“Sociologists tell us that even the most introverted individual will influence ten thousand other people during his or her lifetime! This amazing statistic was shared with me by my associate Tim Elmore.”
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John C. Maxwell
“It doesn’t matter what job you do or what position you obtain; you will have limits. That’s just the way life is.
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John C. Maxwell
“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Leadership isn't about winning. It's about bringing people with you to the finish line.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Anytime a relationship is unequal, it cannot last—whether you are giving more than you get or getting more than you deserve.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Most good leaders want the perspective of people they trust.”
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John C. Maxwell
“how we view a person is reflected by how we treat a person.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday.”
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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
“In my first leadership position, I mistakenly thought that being named the leader meant that I was the leader. Back then I defined leading as a noun—as the position I was appointed to—not a verb—as what I was doing. Though I had been hired as the senior pastor, I quickly discovered the real leader of the church was a down-to-earth farmer named Claude, who had been earning his leadership influence through many positive actions over many years. He later explained it to me, saying, “John, all the letters”
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John C. Maxwell
