Quotes from John C. Maxwell

All I was responsible to do was share Christ with the person. It's not my job to save him or her. The failure lies in being one who never shares his or her faith with others. Fear of rejection, mistakes, and failure causes people to make the worst mistake of all—that of doing nothing. When you make a mistake, you can resolve never to make another one.

Life consists of what a man is thinking about all day." –RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation and then guess what. After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing

The best way to become a person that others are drawn to is to develop qualities that we are attracted to in others.

St. Francis of Assisi said, "Start doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Don't let your mandate come from the grumbling of the crowd. Get your cues from God and the mission He has given you.

Los grandes líderes buscan y encuentran a líderes en potencia, y los transforman en buenos líderes.

A los hombres se les desarrolla de la misma manera en que se explota una mina de oro. Hay que remover toneladas de tierra para obtener una onza de oro. Aunque usted no entra en la mina en busca de la tierra», añadió

When leaders fail to empower others, it is usually due to three main reasons: 1. Desire for Job Security 2. Resistance to Change 3. Lack of Self-Worth

Cutting corners is a sign of impatience and poor self-discipline. But if you are willing to follow through, you can achieve a breakthrough. That's why Albert Gray says, "The common denominator of success lies in forming the habit of doing things that failures don't like to do.

POSITIVE ATTITUDE: THE FIRST KEY TO WHAT HAPPENS IN YOU

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Attitudes always impact a leader's effectiveness.

If you want people to remember what you say, you need to say the right thing at the right moment in the right way!

El lamento nos deja sin energía. No podemos construir sobre el lamento. El temor al futuro nos distrae y nos llena de aprensión.

Learning to pause and ask questions turns experience into insight.

If your perception of and response to failure were changed, what would you attempt to achieve?

People who never see it—they are wanderers. People who see it but never pursue it on their own—they are followers. People who see it and pursue it—they are achievers. People who see it, pursue it, and help others see and pursue it—they are leaders.

Forty-two percent of college graduates never read a book after college.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

The boss drives his workers; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says "I"; the leader, "we." The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss knows how it is done; the leader shows how. The boss says, "Go"; the leader says, "Let's go!

Learn to be flexible. Thomas Jefferson once said, "In matters of principle, stand like a rock. In matters of taste, swim with the current.

Our problems are no longer problems when we seek learning instead of leisure.

If you don't realize that you have genuine value and that you are worth investing in, then you will never put in the time and effort needed to grow to your potential.