John C. Maxwell. Quotes
You don't become a success when you get your diploma, you became a success when you decided to go to college when you get your diploma you get the rewards of success.
Success is choosing to enter the arena of action, determined to give yourself to the cause that will better humanity and last for eternity.
Leadership deals with people and their dynamics, which are continually changing. The challenge of leadership is to create change and facilitate growth.
Conflict is like cancer; early detection increases the possibility of a healthy outcome.
You have no control over how much talent you possess. You control only what you do with it.
Leadership involves the heavy burden of responsibility, and the fear of getting it wrong can paralyze a leader.
Anybody who thinks that they are a leader and doesn't have anyone following them is just out for a walk.
The average for entrepreneurs is 3.8 failures before they finally make it in business.
Creative leaders inherently know when rules need to be challenged, and they can see when a more flexible approach should be taken.
Every new level of growth we hope to experience as leaders calls for a new level of change. You cannot have one without the other. If you want to be a better leader, get ready to make some trades.
The church that will not give up will be outdated and passed by, quicker than they realize.
Most pastors have a hard time grasping a vision. But vision is the indispensable quality of a leader.
When somebody tells you he or she is leading something, a fair question is, "What is your vision?"
If a leader cannot give you a clear picture of what he or she sees in the future, that person is not the leader of that organization.
Remember, at the time God gives us a vision, we never have the resources available to accomplish it. We don't have the people, the money, the knowledge, or the opportunity.
Many pastors fail to see God's vision fulfilled because they never have a strategy for fulfilling that vision.
The great leaders in history were great not because of what they owned or earned but because of what they gave their lives to accomplish. They made a difference!
I think we impress people by our success, but I think we impact them by our failures.
If your face is going to “talk” for you anyway, you might as well have it communicate something positive.
All great leaders have understood that their number one responsibility is cultivating their own discipline and personal growth. Those who cannot lead themselves cannot lead others.
Sometimes I think it's a lack of knowing the areas. Obviously, everybody knows that health is important so that's - but why was I not doing the right thing? Because I was deceived.
You realize that we over-exaggerate yesterday, we over-estimate tomorrow and we underestimate today. We think, "Well, I'm going to kill time," "I'll get back to this tomorrow."
It's better to give ideas away and contribute to another person's success than to have them lying dormant.
we need to make a few critical decisions in major areas of life and then manage those decisions day to day.
Business schools reward complex behavior but it's the simple behavior that makes you successful in life
Successful people...focus on the rewards of success: learning from their mistakes and thinking about how they can improve themselves and their situations.
Any leader who asks the right questions of the right people has the potential to discover and develop great ideas.
Three reasons problems are inevitable; first, we live in a world of growing complexity and diversity; second, we interact with people; and third, we cannot control all the situation we face.
You can change your life if you really want to. You can improve it, make it better. And it all starts with changing the way you think.
Motivation is like love and happiness. It's a by-product. When you're actively engaged in doing something, it sneaks up and zaps you when you least expect it.
Lasting motivation proceeds forth from the heart. People can be temporarily motivated by other people and things around them. Permanent, enduring motivation, however, can only come from within.
To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.
