The Winning Attitude: Your Pathway to Personal Success [Paperback]

John C. Maxwell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 19, 1996

Struggling with an ingrained negative attitude? There's real hope for you! You can change and become a winner. You can develop the attitude of mind which brings, peace, courage, and success.

In The Winning Attitude, John Maxwell shares insights from real life experiences showing how to recognize and attain the winning attitude to overcome life's difficulties, win people over, and turn problems into opportunities

Product Details

• Paperback: 214 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (June 19, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785275355
• ISBN-13: 978-0785275350
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,048,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, coach, and author who has sold over 19 million books. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP and the John Maxwell Company, organizations that have trained more than 5 million leaders worldwide. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and organizations as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the National Football League, and the United Nations. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell has written three books which have each sold more than one million copies: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. You can find him at JohnMaxwell.com and follow him at Twitter.com/JohnCMaxwell.

Customer Reviews

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is proven to be life-changing and effective., September 24, 1998

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This review is from: The Winning Attitude: Your Pathway to Personal Success (Paperback)

Reading this book is one of the best think I've done in my whole life. It has changed my outlook in life. It changed the way I approached everyday living. After reading the book, there was a tremendous impact in the way my family life, my relationships, my career and my studies have changed. I used to be a law student who didn't know where I was heading and was afraid to take chances. But now, I know where I'm headed, I've set the goals I want to achieve and I've put myself in a development plan where I continually improve and better myself. I'm reading more of John Maxwell's books and applying it to my everyday living. I'm listening to at least two positive preaching tapes every week and I'm also reading a postive-thinking book every two weeks. Through John Maxwell, I realized my potential in life. God has used him as an instrument to change me. And although I haven't met him personally, I consider him my mentor.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn The Difference An Attitude Can Make, October 14, 2001

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Todd Hudnall (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Winning Attitude: Your Pathway to Personal Success (Paperback)

Take a pint of Earl Nightengale, a quart of Biblical wisdom, and a gallon of good illustrations and you have the mix for "The Winning Attitude." John Maxwell explains what attitude is and why it is important. He then examines how your attitude is constructed, how it can become unhealthy, and how it can be changed into a vibrant, healthy, and faith-filled attitude. Maxwell draws from many fine sources and then adds his own personal insights to create an outstanding book on the subject. "The Winning Attitude" is enjoyable to read, is a blueprint for attitude development, and is a good source of material for those desiring to discuss the subject of attitude with others. A 30-page study guide makes it a fine book for small groups. In his own life Dr. Maxwell has proven the difference a winning attitude can make.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for an Attitude Adjustment, May 2, 2005

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Michael Taylor "Michael Taylor" (Indian Trail NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Winning Attitude Your Key To Personal Success (Paperback)

Maxwell has written an excellent book encouraging readers to change their attitudes so they may experience more personal success. While the book is admittingly from an evangelical Christian perspective, anyone can benefit from the material.

Among the points covered include:

1. 7 aspects fo attitudes and how they can affect your life.
2. God thinks more of us than we do ourselves.
3. Do not allow your attitude or others to put you in a box and limit your potential.
4. 4 rules to remember when you have attitude problems.
5. Failures can be the road to our success - it is impossible to succeed without failure.
6. 4 outward causes of attitude problems.
7. 8 choices we can make to improve our attitude.
8. 5 types of opportunities we have to change our attitude.
9. 3 strengths we have for change.
10. 5 things to learn from prayer in Psalm 25:1-10.

Earlier reviewers are put off by Maxwell's "preaching". What do you expect? He was a preacher when he wrote the book!!! It still amazes me that people are still so hypersensitive to whenever Christianity and the Bible are mentioned in a positive light in a book. Perhaps those same reviewers are the very ones who need an attitude adjustment the most!!!

Read, enjoy, and be encouraged to know you have the Lord ready to help you when you need an attitude change.

Highly reccomended.