“Fellas, things are going to change. I know how bad DeMatha’s teams have been during these last few years, but that’s over with. We’re going to win at DeMatha and we’re going to build a tradition of winning. Starting right now . . . But let me tell you how we’re going to do it. We’re going to outwork every team we ever play . . . With a lot of hard work and discipline and dedication, people are going to hear about us and respect us, because DeMatha will be a winner.”
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John C. Maxwell
People buy into the leader before they buy into the plan.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The one thing you need to know about teamwork is that there is more than one thing you need to know about teamwork.”
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John C. Maxwell
“You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People who achieve their potential do so because they invest in themselves every day.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Speak up TODAY and say something positive. Even a tombstone will say something good about people when they are dead.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The Situation Principle: Never let the situation mean more than the relationship.”
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John C. Maxwell
“How do I fit in my area or department? • How do all the departments fit into the organization? • Where does our organization fit in the market? • How is our market related to other industries and the economy?”
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John C. Maxwell
“Saying you believe in yourself will not guarantee your success, but saying you don't believe in yourself will guarantee your failure.”
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John C. Maxwell
“In my first leadership position, I mistakenly thought that being named the leader meant that I was the leader. Back then I defined leading as a noun—as the position I was appointed to—not a verb—as what I was doing. Though I had been hired as the senior pastor, I quickly discovered the real leader of the church was a down-to-earth farmer named Claude, who had been earning his leadership influence through many positive actions over many years. He later explained it to me, saying, “John, all the letters”
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John C. Maxwell
“greatest enemy to tomorrow’s success is sometimes today’s success.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
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John C. Maxwell
“Un líder es grande, no por su poder, sino por su habilidad de hacer surgir poder a otros.”
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John C. Maxwell
