Quotes from John C. Maxwell

Persian poet Saadi instructed, "Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy." That's wise advice. Most people never realize how close they are to achieving significant things, because they give up too soon. Everything worthwhile in life takes dedication and time. The people who grow and achieve the most are the ones who harness the power of patience and persistence.

Good leaders listen, learn, and then lead.

It's been said that when one of Wooden's players asked, "Coach, what happens if I point to the player who gave me the assist and he isn't watching?" Coach Wooden replied, "He will always be watching." People desire validation and encouragement. It's human nature.

The starting point of all achievement is drive, determination, and desire.

leaders who are effective are leaders who are disciplined in their daily lives.

Leadership is developed, not discovered. It's a process. Three

If you want to become a better leader, let go of control and start fostering cooperation. Good leaders stop bossing people around and start encouraging them. That is the secret to being a people-oriented leader, because much of leadership is encouragement.

POINT OUT A GREAT STRENGTH OF SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE TODAY.

Humility means knowing and using your strength for the benefit of others, on behalf of a higher purpose." —ALAN ROSS

titles don't have much value when it comes to leading.

Inventor Charles F. Kettering said, "There is a great deal of difference between knowing and understanding. You can know a lot about something and not really understand it.

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.

He who thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.

The two most important words: Thank you

To work together, we must have all three. Generosity: giving up resources for the whole. Humility: giving up your own importance, position, and power. Integrity: truthfulness so that others can depend on your character.

by talking other people out of their dreams, critical people excuse themselves for staying in their comfort zones

I love the story about the shortest letter to the editor written to England's newspaper the Daily Mail. When the editor invited readers to send in their answers to the question, "What's wrong with the world?" writer G. K. Chesterton is reputed to have sent the following: Dear Sir, I am. Yours sincerely, G. K. Chesterton

Live the legacy you want to leave. I believe that to have any credibility as a leader, you must live what you say you believe. If you want to create a legacy, you need to live it first. You must become what you desire to see in others.

before I discovered that helping myself made me more capable of helping others. That's one of the reasons I tell people that to add value to others, they must make themselves more valuable. You can't give something you don't have. You can't tell what you don't know. You can't share what you don't feel. No one gives out of a vacuum.

stopping to reflect is one of the most valuable activities people can do to grow.

Los buenos líderes pocas veces piensan en términos de límites, más bien, piensan en términos de oportunidades

Effective leaders who reach their potential spend more time focusing on what they do well than on what they do wrong. To be successful, focus on your strengths and develop them. That's where you should pour your time, energy, and resources.

14"Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD! 15"And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods

MAKE IT YOUR JOB TO PUT OTHER PEOPLE ON TOP TODAY.