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Quotes About Perception

No, none of these things are the key. When it comes right down to it, I know of only one factor that separates those who consistently shine from those who don't: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. Nothing else has the same kind of impact on people's ability to achieve and to accomplish whatever their minds and hearts desire.
~ John C. Maxwell
Every message that people receive is filtered through the messenger who delivers it.
~ John C. Maxwell
People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.
~ John C. Maxwell
Leadership is often misunderstood. When people hear that someone has an impressive title or an assigned leadership position, they assume that individual to be a leader. Sometimes that's true. But titles don't have much value when it comes to leading.
~ John C. Maxwell
Followers tell you what you want to hear. Leaders tell you what you need to hear.
~ John C. Maxwell
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance. It is the illusion of knowledge." Many
~ John C. Maxwell
Errors become mistakes when we perceive them and respond to them incorrectly. Mistakes become failures when we continually respond to them incorrectly.
~ John C. Maxwell
Your attitude colors every aspect of your life. It is like the mind's paintbrush.
~ John C. Maxwell
People don't remember what we think is important; they remember what they think is important.
~ John C. Maxwell
The greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.
~ John C. Maxwell
A blind man's world is bounded by the limits of his touch; an ignorant man's world by the limits of his knowledge; a great man's world by the limits of his vision.
~ John C. Maxwell
Successful leaders are like icebergs. When you look at an iceberg, you see only about 10 percent of it, and the rest of it is hidden under the water. When you look at successful leaders, you see only a fraction of their lives. You see the part that looks really good, but there's usually a lot that remains hidden that's neither exciting nor glamorous.
~ John C. Maxwell
Author George Matthew Adams stated, "What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you." Every problem introduces you to yourself. It shows you how you think and what you're made of.
~ John C. Maxwell
Opportunity is in the eye of the beholder.
~ John C. Maxwell
Since we tend to see ourselves primarily in light of our intentions, which are invisible to others," said philosopher J. G. Bennett, "while we see others mainly in the light of their actions, which are all that's visible to us, we have a situation in which misunderstanding and injustice are the order of the day." And
~ John C. Maxwell
In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.
~ John C. Maxwell
Discernment can be described as the ability to find the root of the matter, and it relies on intuition as well as rational thought.
~ John C. Maxwell
a smart person believes only half of what he hears, but a really smart person knows which half to believe.
~ John C. Maxwell
A deaf ear is the first indication of a closed mind.
~ John C. Maxwell
Disappointment comes when reality falls short of our expectations. But nothing falls short of God's expectations because He knows everything.
~ John C. Maxwell
Imagen es lo que la gente piensa que somos. Integridad es lo que en realidad somos.
~ John C. Maxwell
As playwright George Bernard Shaw observed, "The greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.
~ John C. Maxwell
rey del antiguo Israel, declaró: «De más estima es el buen nombre que las muchas riquezas, y la buena fama más que la plata y el oro».2 Pero la buena reputación es el reflejo del carácter de la persona. Si la reputación es como el oro, entonces tener integridad es como ser dueño de la mina. Preocúpese menos por lo que otros piensan y préstele atención a su carácter interno.
~ John C. Maxwell
PARA UNA PERSONA PROMEDIO, SER ESCUCHADO SE ACERCA MUCHO A SER AMADO, CASI NO ES POSIBLE DISTINGUIR UNA COSA DE LA OTRA». —DAVID AUGSBURGER
~ John C. Maxwell