Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell · Page 3

The first person you lead is you.

— John C. Maxwell

Encouragement is oxygen for the soul

— John C. Maxwell

Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.

— John C. Maxwell

Mistakes are the stepping stones to success.

— John C. Maxwell

Leadership is not a right-it is a responsibility.

— John C. Maxwell

We don't grow on accident, we grow on purpose.

— John C. Maxwell

Always take the high road.

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

Trust must be built day by day. It calls for consistency.

— John C. Maxwell

You don't overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.

— John C. Maxwell

Little did I realize that my desire to add value to others would be the thing that added value to me!

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

Time spent with a potential leader is an investment.

— John C. Maxwell

Anyone can steer a ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course

— John C. Maxwell

A leader who loves status quo soon becomes a follower.

— John C. Maxwell

You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.

— John C. Maxwell

Needless to say, you can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them.

— John C. Maxwell

Creative leaders inherently know when rules need to be challenged, and they can see when a more flexible approach should be taken.

— John C. Maxwell

The best leaders are readers of people. They have the intuitive ability to understand others by discerning how they feel and recognizing…

— John C. Maxwell

The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your chance for success.

— John C. Maxwell

You can't build a relationship with everybody in the room when you don't care about anybody in the room.

— John C. Maxwell

There are two paths people can take. They can either play now and pay later, or pay now and play later. Regardless…

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Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential.

— John C. Maxwell

Plan and execute your first failure so that you no longer have to fear it.

— John C. Maxwell

What most people really want is to be listened to, respected, and understood.

— John C. Maxwell

Vision without passion is a picture without possibilities.

— John C. Maxwell

You can't light another's path without casting light on your own.

— John C. Maxwell

If you're a leader, it's important to set aside time to quiet yourself and listen for God's direction.

— John C. Maxwell

People naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves.

— John C. Maxwell

Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.

— John C. Maxwell

The greatest mistake a person can make is doing nothing.

— John C. Maxwell

If you don’t try to create the future you want, you must endure the future you get.

— John C. Maxwell

Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped.

— John C. Maxwell

To reach your potential you must grow. And to grow, you must be highly intentional about it.

— John C. Maxwell

Experience teaches nothing, but evaluated experience teaches everything.

— John C. Maxwell

People go farther than they thought they could when someone else thinks they can.

— John C. Maxwell

Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.

— John C. Maxwell

Leaders provide for their people what the people cannot provide for themselves.

— John C. Maxwell

The bottomline in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others.

— John C. Maxwell

The person with a plan, a picture, will go after thoughts that add value to their thinking.

— John C. Maxwell