Biography - John C. Maxwell.

You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. -John C. Maxwell

Maxwell is a number 1 New York Times best selling author, coach, speaker and also a leadership expert, who has sold more than 24 million books in 50 different languages.

He has written many books that focus on leadership. Titles such as the 21 irrefutable laws of leadership and the 21 indispensable qualities of a leader.

John Calvin Maxwell is an American author, speaker and pastor who has written many books primarily focusing on leadership. His book has sold millions of copies, with some on the New York Times best seller list. He was named among the 25 authors to Amazon. com's 10th anniversary hall of fame.

As a result of his good work, he was named the world's No.1 leadership and strategy specialist by Inc. magazine in May 2014.

Maxwell was born on 20th February, 1947 in the Garden city, Michigan an Evangelical Christian to the family of Melvin Maxwell and Laura Maxwell. He followed his father into the ministry.

John Maxwell grew up in the 1950s in the small mid Western City of Circleville, Ohio. His earliest childhood memory is that he will become a pastor. He professed his faith in Christ at the age of 13. At the age of 17, He began preparing for ministry.

His journey began as a pastor of a small church in Ohio where he learned that leadership started with developing himself and connecting with others.

He attended Circleville Bible college, where he gained his bachelor's degree in 1969. A master of divinity degree at Azusa Pacific University and a Doctor of ministry degree at Fuller theological seminary.

He moved to a small church at Hillham, Indiana. Where he began his first pastorate.

While serving in his church, he began to study and relate between leadership effectiveness and ministry effectiveness.

He also assisted other pastors in establishing their Church. In 1980, he was asked to become executive director of the evangelism for the Wesleyan denomination.

Due to his Influence at the Wesleyan University, he has a building named after him and his family at Indiana, Wesleyan University. And also the Maxwell center for business and leadership, as a result of his Influence on the Wesleyan church.

Since the 1970s, John Maxwell has led churches in Indiana, Ohio, California and Florida. After serving as a senior pastor for 14 years, he left skyline church in 1995.

In 2004, Maxwell returned to congregational ministry at Christ fellowship in Palm Beach gardens, Florida. On November 16, John Maxwell began serving as a guest pastor at Crystal Cathedral in Orange county, California.

In 1985, he founded a new company called INJOY and created the INJOY life club, featuring a monthly tape for leaders. He also founded the ISS.

He is frequently asked to speak for organizations, such as promise keepers and focus on the family, but his greatest joy and desire is to help pastors become better leaders.

John Maxwell, speaks annually to fortune 500 companies, international government leaders and organizations, as diverse as the United States military academy at West Point and the National football league, New York Times, Wall Street journal and Business week. In 2015, he was inducted into the IWU society of world changers, where he was honored with a honorary doctorate degree.

Maxwell was a keynote speaker at National Agents Alliance leadership conference several times. Most recently in 2010, Maxwell was the keynote speaker for the symmetry financial groups national conference in February 2018. In 2012, he was awarded the Golden Gavel by Toastmasters international.

John Maxwell has always dreamt of impacting the world and Changing lives one at a time. He stayed as a student of personal growth and development, because he believed it has the power to change individuals, connect communities, be a catalyst to corporations and transform countries around the world.

John Maxwell's passion in life is growing up and equipping others to lead a significant and fulfilled lives. And that's why he dedicated his life to do what he believes best, which is to teach.

John Maxwell did not embark on this journey alone. He developed several organizations to carryout the teachings and wisdom he had gained in his life.

He developed the John Maxwell company, which compels corporate leaders and consumers to inspire, challenge and equip organizations to live out leadership and reach their potentials.

The John Maxwell's company is made to distributes his resources, develop customized curriculum for businesses of all sizes and impact industries locally, nationally and globally from assessments and coaching to public and on-site workshop.

His second organization which he developed is called the John Maxwell team, which is made to empower coaches, trainers, speakers and professionals seeking to add value to others and become top leaders as owners of their respective businesses in their community or employment role or for personal growth and development.

This incredible team equips over 13,000 trained and certified John Maxwell coaches to walk beside others in their journey towards their greatest potentials and which he also trained 24,000 leaders in Guatemala in July, 2013.

His next developed organization is called EQUIP, which is a non-profit organization that trains and mobilizes Christian leaders to impact families, organizations, communities and nations around the world.

Through his team work, John Maxwell has established 6 million leaders in 196 countries and seen hundreds of thousands of lives changed through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The next organization which he developed is called the John Maxwell leadership foundation, which is his second philanthropic organization. It facilitates transformation in countries around the world through values and intentional living programs within each country's streams of influence including government, education, business, churches, arts, media and family.

John Calvin Maxwell got married after earning his bachelor's degree in 1969 in June to his lovely wife Margaret. And which the union is blessed with two children, a daughter Sarah Elizabeth Miller and a son Joel Porter Maxwell.

John Calvin Maxwell currently resides in South Florida with his wife Margaret. He is an ordained minister in the Wesleyan church.