“Humility means knowing and using your strength for the benefit of others, on behalf of a higher purpose.” —ALAN ROSS”
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John C. Maxwell
“If your face is going to “talk” for you anyway, you might as well have it communicate something positive.”
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John C. Maxwell
“You must have a long-range vision to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Because as the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates.”
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John C. Maxwell
“For the person trying to do everything alone, the game really is over. If you want to do something big, you must link up with others. One is too small a number to achieve greatness. That’s the Law of Significance.”
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John C. Maxwell
“You can’t change where you started, but you can change the direction you are going. It’s not what you are going to do, but it’s what you are doing now that counts.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Forty-two percent of college graduates never read a book after college.”
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John C. Maxwell
“A person with a negative self-image will expect the worst, damage relationships, and find others who are similarly negative.”
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John C. Maxwell
“most people overrate decision making, and they underrate decision managing.”
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John C. Maxwell
“In 1997,I wrote a book called The Success Journey. It offers an overview on what it means to be successful. In it I define success in these terms: Knowing your purpose in life Growing to reach your potential Sowing seeds that benefit others”
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John C. Maxwell
“If I wanted to make a difference… Wishing for things to change wouldn’t make them change. Hoping for improvements wouldn’t bring them. Dreaming wouldn’t provide all the answers I needed. Vision wouldn’t be enough to bring transformation to me or others. Only by managing my thinking and shifting my thoughts from desire to deeds would I be able to bring about positive change. I needed to go from wanting to doing.”
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John C. Maxwell
“experience alone does not add value to a life. It’s not necessarily experience that is valuable; it’s the insight people gain because of their experience
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John C. Maxwell
“As Thomas Jefferson proclaimed, “In matters of fashion, swim with the current. In matters of conscience, stand like a rock.”
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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.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Seven Steps to Success
1) Make a commitment to grow daily.
2) Value the process more than events.
3) Don't wait for inspiration.
4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity.
5) Dream big.
6) Plan your priorities.
7) Give up to go up.”
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John C. Maxwell
