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Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast

Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast

#409: How to Fast-Path Your Potential

Aug 13, 2026 · 25 min · 11 segments

Get the learning guide from today's episode here! In this episode, Perry Holley and Chris Goede explore how leaders can accelerate…

Get the learning guide from today's episode here! In this episode, Perry Holley and Chris Goede explore how leaders can accelerate their growth and unleash their full potential by adopting a mentoring mindset. Find out how staying teachable, seeking out diverse perspectives, and continuously asking intentional questions fosters your development, and what 3 things most help you and your team grow. You'll gain actionable strategies to audit current relationships, structure purposeful learning conversations, and extend the value of mentoring to those around you.

Get the learning guide from today's episode here! In this episode, Perry Holley and Chris Goede explore how leaders can accelerate…

Speakers: Chris GoedeHostPerry HolleyHost

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Top entities: John C. Maxwell×16 Nick Saban×4 Tom Cruise×2 Ed Mylett×4 Mindset×2

The Fastest Path to Potential1:53 – 2:59

C

Chris GoedeHost

1:53

Well, today's title is How to Fast Path Your Potential.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:00

I love this.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:00

I'm like, yeah, all of us wanna do that, right?

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:02

Yeah.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:02

Especially in the day and age right now of everything's moving faster.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:06

Um, you put things in AI, and you get things back faster, right? We're all-- technology is moving at that pace.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:12

And so, again, we were hap- we happened to be at an event.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:16

We were on the road.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:17

Perry and I had the opportunity to sit, um, under some of John's teaching, and he had a, a, a lesson where it was the mentoring breakthrough.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:25

The mentoring breakthrough.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:28

And this is what he said, and this is what drove Perry for this title.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:31

He said, "The fastest path to your potential runs through other people."

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:36

I love that.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:36

Runs through other people.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:39

And so we're gonna talk a little bit about this, about the mentoring mindset, what it's all about, and how you can grow your potential through others.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:48

And I just wanna say this as a caveat, 'cause we teach this all the time.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:51

With the right motive-

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:52

Mm-hmm

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:52

... behind it, right?

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:53

Yeah.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:53

'Cause that's how we define influence.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:55

Influence is-

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:55

Motive matters.

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:56

Motive

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:57

... motive matters.

John C. MaxwellPersonAmerican author and orator
95%16 mentions
Nick SabanPersonAmerican sports commentator and former football coach
86%4 mentions
Tom CruisePersonAmerican actor and film producer
77%2 mentions
Ed MylettPersonOrator
68%4 mentions
MindsetEntity
59%2 mentions
PortlandCityCity in Oregon
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Walt Disney World ResortTourist AttractionTheme park in Florida
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AtlantaCityCity in Georgia
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New YorkCityCity in New York State
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Mentoring MindsetPersonal Development > Mentoring
CuriosityPersonal Development > Mentoring > Mentoring Mindset
TeachabilityPersonal Development > Mentoring > Mentoring Mindset > Curiosity
InfluenceBusiness > Leadership > Leadership Development > Mentoring
Intentional LearningEducation > Learning
ConversationsEducation > Learning > Intentional Learning
Growth MindsetEducation > Learning > Intentional Learning > Conversations
Speed of InformationTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > Impact on Learning
InnovationTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > Impact on Learning > Speed of Information
Society
LeadershipBusiness
RelationshipsSociety
Interpersonal SkillsSociety > Relationships
LearningEducation
Impact on LearningTechnology > Artificial Intelligence
NetworkingSociety > Relationships > Interpersonal Skills
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The Fastest Path to Potential1:53 – 2:59

C

Chris GoedeHost

1:53

Well, today's title is How to Fast Path Your Potential.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:00

I love this.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:00

I'm like, yeah, all of us wanna do that, right?

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:02

Yeah.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:02

Especially in the day and age right now of everything's moving faster.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:06

Um, you put things in AI, and you get things back faster, right? We're all-- technology is moving at that pace.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:12

And so, again, we were hap- we happened to be at an event.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:16

We were on the road.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:17

Perry and I had the opportunity to sit, um, under some of John's teaching, and he had a, a, a lesson where it was the mentoring breakthrough.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:25

The mentoring breakthrough.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:28

And this is what he said, and this is what drove Perry for this title.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:31

He said, "The fastest path to your potential runs through other people."

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:36

I love that.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:36

Runs through other people.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:39

And so we're gonna talk a little bit about this, about the mentoring mindset, what it's all about, and how you can grow your potential through others.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:48

And I just wanna say this as a caveat, 'cause we teach this all the time.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:51

With the right motive-

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:52

Mm-hmm

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:52

... behind it, right?

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:53

Yeah.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:53

'Cause that's how we define influence.

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:55

Influence is-

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:55

Motive matters.

P

Perry HolleyHost

2:56

Motive

C

Chris GoedeHost

2:57

... motive matters.

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