John C. Maxwell Quotes Page 2

“The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.”

“The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.”

“The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying.”

“We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.”

“A purpose will motivate you.
A purpose will keep your priorities straight.
A purpose will develop your potential.
A purpose will give you power to live in the present.
A purpose will help you evaluate your progress.”

“A leader is great not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others.”

“A cheerful heart is good medicine.”

“A man is not defeated by his opponents but by himself.”

“A team is a group of people who may not be equal in experience, talent, or education but in commitment.”

“A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.”

“A dream requires a partner: commitment.”

“Each person’s leadership is best exercised in his or her area of giftedness. When we discover our gifts, we will naturally lead in those areas where we are most productive, intuitive, comfortable, influential, and satisfied.”

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the plan.”

“A lot goes into an attitude – but a lot more comes out of it!”

“A dream worth pursuing is a picture and blueprint of a person's purpose and potential.”

“A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.”

“A mistake is simply another way of doing things.”

“You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of our success is found in your daily routine.”

“A great dream with a bad team is nothing more than a nightmare.”

“A sign of a great team leader is the proper placement of people.”

“60 percent of all management problems are the result of faulty communications.”

“A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear.”

“A leader with great passion and few skills always outperforms a leader with great skills and no passion.”

“A Chinese proverb says, 'Those who drink the water must remember those who dug the well.'

Gratitude is one of the most attractive of all personal attributes.”

“A problem is something you can do something about. If you can't do something about it, then it's not a problem. It's a predicament. That means it's something that must be coped with, endured.”

“A belief is not just an idea that you possess; it is an idea that possesses you.”

“A strong positive self image is the best possible preparation for success in life.”

“A person with a negative self-image will expect the worst, damage relationships, and find others who are similarly negative.”

“A blind man’s world is bounded by the limits of his touch; an ignorant man’s world by the limits of his knowledge; a great man’s world by the limits of his vision.”

“A person who has a dream knows what he is willing to give up in order to go up.”