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A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, Beyond Talent (p. 24). HarperCollins Leadership. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I’m sure that many of you want a personal breakthrough in your life.   A nd it starts with a change in your beliefs. John goes on, “Why? Because your beliefs determine your expectations, and your expectations determine your actions. A belief is a habit of mind in which confidence becomes a conviction that we embrace. In the long run, a belief is more than an idea that a person possesses. It is an idea that possesses a person. Benjamin Franklin said, ‘Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.’ If you want to achieve something in life, you have to be willing to be disappointed. You need to expect to succeed. Does that mean you always will? No. You will fail. You will make mistakes. But if you expect to win, you maximize your talent, and you keep trying.” He says, “You will

A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, Beyond Talent (p. 8). HarperCollins Leadership. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) There are key choices that we can make that will maximize our talent. Earlier John said, “Talent is never enough. Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, said, ‘There seems to be little correlation between a man’s effectiveness and his intelligence, his imagination, or his knowledge . . . Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results. By themselves, they only set limits to what can be contained.’ ” Later John continues, “The question remains: What creates the effectiveness that Peter Drucker says is necessary for converting talent into results? It comes from the choices you make. The key choices you make—apart from the natural talent you already have—will set you apart from others who have talent alone. Orator, attorney, an

A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, Beyond Talent (p. 6). HarperCollins Leadership. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) But that is ok! John says, “Some people seem to be blessed with a multitude of talents. Most of us have fewer abilities. But know this: all of us have something that we can do well. “In their book,  Now   Discover Your Strengths , Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton state that every person is capable of doing something better than the next ten thousand people. And they support that assertion with solid research. They call this area the strength zone, and they encourage everyone to find it and make the most of it. It doesn’t matter how aware you are of your abilities, how you feel about yourself, or whether you previously have achieved success. You have talent, and you can develop that talent.” He goes on, “If I asked you who would be more successful, the person who relies on his talent alone