“There comes a special moment in everyone’s life, a moment for which that person was born.… When he seizes it… it is his finest hour.”
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John C. Maxwell
“As a leader, you don’t earn any points for failing in a noble cause. You don’t get credit for being “right” as you bring the organization to a halt. Your success is measured by your ability to actually take the people where they need to go. But you can do that only if the people first buy into you as a leader.”
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John C. Maxwell
“I’ve learned that if you want people to be impressed, you can talk about your successes; but if you want people to identify with you, it’s better to talk about your failures.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility . . . In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.”
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John C. Maxwell
“What’s worse than training your people and losing them? Not training them and keeping them.”
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John C. Maxwell
“You can’t build a relationship with everybody in the room when you don’t care about anybody in the room.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The company owner doesn't need to win. The best idea does.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The best way to become a person that others are drawn to is to develop qualities that we are attracted to in others.”
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John C. Maxwell
“How does a person become productive? Find your strength and then find someone who needs your strength.”
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John C. Maxwell
“President Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you think you are the entire picture, you will never see the big picture.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The beauty of trust is that it erases worry and frees you to get on with other matters. Trust means confidence.”
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John C. Maxwell
“What’s the key to relating to others? It’s putting yourself in someone else’s place instead of putting them in their place.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Hundreds can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see.”
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John C. Maxwell
