John C. Maxwell Quotes

If something can be done 80% as well by someone else, delegate!

True Leadership always begins with the inner person.

Leadership, like responsibility, is a voluntary act.

TALENT PROVIDES HOPE FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT PERSEVERANCE GUARANTEES IT.

Vision without passion is a picture without possibilities.

Presence is a result of confidence. Presence... when we see it we feel it.

If you treat every person you meet as if he or she were the most important person in the world, you'll communicate that he or she is somebody - to you.

If you want to be a sharp thinker, be around sharp people.

The person with a plan, a picture, will go after thoughts that add value to their thinking.

No matter what you are currently able to do, creativity can make you capable of more.

A strategy that doesn't take into account resources is doomed to failure.

The value you receive from reflective thinking will depend on the kinds of questions you ask yourself.

Little did I realize that my desire to add value to others would be the thing that added value to me!

The goal of the pastor is not to get people to show up but to get people to grow up.

Adversity is prosperity to those who possess a great attitude.

Usually the person who rises within an organization has a good attitude. The promotions did not give that individual an outstanding attitude, but an outstanding attitude resulted in promotions.

Attitude isn’t everything, but it is one thing that can make a difference in your life.

A nightmare is a big dream....with a bad team.

Your emotions are making it difficult for you to accept hard decisions.

We are to get wisdom and understanding, yet we are not to lean on it apart from the Lord.

The most successful people in life are the ones who settle their critical issues early and manage them daily.

A person's level of income and their desire to give have nothing to do with one another.

If you want to make a positive impact, no matter how far-reaching, start at home. Treat your family members like treasures.

Some of my best thinking is done by others.

If you are not moving forward, the world is passing you by.

Remember, it’s the finish, not the start, that counts the most in life.

There’s a difference between listening passively and listening aggressively. To listen with your heart, you have to listen actively.

Working on a weakness within a strength zone will always produce positive results. Working on a weakness outside of the strength zone will not.

The more that people know how they fit on a team, the more they will desire to properly make the most of their fit and maximize their contribution.

Failure is simply a price we pay to achieve success

The sheer act of listening speaks volumes that even a great speech can't communicate.

Attitude ... is the prophet of your future.

The bottom line on attitude is that a good one helps to increase your possibilities. Pessimists usually get what they expect. So do optimists.

Leadership is the willingness to put oneself at risk.

Leadership is evoking in others the capacity to dream.

If you want to lead you must learn. If you want to continue to lead you must continue to learn.

If everyone doesn't pay the price to win, then everyone will pay the price of losing.

Great communicators leave their audiences with great clarity.

It's one thing to make a choice. It's another to put that choice into practice.

It seems the older you get, the more life comes into focus.

The effectiveness of your work will never rise above your ability to lead and influence others.

Realizing your potential as a leader is your responsibility.

Your leadership skills determine the level of your success, and the success of those who work around you.

The collective influence of you and the other leaders will bring the rest along. If this does not happen, divided interest and loyalty will occur within the group.

The best teacher for a leader is evaluated experience.

Being one step ahead makes you a leader Being fifty steps ahead could make you a martyr.

Leadership development is a lifetime journey, not a quick trip.

Look behind you: What have you learned? Look around you: What is happening to others? Look above you: What does God expect of you? Look besides you: What resources are available to you?

Always turn to God in the midst of your struggle and view people who offended you as an instruments of divine sovereignty.

A leader's attitude is caught by his or her followers more quickly than his or her actions.