John C. Maxwell Quotes

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

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Your core values are the deeply held beliefs that authentically describe your soul.

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The only thing a title can buy is a little time-either to increase your level of influence with others or to undermine it.

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The success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people.

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

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Someone once defined hard work as the accumulation of the easy things you didn't do when you should have.

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Nobody can motivate himself in a positive direction by continually using negative words.

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Become a coach, not a king. A coach brings out the best in others, helping them to reach deep down inside and discover their potential. A king only gives commands.

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The average for entrepreneurs is 3.8 failures before they finally make it in business.

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Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.

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If you're always at the head of the class, then you're in the wrong class.

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TALENT PROVIDES HOPE FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT PERSEVERANCE GUARANTEES IT.

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Connecting is vital for any person who wants to achieve success. It is essential for anyone who wants to build great relationships. You will only be able to reach your potential-regar dless of your profession or chosen path-when you learn to connect with other people.

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Everyone has the power to impact the outcome of his life. The way to do it is to focus on today... It is too late for yesterday. And you can't depend on tomorrow.

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

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When you reflect, you are able to put an experience into perspective... reflective thinking enables you to distance yourself from the intense emotions of particularly good or bad experiences and see them with fresh eyes.

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Give God the first part of every day. Give God the first day of every week. Give God the first portion of your income. Give God the first consideration in every decision. Give God the first place in your life.

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To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart. Always touch a person's heart before you ask him for a hand.

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Your attitude is either your best friend or your worst enemy, your
greatest asset or your greatest liability

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Now more than ever I am aware that a person's significant birthdays can either mark the passage of time, or they can mark changes they've made in their lives to reach their potential and become the person they were created to be. With each passing year, I want to make good choices that make me a better person, help me become a better leader, and make a positive impact on others.

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Insecure leaders think everything is about them, and as a result, every action, every piece of information, every decision is put through their filter of self-centeredness.

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Passion gives you an advantage over others, because one person with passion is greater than ninety-nine who have only an interest!

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

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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.

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Loyalty to the leader reaches its highest peak when the follower has personally grown through the mentorship of the leader.

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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.

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The moment you place a label on someone, you begin to treat him or her accordingly.

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No matter what our circumstances, our greatest limitation isn't the leader above us - it's the spirit within us.

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The real test of leadership isn't where you start out. It's where you end up.

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People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.

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