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EPISODE · Jul 8, 2026 · 1H 24M

John C. Maxwell Says Your Response to Failure Is the Only Thing That Actually Matters

from The Sage Steele Show

John C. Maxwell has written 92 books, sold tens of millions of copies, and at 79 years old still wakes up at 4:30AM without an alarm. He says it is not discipline. It is anticipation. In this conversation we get into everything. Why he felt special at age four sitting alone in his backyard. The fifth grade teacher who changed his life by telling him he was a leader. How he got four girls to do all his homework from seventh grade through high school. Why his father paid him to read books instead of doing chores, and how that dinner table habit put him decades ahead of his peers. The exact moment a mentor told him to write for people he would never meet, which became the foundation of every book he has ever written. Why he is a growth person, not a goal person, and why goal setters plateau while growth minded people never stop. His personal definition of success at age 35 that still anchors him at 79. What a billionaire said about failure that became the seed of his 92nd book, How to Get a Return on Your Failure. Why success and failure belong together and what happens when you separate them. The pilot story that saved his life and taught him why anticipating failure is not pessimism but wisdom. And why he says if you don't give when you have a little you will not give when you have a lot. John C Maxwell interview, John C Maxwell books, How to Get a Return on Your Failure, John C Maxwell leadership, John C Maxwell morning routine, John C Maxwell failure, Sage Steele Show, Maxwell success definition, Maxwell 92 books, Maxwell failure and success. Sponsors: Visit https://goodranchers.com/ and use my code SAGE at checkout to get $50 off anything on their site. Provide one life-saving ultrasound for just $28 at https://preborn.com/sage Use my link to sign up and receive a $100 funding bonus when you create and fund your account: https://www.itrustcapital.com/go/sagesteele Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SAGE at https://www.cowboycolostrum.com/SAGE

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