Quotes from John C. Maxwell

We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it's a continuing choice.

The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.

You don't overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.

The timing of your decision is just as important as the decision you make.

Stay focused instead of getting offended or off track by others.

Stay focus on what God has assigned me to do. Keep my mind on what I am doing/

Reflective thinking is like the crock pot of the mind. It encourages your thoughts to simmer until they're done.

A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.

Reaching the top is a monumental achievement, but remaining there may be the most spectacular feat of all.

If we are growing we are always going to be outside our comfort zone.

Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time.

Leaders never outgrow the need to change.

You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.

Progress is often just a good idea away.

The best leaders are readers of people. They have the intuitive ability to understand others by discerning how they feel and recognizing what they sense.

While a good leader sustains momentum, a great leader increases it.

Don't ever be impressed with goal setting. Be impressed with goal getting.

Plan and execute your first failure so that you no longer have to fear it.

Creative leaders inherently know when rules need to be challenged, and they can see when a more flexible approach should be taken.

If you want to be a sharp thinker, be around sharp people.

The person with a plan, a picture, will go after thoughts that add value to their thinking.

No matter what you are currently able to do, creativity can make you capable of more.