My PASSION Magazine
Everyone has a passion. Everyone has a story. Everyone has a voice. And everyone wants to be heard.
Because of this, “My Passion Magazine” was birthed. Each article that is written on these pages are articles from the heart. Stories that needed to be heard. Stories that will inspire you. Stories that will make you laugh, but there may be some a little sad. Some will add a little understanding to your life that you may not have had before. Some may add a few calories to your body but some will discuss how to get rid of them. All in all they are stories of someone’s passion.
Each writer has contributed these articles so that others will be encouraged.
I want to thank each writer for their hard work in putting their passion on paper.
Everyone has a passion. Everyone has a story. Everyone has a voice. And everyone wants to be heard.
Because of this, “My Passion Magazine” was birthed. Each article that is written on these pages are articles from the heart. Stories that needed to be heard. Stories that will inspire you. Stories that will make you laugh, but there may be some a little sad. Some will add a little understanding to your life that you may not have had before. Some may add a few calories to your body but some will discuss how to get rid of them. All in all they are stories of someone’s passion.
Each writer has contributed these articles so that others will be encouraged.
I want to thank each writer for their hard work in putting their passion on paper.
28 | My Passion - Issue 1 - April 2015 Mark Cole CEO The JOHN MAXWELL Co. Since this was my very first magazine, I wanted to interview someone who started at the bottom and worked hard to be in the place that he is at today. Someone who understood that even though God calls, we still have to do our part. We still have choices to make. I wanted to interview someone who had a voice and knew when to use it. with. I came away from his office encouraged and elated. Here is how our conversation went….. Dr. P: How does it feel to work with a high profile figure? I wanted to interview Mark Cole, CEO of The John Maxwell Company. I have known Mark for many years, but I was so nervous when I went into his office. His assistant, Beth (who is just wonderful), told him that I was nervous. His reaction to me was, “Now that I know that you are nervous, I am nervous too.” He was just teasing, but it did put me at ease. Mark is a man that exudes kindness and self-assurance. He is the kind of man that can fit into any circumstance and make everyone feel as ease. He was such a joy to be Mark: One of the greatest things is to find someone with a vision much bigger than themselves. John has this statement, “I am in over my head.” When you are in over your head, it does not matter how deep you are, you are still over your head. If you are going to be the second man or woman in an organization, you have to find someone with a vision that is much bigger than your own. You don’t want to attach yourself to someone who, within their own power, can accomplish their vision. It has got to be much bigger than that. If they can accomplish it
My Passion - Issue 1 - April 2015 | 29 within themselves, they really don’t need you. You are just a temporary fixture in their life. Working with John Maxwell feels great, not only because he is affirming, but I also feel like he needs what I bring to the table. Therefore, I still have my own sense of identity by being a part of John Maxwell’s dream. It has its challenges, being with someone who is high profile, because when you are a man or woman who is second in an organization, the temptation is to believe that your identity is wrapped in that other person. This is not good. Everyone needs to be their own person. So, I do need John. God has been very good to me to clarify that I am called to his vision and I need to stay in that and not make it all about me. So, I love it, but it does come with its complications. Working for John is very secure in itself. I have never seen anything like it when somebody has that much image to protect, that much authority globally and is that comfortable in what he does. Because he is so comfortable, for those that are on his team, it breeds confidence in our own self. I am very comfortable that I am not the stage guy. I have spoken on stage many times in my life. I have spent a lot of time around a microphone and I know how to use one, but in this current role that is not my strength zone; that is John’s strength zone and it makes me feel very comfortable. I don’t feel that aspiration that I have to be behind the microphone, that I have to be the stage guy or that I have to write a book, because I am very comfortable that I am bringing value to the table in what I do. That is what working for someone who is in their “sweet” spot, comfortable in their skin, breeds so much security and confidence in the teammates, that it helps them to achieve their dreams. I learn that literally on a daily basis with John and I do my very best to attempt that. Dr. P: Do you feel that you are fulfilling your destiny? Mark: Absolutely. Can I go side bar with you for just a moment? One of the most pivotal moments in my life was at the age of 32. Someone told me that I needed to have a personal growth plan. I had a plan on how I wanted to grow, but everything “pre-30 years old” was accidental growth. I just grew because of this natural ability to lead and a natural desire to grow. However, at 32 I needed to get really intentional. I went away for two and half days and did an annual review. I call it an annual review but that was really my first review so there was nothing to review – I call it an assessment of what was going on in my life. I began to put plans around what I believe were the intentional areas of my life that I needed to grow in. The very next year, my 33rd year, I went away again because for me (and I know that everyone reading this may not be a person of faith), as a person of faith, I really needed an answer from God. MORE>>> As my role as CEO of John Maxwell Company, I must be comfortable in this role, that I will breed comfortable security in the lives of those people who are working with me and for me.
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28 | <strong>My</strong> Passion - Issue 1 - April 2015<br />
Mark Cole<br />
CEO<br />
The JOHN MAXWELL Co.<br />
Since this was my very first magazine, I wanted to interview<br />
someone who started at the bottom and worked<br />
hard to be in the place that he is at today. Someone<br />
who understood that even though God calls, we still<br />
have to do our part. We still have choices to make. I<br />
wanted to interview someone who had a voice and knew<br />
when to use it.<br />
with. I came away from his office encouraged<br />
and elated.<br />
Here is how our conversation went…..<br />
Dr. P: How does it feel to work with a high profile<br />
figure?<br />
I wanted to interview Mark Cole, CEO of The John<br />
Maxwell Company. I have known Mark for many years,<br />
but I was so nervous when I went into his office. His<br />
assistant, Beth (who is just wonderful), told him that I<br />
was nervous. His reaction to me was, “Now that I know<br />
that you are nervous, I am nervous too.” He was just<br />
teasing, but it did put me at ease.<br />
Mark is a man that exudes kindness and self-assurance.<br />
He is the kind of man that can fit into any circumstance<br />
and make everyone feel as ease. He was such a joy to be<br />
Mark: One of the greatest things is to find someone<br />
with a vision much bigger than themselves. John<br />
has this statement, “I am in over my head.” When<br />
you are in over your head, it does not matter how<br />
deep you are, you are still over your head. If you<br />
are going to be the second man or woman in an organization,<br />
you have to find someone with a vision<br />
that is much bigger than your own. You don’t want<br />
to attach yourself to someone who, within their own<br />
power, can accomplish their vision. It has got to be<br />
much bigger than that. If they can accomplish it
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