“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.

“When you don’t want to change, you look for differences in others. When you are willing to change, you look for similarities.”

“As Thomas Jefferson proclaimed, “In matters of fashion, swim with the current. In matters of conscience, stand like a rock.”

“The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by your ability to lead others.”

“people who are busy rowing seldom have time to rock the boat.”

“It doesn’t matter what job you do or what position you obtain; you will have limits. That’s just the way life is.

“the most important relationship you will ever have is with yourself. You’ve got to be your own best friend first.”

“Productive leaders communicate the superiority and the benefits of their ideas.”

“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.”

“No matter what our circumstances, our greatest limitation isn’t the leader above us—it’s the spirit within us.”

“«Los sueños se realizan cuando mantenemos nuestro compromiso con ellos».”

“The rewards leaders give are counterbalanced by the results that their people give in return.”

“Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results.”

“Leadership has less to do with position than it does disposition.”

“Don’t let your mandate come from the grumbling of the crowd. Get your cues from God and the mission He has given you.”