“Many Christians estimate difficulty in the light of their own resources, and thus they attempt very little, and they always fail. All giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reckoned on His power and His presence to be with them.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them day after day.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Success for the leader is a single victory. However, when the protégé experiences success, it becomes a double win.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Even the choicest words lose their power when they are used to overpower.”
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John C. Maxwell
“A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less. If you are being salt and light as Jesus commanded, then you have begun to obey God’s call to leadership.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The Influence Factor—Do they influence others? The Capacity Factor—Do they have the potential to grow and develop? The Attitude Factor—Do they desire to grow and develop themselves? The Chemistry Factor—Do we like each other? The Passion Factor—Are they self-motivated? The Character Factor—Are they grounded? The Values Factor—Are our values compatible? The Teamwork Factor—Do they work well with others? The Support Factor—Do they add value to me? The Creative Factor—Can they find possibilities in impossibilities? The Option Factor—Can their contribution give me options? The 10 Percent Factor—Are they in the top 10 percent of those on our team?”
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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
“people who do not forgive are hurting themselves much more than they’re hurting others.”
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John C. Maxwell
“When you get right down to it, intentional living is about living your best story.”
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John C. Maxwell
“people with a positive attitude focus their time and attention on solutions, not problems.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Good ideas must be shared, improved upon with the help of other good thinkers, and then they must be implemented and acted upon.”
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John C. Maxwell
