as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point and the National Football League. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, he was one of 25 authors named to Amazon.com‘s 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame. Three of his books, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, have each sold over a million copies.

Insights from the Book

Many people want to be a leader, fulfilled and fully realized, always able to take what life throws at them and stretch beyond the status quo. But for some reason, they never quite get there. They just aren’t living up to their potential, and they don’t know why. Maybe the above statements describe you and you have been searching for answers. The answer is in this book. John Maxwell gives the tool you need to Be All You Can Be. This powerful book is filled with easy-to-grasp truths that you can put to work right away. You’ll discover principles of success that can help push you to the next level.

Maxwell makes it very simple to understand the thrust of this book. He put the whole idea into four keys that must be mastered if you dream of maximizing your potential and be All You Can Be. The four keys are as follows:

KNOW: Discover the principles for fulfilling your God-given potential.

SHOW: Learn how to model the principles so others can see them at work

GO: Roll up your sleeves, go out, and live what you’ve learned

GROW: Experience living at your full potential, continually assessing your progress.

At the end, this book will help you gain insights, knowledge, and hope for the future, giving you the power to overcome in the present. Successful living and leading starts now! It’s time to accept the challenge to …Be All You Can Be.