Thinking Quotes by John C. Maxwell

I think passion and discipline are wonderful, complementary things.

— John C. Maxwell

The harder you try to forget something, the more you think about it subconsciously.

— John C. Maxwell

Some of my best thinking is done by others.

— John C. Maxwell

Don't wait until you feel positive to move forward. Act your way into feeling good.

— John C. Maxwell

Positive thinking must be followed by positive doing.

— John C. Maxwell

Thinking is hard; that's why so few do it.

— John C. Maxwell

If you think you are the entire picture, you will never see the big picture.

— John C. Maxwell

Negative expectations are a quick route to dead-end thinking.

— John C. Maxwell

I think the hardest thing for a person is to know what those twelve things are that they need to work on…

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People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.

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You can change your life if you really want to. You can improve it, make it better. And it all starts with…

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Anybody who thinks that they are a leader and doesn't have anyone following them is just out for a walk.

— John C. Maxwell

People must learn how to think well to achieve their dreams and to reach their potential.

— John C. Maxwell

The value you receive from reflective thinking will depend on the kinds of questions you ask yourself.

— John C. Maxwell

We tend to think of great thinkers and innovators as soloists, but the truth is that the greatest innovative thinking doesn't occur…

— John C. Maxwell

If you are too attached to your own thinking and how everything is done now, then nothing will change for the better.

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When you reflect, you are able to put an experience into perspective... reflective thinking enables you to distance yourself from the intense…

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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

One of the best ways to cultivate a possibility mind set is to prompt yourself to dream one size bigger than you…

— John C. Maxwell

I thought if I was open and honest, it would help the reader to get open and honest, and they also would…

— John C. Maxwell

Maya Angelou observed you cant use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Sadly,too often creativity is smothered rather…

— John C. Maxwell

Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to…

— John C. Maxwell

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

Self fulfillment thinks of how something serves me. Self development thinks of how something helps me to serve others. With self fulfillment,…

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Integrity is the factor that determines which one will prevail. We struggle daily with situations that demand decisions between what we want…

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A visionary company is like a great work of art. Think of Michelangelo's scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine…

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

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When I was 17, I made the decision to have a good attitude. I was a junior in high school; the coach…

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Many times when people have a vision, they think in terms of a big vision - I want to take my city…

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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

Think back to the most important experiences of your life, the highest highs, the greatest victories, the most daunting obstacles overcome. How…

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SELF-DISCIPLINE, more than any other personal quality I can think of, is the one thing that separates successful people from the unsuccessful.…

— John C. Maxwell

“Recently I had breakfast with Dan Cathy, the president of Chick-fil-A, a fast food chain headquartered in the Atlanta area. I told…

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Negative thinking hinders others from making a positive response.

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

I think that self-discipline has to be accompanied by passion.

— John C. Maxwell

I think success has a lot to do with my own personal growth.

— John C. Maxwell

Negative thinking limits God and our potential.

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Reflective thinking turns experience into insight.

— John C. Maxwell

The greatest detriment to many people's success tomorrow is their thinking today.

— John C. Maxwell