Dream bigger

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this motivational monologue, the speaker recounts meeting leadership author John Maxwell, whom they describe as a mentor and the "leadership GOAT." Maxwell shares his philosophy of "God-sized goals"—ambitions so large they exceed one's current ability to envision how to achieve them. The speaker reflects on their previous mindset of small, fear‑driven goals and a passive notion of faith, contrasting it with Maxwell’s call to act on faith through massive, purpose‑driven objectives. After adopting this "God-sized" approach, the speaker feels a shift in perspective: goals no longer feel hard, and they experience greater confidence and empowerment.

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I have the coolest new best friend. His name is John Maxwell, leadership GOAT. You know when they say don't meet your heroes? Yeah. Unless his name is John Maxwell. We're talking, how do you do it? You know, he goes, I didn't know I'd do any of this. And then he tells me something that just shifted everything. He says, I have goals that are God-sized goals. They're so big, they're beyond my ability to know how to do them. And he tells me this, people say they have faith, but they don't act like it. I was thinking small, acting scared. I didn't have God-sized goals. That was old Dan. Once I brought the God-sized goals into my life, I felt like it didn't need to be hard anymore.