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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. 45). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Does what you do at least 40 hours a week energize or de-energize you?   And we need energy to survive in this world, don’t we? John says, “Doing what rewards you almost always gives you energy. The same is true for doing what gives us a high return . However, for most people, fulfilling requirements is not energizing— unless your requirements line up with return and reward. If you have the power to align all three of those, you’ll always be energized by your work.” He goes on, “How can you do that? You can change jobs. You can talk to your boss and see if what’s required of you can be adjusted. Or you can learn to distinguish between what has to be done for the organization and what only you could do for it. “In my career, I had an energy turnaround when I started to mak

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