“Major barriers to successful planning are fear of change, ignorance, uncertainty about the future, and lack of imagination.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Cavett Roberts said: “If my people understand me, I’ll get their attention. If my people trust me, I’ll get their action.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Action is what converts human dreams into significance.”
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John C. Maxwell
“President Abraham Lincoln said, “I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
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John C. Maxwell
“My Influence My life shall touch a dozen lives Before this day is done. Leave countless marks of good or ill, E’er sets the evening sun. This, the wish I always wish, The prayer I always pray; Lord, may my life help others’ lives It touches by the way.7”
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John C. Maxwell
“There are really only three kinds of people. Those who don’t succeed, those who achieve success temporarily, and those who become and remain successful. Character is the only way to sustain success.”
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John C. Maxwell
“when the real leader speaks, people listen. Leadership is influence-nothing more, nothing less.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Henry David Thoreau wrote, “One is not born into the world to do everything, but to do something.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Image promises much but produces little. Integrity never disappoints.”
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John C. Maxwell
“When I want to really get to know someone, I ask three questions. People’s answers to these give me great insight into someone’s heart. The questions are: What do you dream about? What do you sing about? What do you cry about?”
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John C. Maxwell
“Tone, inflection, timing, volume, pacing—everything you do with your voice communicates something and has the potential to help you connect to or disconnect from others when you speak.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People who do not believe in themselves have trouble believing in others.”
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John C. Maxwell
“REAL: relationships, equipping, attitude, and leadership.”
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John C. Maxwell
“What can I say to get others involved around the table? How can I draw them in?”
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John C. Maxwell
