People Quotes by John C. Maxwell

If you want to be a sharp thinker, be around sharp people.

— John C. Maxwell

You add value to people when you value them.

— John C. Maxwell

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

— John C. Maxwell

Successful people reject rejection.

— John C. Maxwell

Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.

— John C. Maxwell

The best way to help people is to see the best in them.

— John C. Maxwell

People are never able to outperform their self-image.

— John C. Maxwell

To connect with people, be yourself, at your best.

— John C. Maxwell

The goal of the pastor is not to get people to show up but to get people to grow up.

— John C. Maxwell

Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement.

— John C. Maxwell

People may teach what they know, but they reproduce what they are.

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream.

— John C. Maxwell

It is the leaders job to add significance to the lives of the people he leads.

— John C. Maxwell

People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.

— John C. Maxwell

How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.

— John C. Maxwell

I keep telling people that the secret of their success is discovered in their daily agenda. What they do daily is going…

— John C. Maxwell

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

Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.

— John C. Maxwell

Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.

— John C. Maxwell

There is something to be said about a pastor and a church that develop a missions statement and the people take ownership…

— John C. Maxwell

Often people fail to start or complete a task because they don't see any connection between what they're doing and what they…

— John C. Maxwell

People change when they hurt enough that they have to change, learn enough that they want to change, receive enough that they…

— John C. Maxwell

Two ( or more) people come together and they agree that they should be together for a common purpose and that purpose…

— John C. Maxwell

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

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

Good leaders understand that they are stewards. They must find the best people they can, giving them the opportunity to join in…

— John C. Maxwell

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

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

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

Others are Ahead of me. I am continually Challenged. My focus is Forward. The atmosphere is Affirming. I am often out of…

— John C. Maxwell

Most people would rather change their circumstances to improve their lives when instead they need to change themselves to improve their circumstances.…

— John C. Maxwell

The position does not make you a leader. The title, the promotion, the fancy corner office do not make you a leader.…

— John C. Maxwell

When I had something I thought God was talking to me about, the first thing I did, before I ever talked to…

— John C. Maxwell

The trials and pressures of life--and how we face them--often define us. Confronted by adversity, many people give up while others rise…

— John C. Maxwell

Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. First, you must pay the…

— John C. Maxwell

You're only as good as the people you have around you.

— John C. Maxwell

You win people's hearts by helping them grow personally.

— John C. Maxwell

Mentally strong people are comfortable in their own skin.

— John C. Maxwell

The ability to understand people is a choice.

— John C. Maxwell