“As Michel de Montaigne observed, “No wind favors him who has no destined port.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Most people’s natural inclination is to judge themselves according to their best qualities while they measure others by their worst. As a result, they point to areas where their teammates need to grow. But the truth is that every person is responsible for his own growth first.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Vision isn’t enough—it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.”
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John C. Maxwell
“there are five nonnegotiable characteristics that every effective leader must have: a sense of calling, an ability to communicate, creativity in problem solving, generosity, and consistency.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People don't care how much you know unless you know how much you care”
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John C. Maxwell
“George Bernard Shaw observó: “El mayor problema con la comunicación es la ilusión de que se llevó a cabo”
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John C. Maxwell
“Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Write down somewhere in the margins on this page your answer to this question: How have you changed . . . lately? In the last week, let’s say? Or in the last month? The last year? Can you be very specific? Or must your answer be incredibly vague? You say you’re growing. Okay . . . how? “Well,” you say, “In all kinds of ways.” Great! Name one. You see, effective teaching comes only through a changed person. The more you change, the more you become an instrument of change in the lives of others. If you want to become a change agent, you also must change.2 Change the leader—change the organization.”
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John C. Maxwell
“KEY CONCEPT: Connecting begins when the other person feels valued.”
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John C. Maxwell
“El que piensa que dirige y no tiene a nadie siguiéndole, sólo está dando un paseo.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like and do what you'd rather not.”
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John C. Maxwell
