John C. Maxwell цитаты

“Seven Steps to Success
1) Make a commitment to grow daily.
2) Value the process more than events.
3) Don't wait for inspiration.
4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity.
5) Dream big.
6) Plan your priorities.
7) Give up to go up.”

“We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.”

“Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”

“Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”

“To Stay Focused in Life:

You can't know everyone
You can't do everything
You can't go everywhere

We have to pick and choose between good and a little bit better.”

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

“The greatest enemy of good thinking is busyness.”

“Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.”

“When you aren’t willing to pay the price of learning by changing you will eventually pay the price of losing.”

“Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.”

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“No change means no growth.”

“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.”

“The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.”

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”

“Success is…
knowing your purpose in life,
growing to reach your maximum potential, and
sowing seeds that benefit others.”

“if you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.”

“If we are growing we are always going to be outside our
comfort zone.”

“The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.”

“Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.”

“Question for God every morning:

What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today?”

“A leader who produces other leaders multiples their influences.”

“The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying”

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

“You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.”

“Failure is far more common than success; poverty is more prevalent than wealth; and disappointment is more normal than arrival.”

“If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.”

“Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.”