Quotes from John C. Maxwell

It's not the position that makes the leader; it's the leader that makes the position."

people don't function like machines. They have feelings. They think. They have problems, hopes, and dreams. Though people can be managed, they would much rather be led. And when they are led, they perform at a much higher level.

Thomas J. Watson, the former chairman of IBM, said, "Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

La diferencia entre la gente mediocre y la gente de éxito es su percepción de y su reacción al fracaso. Ninguna

One of the best applications of this idea is expressed in what I call the 101 percent principle: Find the one thing that you believe is the potential leader's greatest asset, and then give 101 percent encouragement in that area. Focusing on a person's strengths promotes positive growth, confidence, and success as a potential leader. Focus

Discouraged? Don't be, for the one thing that really matters, lasts forever—your friendships. Life is too long to spend it with people who pull you in the wrong direction. And it's too short not to invest in others. Your relationships will define you. And they will influence your talent—one way or the other. Choose wisely. —

Encouragement is oxygen to the soul. Good work can never be expected from a worker without encouragement. No one can ever have lived without it.

As a leader, my goal is to help people, not make them happy.

The attitude of the leader, coupled with a positive atmosphere in the organization, can encourage people to accomplish great things.

They want to know what's in it for them.

Psychologist and New York Times best-selling author Phil McGraw states, "I always say that the most important relationship you will ever have is with yourself. You've got to be your own best friend first." How can you be "best friends" with someone you don't know or don't like? You can't. That's why it's so important to find out who you are and work to become someone you like and respect.

Leadership is more than management. Leadership is: • People more than projects • Movement more than maintenance • Art more than science • Intuition more than formula • Vision more than procedure • Risk more than caution • Action more than reaction • Relationships more than rules • Who you are more than what you do If you want to influence others, then you must learn to lead.

Think the best, believe the best, and express the best in others.

As you start your day, are you wondering what you will reap, or are you wondering what you will sow?

What They Know + What They See + What They Feel = Inspiration

Success always comes at a price. That is a lesson I learned a long time ago. My father taught me that a person can pay now and play later, or he can play now and pay later. Either way, he is going to pay.

As former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden said, "Things turn out the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Los educadores toman algo simple y lo vuelven complicado. Los comunicadores toman algo complicado y lo hacen simple. —John C. Maxwell

The question is not, "Will my calendar be full?" but "Who will fill my calendar?" If we are leaders of others, the question is not, "Will I see people?" but "Who will I see?" My

The solution is to develop a bias for action. Don't think, Can I? Instead think, How can I?

If you want to be productive, you should try to learn to get joy from what gives the greatest return and discipline yourself to do those things.

I've known businesspeople who were not realistic thinkers. Here's the good news: they were very positive and had a high degree of hope for their business. Here's the bad news: hope is not a strategy.

WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE TO BE A PERPETUAL LEARNER.

Muchos de los fracasos en la vida los experimentan personas que no se dan cuenta cuán cerca estuvieron del éxito cuando decidieron darse por vencidos.