Hope is not strategy. Hope fits with vision, but we must have a strategy and a process to make our vision become… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
You must find a way to get your vision seen, implemented, and contributed to by others. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
A dream worth pursuing is a picture and blueprint of a person's purpose and potential — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The leader continually passes on the vision to those who come around, knowing that dreams, if presented right, are contagious. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
When the dream is right for the person and the person is right for the dream, the two cannot be separated from… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Don’t tell them what you’re going to do - that’s vision. Do what you are going to do – that’s culture. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
We overestimate the event and underestimate the process. Every fulfilled dream occurred because of dedication to the process. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Without a vision our community will perish without Christ, but without a vision the church will perish as well. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Without a vision people in leadership positions perish. You not only lose your people, you lose the person who is in a… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Management is the process of assuring that the program and objectives of the organization are implemented. Leadership on the other hand has… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
God has never given a dream that could be fulfilled at step one. So start walking, be obedient, and watch God fulfill… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Teams make you better than you are, multiply your value, enable you to do what you do best, allow you to help… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Find your vision, and let it guide you in all that you do. If you lack vision, look inside yourself. Draw on… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
God gives us resources according to our dreams and according to our obedience. And God doesn't give those resources until we've started… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it's as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
For pastors who have a dream and who are walking in obedience but still don't have the resources they need, don't worry.… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If churches would take ownership of a vision, the next pastor who is thinking about coming to that church can see what… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Transmit your vision emotionally by gaining credibility, demonstrating passion, establishing relationships and communicating a felt need. Transmit it logically by confronting reality,… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
By the time I went to the pulpit, the vision was never on the same level as when God first gave it… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
When somebody tells you he or she is leading something, a fair question is, "What is your vision?" — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
People must learn how to think well to achieve their dreams and to reach their potential. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If your habits don't line up with your dream, then you need to either change your habits or change your dream — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
A person who has a dream knows what he is willing to give up in order to go up. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Without a vision people and the church become self-centered. People start finding fault with one another and the church self-destructs. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
When the pastor and his or her church have a vision, they will put their energy, time, money, and personnel into achieving… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you want to achieve great things, you need to have a great dream. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“By talking others out of their dreams, critical people excuse themselves for staying in their comfort zones.” — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“We overestimate the event and underestimate the process. Every fulfilled dream occurred because of dedication.” — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” —Carl Jung” — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Most pastors have a hard time grasping a vision. But vision is the indispensable quality of a leader. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
We have to pilot our own dreams - we cannot entrust them to anyone else. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Vision is something pastors and churches cannot afford to live without. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Not everybody who has a vision is a leader, but every leader has a vision. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Churches whose members fight with one another have lost their vision for the lost. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Why do so many people do nothing? I think it’s because most of us look at the evils and injustice around us, and we… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
Goals not only help you develop initial motivation by making your dreams obtainable, but they also help you continue to be motivated and that… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
Vision is a picture of a desired future; a picture of something that I don't possess right now, but it is something I want… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
If you want to make your mother happy, talk to her. If you want to make your father happy, listen. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
Passion gives you an advantage over others, because one person with passion is greater than ninety-nine who have only an interest! — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
I thought if I was open and honest, it would help the reader to get open and honest, and they also would realize sometimes… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
A person who has a dream knows what he is willing to give up in order to go up. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
The bottom line on attitude is that a good one helps to increase your possibilities. Pessimists usually get what they expect. So do optimists. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
Working together precedes winning together...collaboration is multiplication. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
Leaders don't rise to the pinnacle of success without developing the right set of attitudes and habits; they make every day a masterpiece. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
Your leadership skills determine the level of your success, and the success of those who work around you. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
