The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth - John C Maxwell

 John was a preacher in a church who wanted the biggest church and then life led him into areas where he worked with human potential, leadership. He is a bestselling author who has sold over 21 million copies of his books, the founder of EQUIP and the John Maxwell Company. He speaks and develops leaders across the globe.

The 15 laws are

1. The Law of Intentionality - Growth doesn't just happen. Set a clear intention.

2. The Law of Awareness - You must know yourself to grow yourself. Know your strengths and weaknesses and work on yourself.

3. The Law of the Mirror - See value in yourself to add value to yourself

4. The Law of Reflection - Learning to pause allows growth to catch up with you

 5. The Law of Consistency - Motivation gets you going, discipline keeps you growing

6. The Law of Environment - Growth thrives in conducive surroundings. Check your surroundings and be ruthless about what you want and what you do not.

7.The Law of Design - To maximise growth, develop strategies

8. The Law of Pain - Good management of bad experiences leads to great growth

9. The Law of the Ladder - Character growth determines the height of your personal growth

10. The Law of the Rubber Band - Growth stops when you lose the tension between where you are and where you could be

11. The Law of Trade Offs - You have to give up to grow up

12. The Law of Curiosity - Growth is stimulated by asking why

13. The Law of Modeling - It's hard to imrpove when you have no one but yourself to follow

14. The Law of Expansion - Growth increases your capacity

15. The Law of Contribution - Growing yourself enables you to grow others

That's the gist. There are lovely stories and anecdotes, many quotes from famous people, lots of good stuff that is helpful for personal growth. He talks of books, personal time, delegation, people, new areas. I especially loved the 'Law of the Rubber Band' and 'The Law of Trade Offs'. Maxwell talks about his heart attack when he was 51 and thought he was going to die, about meeting many interesting people like John Wooden. Good read.