“Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date. World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker said it all when he remarked, "I can give you a six-word formula for success: Thnk things through-then follow through.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you want to win over another person, first win his heart, and the rest of him is likely to follow.”
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John C. Maxwell
“John D. Rockefeller Jr. said, “I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”
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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
“If the reaction is worse than the action, the problem usually increases. If the reaction is less than the action, the problem usually decreases.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you are to become more sensitive, you must be willing to take a risk. Take the initiative to find a need and take action.”
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John C. Maxwell
“When an archer misses the mark he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull’s-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.”
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John C. Maxwell
“When you are able to create a lonely place in the middle of your actions and concerns, your successes and failures slowly can lose some of their power over you.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Leadership is getting people to work for you when they are not obligated.” —Fred W. Smith”
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John C. Maxwell
“Few things build a person up like affirmation. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third College Edition (Simon and Schuster, 1991),
the word affirm comes from ad firmare, which means “to make firm.” So when you affirm people, you make firm within them the things you see about them. Do that often enough, and the belief that solidifies within them will become stronger than the doubts they have about themselves.”
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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
