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
If you are training leaders, because you need them, you are too late. — 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
No matter your title, people will not follow you if they don’t trust you. — 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
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
When pastors ask me if their people will buy this vision, I ask them two questions: "Have they bought into your leadership?"… — 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
Why would God send people to our church if we don't have a great dream? Why would God give a multigifted, multitalented,… — 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
To achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you're not failing, you're… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you embrace possibility thinking, your dreams will go from molehill to mountain size, and because you believe in possibilities, you put… — 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
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
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 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
When contemplating the pursuit of a dream or the start of a new venture, too many people are hesitant to begin because… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Cats do what cats do, ducks do what ducks do, and eagles do what eagles, do. If you take a duck and… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
To gain credibility, you must consistently demonstrate three things: Initiative: You have to get up to go up. Sacrifice: You have to… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you believe in others and give them a positive reputation to uphold, you can help them to become better than they… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
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
If your desire is a 10 but your self-esteem is a 5, you'll never perform at the level of a 10. You'll… — 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
“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
