Influence Quotes by John C. Maxwell

Leadership is influence.

— John C. Maxwell

The ability to understand people is a choice.

— John C. Maxwell

Everybody can be somebody when somebody understands and believes in her.

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You'll never know how close you are to a million-dollar idea unless you're willing to listen.

— John C. Maxwell

..Give them your faith, and they become confident, energized, and self-reliant.

— John C. Maxwell

To be an influencer, you have to love people before you can try to lead them.

— John C. Maxwell

Every person has seeds of greatness within, even though they may currently be dormant.

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Praise them for what they do well, both privately and publicly.

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People of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener.

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Integrity is the most needed to succeed in business.

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The length and breath of our influence on others are directly related to the depth of our concern for them.

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The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and…

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You can be a model to the masses, but to go to the higher levels of influence, you have to work with…

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If you want to help others and become a person of influence, keep smiling, sharing, giving, and turning the other cheek.

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One way to overcome our natural self-centeredness is to try to see things from other people's perspectives.

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If your desire is to be successful or to make a positive impact on your world, you need to become a person…

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Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.

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Becoming a good listener, you are able to connect with others on more levels and develop stronger, deeper relationships.

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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

What is your legacy? Are you intentional about the sort of influence you want to have on the world around you? Being…

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Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult…

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While everyone exercises influence, the size and strength of our influence depends upon our effort. No one leads well without paying the…

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The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your…

— John C. Maxwell

Leadership is influence. It is the ability to obtain followers. When the leader lacks confidence, the followers have no commitment. A leader…

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Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less...titles don't have much value when it comes to leading. True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed,…

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I am convinced more than ever that good communication and leadership are all about connecting. If you can connect with others at…

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The ability to understand people is one of the greatest assets anyone can ever have.

— John C. Maxwell

The true measure of leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.

— John C. Maxwell

Difficulties seldom defeat people; lack of faith in themselves usually does it.

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A leader who produces other leaders multiples their influences.

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Understanding people certainly impacts your ability to communicate with others.

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True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from Influence.

— John C. Maxwell

Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.

— John C. Maxwell

Without love, there can be no connection, no future, and no success together.

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The effectiveness of your work will never rise above your ability to lead and influence others.

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..Our level of influence is not the same with everyone.

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To really become motivated to succeed, people need to believe they can win.

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If you want to become a better listener, however you need to learn to direct that energy and attention positively by concentrating…

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With a little faith in themselves people, people can do miraculous things. But without it, they have a really tough time.

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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