Quotes from John C. Maxwell

People change when they ... Hurt enough that they have to, Learn enough that they want to, and Receive enough that they are able to.

Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward.

Your life today is a result of your thinking yesterday. Your life tomorrow will be determined by what you think today.

The goal of confrontation should be to help, not to humiliate.

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;

If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to work hard. It is getting people to work hard together. That takes commitment.

Good leaders ask great questions that inspire others to dream more, think more, learn more, do more, and become more.

President Abraham Lincoln said, "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Successful people do daily what unsuccessful people do occasionally. They practice daily disciplines. They implement systems for their personal growth. They make it a habit to maintain a positive attitude. At

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

Getters generally don't get happiness; givers get it.

You never really know something until you teach it to someone else.

A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others. A loser wants to be considered an expert by others before he has learned enough to know how little he knows.

You cannot change your life until you change something you do every day.

You could use the 80/20 rule. Give 80 percent of your effort to the top 20 percent (most important) activities. Another way is to focus on exceptional opportunities that promise a huge return. It comes down to this: give your attention to the areas that bear fruit.

No, none of these things are the key. When it comes right down to it, I know of only one factor that separates those who consistently shine from those who don't: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. Nothing else has the same kind of impact on people's ability to achieve and to accomplish whatever their minds and hearts desire.

The reality is that you will never get much done unless you go ahead and do it before you are ready.

Failure isn't so bad if it doesn't attack the heart. Success is all right if it doesn't go to the head.

It is true: most people are more satisfied with old problems than committed to finding new solutions.

Nobody achieves anything great by giving the minimum. No teams win championships without making sacrifices and giving their best.

Risk must be evaluated not by the fear it generates in you or the probability of your success, but by the value of the goal.

Good leaders motivate others by their listening skills. We are to: avoid prejudicial first impressions; become less self-centered; withhold initial criticism; stay calm; listen with empathy; be active listeners; clarify what we hear; and recognize the healing power of listening. Then we are to act on what we hear

Nobody finishes well by accident.

Leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less. If you are being salt and light as Jesus commanded, then you have begun to obey God's call to leadership.