Quotes from John C. Maxwell

Character makes trust possible. And trust makes leadership possible. That is the Law of Solid Ground.

Change alone doesn't bring growth but you cannot have growth without change.

What's ironic is that those who don't have the courage to take risks and those who do, experience the same amount of fear in life. The only difference is that those who don't take chances worry about trivial things.

life.When they find someone who can communicate something of value to them, they will usually listen.

The Prayer of Mary] My Faithful Lord and Master, I boldly request that You speak to these dear servants of Yours. Ask big things of them. Make them uncomfortable. Stretch them in ways that they have no idea You can. And give them the will, the heart, and the faith to say a wholehearted yes to You whenever You ask. May their obedience change not only them, but the world. Amen.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

GET OUT OF YOUR NORMAL ENVIRONMENT TODAY WITH SOMEONE YOU LEAD.

That's what connectors do. They tell you about yourself.

Life's greatest rewards come from your inner self, from the choices you make, from how you decide to live under whatever circumstances you find yourself in.

Nothing speaks like results.

Relationships are the foundation of leadership.

Have you ever had to communicate someone else's vision? It's very difficult to do, isn't it?

Start doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

If I went back to college again, I'd concentrate on two areas: learning to write and to speak before an audience. Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively." —GERALD FORD

When you connect with others, you position yourself to make the most of your skills and talents.

Time is valuable. Psychiatrist and author M. Scott Peck said, "Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

The Law of Diminishing Intent says that the longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never do it.

CHARACTER COMMUNICATES CONSISTENCY Leaders without inner strength can't be counted on day after day because their ability to perform changes constantly. NBA great Jerry West commented, "You can't get too much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good." If your people don't know what to expect from you as a leader, at some point they won't look to you for leadership.

Eleanor Roosevelt acknowledged, "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

The bottom line is that when you long for the gifts, favor, position, or opportunities of someone else, it distracts you from the gifts, favor, position, and opportunities that God has given YOU.

Aquel que cree que lidera y no tiene a nadie que lo siga solamente está dando un paseo

Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.

Una de las experiencias más difíciles para cualquier miembro de un equipo es sacar del equipo a otro miembro. Y sin embargo es lo que hay que hacer si alguien rehusa desarrollarse o cambiar para beneficio del grupo. Eso no quiere decir que usted quiera menos a esa persona. Sólo significa que usted no seguirá perdiendo su tiempo invirtiendo en alguien que no puede o no quiere hacer que el equipo sea mejor.

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, my friend, Anyone can start from now And make a brand new ending.