Quotes from John C. Maxwell

Humility is not denying your strengths. Humility is being honest about your weaknesses. All of us are a bundle of both great strengths and great weaknesses and humility is being able to be honest about both.

Servant leaders should listen without judgment, be authentic, build community, share power, and develop people.6

There's a world of difference between a person who has a big problem and a person who makes a problem big.

Con mucha frecuencia, lo que la gente dice que es su problema, en realidad no lo es. Su verdadero problema es la actitud que les hace manejar los obstáculos de la vida tan mal.

Leadership: How does this problem affect our people? [Your Response Here] Personnel: Do we have the right people to help us with this problem? [Your Response Here] Timing: Is this the right time for a solution, and do we have enough time for it?

MANY THINGS IN LIFE JUST HAPPEN, BUT POSITIVE CHANGE ISN'T ONE OF THEM. CHANGING ANYTHING IN OUR WORLD REQUIRES SOMEONE TO BE THE CATALYST.

No es la posición lo que hace al líder, sino el líder quien establece la posición.»

A leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others.

Today is a reader, tomorrow's a leader...

Tell them how much you appreciate them.

To go forward, we need to move faster. And as leaders, we need to stay ahead, we need to see more than others, and we need to see before others.

Vision: How does this problem affect where we're trying to go? [Your Response Here] Priorities: Are my problems taking me or the team away from our priorities? [Your Response Here] Values: Are my values or my team's being compromised by this problem?

That's when I started the discipline of collecting quotes, stories, and illustrations for my speaking.

And most important, listen.

Quién desea irse de un equipo campeón? ¡Nadie! ¿Quién quiere salir del sótano? ¡Todos!

Si quiere mejorar, el crecimiento intencional tiene que ser un hábito. Un hábito es algo que hago continuamente, no de vez en cuando. La motivación quizá le mantenga en movimiento, pero los buenos hábitos que desarrolle y practique regularmente es lo que le mantendrá superándose.

All great leaders are productive. However, it is possible to be a producer and not a leader. Personal success does not always translate into team success. Leadership is defined by what a person does with and for others. It is established by making the team better and more productive. It's measured by what the entire group accomplishes, not by the individual efforts of the person in charge. Good leadership is never based on what someone does by and for himself.

the biggest gap between failure and success is the distance between I should and I did.

Here's the bottom line on charisma. You don't have to be gorgeous, a genius, or a masterful orator to possess presence and to connect with others. You just need to be positive, believe in yourself, and focus on others.

La confianza se construye un ladrillo a la vez, pero si se destruye, toda la pared se viene al suelo».

El escritor sobre asuntos de negocios Jim Zabloski escribe: Contrario a la creencia popular, en el mundo de los negocios yo creo que el fracaso es una necesidad. Si no comete errores a lo menos cinco veces en el día, es probable que no esté haciendo lo suficiente. Mientras más hace, más falla. Mientras más falla, más aprende. Mientras más aprende, mejores resultados. Aquí, la palabra operativa es aprender.

To develop your integrity, make a commitment to yourself to be scrupulously honest. Don't shave the truth, don't tell white lies, and don't fudge numbers. Be truthful even when it hurts. To develop authenticity, be yourself with everyone. Don't play politics, role play, or pretend to be anything you're not. To strengthen your discipline, do the right things every day regardless of how you feel.

you need to make changes in yourself and your environment, don't dwell on your past. You can't change it. Don't worry about your future. You can't control it. Focus on the current moment and what you can do now. 6.

1 Build people up by encouragement. #2 Give people credit by acknowledgment. #3 Give people recognition by gratitude.