Do you want to come climb the transformationa l leadership mountain with me? Your first step begins with DESIRE. Do you want… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Plan and execute your first failure so that you no longer have to fear it. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Failure is an inside job. So is success. If you want to achieve, you have to win the war in your thinking… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Leaders have two characteristics: first they are going somewhere, and second they are able to persuade other people to go with them. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Three reasons problems are inevitable; first, we live in a world of growing complexity and diversity; second, we interact with people; and… — 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
Give God the first part of every day. Give God the first day of every week. Give God the first portion of… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
It was in the mid-70's, '74 or '75 I started doing leadership conferences for pastors and in '79 I wrote my first… — 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
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
COMMITMENT is the first step to every good thing I know, and the only step that matters when it comes to achievement.… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Set the tone for your day be treating people better than you expect to be treated by them. Be the first to… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
In the corporate community the key word is respect. In the corporate community you don't get a relationship until they respect you… — 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
When I had something I thought God was talking to me about, the first thing I did, before I ever talked to… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. First, you must pay the… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The first order of things to be changed is me, the leader. After I consider how hard it is to change myself,… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Every sailor knows that you can't sail a ship that isn't moving forward, strong leaders understand that to change direction, you first… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned. — 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
Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The first important step in weathering failure is learning not to personalize it. — 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
The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 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 Image
