John C. Maxwell Quotes
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Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants money, yet seldom will anyone budget or control their spending.
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Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful.
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When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others.
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Children astound me with their inquisitive minds. The world is wide and mysterious to them, and as they piece together the puzzle of life, they ask 'Why?' ceaselessly.
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We all have done something unethical.
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Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it's almost always due to personal growth.
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Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.
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People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.
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Good thinkers always prime the pump of ideas. They always look for things to get the thinking process started, because what you put in always impacts what comes out.
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For more than a decade, I led an organization that put on an elaborate Christmas program each December. It was a big production, with over 250 people participating in more than 20 performances. By the end of the season, everyone who participated was exhausted.
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The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.
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Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.
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Leadership is influence.
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The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.
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It seems the older you get, the more life comes into focus.
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Enjoyment is an incredible energizer to the human spirit.
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Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.
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Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.
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Ranking among the greatest Christmas movie classics, 'It's a Wonderful Life' tells a beautiful story about the priceless value of relationships.
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Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.
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Dividers seek to make themselves look or feel better by making others feel worse. They damage relationships, fracture teams and organizations, and create havoc in people's lives.
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People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.
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As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.
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If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what you do. And just as children watch their parents and emulate their behavior, so do employees who are watching their bosses.