Talent is Never Enough by John Maxwell

2020, book 29: “As a leader, I am always asking myself, Am I helping others make progress? I am vigilant about how I spend my time, with whom I am spending it, how it fits into the bigger picture, and whether it produces results.” — John Maxwell

Finished on May 1, 2020

This book is one that I’ve now read twice and am going through a third time. Each time that I’ve gone through it, I’ve learned new things and have been impacted differently. It’s interesting to learn about patterns and then spend time in real life observing them. There are so many people with incredible potential that honestly don’t make anything of themselves.

It’s like a bird living in a cage. An eagle raised with eagles. It’s like the elephant who grows up with a rope tied to them. By the time that the elephant is fully grown, they are tied to the same rope. It’s always held them before so they mistakenly believe that it would still prevent them from leaving their location in present day. Yet, it could only restrain them if they used a fraction of their strength.

Pg. 17, Cartoonist Charles Schulz offered this comparison: “Life is a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we…