Quotes from John C. Maxwell

sometimes the smallest step in the right direction becomes the biggest step in your life.

it's not over until you've learned from it.

Too many leaders are like bad travel agents. They send people places they have never been. Instead, they should be more like tour guides, taking people places they have gone and sharing the wisdom of their own experiences.

The number-one reason most people lose arguments is not because they're wrong; it's because they don't know when to quit.

The winner's edge is in the attitude, not aptitude.

leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others. Success without a successor is failure. A worker's main responsibility is developing others to do the work (see

The best way to lose an enemy is to treat him like a friend.

Porque un líder afirmado que es humilde está dispuesto a aceptar un nuevo desafío, aunque eso signifique tomar riesgos, entregar el poder y perder un grado de autonomía.

The vision of the leader becomes the aspiration of the people. The impact is incredible.

Dios crea a todos los seres humanos con dones naturales, pero también los fabrica con dos extremos: uno para sentarse y otro para pensar. El éxito en la vida depende de cuál de ellos usamos más, y es como echar suertes con una moneda: ¡La cabeza gana! ¡La cola pierde!

las limitaciones reales y permanentes se originan en nuestras mentes, no en nuestros cuerpos. -ROGER CRAWFORD

One of the reasons people don't achieve their dreams is that they desire to change their results without changing their thinking.

If you expect to fail, sure enough, you will. If you expect to succeed, sure enough, you will. You will become on the outside what you believe on the inside.

Most people's natural inclination is to judge themselves according to their best qualities while they measure others by their worst. As a result, they point to areas where their teammates need to grow. But the truth is that every person is responsible for his own growth first.

In general, there are no bad audiences; only bad speakers.

Una de las razones que Dios tuvo al crear el tiempo fue para que hubiera un lugar donde enterrar los fracasos del pasado.. —JAMES LONG

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

Cuando cometo un error, no es porque soy un fracaso o no valgo para nada. Simplemente no hice algo bien porque aún no he mejorado lo suficiente en alguna parte del proceso. Y eso me motiva a seguir creciendo y superándome. Si no sé algo, es una oportunidad para intentar mejorar en una nueva área.

To lead change, to be a catalyst, you have to believe you can make a difference.

Believing in the cause creates your conviction. Believing in your vision fuels your inspiration. Believing in your people builds your motivation.

The Constitution guarantees free speech, but it doesn't guarantee listeners.

The measure of a great teacher isn't what he or she knows; it's what the students know.

It may sound corny, but it's really true: people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

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