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Firsts Quotes by John C. Maxwell
- Plan and execute your first failure so that you no longer have to fear it.
- As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.
- 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.'…
- The first order of things to be changed is me, the leader. After I consider how hard it is to change myself, then I will…
- Leaders have two characteristics: first they are going somewhere, and second they are able to persuade other people to go with them.
- The first step to leadership is servanthood.
- Every sailor knows that you can't sail a ship that isn't moving forward, strong leaders understand that to change direction, you first have to create…
- People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. Many people who approach the area of vision in leadership have it backwards. They…
- You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head.
- COMMUNICATION: If I had to pick a first rule of communication-the one practice above all others that opens the door to connecting with others-it would…
- The first person you lead is you.
- Do you want to come climb the transformationa l leadership mountain with me? Your first step begins with DESIRE. Do you want to make a…
- Set the tone for your day be treating people better than you expect to be treated by them. Be the first to smile. Express your…
- Leaders need to remember that the point of leading is not to cross the finish line first. It's to take people across the finish line…
- To add value to others, one must first value others.
- The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned.
- Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and…
- Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books.
- When was the last time you did something for the first time?
- The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle and process them.…
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