Quotes from John C. Maxwell

El liderazgo es influencia, nada más y nada menos.

So why do some people emerge as leaders while others can't influence no matter how hard they try? I believe that several factors come into play: 1. Character—who they are 2. Relationships—who they know 3. Knowledge—what they know 4. Intuition—what they feel 5. Experience—where they've been 6. Past Success—what they've done 7. Ability—what they can do

When I'm swimming with the tide, my progress has little to do with the speed and strength of my strokes. It is determined by how fast the tide is moving. Swim with it and you make fast progress. Swim against it and you move very slowly, no matter how hard you work at it.

1. Cop-outs. People who have no goals and do not commit. 2. Holdouts. People who don't know if they can reach their goals, so they're afraid to commit. 3. Dropouts. People who start toward a goal but quit when the going gets tough. 4. All-outs. People who set goals, commit to them, and pay the price to reach

As leaders we need to remember that. Strong convictions precede great actions. When we know something is right-- and that conviction is bolstered by the knowledge that our motives are pure...-- we need to follow through. Others may second-guess our thinking and our decision-making. But when we know what's right, we can't let those things throw us off. We need to stand by our convictions.

Leadership isn't about winning. It's about bringing people with you to the finish line.

Everything we do, every accomplishment we have, every milestone we pass has come in part because of the efforts of others.

I greet you in the name of the Living God, the woman in pink says.

Leaders can afford to be uncertain, but we cannot afford to be unclear. People will not follow fuzzy leadership.

walking slowly through the crowd.

And do something positive in your corner of the world.

If you don't know how to add to others, then you probably subtract by default.

La visión es un cuadro del futuro que produce pasión.

Experience isn't the best teacher—evaluated experience is.

Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you.

the difference between who you are today and who you will be in five years will be the people you spend time with and the books you read. The

People will not always remember what you said. They will not always remember what you did. But, they will always remember how you made them feel.

People who lack vision almost always lack passion. Incompetent leaders are ineffective and they often stay that way.

Before you get out of bed every morning, say 'do it now' fifty times. At the end of the day before you go to sleep, the last thing you should do is say 'do it now' fifty times.

there are five nonnegotiable characteristics that every effective leader must have: a sense of calling, an ability to communicate, creativity in problem solving, generosity, and consistency.

KEY CONCEPT: Connecting begins when the other person feels valued.

Good actions represent the dividing line between words and results.

PEOPLE NEED TO SEE YOUR CONVICTION

You can have reasons or results. You can't have both.