All John C. Maxwell Quotes
- The depth of your mythology is the extent of your effectiveness. Depth
- Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential. Believe
- Leaders must live by higher standards than their followers. Followers
- Leadership is developed daily, not in a day. Daily
- The only thing we can control is what we do in the present. The more we replay yesterday, the further we get from today's opportunities.… Attentive
- Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. How do you gain influence from people? You invest in them. How do you invest in them? It… From
- Experience teaches nothing, but evaluated experience teaches everything. Evaluated
- People naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves. Follow
- The secret to success can be found in people's daily agendas. If they do something intentional to grow every day, they move closer to reaching… Agendas
- People may teach what they know, but they reproduce what they are. Inspirational
- People are funny. When they are young, they will spend their health to get wealth. Later, they will gladly pay all they have trying to… All
- Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to be a leader.'… Ahead
- People of poor character tend to blame their choices on circumstances. Ethical people make good choices regardless of circumstances. If they make enough good choices,… Begin
- Competence goes beyond words. It's the leader's ability to say it, plan it, and do it in such a way that others know that you… Ability
- A person who has a dream knows what he is willing to give up in order to go up. Dream
- Giving is the highest level of living. Giving
- Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership. Character
- Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership. Character
- Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With… Alone
- Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence. Apart
- Great communication depends on two simple skills-context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery, which allows a… Allows
- Persuasive communication involves enthusiasm, animation, audience participation, authenticity and spontaneity. Animation
- Take the emotional temperature of those listening to you. Facial expressions, voice inflection and posture give clues to a person's mood and attitude. Attitude
- My leadership began to take flight when I allowed myself to press people to change-whether they thanked me or cursed me. Allowed
- A highly credible leader under-promises and over-delivers. Credible