“People naturally see themselves in the light of their intentions, but they measure others according to their actions.”
―
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.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“we often place too much emphasis on making decisions and too little on managing the decisions we've already made.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“A sign of a great team leader is the proper placement of people.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Imagen es lo que la gente piensa que somos. Integridad es lo que en realidad somos.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Words are the currency of ideas and have the power to change the world.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You lose the respect of the best when you don’t deal properly with the worst.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“When you get right down to it, intentional living is about living your best story.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“There is a great deal of difference between knowing and understanding. You can know a lot about something and not really understand it.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You cannot enjoy others until you
enjoy yourself because you cannot give to others what you do not have.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“1. Watch the news together. Select one crisis and answer the question: If I was in charge of this what would I do? List solution-steps they could take. 2. Groom the optimist in them. Have them read and listen to positive books and tapes. Feed them with big ideas from great people. 3. Have them write out their dreams. Then, have them list their skills and talents. Do any match? Ask them what they would do if they had no fear of failure. 4. Go with them to interview a visionary leader. Ask that leader how they think about problems. How do they perceive opportunities? 5. Discuss current events each week. Ask them to identify one burden or problem”
―
John C. Maxwell
“People must have affirmation and praise in order to maintain a high level of performance. Withholding negative or critical comments is not nearly as important as giving positive input through compliments and praise.”
―
John C. Maxwell
