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A thought by John C. Maxwell (2017-03-07) from his book, No Limits: Blow the CAP Off Your Capacity (p. 43). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) So, what does that mean, Bill?   I’m glad you asked. John says, “There are many capacities that we can increase, but there’s nothing we can do to expand time. The number of minutes in a day, days in a week, and weeks in a year are set. Even our time here on Earth is fixed. Our days are numbered.   That’s why we need to focus on our energy. That’s something we can influence.” Later he says, “A former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, put a great emphasis on a candidate’s energy when he hired leaders. He valued stamina over many other qualities because he believed it was important for leadership sustainability. He also valued a leader’s ability to energize others and motivate a team to be productive. “I appreciate energy. I grew up in a house full of energy. Dad was always

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2017-03-07) from his book, No Limits: Blow the CAP Off Your Capacity (p. 32). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Is there something in you that you say you can’t do?   Maybe the first time you got up to bat in little league baseball you struck out.   It was your first time to bat in front of people but because you were so embarrassed you decided to never pick up a bat again.   Or maybe it was a spelling test or singing in front of people.   It didn’t go well so you put a cap on yourself.     John says, “But we don’t have to leave them in place. We don’t have to be limited by them forever. I think back to some of the caps I put on myself: “When I started in my career, I was a people pleaser. I wanted to be everybody’s favorite, and I didn’t like rocking the boat. That’s not a good mind-set if you want to be a leader. I had to learn how to remove that cap. I had to be willing to do what was

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2017-03-07) from his book, No Limits: Blow the CAP Off Your Capacity (p. 30). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Do you realize that?   They have! John says, “We all have caps put on us— both great and small— by others. I remember one put on me in fifth grade. I wanted to play the trumpet, so my parents rented a trumpet for me. I was excited as I went to a music teacher for my first lesson. But she took one look at my mouth and said, ‘Your mouth isn’t shaped right to play the trumpet. You’ll never be able to do it.’ She told my parents that I should play the clarinet. But I didn’t want to play clarinet. I wanted to play trumpet. Guess what? My parents traded in the trumpet and got me a clarinet. I’ve always wondered what would have happened if I had just been given a chance to play the trumpet. I think I would have loved it.” He goes on, “Today, I am unwilling to surrender my potential to