“The way I like to measure greatness is . . . How many people can you make want to be better?” —WILL SMITH”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The first key to greatness,” Socrates reminds us, “is to be in reality what we appear to be.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The reality is that you will never get much done unless you go ahead and do it before you are ready.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“No entender lo que usted quiere es un problema de conocimiento. No tratar de obtener lo que quiere es un problema de motivación. No lograr lo que quiere es un problema de persistencia.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The Right Thought plus the Right People in the Right Environment at the Right Time for the Right Reason = the Right Result”
―
John C. Maxwell
“A team is a group of people who may not be equal in experience, talent, or education but in commitment.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Too many people, when they make a mistake, just keep stubbornly plowing ahead and end up repeating the same mistakes. I believe in the motto, Try and try again.' But the way I read it, it says, Try, then stop and think. Then try again.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Whom to Invite to Your Table As you bring people to your table to share ideas, be selective about whom you pick. Choose people who Understand the value of questions Desire the success of others Add value to others’ thoughts Are not threatened by others’ strengths Can emotionally handle quick changes in the conversation Understand their place of value at the table Bring out the best thinking in the people around them Have experienced success in the area under discussion Leave the table with a “we” attitude, not a “me” attitude”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“President Abraham Lincoln said, “I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
―
John C. Maxwell
