Many times when people have a vision, they think in terms of a big vision - I want to take my city for Christ. But the problem with many pastors and this type of vision is this: they haven't developed the strategy to fulfill that vision. A pastor preaches a dream or vision to his/her people, they get excited for a week, a month, or a couple of months, but there is no strategy, planning, or process to fulfill that vision.
John C. MaxwellSuccess is a continuing thing. It is growth and development. It is achieving one thing and using that as a stepping stone to achieve something else.
John C. MaxwellYou don't become a success when you get your diploma, you became a success when you decided to go to college when you get your diploma you get the rewards of success.
John C. MaxwellWhen you finish reading the book [Today Matters], take the daily dozen and list them in order of how well you do them. For example, the one that I would put at the highest for me is attitude or relationships because I'm really strong at both of those. At the bottom would be health. What I tell people is, "Take one month and work on one of the daily dozen for a whole year." And so it's really a one-year personal growth plan.
John C. Maxwell