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LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Million Leaders Mandate Curriculum

by JOHN C. MAXWELL
Notebook Three
Leadership Begins
With An Attitude
Lesson 1
 Leadership Begins With an Attitude

Leaders think and perceive the world differently

than followers do

“As a man thinks in his heart, so he is”

Proverbs 23:7
 What is an attitude?

• It is the “advance man” of our true selves,

• Its roots are inward but its fruit is outward.
• It is our best friend or our worst enemy.
• It is more honest and more consistent than our words.
• It is an outward look based on past experiences.
• It is a thing which draws people to us or repels them.
• It is never content until it is expressed.
• It is the librarian of our past.
• It is the speaker of our present.
• It is the prophet of our future.
Biblical
Principles
About
Attitudes
1. My attitude as I begin a task will affect its
outcome more than anything else.
Joshua and Caleb The Other 10 Spies
a. Saw the fruit in the land a. Saw problems in the land
b. Saw themselves in God’s hands b. Saw themselves as small
and weak
c. Were optimistic about the future
c. Were pessimistic about the
d. Encouraged stepping out
future
in faith.
d. Prevented the people from
progress
2. My attitude toward others determines their
attitude towards me.

Four Important Leadership Steps with

People
1. Remember their name
2. Recognize their potential
3. Request their help
4. Reward their efforts
3. My attitude is the major difference between
success and failure.

Three Phases Of A Problem:

Awareness: We have a problem.
Evaluation: What went wrong?
Choice: This is where attitude steps in!
4. My attitude can turn my problems into
blessings.

“Watch over your heart and guard it

with all diligence.
For from it flow the springs of life.”
Proverbs 4:23
5. My attitude can give me an uncommon
positive perspective on life.

“All things are possible to him who believes”

Mark 9:23
6. My attitude is my best friend or my worst
enemy on life.

“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart

brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil
treasure of his heart brings forth what is evil; for his
mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.”
Luke 6:46
7. My attitude, not my achievements, will
give me happiness.
“I considered all my activities which my hands had done
and the labor which I had exerted, and behold it was
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vanity and striving after the wind and there was no profit
under the sun… I know there’s nothing better for men than
to rejoice and do good in one’s lifetime; moreover that
every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor
– it is a gift from God
Eccelesiastes 2:11, 3:12-13
 Personal Evaluation

Have you ever thought …

1. If I could just serve in a different place, I’d be happier.

2. If I just knew that person, I’d be satisfied.
3. If things were different here, I would be OK.
4. If I would not have done that, I’d feel better about myself.
8. My attitude will change when I choose to
change it.

As you mature, life is

Conditions governed more by your
choices than by your
Choices
condition or circumstances
Age
 John Maxwell

• The air currents of life jolt us out of line

and try to keep us from achieving our goals.
Unexpected weather can change our
direction and strategy. We must adjust our
thinking continually so we can live right.
 Personality/Temperament

• Birth: Environment

• 1-6: Word expression

• Adult acceptance/affirmation

• 6-10: Self –image

• Exposure to new experiences

• 11-21: Associations with peers.

• Physical appearance

• 21-61: Marriage, family, job

Success
Adjustments
Assessment of life
9. My attitude needs continual adjustment
Indicators for Attitude Adjustments
1. I have not had enough time with God or myself.
2. My family notices and tells me about my attitude.
3. My relationship with co-workers becomes strained.
4. My view of people begins to lower.
5. My perspective on life becomes cynical.
10. My attitude is contagious

People catch our attitudes

like they catch a cold from us
– by getting too close to us!
How to turn failure into success

1. I will never give up so long as I know I

am right.
2. I will believe that all things will work out
for me if I hang on until the end.
3. I will be courageous and undismayed in
the face of odds.
4. I will not permit anyone to intimidate me
or deter me from my goals.
 How to turn failure into success

5. I will fight to overcome all physical handicaps and

setbacks.
6. I will try again and again and yet again to
accomplish what I desire.
7. I will take new faith and resolution from the
knowledge that all successful men and women
have had to fight defeat and adversity.
8. I will never surrender to discouragement or
despair no matter what seeming obstacles may
confront me. Harold Sherman.