“Occasionally someone will ask me about how ego fits into the leadership equation. They’ll want to know what keeps a leader from having a huge ego. I think the answer lies in each leader’s pathway to leadership. If people paid their dues and gave their best in obscurity, ego is usually not a problem.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Even the choicest words lose their power when they are used to overpower.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You see, when our attitudes outdistance our abilities, even the impossible becomes possible.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Good attitudes among players do not guarantee a team’s success, but bad attitudes guarantee its failure.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“There is no future in any job. The future lies in the person who holds the job.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” That may be true. But it’s also true that you can feed a horse salt and make him thirsty.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Don't let your learning lead to knowledge; let your learning lead to action.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches, or pounds, or college degrees, or family background; they are measured by the size of their thinking.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“life.When they find someone who can communicate something of value to them, they will usually listen.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Success is...
knowing your purpose in life,
growing to reach your maximum potential, and
sowing seeds that benefit others.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Image promises much but produces little. Integrity never disappoints.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“If you think you are the entire picture, you will never see the big picture.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“As Michel de Montaigne observed, “No wind favors him who has no destined port.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Our problems are no longer problems when we seek learning instead of leisure.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
―
John C. Maxwell
