John C. Maxwell - People Quotes

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The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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The more that people know how they fit on a team, the more they will desire to properly make the most of their fit and maximize their contribution.

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People create success in their lives by focusing on today. It may sound trite, but today is the only time you have. It's too late for yesterday. And you can't depend on tomorrow. That's why today matters. Most of the time we miss that.

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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.

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You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head.

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Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.

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If I expect great things from my people, they'll go to great lengths to keep from disappointing me.

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If you can become the leader you ought to be on the inside, you will be able to become the person you want on the outside. People will want to follow you. And when that happens, you'll be able to tackle anything in this world.

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People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. Many people who approach the area of vision in leadership have it backwards. They believe that if the cause is good enough, people will automatically buy in and follow. But that's not how leadership works. People don't follow worthy causes; they follow worthy leaders with a cause they can believe in. They buy into the leader first.

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When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend, they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.

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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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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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People go farther than they thought they could when someone else thinks they can.

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

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

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One of the best ways to cultivate a possibility mind set is to prompt yourself to dream one size bigger than you normally do. Let's face it, most people dream too small, they don't think big enough.

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