10 provocative questions create a blueprint for the path to success, purpose, and potential

(Nashville, Tenn.) What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s the age-old question asked of countless children. And while aspirations of becoming firefighters, ballerinas, or astronauts often change as children mature, even more of those dreams seem to sadly fade away into nothing at all—giving way to the toils and humdrum of everyday life. New York Times best selling author and leadership expert John Maxwell offers readers a one-of-a–kind tool for determining if their dreams are actually within reach.

In his latest book, Put Your Dream to the Test, 10 Questions to Help You See it and Seize It (Thomas Nelson Publishers, ISBN:978-0-7852-1412-0, March 2009, $25.99), Maxwell challenges readers to take up the relentless pursuit of their dream by offering concrete, realistic strategies for achieving success and realizing one’s dreams. Setting this book apart from all other career guides is a quick, focused quiz to assist readers in ascertaining the likelihood they will be successful in achieving their specific goals.

Maxwell offers a fresh approach to making one’s dreams a reality. First, he defines a dream as “an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it.” He cites numerous reasons that one may abandon or resist pursuing a dream. Perhaps past failures are standing in their way. Maybe settling for average has become a habit. Or it could be a simple lack of confidence or imagination that keeps us from achieving true success. Whatever the cause, Maxwell contends that the same question drives every person with a dream: Can I achieve it?

Within the pages of Put Your Dream to the Test, Maxwell leads readers through a simple, yet profound series of questions to aid them in sharpening the focus of their dreams, determining if they are prepared to pursue their dreams, and then creating a game plan for successfully fulfilling them.

10 Questions to help you see your dream and seize your dream:
1.    Is my dream really my dream?
2.    Do I clearly see my dream?
3.    Am I depending on factors within my control to achieve my dream?
4.    Does my dream compel me to follow it?
5.    Do I have a strategy to reach my dream?
6.    Have I included the people I need to realize my dream?
7.    Am I willing to pay the price for my dream?
8.    Am I moving closer to my dream?
9.    Does working toward my dream bring satisfaction?
10.  Does my dream benefit others?

John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 16 million books. His organizations have trained more than 2 million leaders worldwide. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP and INJOY Stewardship Services. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and audiences as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the National Football League, and ambassadors at the United Nations. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell was named the World’s Top Leadership Guru by Leadershipgurus.net. He was also one of only 25 authors and artists named to Amazon.com’s 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame. Three of his books, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader have each sold over a million copies.

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