“Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.”

“to put it as philosopher-poet Ralph Waldo Emerson did, “To be simple is to be great.”

“Most people want to feel a part of the experience,”

“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.

“Crisis doesn’t necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it.”

“If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading…”

“Great leaders always seem to embody two seemingly disparate qualities. They are both highly visionary and highly practical.”

“Disappointment comes when reality falls short of our expectations. But nothing falls short of God’s expectations because He knows everything.”

“A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.”

“Discernment can be described as the ability to find the root of the matter, and it relies on intuition as well as rational thought.”

“I got to the top the hard way—fighting my own laziness and ignorance every step of the way.”