The law of intentionality : growth doesn't just happen -- The law of awareness : you must know yourself to grow yourself -- The law of the mirror : you must see value in yourself to add value to yourself -- The law of reflection : learning to pause allows growth to catch up with you -- The law of consistency : motivation gets you going, discipline keeps you growing -- The law of environment : growth thrives in conducive surroundings -- The law of design : to maximize growth, develop strategies -- The law of pain : good management of bad experiences leads to great growth -- The law of the ladder : character growth determines the height of your personal growth -- The law of the rubber band : growth stops when you lose the tension between where you are and where you could be -- The law of trade-offs : you have to give up to grow up -- The law of curiosity : growth is stimulated by asking why? -- The law of modeling : it's hard to improve when you have no one but yourself to follow -- The law of expansion : growth always increases your capacity -- The law of contribution : growing yourself enables you to grow others

Are there tried and true principles that are always certain to help a person grow? John Maxwell says the answer is yes. He has been passionate about personal development for over fifty years, and for the first time, he teaches everything he has gleaned about what it takes to reach our potential. This third and final book in John Maxwell's Laws series (following The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork) will help you become a lifelong learner whose potential keeps increasing and never gets "used up."--From publisher description