John C. Maxwell Quotes

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• Every change in human attitude must come through internal understanding and acceptance. Man is the only known creature who can reshape and remould himself by…
• The size of a person is more important than the size of the problem.
• There is a world of difference between a person who has a big problem and a person who makes a problem big.
• Why did the achievers overcome problems while thousands are overwhelmed by theirs? They refused to hold on to the common excuses for failure. They turned…
• Great leaders understand that the right attitude will set the right atmosphere, which enables the right response from others.
• Once our minds are 'tattooed' with negative thinking, our chances for long-term success diminish.
• I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change the way I see the world within me.
• If you believe in others and give them a positive reputation to uphold, you can help them to become better than they think they are.
• Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer
• Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it…
• Remember, in the end, it isn't what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.
• Teamwork gives you the best opportunity to turn vision into reality.
• Practice the 101 Percent Principle. Whenever possible, find the 1 percent you do agree on in a difficult situation, and give it 100 percent of…
• When your great players are team players, everybody else follows their lead. The best team doesn't always win - it's usually the team that gets…
• Team leaders have to connect with their team and themselves. If they don't know their team's strengths and weaknesses, they cannot hand off responsibilities to…
• To achieve all that is possible, we must attempt the impossible. To be all we can be, we must dream of being more.
• We teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are.
• If you want to improve your world, then focus your attention on helping others.
• Reflective thinking turns experience into insight.
• Making matters worse is people's natural inclination to be easy on themselves, judging themselves according to their good intentions-while holding others to a higher standard…

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