21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C Maxwell

My next project will be to review the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C Maxwell and relate it to a practical activity for teaching kids to develop their leadership. Firstly here is a video on exactly who John C. Maxwell is and the impact that his book has had.



First I will outline what his 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership are then I will break it down and run through approx one law every couple of days. I am in no way affiliated with John C. Maxwell, these are my interpretations and learnings from his book.
1. The law of the Lid - Leadership Ability Determines a Person's Level of Effectiveness.
2. The Law of Influence - The true measure of Leadership is Influence - Nothing More, Nothing Less
3. The Law of Process - Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day
4. The Law of Navigation - Anyone can Steer the Ship, but it takes a Leader to chart the course
5. The Law of E.F. Hutton - When the real leader speaks, People Listen
6. The Law of Solid Ground - Trust is the Foundation of Leadership
7. The Law of Respect - People naturally follow Leaders stronger than themselves
8. The Law of Intuition - Leaders Evaluate everything with a leadership bias
9. The Law of Magnetism - Who you are is who you attract
10. The Law of Connection - Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand
11. The Law of the Inner Circle - A leaders potential is determined by those closest to him
12. The Law of Empowerment - Only Secure Leaders give powers to others
13. The Law of Reproduction - It takes a leader to raise up a leader
14. The Law of Buy-In - People buy into the leader, Then the Vision
15. The Law of Victory - Leaders find a way for the team to win
16. The Law of the Big Mo - Momentum is a Leaders Best friend
17. The Law of Priorities - Leaders understand that activity is not necessarily accomplishment
18. The law of Sacrifice - A leader must give up to go up
19. The Law of Timing - When to lead is as important as what to do and where to go
20. The law of Explosive Growth - To add growth, lead followers - To multiply, lead leaders
21. The Law of Legacy - A leaders lasting value is measured by succession

Mum's Prayer to Santa

Dear Santa,

I've been a good mum all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor, sold sixty-two cases of choc.bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground.

I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.

Here are my Christmas wishes:
I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any colour, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze; but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the lolly aisle in the grocery store.

I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy.

If you're hauling big ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music; a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals; and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.

On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mummy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.

I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother," because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.

If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.

If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare tomato sauce a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely. It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.

Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is ringing and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back. Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold.

Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.

Yours Always, MUM...!

P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children happy, healthy and always believing.