People are training for success when they should be training for failure. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The only way a church is going to be relevant is to get out of its comfort zone and connect with unchurched… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If I expect great things from my people, they'll go to great lengths to keep from disappointing me. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The best relationships are win-win. Why don't more people go into relationships with that attitude? — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your chance for success. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
To be an influencer, you have to love people before you can try to lead them. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The key to encouragement is in knowing what gives people courage; what spurs them on to action. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Successful people...focus on the rewards of success: learning from their mistakes and thinking about how they can improve themselves and their situations. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Making a difference in your work is not about productivity; it’s about people. When you focus on others and connect with them,… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Remember, at the time God gives us a vision, we never have the resources available to accomplish it. We don't have the… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn and… — 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
Whenever a high-profile leader dies, people immediately attempt to summarize that person's life in a sentence. Often, critics and commentators get caught… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there - to be the leader. If everything was going… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
It takes a lot of people to create a success. That's why I say that few leaders are successful unless a lot… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I've been told that certain species of fish will grow according to the size of their environment. Put them in a tiny… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Good leaders understand that they are stewards. They must find the best people they can, giving them the opportunity to join in… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
There is no quicker way to earn respect as a leader than being slow to speak. It is called listening and it… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
COMMUNICATION: If I had to pick a first rule of communication-the one practice above all others that opens the door to connecting… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. Many people who approach the area of vision in leadership have… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Others are Ahead of me. I am continually Challenged. My focus is Forward. The atmosphere is Affirming. I am often out of… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Most people would rather change their circumstances to improve their lives when instead they need to change themselves to improve their circumstances.… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Leaders need to remember that the point of leading is not to cross the finish line first. It's to take people across… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
A leader who develops people adds; a leader who develops leaders multiplies. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The goal of the pastor is not to get people to show up but to get people to grow up. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
People may teach what they know, but they reproduce what they are. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Needless to say, you can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them. — 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
Acquiring and keeping good people is a leader's most important task. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The smartest person in the room is never as smart as all the people in the room. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The rallying call to people is to give them hope. When you have hope, that's huge. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I want to make a difference with people who want to make a difference, doing something that makes a difference. — 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
