John C Maxwell on goals

10 Jun 2026 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

0:36

In this brief YouTube segment, the speaker shares a personal encounter with leadership author John C. Maxwell, describing him as a "leadership GOAT" and recounting a pivotal conversation. Maxwell tells the speaker about his practice of setting "God-sized" goals—objectives so large they exceed the speaker's current abilities and understanding. The speaker reflects on his previous mindset of small, fear‑driven goals and how adopting these massive, faith‑driven goals transformed his attitude, making challenges feel less daunting and prompting bold action. The core message emphasizes that true faith requires acting on extraordinarily large goals rather than limiting oneself to modest ambitions.

Chapters

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 Oddsized Goals into my life, I felt like it didn't need to be hard anymore.