“If you want to be productive, you should try to learn to get joy from what gives the greatest return and discipline yourself to do those things.”

“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves—to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.”

“Understanding changes minds. Action changes lives.”

“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.” —Jim Rohn”

“Thinking is hard work; that’s why so few do it.”

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it enough.”

“How does a person become productive? Find your strength and then find someone who needs your strength.”

“The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you.”

“When you give of yourself, it benefits you, the organization, and the receiver.”

“Every human being has value, and every player on a team adds value to the team in some way.”

“You cannot kindle afire in any other heart until it is burning within your -ELEANOR DOAN”

“The greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.”

“In general, there are no bad audiences; only bad speakers.”

“I saw a television sketch that, with some variations, might seem familiar in many households. A husband is watching television and his wife if trying to engage him in conversation: Wife: Dear, the plumber didn’t come to fix the leak behind the water heater today. Husband: Uh-huh. Wife: The pipe burst today and flooded the basement. Husband: Quiet. It’s third down and goal to go. Wife: Some of the wiring got wet and almost electrocuted Fluffy. Husband: Darn it! Touchdown. Wife: The vet says he’ll be better in a week. Husband: Can you get me a Coke? Wife: The plumber told me that he was happy that our pipe broke because now he can afford to go on vacation. Husband: Aren’t you listening? I said I could use a Coke! Wife: And Stanley, I’m leaving you. The plumber and I are flying to Acapulco in the morning. Husband: Can’t you please stop all that yakking and get me a Coke? The trouble around here is that nobody ever listens to me. 5.” ― John C. Maxwell, Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships 0 likes Like “The one with the plan is the one with the power. It doesn’t matter in what kind of activity you’re involved. Employees want to follow the business leader with a good business plan. Volunteers want to join the pastor with a good ministry plan. Children want to be with the adult who has the well-thought-out vacation plan. If you practice strategic thinking, others will listen to you and they will want to follow you.

“Successful people think differently than unsuccessful people.”