LAW 9 – CHAPTER 9: The Law of The Ladder
Character Growth Determine The Height Of Your Personal Growth
LEARN IT
“We Are Human Beings, Not Human Doings”
I. Ambition:
A. What does John Mean, “Ambition without guidance?”
Guidance – is values and principles
II. To Be A Success, Think Like A Success:
A. What does this mean to you?
B. Describe some ways successful people think
C. Review the list of topics on page 141 and ask the participants share the top two they would like to explore in their own lives
III. The Value Of Character
A. Is it any surprise that “Honesty” is the top trait universally valued by people
B. Comment on this quote: “99% of leadership failures are failures of character.”
LIVE IT
“Your Potential Is Found One Rung At A time”
IV. Rungs On The Character Ladder
A. I will focus on being better on the inside than the outside –
Character Matters
1. The Inside influences the outside
a. We really do reap what we sow
b. What we believe makes our character
2. Inside victories precede outside ones
a. Before you can DO, you must BE
3. Our inside development is totally within our control
a. We can’t always determine what happens to us, but we can determine what happens in us.
b. Failing to make the right character choices means we give away some of our ownership of ourselves.
B. I will follow the Golden Rule – People Matter
1. “With one insignificant exception, the world is made up of others.
2. Whether you like people or not, they already know
C. I will only teach what I believe – Passion Matters
1. Borrowed beliefs are not owned beliefs.
2. We must be about the discipline of developing our own core beliefs, then passionately teaching them…people can tell the difference.
D. I will value humility above all virtues – Perspective Matters
1. While many people don’t plan to messing up, even more don’t plan not to.
2. Remember The Big Picture
3. Remember who we really are”
4. Be Teachable
5. Recognize that everyone has weaknesses
a. With only one notable exception, we all are fallible.
6. Having a “beginner’s mindset” keeps one pliable and moldable to new truths
7. Be Willing To Serve Others
a. Putting others first “right-sizes” our ego.
b. Serve someone for whom there is no chance of gaining anything in return
8. Be Grateful
a. Gratitude expresses our dependence on others and our own vulnerability.
b. We all have found our success through the help of others interested in our success.
E. I will strive to finish well – Faithfulness Matters
1. In life, one can never “stop” – the either “finish, or keep going.
2. Our character is being developed until we are finished.
V. The Stronger Your Character, The Greater Your Growth Potential
A. Discuss the quote: “He was born mud, but died marble” How is that lived out?
Facilitation Questions Options
OVERCOME GROWING PAINS
(Specific Steps to Amazing Growth)
• Assess where you have placed most of your growth energy up until now in your life: Has it been on the inside, or the outside?
• How much time do you spend the things of the outside and how much time on the inside?
• Schedule specific time for developing the inside – humility, character, seeking others first and family importance.
• Discuss this idea: “There are many decisions one must make before they have to, or they will make the wrong one.”
• Explore this truth: “Emergencies don’t develop character, they revel it.”
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