Video Resources

An hour long video giving an overview of the 15 Laws of Growth.

A video playlist with videos breaking down each of the 15 Laws of Growth.

Here are some key ideas and principles from the book:

• The Law of Intentionality: Growth doesn't happen by accident. To grow, you must be intentional about your personal development and have a plan for improvement.

• The Law of Awareness: You must know yourself to grow yourself. Self-awareness is crucial for identifying areas of improvement and understanding your strengths and weaknesses.

• The Law of the Mirror: You must see value in yourself to add value to yourself. Building self-esteem and recognizing your inherent worth are essential for personal growth.

• The Law of Reflection: Learning from the past ensures a better future. Regularly reflecting on your experiences allows you to gain insights and make informed decisions moving forward.

• The Law of Consistency: Motivation gets you going, but consistency keeps you growing. Developing positive habits and maintaining consistency in your efforts are key to sustained growth.

• The Law of Environment: Growth thrives in conducive surroundings. Surround yourself with people, resources, and environments that support and encourage your personal development.

• The Law of Design: To maximize growth, develop a plan. A well-thought-out strategy and a clear plan provide direction and purpose for your growth journey.

• The Law of Pain: Good management of bad experiences leads to great growth. Embracing challenges, learning from failures, and using adversity as a catalyst for growth are essential.

• The Law of the Ladder: Character growth determines the height of your personal growth. Focusing on building strong character contributes significantly to overall personal development.

• The Law of the Rubber Band: Growth stops when you lose the tension between where you are and where you could be. Embrace discomfort and stretch beyond your comfort zone for continuous growth.

• The Law of Trade-Offs: You have to give up to grow up. Prioritizing and making intentional choices may involve letting go of certain things to make room for personal development.

• The Law of Curiosity: Growth is stimulated by asking why. Cultivating a curious mindset and continuously seeking knowledge contribute to personal and professional development.

• The Law of Modeling: It's hard to improve when you have no one but yourself to follow. Learning from others and modeling successful individuals can accelerate your growth.

• The Law of Expansion: Growth always increases your capacity. Expanding your skills, knowledge, and experiences allows for greater personal and professional capacity.

• The Law of Contribution: Growing yourself enables you to grow others. Contributing to the well-being and development of others is a fulfilling aspect of personal growth.

These laws provide a comprehensive framework for individuals seeking to develop themselves personally and professionally. Applying these principles can lead to a more fulfilling and purposeful life.

“Potential is one of the most wonderful words in any language. It looks forward with optimism. It is filled with hope. It promises success. It implies fulfillment. It hints at greatness. Potential is a word based on possibilities.”

“Since you are reading these words, I believe you have the desire to reach your potential. So the question becomes, how do you do it? I have no doubt that the answer is growth. To reach your potential, you must grow. And to grow, you must be highly intentional about it.”

“If you have dreams, goals, or aspirations, you need to grow to achieve them. But if you’re like I was—and if you’re like most people—you have one or more mistaken beliefs that create a gap that keeps you from growing and reaching your potential.”

“The sooner you make the transition to becoming intentional about your personal growth, the better it will be for you, because growth compounds and accelerates if you remain intentional about it.”

“If you want to change and grow, then you must know yourself and accept who you are before you can start building.”

“People say there are two great days in a person’s life: the day you were born and the day you discover why. I want to encourage you to seek what you were put on this earth to do. Then pursue it with all your effort.”

“It’s impossible to consistently behave in a manner inconsistent with how we see ourselves. We can do very few things in a positive way if we feel negative about ourselves.”

“You can become the person you have the potential yo be. You just need to get started. And every time you take a step, think a positive thought, make a good choice, practice a small discipline, you’re moving one step closer. Just keep moving forward, and keep believing.”

“The farther you go in life, the more critical it is that you take time to pause and think. The older you are, the less time you have to stay on purpose and do the things you were created to do.”

“Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.”

“Whether you are a success or failure in life has little to do with your circumstances; it has much more to do with your choices.”

“Growth always comes from taking action, and taking action almost always brings criticism. Move forward anyway. To reach your potential, you must do not only what others believe you cannot do, but what even you believe you cannot do.”

“So how do you accomplish something strategically on a consistent basis? By creating and using systems.”

“Pain prompts us to face who we are and where we are. What we do with that experience defines who we become.”

“No matter what you have gone through in your life—or what you are currently going through—you have the opportunity to grow from it. It’s sometimes very difficult to see the opportunity in the midst of the pain, but it is there.”

“If we desire to grow and reach our potential, we must pay more attention to our character than to our success.”

“We must be aware of the gap that stands between us and our potential, and let the tension of that gap motivate us to keep striving to become better.”

“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”

“What will it take for you to go to the next level?…How about letting go of some of the things that you love and value most? Yes, and believe it or not, this is the thing that often holds people back, even those who have achieved some level of success.”

“Curiosity is the key to being a lifelong learner, and if you want to keep growing and developing, you must keep on learning.”

“Personal growth without the benefit of personal mentors could take me only so far…Why? Because it’s hard to improve when you have no one but yourself to follow.”

“The potential that exists within us is limitless and largely untapped…when you think of limits, you create them.”

“Growing yourself enables you to grow others.”