L. E. Maxwell Quotes

It's one thing to communicate to people because you believe you have something of value to say. It's another to communicate with people because you believe they have value.

Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.

People will work eight hours a day for pay, 10 hours a day for a good boss, and 24 hours a day for a good cause!

The strength of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders.

Great leaders understand that the right attitude will set the right atmosphere, which enables the right response from others.

The person who forgets the ultimate is a slave to the immediate.

True success comes only when every generation continues to develop the next generation.

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

An idea is worthless unless you use it.

The secret of successful people lies in their ability to discover their strengths and to organize their life so that these strengths can be applied.

If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it.

Leading well is not about enriching yourself - it's about empowering others

The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.

If you're a leader, it's important to set aside time to quiet yourself and listen for God's direction.

Integrity is not a given factor in everyone's life. It is a result of self-discipline, inner trust, and a decision to be relentlessly honest in all situations in our lives.

Functionally, a man is somewhat like a bicycle. A bicycle maintains its poise and equilibrium only so long as it's moving forward towards something.

Although it's admirable to be ambitious and hard-working, it's more desirable to be smart-working.

Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.

There is absolutely no way to increase your income quicker than reading 30 minutes a day

To achieve all that is possible, we must attempt the impossible. To be all we can be, we must dream of being more.

No one achieves greatness by becoming a generalist. You don't hone a skill by diluting your attention to its development. The only way to get to the next level is focus.

The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.

The timing of your decision is just as important as the decision you make.

And connected I had been. When the fish changed directions, I felt it. when it slowed or sped up, I felt that too. It's such a raw thing, this shared existence with a piece of bucking biomass.

Attitudes are nothing more than habits of thought.

Leaders don't rise to the pinnacle of success without developing the right set of attitudes and habits; they make every day a masterpiece.

True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from Influence.

Someone has said that life itself is a party: you join after it's started and you leave before it's finished.

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to get things done, and those who don't want to make mistakes.

Reading is rapture (or if it isn't, I put the book down meaning to go on with it later, and escape out the side door).

Keep your talent in the dark and you'll never be insulted.

Do not let the future be held hostage by the past

Life is now in session. Are you present?

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.

To reach your potential you must grow. And to grow, you must be highly intentional about it.

Do something you hate every day, just for the practice.

It's lonely at the top, so you better know why you are there.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed than to be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

It is extremely important for you to believe in yourselves, not only for what you are now, but for what you have the power to become.

Your reader is at least as bright as you are

We can scarcely avoid the inference that light consists in the transverse undulations of the same medium which is the cause of electric and magnetic phenomena.

You're only as good as the people you have around you.

Real hope is much more than wishful musing. It stiffens, not slackens, the spiritual spine.

We were created for meaningful work, and one of life's greatest pleasures is the satisfaction of a job well done.

If you believe in others and give them a positive reputation to uphold, you can help them to become better than they think they are.

Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.

Good manners - the longer I live the more convinced I am of it - are a priceless insurance against failure and loneliness. And anyone can have them.

Cooperation is working together agreeably... Collaboration is working together aggressively; and theres a world of difference between those two.

Many times we ask people to march outwardly, when we haven't yet spent the needed time inwardly.