We all stand on the shoulders of the past generation.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Success
Don’t hide bad news. With multiple information channels available, bad news always becomes known. Be candid right from the start.
—John C. Maxwell
Encourage the many; mentor the few.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
Successful people are willing to do things unsuccessful people will not do.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Success
Leadership is influence.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Entrepreneurs, Leadership
There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Character
Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.
—John C. Maxwell
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Profit, Growth, Entrepreneurs, Mistakes
Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Character
One is too small a number to achieve greatness.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time.
—John C. Maxwell
Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Entrepreneurs
If you aren’t making many mistakes, it is sure sign you are playing it too safe.
—John C. Maxwell
Leadership is developed daily, not in a day.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Character
The first step to leadership is servant hood.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Character
We cannot choose how many years we will live, but we can choose how much life those years will have. We cannot control the beauty of our face, but we can control the expression on it. We cannot control life’s difficult moments but we can choose to make life less difficult. We cannot control the negative atmosphere of the world, but we can control the atmosphere of our minds. Too often we try to choose and control things we cannot. Too seldom we choose to control what we can … our attitude.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Attitude
We cannot lead anyone farther than we have been ourselves.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
You can’t become a leader in one conference.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.
—John C. Maxwell
Do you value people who won’t benefit you or only those who might contribute in some way to your success? Great team players truly value others as people, and they know and relate to what others value.
—John C. Maxwell
Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.
—John C. Maxwell
A highly credible leader under-promises and over-delivers.
—John C. Maxwell
We are to get wisdom and understanding, yet we are not to lean on it apart from the Lord.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Wisdom
Life doesn’t do anything to you. It only reveals your spirit.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Growth
Seek advice, but make sure it’s from someone who has successfully handled mistakes or adversities.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Failure
You don’t overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.
—John C. Maxwell
The pessimist complains about the wind.
The optimist expects it to change.
The leader adjusts the sails.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
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