John C. Maxwell Quotes About Motivational
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Everything begins with a decision. Then, we have to manage that decision for the rest of your life.
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People will summarize your life in one sentence - Pick it now.
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Dreams don't work unless you do
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One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination.
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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 made in their lives to reach their potential and become the person they were created to be. With each passing year, I want to make good choices that make me a better person, help me become a better leader, and make a positive impact on others.
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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 appreciation for them. Expect the best out of them. If you act first, you will set yourself up for success.
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Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.
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What I had been taught all my life was not true: experience is not the best teacher! Some people learn and grow as a result of their experience; some people don't. Everybody has some kind of experience. It's what you do with that experience that matters.
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Experience teaches nothing, but evaluated experience teaches everything.
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Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.
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Successful people reject rejection.
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Good leaders understand that they are stewards. They must find the best people they can, giving them the opportunity to join in the journey developing them, and encouraging them to reach their potential. But they must hold on to people lightly. Those who start with you seldom finish with you.
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Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives turn out.
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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 starts with giving them time.
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People's purpose in life is always connected to their giftedness.
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I think many people believe the best way they can help others is to criticize them, to give them the benefit of their 'wisdom.' I disagree. The best way to help people is to see the best in them.
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Find something you like to do so much that you would gladly do it for nothing; then learn to do it so well that people are happy to pay you for it.
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The more that people know how they fit on a team, the more they will desire to properly make the most of their fit and maximize their contribution.
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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. And the further away we move from opportunities, the tougher the road is to get back. Opportunities never look as good coming as they do going, and they wait for no one. We need to be highly attentive to spot them. And we must be focused on our present capabilities, not past regrets.
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The more intentional you are about your leadership growth, the greater your potential for becoming the leader you're capable of being. Never stop learning.
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If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.
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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. They work with me. We are working together to fulfill the vision. Without them, I cannot succeed. Without me, they cannot succeed. We're a team. We reach our goals together. We need each other. If we didn't, then one of us is in the wrong place.
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The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.
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I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.
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Think back to the most important experiences of your life, the highest highs, the greatest victories, the most daunting obstacles overcome. How many happened to you alone? I bet there are very few. When you understand that being connected to others is one of life's greatest joys, you realize that life's best comes when you initiate and invest in solid relationships.
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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 with you. For that reason, leaders must deliberately slow their pace, stay connected to their people, enlist others to help fulfill the vision, and keep people going. You can't do that if you're running too far ahead of your people.
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You can't light another's path without casting light on your own.
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The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to...failure.
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Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
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If you are leading others and you're lonely, then you're not doing it right. Think about it. If you're all alone, that means nobody is following you. And if nobody is following you, you're not really leading!
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