Posts by Pete Glocker
The Leading Edge: Grandpa’s Legacy
By: Marie Cosgrove I vividly remember a beautiful, sunny afternoon. I was overwhelmingly happy in the car with my family—after all, it was a glorious, warm afternoon in the fall–highly unusual for Dayton, OH, where the weather is usually cold. That was until the phone rang. My brother-in-law gave us horrible news. I went from…
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Real Stories, Real Success:
From Facing Fear to True Transformation
Hari Iyer was surprised when he was contacted by a Program Coordinator from the John Maxwell Team in 2012. When he heard about the Team, though, he joined right away. He thought, “I can change people’s lives. I can add value to people.” Hari’s time with the John Maxwell Team has been truly transformational in…
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Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Begin it. Begin ~ to start. BE ~ to exist. Start to exist. Share your uniqueness. You know, your quirky sense of humor, your intense passion for a cause, your idiosyncrasies only a…
Read MoreDifference Made – A True Story
The Story Max took a $50,000 pay cut to become a civil servant because he wanted to truly make a difference on a national scale. Within a few months he had captured the attention of senior executives which translated into Max being selected to lead the program. So, with three days’ notice, he went from…
Read MoreSocks as a Leadership Tool!
One of the great aspects of the John Maxwell Team (JMT) culture is that we like to have fun and don’t take ourselves too seriously. At the Live Training events you will see many male team members and JMT staff wearing very colorful and funny socks. Everyone has a lot of fun with this. Up…
Read MoreLife is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Life is a marathon not a sprint, yet so many people treat it as such, then end up frustrated at their outcomes. I recently signed up for a 12 week 5K for beginners program. Week 1 starts off with a 3 day run/walk, then each week the process compounds to build endurance and focus both…
Read MoreAlways meant to be
Life has a remarkable way of working itself out. I’m sitting in the lobby of a hotel in Guatemala, reflecting on our life-changing transformational mission there, when I received the following text from my husband, Frank: “Can we go to Las Vegas on August 27th? I responded, “Yes, we can.” I immediately knew this date…
Read MoreFinding My Wings
The sky is falling! If you don’t believe me just pull up the latest news on your phone; the world as we have known it is changing. The 40/40 plan is dead — you know the 40/40 plan: go to school to get a good degree, work for 40 hours a week for 40 years…
Read MoreThe Law of Multiplication
Earlier this year I suffered what I’ve come to call my “mid-life crisis”. Instead of the “traditional” ways to act in such a state, I began to evaluate my life and determine whether I was living out my “purpose”—was I fully living as God intends me to live, and I decided to merge my love…
Read MoreGood leaders use TACT
Good Leaders Use TACT – How about you? Tact is the ability to say the right thing. Leaders definitely need to develop this skill but I am talking about the acronym TACT. It stands for Think, Apply, Change and Transfer. Good leaders are continual learners. One of the best ways to learn and to grow…
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