“Laughing is the quickest way to get up and get going again when you’ve been knocked down. Failing Forward”
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John C. Maxwell
“5. Each person’s leadership is best exercised in his or her area of giftedness (v. 31). When we discover our gifts, we will naturally lead in those areas where we are most productive, intuitive, comfortable, influential, and satisfied.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Leaders have to grow into their roles, and if the role becomes more demanding, the leader has to keep growing. Leadership is never a right. It’s a privilege and a responsibility. But it’s one that is open to anyone who’s willing to work hard enough to get it.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Few things build a person up like affirmation. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third College Edition (Simon and Schuster, 1991),
the word affirm comes from ad firmare, which means “to make firm.” So when you affirm people, you make firm within them the things you see about them. Do that often enough, and the belief that solidifies within them will become stronger than the doubts they have about themselves.”
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John C. Maxwell
“POSITIVE ATTITUDE: THE FIRST KEY TO WHAT HAPPENS IN YOU”
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John C. Maxwell
“You could use the 80/20 rule. Give 80 percent of your effort to the top 20 percent (most important) activities. Another way is to focus on exceptional opportunities that promise a huge return. It comes down to this: give your attention to the areas that bear fruit.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Major barriers to successful planning are fear of change, ignorance, uncertainty about the future, and lack of imagination.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you do not connect with others, influence is out of the question.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you are to become more sensitive, you must be willing to take a risk. Take the initiative to find a need and take action.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you don’t know how to add to others, then you probably subtract by default.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly bigger man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.”
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John C. Maxwell
“A leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Cuando los líderes aprenden buenos valores y los viven, ellos mismos se hacen más valiosos e incrementan el valor de las demás personas.”
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John C. Maxwell
