John C. Maxwell - People Quotes

100 Sourced Quotes

View all John C. Maxwell Quotes
Everything you now do is something you have chosen to do. Some people don't want to believe that. But if you're over age twenty-one, your life is what you're making of it. To change your life, you need to change your priorities

John C. Maxwell
Few things build a person up like affirmation. According to Webster's New World Dictionary, Third College Edition (Simon and Schuster, 1991), the word affirm comes from ad firmare, which means to make firm. So when you affirm people, you make firm within them the things you see about them. Do that often enough, and the belief that solidifies within them will become stronger than the doubts they have about themselves.

John C. Maxwell
The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.

John C. Maxwell
The best relationships are win-win. Why don't more people go into relationships with that attitude?

John C. Maxwell
Acquiring and keeping good people is a leader's most important task.

John C. Maxwell
Too often when people think of their journey into leadership, they envision a career path. What they should be thinking about is their own leadership development!

John C. Maxwell
All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers.

John C. Maxwell
If you show people how much you care and ask questions in a non threatening way, you'll be amazed by how much they'll tell you.

John C. Maxwell
Ordinary people with commitment can make an extraordinary impact on the their world.

John C. Maxwell
Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn and then lead.

John C. Maxwell
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.

John C. Maxwell
There are two paths people can take. They can either play now and pay later, or pay now and play later. Regardless of the choice, one thing is certain. Life will demand a payment.

John C. Maxwell
People of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener.

John C. Maxwell
If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to work hard. It is getting people to work hard together. That takes commitment.

John C. Maxwell
Are you a thinker, a doer, or a clutch player? The better you are, the greater potential for influence you will have with your people.

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

John C. Maxwell
Successful people make right decisions early and manage those decisions daily.

John C. Maxwell
To really become motivated to succeed, people need to believe they can win.

John C. Maxwell
One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish much. Success is the result of people pulling together to meet common goals.

John C. Maxwell
If you want to attract people, you need to be like people you enjoy being with.

John C. Maxwell
Leaders have two characteristics: first they are going somewhere, and second they are able to persuade other people to go with them.

John C. Maxwell
An organization cannot increase its productivity-but people can!

John C. Maxwell
A great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.

John C. Maxwell
Everyone you know and all the people you meet have the potential to be someone important in the lives of others.

John C. Maxwell
Find something you like to do so much that you would gladly do it for nothing; then learn to do it so well that people are happy to pay you for it.

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

John C. Maxwell
People today are desperate for leaders, but they want to be influenced only by individuals they can trust, persons of good character.

John C. Maxwell
People are funny. When they are young, they will spend their health to get wealth. Later, they will gladly pay all they have trying to get their health back.

John C. Maxwell
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.

John C. Maxwell
I want to make a difference with people who want to make a difference, doing something that makes a difference.

John C. Maxwell