Quotes from John C. Maxwell

The world tries to talk us out of working hard.

The ability to learn from mistakes has value not just in business but in all aspects of life. If you live to learn, then you will really learn to live.

Ser mentor es derramar su vida en otras personas y ayudarlas a alcanzar su potencial. A medida que se entrega, ayudándoles a vencer obstáculos en sus vidas y mostrándoles cómo crecer personal y profesionalmente, les ayuda a alcanzar todo un nuevo nivel de vida. Usted, verdaderamente, puede marcar la diferencia en sus vidas.

If the reaction is worse than the action, the problem usually increases. If the reaction is less than the action, the problem usually decreases.

If others work for you, give your own time only to those who are willing to learn and grow.

The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in so doing will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern, rather than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.15

Como dijo Steve Jobs: "La creatividad es simplemente conectar cosas. Cuando uno le pregunta a la gente creativa cómo hicieron algo, se sienten un poco culpables porque en realidad ellos no lo hicieron; ellos solo vieron algo, y les pareció obvio después de un rato".

Your ultimate goal as a leader should be to work hard enough and strategically enough that you have more than enough to give and share with others.

The problem is that most of us have uphill dreams but downhill habits.

PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST TODAY AND NEGLECT THINGS THAT DON'T REALLY MATTER.

There are two paths that people can take. They can either play now and pay later, or pay now and play later. Regardless of the choice, one thing is certain. Life will demand a payment.

No matter what our circumstances, our greatest limitation isn't the leader above us—it's the spirit within us.

Though you cannot go back and make a brand-new start, my friend, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new end.

You don't have to be great to become a person of courage. You just need to want to reach your potential and to be willing to trade what seems good in the moment for what's best for your potential. That's something you can do regardless of your level of natural talent.

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts." –JOHN LOCKE

if you have a positive, joyous outlook, the joy you share will be returned to you.

Tame your tongue. If you sometimes overreact emotionally, a first step to improvement is to stop yourself from saying things you shouldn't. The next time you want to lash out, hold your tongue for five minutes, and give yourself a chance to cool down and look at things more rationally. Use this strategy repeatedly and you will find yourself in better command of your emotions.

stress this enough: if you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

Moving uphill requires intentionality, energy, determination, hard work, and consistency.

3. The Unrealistic Expectation Trap For some reason, many people think everything in life should be easy, and when they find out that achievement takes effort, they give up. But success takes hard work.

Trust must be built day by day. It calls for consistency. Some of the ways a leader can betray trust include: breaking promises, gossiping, withholding information, and being two-faced. These actions destroy the environment of trust necessary for the growth of potential leaders. And when a leader breaks trust, he must work twice as hard to regain it.

Journalist Arthur Gordon was right when he said, "Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them, day after day.

No one becomes rich unless he enriches another.