Most accomplishments in life come more easily if you approach them strategically — 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 you're always at the head of the class, then you're in the wrong class. — 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 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 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 a leader cannot give you a clear picture of what he or she sees in the future, that person is not… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
You can change your life if you really want to. You can improve it, make it better. And it all starts with… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you can learn to understand people how they think, what they feel, what inspires them, how they're likely to act and… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
No matter if you're just starting out or if you are at the peak of your career, the more you work in… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you want to help others and become a person of influence, keep smiling, sharing, giving, and turning the other cheek. — 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
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 lack initiative, recognize that the problem comes from the inside, not from others. Determine why you hesitate to take action.… — 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
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
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
Team leaders have to connect with their team and themselves. If they don't know their team's strengths and weaknesses, they cannot hand… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
Followers are always watching what you do. And people do what people see! If you are a leader seeking to make your… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
When it comes to money, you can't win. If you focus on making it, you're materialistic. If you try to but don't… — 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
Until I understand where I am, I can’t get to where I am going. This is the value of a compass when… — 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
A team doesn't win the championship if its players are working from different agendas. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you want to improve your world, then focus your attention on helping others. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Tomorrow really will take care of itself if I do the right thing today. — 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
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
“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
