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Me Quotes by John C. Maxwell
- 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.
- I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at…
- As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.
- My leadership began to take flight when I allowed myself to press people to change-whether they thanked me or cursed me.
- 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…
- Those closest to me will determine the level of my success.
- If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win but think you can't…
- In my experience, followers always ask leaders 3 questions: 1) Do you care 4 me? 2) Can you help me? 3) Can I trust you?
- Show me a person who sees himself negatively and I will show you a person who sees others in a negative way.
- Problems are not my problem. It's not what happens to me but what happens in me that matters.
- There is definitely a connection between finding your passion and reaching your potential. People ask me all the time, 'John, how do I know what…
- If you want to reach your potential and become the person you were created to be, you must do much more than just experience life…
- Out of what I had received in my development, I was also able to give. The confidence I gained from personal growth gave me credibility…
- 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…
- Little did I realize that my desire to add value to others would be the thing that added value to me!
- It is hard to feel bad about yourself when you are doing something good for someone else. There are a lot of ways to lift…
- For years I kept a sign on my desk that helped me maintain the right perspective concerning yesterday. It simply said, 'yesterday ended last night.'…
- Now more than ever I am aware that a person's significant birthdays can either mark the passage of time, or they can mark changes they've…
- In my organizations I don't have employees; I have teammates. Yes, I do pay people and offer them benefits. But people don't work for me.…
- Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.
- Question for God every morning: What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today?
- Stay focus on what God has assigned me to do. Keep my mind on what I am doing/
- Poem by Howard A. Walter (Character) I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those…
- The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle and process them.…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale