Quotes from John C. Maxwell

Retired General Electric CEO Jack Welch said, "Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

People cannot perform in a way inconsistent with the way they see themselves.

Prioritize the things that yield high return. What's the key to being productive? Prioritizing. To be an effective leader, you must learn to not only get a lot done, but to get a lot of the right things done. That means understanding how to prioritize time, tasks, resources, and even people. Effective prioritizing begins with eliminating the things you shouldn't be doing.

DETERMINE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, EVEN WHEN IT HURTS.

Leading with a lack of integrity is choosing to fail before taking your first step."5

leadership expert Max DePree says, "We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. —Bernard Montgomery

Irresponsible leaders have a "me first" attitude and use their position for personal benefit.

You can't change where you started, but you can change the direction you are going. It's not what you are going to do, but it's what you are doing now that counts." —NAPOLEON HILL

DON'T COUNT LOSSES—INSTEAD, COUNT LESSONS

Don't change just enough to get away from your problems—change enough to solve them.

All lasting growth requires awareness.

This helps me 'keep the main thing, the main thing,' since I am so easily distracted." You may want to do something similar, or

Aunque tus circunstancias estén más allá de tu control, tu carácter no lo está. Tu carácter siempre es tu elección.

True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned.

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

If you obey all the rules… you will miss all the fun.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes." —BENJAMIN DISRAELI

A team is a group of people who may not be equal in experience, talent, or education but in commitment." A

Thinking for a Change shares the way that I think on a daily basis. My wife, Margaret, says it has more of my DNA than any of my other books.

Success is more than just power or not violating the rights of others; it is the privilege of contributing to the betterment of others.

My Influence My life shall touch a dozen lives Before this day is done. Leave countless marks of good or ill, E'er sets the evening sun. This, the wish I always wish, The prayer I always pray; Lord, may my life help others' lives It touches by the way.7

If you worry about what other people think of you, it's because you have more confidence in their opinion than you have in your own.

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