Refuel Conference- John Maxwell

I recently attended the Refuel Conference in Lynchburg, Virginia. John Maxwell, the leadership speaker and author, was the opening speaker of the conference. Maxwell encouraged all in attendance to develop a "life list"- a list of things you should do everyday. These items must be about who you are and out of your calling. The "life list" must be personal and small in number, no more than a half dozen. Here are some notes from Maxwell's session:

Before his session ended, Maxwell only had time to share three "life list" items from his list-

1. Value People
Follow Jesus through the Gospels and see how He valued people
Ask yourself- what can I do today to add value to people?
Nothing is neutral; valuing people is intentional
Valuing people who are different from you is extremely important
You must value everybody, not the just the people who are valuable to you

2. Manage the Decisions I Make
Think decision management not decision making
We prepare or repair daily
It only takes 14 days to stop managing a good decision

3. Be Bigger on the Inside Than I Am on the Outside
Be better on the inside than I am on the outside
Success has a way of messing people up
Be very careful- don't let your reputation become larger than your character
Job (in the Old Testament) was bigger on the inside; God knew that, Satan did not
Don't follow anybody who doesn't follow somebody; everyone needs to serve someone