Episode 10 (Grow and Lead)

John C. Maxwell wrote a very useful book called (TODAY MATTERS). The main message of the book is (Focus on today to succeed in future). 

The author suggests 12 daily practices to ensure this success. The first daily practice is related to ATTITUDE.

If someone has a healthy attitude, it will provide a huge potential for him or her. I totally agree with the author since having a healthy attitude will affect all our day if not our life. Still, it is not that easy to keep a healthy attitude everyday since there are many challenges faced during the day.

The author ensures the importance of having a healthy attitude through the following points:

- It will effect the result of any task more than any other factor.

- It will decide other's attitudes towards you.

- It may provide you winners perspective.

- It will provide you happiness.

An important question appears here, how can the person have a healthy attitude on daily basis? The author answers this question through the following:

- Take the responsibility of your attitude.

- Take decisions to change the areas that you are have bad attitudes on them.

- Think, act, talk and deal with others as the person you wish to be.

- Make sure that you appreciate people so much.

- Make sure to appreciate your life.

The author also mentions some control rules that will maintain the healthy attitude on daily basis through the following points:

- Know that your attitude needs daily fixes.

- Discover a positive thing in every thing.

- Search for a positive person in every situation.

- Say a positive thing in every conversation.

- Get rid of negative words from your dictionary.

- Appreciate people every day.

"If you want to change, you should start with your attitude and be sure about your ability to change and your ability to be the person you want". Attitude is a very important subject that we should take care every day if not every moment.

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Episode 9 (Grow and Lead)

(Focus on today to succeed in future) is the main message of the book (TODAYS MATTER) for John C. Maxwell. The author states 12 daily practices one should follow to achieve this success.

The author starts with an important subject: Wrong concepts that people have about success. These wrong concepts will prevent people from achieving the real success. Examples for these wrong concepts are:

- We believe that success is impossible, so we criticize it.

- We think that success will come from luck, so we hope it will come to us.

- We believe that success lies in an opportunity, so we wait for it.

- We think that success source is appreciation, so we try our best to get it.

After that, the author ensures concept of (Importance of the day). He states that people achieve success through focusing on their day since their day is all they own. Past is gone and future is not granted.

(Today could be a masterpiece) is the next subject that the author talks about. He mentions under this subject that success secret is in the daily agenda and one can't change his life unless he changes something he does daily.

How a day can be a masterpiece? John Maxwell answers this question with two points:

- Good decisions today will give you better tomorrow.

- The exercises you practice today will ensure a better tomorrow.

What is the first step towards success? Two things: Strat with yourself and start early. Applying these two important things will ensure ones success.

The book is very interesting and useful, so I advise everyone who seeks success in life to read and apply the concepts.

To read Episode 8, please click here.