John C. Maxwell Quotes

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Your goal as a leader isn't to be indispensable to the people you lead; it is to leave your people something that is indispensable to them.

John C. Maxwell
When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise, we want to conquer ourselves. That begins when we do what we should no matter how we feel about it.

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When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened.

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The highest reward for our toil is not what we get for it but what we become by it.... Mistakes are not failures. They are proof that we are making an effort. When we understand that, we can more easily move out of our comfort zone, try something new, and improve.... Improvement demands a commitment to grow long after the mood in which it was made has passed.

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All things being equal, attitude wins. All things not being equal, attitude sometimes still wins.

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

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We need to make a few critical decisions in major areas of life and then manage those decisions day to day.

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Leaders who practice the Law of Victory believe that anything less than success is unacceptable. And they have no Plan B.

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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.

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The younger you are, the more experimenting you should do. But once you've found what you were created to do, stick with it.

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

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Brokenness involves removing inappropriate pride and self-reliance and building healthy God-reliance.

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You never display your character more clearly than when you speak about the character of others.

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The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream.

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

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Knowing the future is difficult, controlling the future is impossible. Knowing today is essential; controlling today is possible.

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Adversity is prosperity to those who possess a great attitude.

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It's more important to get along with people than to get ahead of them.

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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.

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In my organizations I don't have employees; I have teammates. Yes, I do pay people and offer them benefits. But people don't work for me. They work with me. We are working together to fulfill the vision. Without them, I cannot succeed. Without me, they cannot succeed. We're a team. We reach our goals together. We need each other. If we didn't, then one of us is in the wrong place.

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People don't really know whether they are committed to something until they face adversity.

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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.

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

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I think many people believe the best way they can help others is to criticize them, to give them the benefit of their 'wisdom.' I disagree. The best way to help people is to see the best in them.

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The true measure
of your character
is what you would
do if you were sure
no one would ever
find out.

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Nothing separates successful people from unsuccessful people more than how they use their time!

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

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Conflict is like cancer; early detection increases the possibility of a healthy outcome.

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The ultimate step in taking responsibility is making sure our actions line up with our words.

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

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