Quotes from John C. Maxwell

Good leaders don't take anything for granted. They keep working and keep leading. They understand that leadership must be earned and established. They remain dissatisfied in a way, because dissatisfaction is a good one-word definition for motivation. Good leaders strive to keep the people and organization moving forward toward its vision. They recognize that organizations can sometimes be filled with appointments, but teams can be built only by good leadership.

It's like the mom who told the little kid to sit down in the grocery cart at the supermarket. He kept standing up and she kept telling him to sit down. Finally she reprimanded him firmly enough that he sat down. She heard him whisper to himself as he was scrambling down, "I may be sitting down on the outside, but I'm standing up on the inside!" When

The problem promise: when you handle them well, problems promise to make you better.

Not everyone wants to be out of the spotlight as she did. But it's important for a leader to learn to work in obscurity because it is a test of personal integrity. The key is being willing to do something because it matters, not because it will get you noticed.

final analysis, results are what matter; attendance and activity don't.

We tend to become what the most important person in our life thinks we will become.

The day that I realized I could no longer do everything myself was a major step in my development as a person and a leader. I've always had vision, plenty of ideas, and vast amounts of energy. But when the vision gets bigger than you, you really only have two choices: give up on the vision or get help. I chose the latter.

The very essence of all power to influence lies in getting the other person to participate." Influence is an invitation anyone can make to another person.

Sir Antony Jay said, The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a creative mind to spot wrong questions. Wrong questions shut down the process of creative thinking. They direct thinkers down the same old path, or they chide them into believing that thinking isn't necessary at all.

If you want to be a successful leader, learn to lead before you have a leadership position.

Después" es uno de esos matadores de sueños, uno de los innumerables obstáculos que ponemos para desviar nuestras oportunidades de éxito.

I have had to let go of my need to be right and focus on the greater need to do right.

People who think they're leading but have no one following them are only taking a walk.

The least important word: I (gets the least amount done) The most important word: We (gets the most amount done)—relationships The two most important words: Thank you—appreciation The three most important words: All is forgiven—forgiveness The four most important words: What is your opinion?—listening The five most important words: You did a good job—encouragement The six most important words: I want to know you better—understanding

Se perder a autodisciplina, você poderá adquirir o hábito de saborear a sobremesa antes de experimentar as verduras

To maximize the value of momentum, leaders must: (1) develop an appreciation for it early; (2) know the key ingredients of it immediately; and (3) pour resources into it always.

choose to collaborate with others. There's no greater way to increase your potential.

Being heard is so close to being loved, that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.

LOOK AT YOUR OWN QUIRKS, IDIOSYNCRASIES, AND ODDITIES AS A REMINDER TO BE MORE PATIENT WITH OTHERS.

Connecting always requires energy.

Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation for success. It's Not How Hard You Work; It's How Smart You Work

As the old saying goes, work isn't work unless you'd rather be doing something else.

To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often. —WINSTON CHURCHILL

How do the people around you react to the sparks of life? Are they fire lighters who blow things up, or firefighters who calm things down?