John C. Maxwell Quotes

Don't ever be impressed with goal setting. Be impressed with goal getting.

Connecting is vital for any person who wants to achieve success. It is essential for anyone who wants to build great relationships. You will only be able to reach your potential-regar dless of your profession or chosen path-when you learn to connect with other people.

Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.

Your life begins to change when you change something you do every day.

You add value to people when you value them.

Seek people who seek solutions.

If you travel alone, you can probably go faster. But the journey will never be as rewarding, and you probably won't be able to go as far.

If you want to reach your potential and become the person you were created to be, you must do much more than just experience life and hope that you learn what you need along the way. You must go out of your way to seize growth opportunities as if your future depended on it. Why? Because it does. Growth doesn't just happen--not for me, not for you, not for anybody. You HAVE TO go after it.

Leading well is not about enriching yourself - it's about empowering others

If you want to make your mother happy, talk to her. If you want to make your father happy, listen.

We don't grow on accident, we grow on purpose.

We over-exaggerate yesterday. We either think it was better or worse than it was - you know, the good old days. We over-estimate tomorrow; we think we can do more than we can - always. And that's why we put off everything till tomorrow.

By the time I went to the pulpit, the vision was never on the same level as when God first gave it to me; it was clearer and bigger. It was better because the body of Christ complemented what God had given me. So when I gave the vision to the congregation, the influencers already bought it. Then after the people have heard my message, and migrate to the influencers, these influencers are already my allies and help me communicate the vision to the congregation.

The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.

If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win but think you can't it's almost certain you won't. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can. A happy person is not a person with a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change the way I see the world within me.

If you want to help others and become a person of influence, keep smiling, sharing, giving, and turning the other cheek.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

The best way to serve the individuals on the team is to see that the whole team wins.

Creative leaders inherently know when rules need to be challenged, and they can see when a more flexible approach should be taken.

Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn and then lead.

Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

Many pastors fail to see God's vision fulfilled because they never have a strategy for fulfilling that vision.

Most people would rather change their circumstances to improve their lives when instead they need to change themselves to improve their circumstances. They put in just enough effort to distance themselves from their problems without ever trying to go after the root, which can often be found in themselves. Because they don't try to change the source of their problems, their problems keep coming back at them.

Time spent with a potential leader is an investment.

Leader’s potential is determined by those closest to him.

Leaders determine the level of an organization.

The best relationships are win-win. Why don't more people go into relationships with that attitude?

True success comes only when every generation continues to develop the next generation.

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

The best leaders are humble enough to realize their victories depend upon their people.

Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.

To do something really big, let go of your ego, and get ready to be part of a team.

Relationships are the foundation of leadership.

If you're lying, you're lying.

You are the only person who can label what you do a failure. Failure is subjective.

Be intentional to add value to every person you meet everyday.

Point out a great strength of someone in your life today!

Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With character, as time passes, influence builds and requires less work to sustain.

The harder you try to forget something, the more you think about it subconsciously.

I think many people believe the best way they can help others is to criticize them, to give them the benefit of their 'wisdom.' I disagree. The best way to help people is to see the best in them.

Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.

The rallying call to people is to give them hope. When you have hope, that's huge.

The key choices you make-apart from the natural talent you already have-will set you apart from others who have talent alone.

The ultimate step in taking responsibility is making sure our actions line up with our words.

Credibility is a leader's currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.

A leader who loves status quo soon becomes a follower.

Feed your faith, starve your doubts.