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From Quotes by John C. Maxwell
- Great leaders understand that the right attitude will set the right atmosphere, which enables the right response from others.
- The key choices you make-apart from the natural talent you already have-will set you apart from others who have talent alone.
- Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you've been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction.
- Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.
- People do not give from the top of their purses but from the bottom of their hearts. If you desire to become a more generous…
- A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage.…
- Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the…
- When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it's as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you…
- Have the humility to learn from those around you.
- 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.…
- 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…
- Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.
- Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.
- Seek advice, but make sure it's from someone who has successfully handled mistakes or adversities.
- Transmit your vision emotionally by gaining credibility, demonstrating passion, establishing relationships and communicating a felt need. Transmit it logically by confronting reality, formulating strategy, accepting…
- Big-picture thinkers broaden their outlook by striving to learn from every experience. They don't rest on their successes, they learn from them.
- Negative thinking hinders others from making a positive response.
- Negative thinking keeps us from enjoying life.
- All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.
- One way to overcome our natural self-centeredness is to try to see things from other people's perspectives.
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