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Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. THE MAXWELL DAILY READER 365 Days of Insight to Develop the Leader Within You and Influence Those Around YouBy JOHN C. MAXWELL Thomas NelsonCopyright © 2007 John C. Maxwell All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4002-0339-0 Contents Introduction.............................................vJanuary..................................................1February.................................................35March....................................................67April....................................................101May......................................................133June.....................................................167July.....................................................199August...................................................233September................................................267October..................................................299November.................................................333December.................................................365About the Author.........................................398Annotated Bibliography...................................399Sources by Book..........................................406Sources by Day and Parallel Passages.....................409 Chapter One JANUARY 1. Take Care of the Little Things 2. The Instrument of Leadership 3. Discernment 4. You Are Your Lens 5. Put People in Their (Right) Place 6. Character Is Everything 7. The Law of Influence 8. Point Out People's Strengths 9. The Power of Focusing 10. Charting the Course 11. The Law of Priorities 12. People Need to Know They Helped 13. Control What's In You 14. Leaders See Within the Larger Context 15. Be Impressed, Not Impressive 16. Manage Your Attitude Daily 17. The Law of Connection 18. Take Time to Understand People 19. The 30-Second Rule 20. Develop Relationships Before Starting Out 21. The Value of Time 22. Enlarging Others 23. Overcoming Barriers to Empowerment 24. Leaders Cannot Rise above the Limitations of Their Character 25. Vision 26. Everyone Influences Someone 27. The Heart of Leadership 28. Act Yourself into Changing 29. Let People Know You Need Them 30. Steer a Course 31. Growing to Your Potential JANUARY 1 TAKE CARE OF THE LITTLE THINGS When I teach at a conference or go to a book signing, people sometimes confide in me that they desire to write books too. "How do I get started?" they ask. "How much writing do you do now?" I ask in return. Some tell me about articles and other pieces they are writing, and I simply encourage them; but most of the time they sheepishly respond, "Well, I haven't really written anything yet." "Then you need to start writing," I explain. "You've got to start small and work up to it." Leadership is the same. You've got to start small and work up to it. A person who has never led before needs to try to influence one other person. Someone who has some influence should try to build a team. Just start with what's necessary. St. Francis of Assisi said, "Start doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." All good leadership begins where you are. It was Napoleon who said, "The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves." The small responsibilities you have before you now comprise the first great leadership conquest you must make. Don't try to conquer the world until you've taken care of things in your own backyard. —The 360° Leader What one small, specific leadership step can you take today? JANUARY 2 THE INSTRUMENT OF LEADERSHIP John W. Gardner observed, "If I had to name a single all-purpose instrument of leadership, it would be communication." Perhaps you are familiar with my books on leadership; then you know that I believe everything rises and falls on leadership. What I haven't mentioned before is that leadership rises and falls on communication. If you lead your team, give yourself these
