If you want to be positive, upbeat, and passionate, you need to take responsibility for being that way. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The truth is that you can spend your life any way you want, but you can spend it only once. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
God has never given anybody a dream that He did not want that person to fulfill. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Unless you want to carry the whole load yourself, you need to be developing leaders. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you want to improve your world, then focus your attention on helping others. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
You can change your life if you really want to. You can improve it, make it better. And it all starts with… — 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
It takes a lot of people to create a success. That's why I say that few leaders are successful unless a lot… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If you want to make a positive impact, no matter how far-reaching, start at home. Treat your family members like treasures. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
A lot of people believe they are successful because they have everything they want. They have added value to themselves. But I… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
We have many years to eat and sleep, but how many years do we have to make a difference in the lives… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I've worked very hard at giving excellent training and good materials, resources, books, and then the corporate community gives me respect. And… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The $50 note trick - ask who wants it even after stomping on it - moral is, no matter what we do… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Do you want to come climb the transformationa l leadership mountain with me? Your first step begins with DESIRE. Do you want… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Nothing speaks like results. If you want to build the kind of credibility that connects with people, then deliver results before you… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
You can change your tomorrow if you do something today. Few people understand how the way you live today impacts your tomorrow.… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Integrity is the factor that determines which one will prevail. We struggle daily with situations that demand decisions between what we want… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
When you are influential and highly respected, people tend to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Many times when people have a vision, they think in terms of a big vision - I want to take my city… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you don’t try to create the future you want, you must endure the future you get. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
What most people really want is to be listened to, respected, and understood. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
While we don't always get what we want, we always get what we choose. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Leaders will not experience long-term success unless a lot of people want them to. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I want to always be viewed by my readers as a friend and not as an authority or an expert. — 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
If you want to achieve great things, you need to have a great dream. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Question for God every morning: What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today? — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you want to attract people, you need to be like people you enjoy being with. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
If you want to lead you must learn. If you want to continue to lead you must continue to learn. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
A person who has a dream knows what he is willing to give up in order to go up. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
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
Working together precedes winning together...collaboration is multiplication. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
Leaders don't rise to the pinnacle of success without developing the right set of attitudes and habits; they make every day a masterpiece. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
Your leadership skills determine the level of your success, and the success of those who work around you. — John C. Maxwell Copy Share