Quotes from John C. Maxwell

people who do not forgive are hurting themselves much more than they're hurting others.

Aquello que persistimos en hacer se vuelve más fácil de realizar, no porque la naturaleza de la tarea en sí haya cambiado, sino porque ha aumentado nuestro potencial para realizarla».

William A. Hewitt, Chairman of Deere and Company, says, "To be a leader you must preserve all through your life the attitude of being receptive to new ideas. The quality of leadership you will give will depend upon your ability to evaluate new ideas, to separate change for the sake of change from change for the sake of me.

Pero usted impacta aun en sus interacciones diarias con las personas. Puede hacer que los pocos momentos en los que interactúa con un dependiente de una tienda o un cajero en un banco sean una experiencia miserable, o puede hacer que sonrían y alegrar su día. La elección es suya.

Work Through Your Insecurities:

people who do not forgive are hurting themselves much more than they're hurting others. A person who possesses this characteristic and keeps score in relationships is a person who is emotionally wired to carry all the stress that goes with carrying grudges.

Necesitamos líderes más valerosos y culturas más valientes.

My dad drilled into us kids that if we started something, we would have to finish it. He used to say, "When you made the choice to start, you made the choice to finish. It's not two choices; it's one.

Don't ever be too impressed with goal setting; be impressed with goal getting. Reaching new goals and moving to a higher level of performance always requires change, and change feels awkward. But, take comfort in the knowledge that if a change doesn't feel uncomfortable, then it's probably not really a change.

Afterward a reporter asked Gandhi's assistant, Mahadev Desai, how the Indian statesman had been able to deliver such a speech without any notes. "You don't understand Gandhi," Desai responded. "You see, what he thinks is what he feels. What he feels is what he says. What he says is what he does. What Gandhi feels, what he thinks, what he says, and what he does are all the same. He does not need notes.

Goethe recommended, "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.

Thomas Macauley said, "The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he would never be found out." Life is like a vise; at times it will squeeze us. At those moments of pressure, whatever is inside will be found out. We cannot give what we do not have. Image promises much but produces little. Integrity never disappoints.

Para lograr algo grande de verdad, despójese de su ego, y prepárese a formar parte de un equipo.

The largest locomotive in the New York Central system, while standing still, can be prevented from moving by a single one-inch block of wood placed in front of each of the eight drive wheels! The same locomotive, moving at 100 miles per hour, can crash through a wall of steel-reinforced concrete five feet thick. The only difference is momentum. Confidence gives you the momentum that makes the difference. You

Do you know how to die victoriously? Quit keeping score of the injustices that have happened to you.

Recruit the Best People You Can to Develop:

THE INSTRUMENT OF LEADERSHIP

MÍRESE CUIDADOSAMENTE AL ESPEJO.

Connecting has a lot to do with letting who you are influence everything you do."8

La ansiedad y el temor son emociones debilitantes para el corazón humano, y también lo son las pérdidas. Pueden debilitarnos, encarcelarnos, paralizarnos, desalentarnos y enfermarnos. Para ser exitosos, necesitamos encontrar maneras de desatascarnos emocionalmente.

If you want to get ahead, leading up is much better than kissing up." —DAN REILAND

Commit to Spend the Time Needed to Develop Leaders:

A integridade pode ser descrita como a capacidade de fazer as suas convicções coincidirem com as suas ações.

Find someone to mentor. Once you reach a certain level in your leadership, the most valuable thing you have to give is yourself. Find someone to pour your life into. Then give him time and resources to become a better leader.