Business schools reward complex behavior but it's the simple behavior that makes you successful in life — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn't make a decision. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Everything begins with a decision. Then, we have to manage that decision for the rest of your life. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Your thinking, more than anything else, shapes the way you live. It's really true that if you change your thinking, you can… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
People who love life have charisma because they fill the room with positive energy. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I felt the hand and the call of God in my life that I would be doing ministry and trying to serve… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
We tend to become what the most important person in our life thinks we will become. Think the best, believe the best,… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Because in life, the question is not if you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with them. Stop… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“English heart surgeon Martyn Lloyd-Jones asserted, “Most unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself rather… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I can afford to take a risk in my life. Only the insecure cannot afford to risk failure. The secure can be… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. Success doesn't just suddenly occur one day in someone's… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Out of what I had received in my development, I was also able to give. The confidence I gained from personal growth… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Failure is not a one-time event; it's how you deal with life along the way. Until you breathe your last breath, you're… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
In the book [Today Matters] I talk about successful people make important decisions early in their life, and then they manage those… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I define self-control, in the beginning of life, as the choice of achieving what I really want by doing things I really… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Think back to the most important experiences of your life, the highest highs, the greatest victories, the most daunting obstacles overcome. How… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Earlier in my life, I have to admit, I was often guilty of this error. I wanted to take an idea from… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you're not doing something with your life, then it doesn’t matter how long you live. If you're doing something with your… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Nobody is a whole team . . . We need each other. You need someone and someone needs you. Isolated islands we’re… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I wish I could say I coined the phrase "failing forward." I do it all the time. I find as I've embraced… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Everyone you know and all the people you meet have the potential to be someone important in the lives of others. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I remember as a seventeen-year-old kid saying, "If attitude made me captain of this team, I'm going to have a good attitude… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
To succeed in life, we must stay within our strength zone but continually move outside our comfort zone. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Your life today is a result of your thinking yesterday. Your life tomorrow will be determined by what you think today. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Question for God every morning: What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today? — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
We won't fully experience joy until we've answered life's biggest question: Why am I here? — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Ranking among the greatest Christmas movie classics, 'It's a Wonderful Life' tells a beautiful story about the priceless value of relationships. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I say, make the decision, and as soon as you make the decision, the rest of your life you just manage that… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
We were created for meaningful work, and one of life's greatest pleasures is the satisfaction of a job well done. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The most successful people in life are the ones who settle their critical issues early and manage them daily. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Most people want to hear or tell a good story. But they don’t realize they can and should be the good story.… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Have to sow excellent seeds to have an excellent life. Must start with sowing excellent thoughts. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“While trying is filled with good intentions, doing is the result of intentional living.” — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Every major difficulty you face in life is a fork in the road. You choose which track you will head down, toward… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can… — 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