Quotes from John C. Maxwell

Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.

True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from Influence.

Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.

It's lonely at the top, so you better know why you are there.

Confront your inadequacies and push your personal boundaries: It's the surest way to grow, improve and expand the scope of your influence.

Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful.

You are the only person who can label what you do a failure. Failure is subjective.

Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.

Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional.

You must do right before you feel good.

No matter where you are in your leadership journey, never forget that what got you to where you are won't get you to the next level.

Leadership is the readiness to stand out in a crowd.

One is too small a number to achieve greatness.

Finish every day and be done with it.

As a leader, you will never get ahead until your people are behind you.

Find something you like to do so much that you would gladly do it for nothing; then learn to do it so well that people are happy to pay you for it.

A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow.

Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.

Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.

A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do." (Leroy Eims)

Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. It's about advancing your team.

Seek advice, but make sure it's from someone who has successfully handled mistakes or adversities.

Growth inside fuels growth outside.

Values hold the team together, provide stability for the team to grow upon, measure the team's performance, give direction and guidance and attract like-minded people.