“The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation.
Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or
whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what?
After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation
comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You never really know something until you teach it to someone else.”
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John C. Maxwell
“And you will have greater credibility with your leader if you admit your shortcomings and refrain from making excuses.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The key to working smarter is knowing the difference between motion and direction. In the final analysis, results are what matter; attendance and activity don’t.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others.
―
John C. Maxwell
“You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion.... The heart comes before the head.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“A person with a negative self-image will expect the worst, damage relationships, and find others who are similarly negative.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“• Leaders gain credibility when they suffer with those they lead.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Believe in what you say. Then, live what you say. There is no greater credibility than conviction in action.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."
―
John C. Maxwell
“An infant is born with a clenched fist; a man dies with an open hand. Life has a way of prying free the things we think are so important.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“A great team with no bench eventually collapses. The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Maturity doesn’t come with age. It begins with the acceptance of responsibility.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Leadership has less to do with position than it does disposition.”
―
John C. Maxwell
