Words matter. These are the best John C. Maxwell Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.
Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.
A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.
Ranking among the greatest Christmas movie classics, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ tells a beautiful story about the priceless value of relationships.
I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn’t. In fact, I didn’t even know you were supposed to have one.
Without failure there is no achievement.
Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn’t come alive until the leader models it.
We don’t mature momentarily, but over the long-term.
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.
You will never fulfill your destiny doing work you despise.
The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.
All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers.
In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.
Exceptionally hard decisions can deplete your energy to the point at which you finally cave in. If you mentally crumble and degenerate into negative thinking, you’ll magnify the problem to the point where it can haunt you.
For more than a decade, I led an organization that put on an elaborate Christmas program each December. It was a big production, with over 250 people participating in more than 20 performances. By the end of the season, everyone who participated was exhausted.
A minute of thought is greater than an hour of talk.
Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful.
Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth.
We all have done something unethical.
The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.
Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.
Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.
One of the roles of the Presidency is to lead a political party. Having a President in office is usually a huge advantage to a party because it gives the party a mouthpiece and an advocate at the highest level.
Dividers seek to make themselves look or feel better by making others feel worse. They damage relationships, fracture teams and organizations, and create havoc in people’s lives.
When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.
The best leaders are readers of people. They have the intuitive ability to understand others by discerning how they feel and recognizing what they sense.
Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.
People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.
Live to learn, and you will really learn to live.
Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today.
The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.
Have the humility to learn from those around you.
Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don’t change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.
If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what you do. And just as children watch their parents and emulate their behavior, so do employees who are watching their bosses.
Everything rises and falls on leadership.
Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.
Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.
People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.
If you’re lying, you’re lying.
Good thinkers always prime the pump of ideas. They always look for things to get the thinking process started, because what you put in always impacts what comes out.
Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.
Children astound me with their inquisitive minds. The world is wide and mysterious to them, and as they piece together the puzzle of life, they ask ‘Why?’ ceaselessly.
If you’re lying, you’re lying.
The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.
The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.
As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.
The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.
There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. ‘Good pride’ represents our dignity and self-respect. ‘Bad pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.
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.
Time is more valuable than money, because time is irreplaceable.
