John C. Maxwell - Change Your World Workbook: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference

T he workbook youre reading was written by two people. Sometimes for readers that can be awkward. Or confusing. When you read a sentence or paragraph, who is the person communicating to you? Is it John Maxwell or Rob Hoskins?

Whenever two or more people collaborate in writing a book, they have to decide how they will communicate. Should we say that I (John) do this and I (Rob) do that? Weve seen this kind of approach before in a cowritten book, where both people use I and put which is which in parentheses. We think thats really awkward.

Should we use two different fonts and ask you to keep track of who is who? We bet that would get old fast. Youd have to keep going back to the beginning of the book to keep track, assuming you could tell one font from the other. Another option would be to put our names before each paragraph in the book, such as in an interview. But we believe that would make for choppy reading.

If we were on stage, it would be easy. We both do a lot of speaking. If we were on a platform at a live event, youd see our faces and hear our voices and know instantly who was saying what. We wish we could speak to you personally, but you know books dont work that way.

We want to make this reading and working experience enjoyable for you and as easy as possible, because this workbook is really about you and how you can change your world. So heres what you can expect. The voice youre hearing as you read this is Johns. Rob has graciously allowed me to take the role of the older brother, doing the primary speaking. So, as you read, we hope it will feel like you are sitting with Rob and me conversing, but Im doing most of the talking. Youll see a lot of we, Rob and I, and Rob and me in this book. But please know that Rob and I are equal partners in the thinking and writing. What we share comes from our hearts, our dedication to changing our world to make it a better place, and our decades of experience of investing in others. Rob and I really want to help you.

This workbook is designed to take you through the entire process of taking action to change your world. Ideally, as you make your way through a lesson, if we gave you an assignment to take action, you would do it immediately so that you could build upon it as you go forward. If possible, please do that. However, youll be glad to know that when you get to the end of the last lesson, well also offer you a way to take immediate steps for making a difference, if youre not already doing it on your own.

So settle in and enjoy the journey. We hope this Change Your World Workbook will open your eyes, help you see your environment in a different way, change the way you live, and transform the world around you.