Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.
John C. MaxwellEveryone gets discourages...The question is: Are you going to give up or get up? It's a choice.
John C. MaxwellMost people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their actions. It's very cut-and-dried. However, we judge ourselves by our intentions. Even if we do the wrong thing, if we believe our motives were good, we let ourselves off the hook. And we are often willing to do that over and over before requiring ourselves to change.
John C. MaxwellIn the corporate community the key word is respect. In the corporate community you don't get a relationship until they respect you first.
John C. MaxwellThe highest reward for our toil is not what we get for it but what we become by it. ... Mistakes are not failures. They are proof that we are making an effort. When we understand that, we can more easily move out of our comfort zone, try something new, and improve. ... Improvement demands a commitment to grow long after the mood in which it was made has passed.
John C. Maxwell