John C. Maxwell Quotes About Vision

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  • Management is the process of assuring that the program and objectives of the organization are implemented. Leadership on the other hand has to do with casting vision and motivating people.

    John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.7, Thomas Nelson Inc
  • Your teammates will stretch your vision or choke your dream.

    John C. Maxwell (2002). “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work”, p.46, Thomas Nelson
  • Vision is a picture of a desired future; a picture of something that I don't possess right now, but it is something I want to see and experience, and something I want the people I am leading to experience.

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    Source: enrichmentjournal.ag.org
  • The success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people.

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    John C. Maxwell (2001). “Developing the Leader Within You Workbook”, p.176, Thomas Nelson Inc
  • Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Don't ever underestimate the power of planning. You can't make your vision come to life unless you outline each goal-driven step at a time. And you can't reach your full potential unless you plan how to make the most of your purpose and passion. When you look around and see people who are the captains of their ship, invariably they have taken pains to chart their successful course through life.

  • When I had something I thought God was talking to me about, the first thing I did, before I ever talked to the congregation, was to sit down with the major influencers of the church and share with them what I thought God was speaking to me. I gave them time for input or questions. Many times they would ask questions and I would reply, "I need to spend more time on this. I'm not sure I'm thinking clearly there." Other times they added value and helped make this vision better or more accessible to the people.

    Source: enrichmentjournal.ag.org
  • God gives us the vision, then He expects us to walk in obedience. As we do, the resources we need come to us.

    "Turning Vision Into Reality". Enrichment Interview, enrichmentjournal.ag.org. January 2000.
  • By the time I went to the pulpit, the vision was never on the same level as when God first gave it to me; it was clearer and bigger. It was better because the body of Christ complemented what God had given me. So when I gave the vision to the congregation, the influencers already bought it. Then after the people have heard my message, and migrate to the influencers, these influencers are already my allies and help me communicate the vision to the congregation.

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    Source: enrichmentjournal.ag.org
  • Discontent with the status quo is a great catalyst for vision.

    John C. Maxwell (1999). “Twenty One Indispensable Qualities of a Leader”, p.152, Thomas Nelson Inc
  • The leader continually passes on the vision to those who come around, knowing that dreams, if presented right, are contagious.

    John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.105, Thomas Nelson Inc
  • Teamwork gives you the best opportunity to turn vision into reality.

    John C. Maxwell (2002). “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work”, p.17, Thomas Nelson
  • Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

  • 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 believe that if the cause is good enough, people will automatically buy in and follow. But that's not how leadership works. People don't follow worthy causes; they follow worthy leaders with a cause they can believe in. They buy into the leader first.

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  • Passion creates energy and magnetically pulls co-workers and customers into a shared vision, and it is exceptionally strong when linked with a leader's values.

  • Find your vision, and let it guide you in all that you do. If you lack vision, look inside yourself. Draw on your natural gifts and desires.

    John C. Maxwell (2011). “The Maxwell Daily Reader: 365 Days of Insight to Develop the Leader Within You and Influence Those Around You”, p.25, Thomas Nelson Inc
  • 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.

    John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.7, Thomas Nelson Inc
  • When the pastor and his or her church have a vision, they will put their energy, time, money, and personnel into achieving it.

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    Source: enrichmentjournal.ag.org
  • Hope is not strategy. Hope fits with vision, but we must have a strategy and a process to make our vision become a reality.

    Source: enrichmentjournal.ag.org
  • Remember, at the time God gives us a vision, we never have the resources available to accomplish it. We don't have the people, the money, the knowledge, or the opportunity.

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    "Turning Vision Into Reality". Enrichment Interview, enrichmentjournal.ag.org. January 2000.
  • 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.

  • Without a vision our community will perish without Christ, but without a vision the church will perish as well.

    Source: enrichmentjournal.ag.org
  • Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

  • Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

    FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Feb 16, 2016
  • Vision without passion is a picture without possibilities.

    John C. Maxwell (2010). “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently”, p.212, Thomas Nelson Inc
  • At the beginning, all we have is the vision. At that point God expects us to begin walking in obedience according to the dream He has given us.

    "Turning Vision Into Reality". Enrichment Interview, enrichmentjournal.ag.org. January 2000.
  • A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

    John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow”, p.89, Thomas Nelson Inc
  • Don’t tell them what you’re going to do - that’s vision. Do what you are going to do – that’s culture.

  • Many pastors fail to see God's vision fulfilled because they never have a strategy for fulfilling that vision.

    Source: enrichmentjournal.ag.org
  • Without a vision people in leadership positions perish. You not only lose your people, you lose the person who is in a leadership position - you lose it all.

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    Source: enrichmentjournal.ag.org
  • If you have great people around you, they will take you higher than your dream will. Leaders are never self-made. Those closest to you determine your level of success, so choosing the right companions as partners in pursuit of your vision is an important decision. My advice is to surround yourself with talented people who will challenge you, help you grow and inspire you to maximize your potential.

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