John C. Maxwell Quotes

The company owner doesn't need to win. The best idea does.

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it's as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

Without failure there is no achievement.

The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence.

The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned.

Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it.

People go farther than they thought they could when someone else thinks they can.

While we don't always get what we want, we always get what we choose.

Listen twice as much as you speak.

Momentum solves 80% of your problems.

Management is the process of assuring that the program and objectives of the organization are implemented. Leadership on the other hand has to do with casting vision and motivating people.

You must develop yourself to be successful

To really become motivated to succeed, people need to believe they can win.

Behind every great idea is someone saying "It won't work"

Faith in people is an essential quality of an influencer when working with others, yet it is a scarce commodity today.

Leaders must live by higher standards than their followers.

Profile of a winning team - They play to win. They have a winning attitude. They keep improving. They make their teammates more successful.

Leader’s potential is determined by those closest to him.

Why worry about things you can't control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?

Don't ever be impressed with goal setting. Be impressed with goal getting.

You win people's hearts by helping them grow personally.

When a person feels encouraged, he can face the impossible and overcome incredible adversity.

People will not follow a leader who does not have confidence in himself.

Remember, in the end, it isn't what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.

The ability to understand people is one of the greatest assets anyone can ever have.

The best leaders realize their success depends on their people.

A team doesn't win the championship if its players are working from different agendas.

The attitude of the leader affects the atmosphere of the office

The key to encouragement is in knowing what gives people courage; what spurs them on to action.

If you want to keep giving you have to keep growing.

Success is a continuing thing. It is growth and development. It is achieving one thing and using that as a stepping stone to achieve something else.

The law of process says — leaders develop daily, not in a day.

People today are desperate for leaders, but they want to be influenced only by individuals they can trust, persons of good character.

Facing difficulties is inevitable. Learning from them is optional.

Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.

If your desire is to be successful or to make a positive impact on your world, you need to become a person of influence.

You cannot buy or win happiness. You must choose it.

Personal and organizational effectiveness is proportionate to the strength of leadership.

You can't avoid fear. No magic potion will take it away. And you can't wait for motivation to get you going. To conquer fear, you have to feel the fear and take action anyway.

Becoming a good listener, you are able to connect with others on more levels and develop stronger, deeper relationships.

It's been said that commitment is another name for success.

A leader who loves status quo soon becomes a follower.

You don't become an effective leader by default.

Have the humility to learn from those around you.

Every day I will renew my commitment and think about the benefits that come from it.

Even if you've had a negative effect on others in the past, you can turn that around and make your impact a positive one.

Tomorrow's destiny becomes today's direction.

Mentally strong people are comfortable in their own skin.

Want to impress others? Talk about your successes. Want to impact others? Talk about your failures.

You will be remembered in life only for your passions!