John C. Maxwell Quotes

Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure.

What I had been taught all my life was not true: experience is not the best teacher! Some people learn and grow as a result of their experience; some people don't. Everybody has some kind of experience. It's what you do with that experience that matters.

Most people are not valued. Very few people have someone who believes in them. Very few have others love them unconditionally. Do these things intentionally every day.

It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.

A person of responsibility can trust himself to choose the right thing over the easy thing.

Although it's admirable to be ambitious and hard-working, it's more desirable to be smart-working.

Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.

Teamwork gives you the best opportunity to turn vision into reality.

You can change your life if you really want to. You can improve it, make it better. And it all starts with changing the way you think.

Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Don't ever underestimate the power of planning. You can't make your vision come to life unless you outline each goal-driven step at a time. And you can't reach your full potential unless you plan how to make the most of your purpose and passion. When you look around and see people who are the captains of their ship, invariably they have taken pains to chart their successful course through life.

Successful people are willing to do things unsuccessful people will not do.

If you want to keep giving you have to keep growing.

Most accomplishments in life come more easily if you approach them strategically

Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives turn out.

Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement.

Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential.

The only adequate preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.

The great leaders in history were great not because of what they owned or earned but because of what they gave their lives to accomplish. They made a difference!

Problems almost always create opportunities - to learn, grow and improve.

If you can learn to understand people how they think, what they feel, what inspires them, how they're likely to act and react in a given situation- then you can motivate and influence them in a positive way.

Every change in human attitude must come through internal understanding and acceptance. Man is the only known creature who can reshape and remould himself by altering his attitude.

Everyone has the power to impact the outcome of his life. The way to do it is to focus on today. . . It is too late for yesterday. And you can't depend on tomorrow.

What I did in the book [Today Matters] is I tried to help a person make their day - every day - their masterpiece.

Changing your attitude from self-centerdness to understanding requires desire and commitment to always try to see things from the other persons point of view.

Personnel determines the potential of the team. Vision determines the direction of the team. Work ethic determines the preparation of the team. Leadership determines the success of the team.

We cannot lead anyone farther than we have been ourselves.

It takes a lot of people to create a success. That's why I say that few leaders are successful unless a lot of people want them to be.

Success is not a destination thing, it’s a daily thing.

I am convinced more than ever that good communication and leadership are all about connecting. If you can connect with others at every level -one-on-one, in groups, and with an audience-your relationships are stronger, your sense of community improves, your ability to create teamwork increases, your influence increases, and your productivity skyrockets.

The most talented do not always end up as celebrities, and those with less talent often do. Upsets are written into our history and occur around us every day.

If your desire is to be successful or to make a positive impact on your world, you need to become a person of influence.

If you're not doing something with your life, then it doesn’t matter how long you live. If you're doing something with your life, then it doesn't matter how short your life may be. A life is not measured by years lived, but by its usefulness. If you are giving, loving, serving, helping, encouraging, and adding value to others, then you're living a life that counts!

To Stay Focused in Life: You can't know everyone You can't do everything You can't go everywhere We have to pick and choose between good and a little bit better.

It's more important to get along with people than to get ahead of them.

Remember, at the time God gives us a vision, we never have the resources available to accomplish it. We don't have the people, the money, the knowledge, or the opportunity.

Attitude: It is our best friend or our worst enemy.

All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions.

To reach your potential you must grow. And to grow, you must be highly intentional about it.

Needless to say, you can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them.

The happiest people are those who have harvested their time in others. The unhappiest people are those who wonder how the world is going to make them happy.

When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.

Progress is often just a good idea away.

A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.

Remember, in the end, it isn't what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.

To achieve all that is possible, we must attempt the impossible. To be all we can be, we must dream of being more.

You will never fulfill your destiny doing work you despise.

All great leaders have understood that their number one responsibility is cultivating their own discipline and personal growth. Those who cannot lead themselves cannot lead others.