John C. Maxwell Quotes
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The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned.
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If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
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Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.
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Exceptionally hard decisions can deplete your energy to the point at which you finally cave in. If you mentally crumble and degenerate into negative thinking, you'll magnify the problem to the point where it can haunt you.
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One of the roles of the Presidency is to lead a political party. Having a President in office is usually a huge advantage to a party because it gives the party a mouthpiece and an advocate at the highest level.
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Life can be boring unless you put some effort into it.
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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 a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one.
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There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.
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Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today.
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Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it.
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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.
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How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.
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Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.
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Everyone has the potential to become an encourager. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to have it all together. All you have to do is care about people and initiate.
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To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.
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In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.
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Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.
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The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.
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A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
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Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure.
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We don't mature momentarily, but over the long-term.
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A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow.
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Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.
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As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.