(Grow and Lead) Episode 2

I was really confused which book I should start with since all John Maxwell's books are useful. I chose to start with a book called (THINKING FOR A CHANGE). As I mentioned in my previous episode, I will mention each book in several episodes in order not to distract the reader with many information.

If you ask people about the thinking ways they know, they might answer with two or three types. Familiar ones are logical, creative and strategic thinking. In this book, Mr. Maxwell open our minds for 11 ways of thinking stating benefits for each one.

These ways are essential for any person seeks success in life and they are necessary also for personal growth and leadership which are mainly a core subject of Mr. Maxwell's books.

He starts his book by stating the value of good thinking. I agree with his concept that one of the main differences between success and failed people is the way of thinking. People who reach to the top think differently than others.

He says that those who adopt good thinking as a way of life understand the relationship between the level of their thinking and their level of their progress, and they also realize that in order to change their lives, they must change their way of thinking.

Before Mr. Maxwell starts the ways of thinking, he starts with some ideas about thinking. Let me share two of those:

- Everything starts with an idea.

- What we think defines who we are, and who we are defines our actions.

See you in the next episode for more benefits of this nice book :)

You can read the first episode by clicking here.

(Grow and Lead) Episode 1

From the day I read the first book of Mr. John C. Maxwell, I became a big fan of him. After that and whenever I went to Sharjah International Book fair, I was searching for his books and buying whatever I found useful. Actually, I found all his books useful, at least for those I read. 

Until now, I read more that 15 books for John Maxwell and there are lots to come. One may ask; why I became a fan of Mr. Maxwell's book? Indeed, there are several reasons for that:

1) I found that his books are focusing on positive VALUES which are needed for everyone wants to be success in his life.

2) When you read his books, you will feel that he is talking to you from his heart. This true feelings attracted me to his books.

3) His books are full of personal situations and stories. This is another great factor for attraction.

4) Finally, there are lot of qoutes and real stories supporting his statements. This will add great value to the book.

This is my opinion about his books and I'm sure many will agree with me since his books are sold by millions. Believe me, his books are very useful.

Accordingly and due to the knowledge I got from these books, I decided to share benefits of these books in order to transfer these knowledge to others. 

My objective for this sharing is to encourage reading Mr. Maxwell's book at first place. If not, at least to get the basic ideas and concepts from them.

I decided to call this series (Grow and Lead) since all of Mr. Maxwell's books are focusing mainly on two things: Personal Growth and Leadership, so it will be better for the series name to be on the same direction.

I will share in every episode some benefits from a book taking into consideration that I will cover each book in several episodes so that not much information will exist in one episode.

I hope that I will share useful information with all. See you in next episode with the first book.