“As Michel de Montaigne observed, “No wind favors him who has no destined port.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The number-one reason most people lose arguments is not because they’re wrong; it’s because they don’t know when to quit.”
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John C. Maxwell
“only people who can see the invisible can do the impossible.”
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John C. Maxwell
“INTEGRITY—Did I do my best? EXPECTATION—Did I please my sponsor? RELEVANCE—Did I understand and relate to the audience? VALUE—Did I add value to the people? APPLICATION—Did I give people a game plan? CHANGE—Did I make a difference?”
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John C. Maxwell
“Developing and maintaining integrity require constant attention. John Weston, chairman and CEO of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., says, “I`ve always tried to live with the following simple rule: Don`t do what you wouldn`t feel comfortable reading about in the newspapers the next day.” That`s a good standard all of us should keep.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The way I like to measure greatness is . . . How many people can you make want to be better?” —WILL SMITH”
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John C. Maxwell
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
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John C. Maxwell
“One of the paradoxes of life is that the things that initially make you successful are rarely the things that keep you successful.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation of success.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Discernment can be described as the ability to find the root of the matter, and it relies on intuition as well as rational thought.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. In mid air, the entrepreneur begins building a parachute and hopes it opens before hitting the ground.”
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John C. Maxwell
