If you're going to play together as a team, you've got to care for one another. you've got to love each other. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
A team doesn't win the championship if its players are working from different agendas. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If your face is going to “talk” for you anyway, you might as well have it communicate something positive. — 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
I can't raise the bar of others if I haven't raised the bar for myself. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you want to be positive, upbeat, and passionate, you need to take responsibility for being that way. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If a person doesn't govern his temper, his temper will govern him. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing. That's the Law of Consistency. It doesn't matter how talented you are. It… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Sometimes I hear people talk about discipline of self and I think, if you don't have passion, I might discipline myself for… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Nothing speaks like results. If you want to build the kind of credibility that connects with people, then deliver results before you… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you are in a leadership position, do not rely on your title to convince people to follow you. Build relationships. Win… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you travel alone, you can probably go faster. But the journey will never be as rewarding, and you probably won't be… — 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… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If your desire is to be successful or to make a positive impact on your world, you need to become a person… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you keep your mind active, regularly take on mental challenges, and continually think about the right things, you will develop the… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
All visions begin with relationships. My relationship with God is where I receive the vision; my relationship with my people is where… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
When you are influential and highly respected, people tend to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
People who blame others for their failures never overcome them. They simply move from problem to problem. To reach your potential, you… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you have great people around you, they will take you higher than your dream will. Leaders are never self-made. Those closest… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
People rise and fall to meet your level of expectations for them. If you express skepticism and doubt in others, they will… — 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
Leaders should get out of their comfort zone but stay in their strength zone. When their work lies within their natural gifting… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win but… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
SELF-DISCIPLINE, more than any other personal quality I can think of, is the one thing that separates successful people from the unsuccessful.… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I say this in the book [Today Matters], we either spend our day repairing or preparing, and if I haven't taken good… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The true measure of your character is what you would do if you were sure no one would ever find out. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you aren't making any mistakes, it's a sure sign you're playing it too safe. — 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
If you want to lead you must learn. If you want to continue to lead you must continue to learn. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you want to attract people, you need to be like people you enjoy being with. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If people around you don't believe in you, if they don't encourage you, then you need to find some people who do. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you are training leaders, because you need them, you are too late. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you're a leader, it's important to set aside time to quiet yourself and listen for God's direction. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you don’t try to create the future you want, you must endure the future you get. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
No matter your title, people will not follow you if they don’t trust you. — 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