The true measure of leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The ability to understand people is one of the greatest assets anyone can ever have. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The only thing a title can buy is a little time-either to increase your level of influence with others or to undermine… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
They biggest man with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest man with the smallest mind-think big anyway. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Difficulties seldom defeat people; lack of faith in themselves usually does it. — 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
Becoming a good listener, you are able to connect with others on more levels and develop stronger, deeper relationships. — 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
Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. How do you gain influence from people? You invest in them. How do you invest… — 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
Are you a thinker, a doer, or a clutch player? The better you are, the greater potential for influence you will have… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you show people how much you care and ask questions in a non threatening way, you'll be amazed by how much… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Confront your inadequacies and push your personal boundaries: It's the surest way to grow, improve and expand the scope of your influence. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less...titles don't have much value when it comes to leading. True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed,… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
While everyone exercises influence, the size and strength of our influence depends upon our effort. No one leads well without paying the… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned.… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
One way to overcome our natural self-centeredness is to try to see things from other people's perspectives. — 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
The length and breath of our influence on others are directly related to the depth of our concern for them. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
..Give them your faith, and they become confident, energized, and self-reliant. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
You can be a model to the masses, but to go to the higher levels of influence, you have to work with… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
To help people believe they can achieve victory, put them in a position to experience small successes. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Connecting is the key to Influence. Influence is the key to Leading. Leading is the key to Success! — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Everyone you know and all the people you meet have the potential to be someone important in the lives of others. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The effectiveness of your work will never rise above your ability to lead and influence others. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Without love, there can be no connection, no future, and no success together. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The more people see that they are being understood, they become more motivated to understand your point of view. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Even if you've had a negative effect on others in the past, you can turn that around and make your impact a… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from Influence. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
People of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Every person has seeds of greatness within, even though they may currently be dormant. — 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
You'll never know how close you are to a million-dollar idea unless you're willing to listen. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Everybody can be somebody when somebody understands and believes in her. — 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
