If you focus on goals, you may hit goals—but that desn’t guarantee growth. If you focus on growth, you will grow and always hit goals.

Become an Intentional Learner

If you want to make your dreams a reality, you need to keep learning and improving. But many people have false ideas that hold them back from reaching their full potential.

Growth Gap Traps

As children, we grow physically without much effort. However, mental, spiritual, and emotional growth requires active work. We don't automatically become better over time. Instead, we must intentionally focus on improving ourselves. Once we finish school, it's up to us to take charge of our personal development. If we want to make our lives better, we need to consciously strive for growth.

The Assumption Gap—“I Assume That I Will Automatically Grow”

any people learn important things from difficult experiences. But it's often a tough and unpredictable way to learn. Instead of waiting for life to teach you, it's better to decide what you want to achieve, create a plan, and work hard to reach your goals. When you start actively pursuing your dreams, you'll discover more opportunities to grow and find yourself making progress in different areas of your life.

The Knowledge Gap—“I Don’t Know How to Grow”

Growing as a person often means making mistakes and admitting you don't have all the answers. It can be difficult, but it's necessary for improvement. If you want to grow intentionally, you need to overcome your fear of making mistakes. Remember that mistakes are opportunities to learn and grow, and they can be a sign that you're on the right path

The Mistake Gap—“I’m Afraid of Making Mistakes”

The Perfection Gap is the desire to find the perfect way to start a growth plan. However, the reality is that you need to start first to discover the best path. It's like driving at night on an unfamiliar road. You can't see the entire route at once, but as you drive, more of the road becomes visible. Similarly, taking action will reveal the best way forward in your growth journey.

The Perfection Gap—“I Have to Find the Best Way Before I Start

Are there tried and true principles that are always certain to help a person grow? John Maxwell says the answer is yes. He has been passionate about personal development for over fifty years, and here, he teaches everything he has gleaned about what it takes to reach our potential. In the way that only he can communicate, John teaches . . . <ul><li>The Law of the Mirror: You Must See Value in Yourself to Add Value to Yourself</li><li>The Law of Awareness: You Must Know Yourself to Grow Yourself</li><li>The Law of Modeling: It's Hard to Improve When You Have No One But Yourself to Follow</li><li>The Law of the Rubber Band: Growth Stops When You Lose the Tension Between Where You are and Where You Could Be</li><li>The Law of Contribution: Developing Yourself Enables You to Develop Others</li></ul> This compact read will help readers become lifelong learners whose potential keeps increasing and never gets "used up."

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John Calvin Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. His books have sold millions of copies, with some on the New York Times Best Seller List.

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