John C. Maxwell Quotes

Two ( or more) people come together and they agree that they should be together for a common purpose and that purpose is to add value to one another. ENGAGEMENTS are partnerships that should ALWAYS be Win-Win.

At the beginning, all we have is the vision. At that point God expects us to begin walking in obedience according to the dream He has given us.

Without love, there can be no connection, no future, and no success together.

There is no success without failure and losses.

Cats do what cats do, ducks do what ducks do, and eagles do what eagles, do. If you take a duck and ask it to do an eagles' job, shame on you. As a leader, your job is to help your ducks to become better ducks and your eagles better eagles - to put individuals in the right places and help them reach their potential.

Experience teaches nothing, but evaluated experience teaches everything.

People don't really know whether they are committed to something until they face adversity.

Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.

Without leadership ability,a person's impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership.

Failure is not a one-time event; it's how you deal with life along the way. Until you breathe your last breath, you're still in the process, and there is still time to turn things around for the better.

A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do." (Leroy Eims)

Integrity is the factor that determines which one will prevail. We struggle daily with situations that demand decisions between what we want to do and what we ought to do. Integrity establishes the ground rules for resolving these tensions. it determines who we are and how we will respond before the conflict even appears. Integrity welds what we say, think, and do, into a whole person so that permission is never granted for one of these to be out of sync.

They can't hurt you unless you let them.

Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. First, you must pay the price of dealing with criticism from people who matter. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.' Second, you must pay the price of overcoming your fears. Failure, rejection, and looking foolish are common fears - but they are just feelings that can be conquered and removed from your thoughts. Finally, you must be willing to pay the price of hard work in order to realize your dream.

People will work eight hours a day for pay, 10 hours a day for a good boss, and 24 hours a day for a good cause!

A leader's attitude is caught by his or her followers more quickly than his or her actions.

What am I doing with the gifts that have been given and the opportunities that are mine to make things better for others? I think it's always - success has to be beyond the person who is themselves working for personal success. It's also got to be helping someone else.

People naturally tend toward inertia. That's why self improvement is such a struggle. But that's also why adversity lies at the heart of every success. The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level.

The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.

A leader can give up anything - except final responsibility.

To achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.

Achievement comes to someone when he is able to do great things for himself. Success comes when he empowers followers to do great things with him. Significance comes when he develops leaders to do great things for him. But a legacy is created only when a person puts his organization into the position to do great things without him.

TALENT PROVIDES HOPE FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT PERSEVERANCE GUARANTEES IT.

When a person feels encouraged, he can face the impossible and overcome incredible adversity.

We cannot achieve our wildest dreams by remaining who we are

Nothing separates successful people from unsuccessful people more than how they use their time!

Many times when people leave churches we think it's a doctrinal issue, but most of the time it's a leadership issue.

Disappointment is the gap that exists between expectation and reality.

Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.

The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to...failure.

Good ideas have expiration dates. You need to act before they become dated, irrelevant or otherwise spoiled.

For pastors who have a dream and who are walking in obedience but still don't have the resources they need, don't worry. Keep walking in obedience.

Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.

It is the leaders job to add significance to the lives of the people he leads.

For many many years, I've taught, not only leadership, but I've taught people that they need a personal growth plan. Growth is not an automatic process for you or me or anybody.

If you want to become a better listener, however you need to learn to direct that energy and attention positively by concentrating on the person you're with.

In most cases, those who want power probably shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it probably do so for the wrong reasons, and those who want most to hold on to it don't understand that it's only temporary.

Leaders will not experience long-term success unless a lot of people want them to.

The leader’s Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.

If I expect great things from my people, they'll go to great lengths to keep from disappointing me.

A team doesn't win the championship if its players are working from different agendas.

You've got to love your people more than your position.

Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.

Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.

The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you.

God wants to be our partner throughout life. Too often we are tempted to either carry the entire load ourselves or give everything to God and do nothing. God doesn't like either strategy. Sometimes He moves before us and sometimes after us - but He doesn't move without us. Without God... we cannot. Without us... God will not.

If you want to attract people, you need to be like people you enjoy being with.

Finish every day and be done with it.