John C. Maxwell Quotes About Leadership
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Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential.
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Management is the process of assuring that the program and objectives of the organization are implemented. Leadership on the other hand has to do with casting vision and motivating people.
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Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants money, yet seldom will anyone budget or control their spending.
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A leader who produces other leaders multiples their influences.
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To add value to others, one must first value others.
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People will summarize your life in one sentence - Pick it now.
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There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.
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The real test of leadership isn't where you start out. It's where you end up.
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To do something really big, let go of your ego, and get ready to be part of a team.
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People who are not leaders automatically gravitate toward lines--limitations set by others. Many people are taught this in kindergarten when they are instructed to stay within the lines while coloring. But leaders are more creative than that. They look for options and opportunities. They try to take things in a new direction, or beyond the limit. Progress and innovation are made by people who think without lines.
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To succeed in life, we must stay within our strength zone but continually move outside our comfort zone.
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Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to be a leader.' But showing leadership skill is how you get the bigger job in the first place. Leadership isn't a position, it's a process.
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42% of college graduates never read a book after college.
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In my experience, followers always ask leaders 3 questions: 1) Do you care 4 me? 2) Can you help me? 3) Can I trust you?
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A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do." (Leroy Eims)
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Values hold the team together, provide stability for the team to grow upon, measure the team's performance, give direction and guidance and attract like-minded people.
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It's lonely at the top, so you better know why you are there.
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Be generous, be humble, and be grateful when achieving your dreams.
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A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others. By John Maxwell
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What I had been taught all my life was not true: experience is not the best teacher! Some people learn and grow as a result of their experience; some people don't. Everybody has some kind of experience. It's what you do with that experience that matters.
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It is hard to feel bad about yourself when you are doing something good for someone else. There are a lot of ways to lift your self-esteem, but making a positive difference in another's life has got to be my best leadership guidance. Serving others and working to add value to them will lift your spirits in a way that nothing else will. Trust me on this one.
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The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.
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As a leader, you will never get ahead until your people are behind you.
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Leaders will not experience long-term success unless a lot of people want them to.
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He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.
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Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.
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Good leaders understand that they are stewards. They must find the best people they can, giving them the opportunity to join in the journey developing them, and encouraging them to reach their potential. But they must hold on to people lightly. Those who start with you seldom finish with you.
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Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there - to be the leader. If everything was going well, the people wouldn't need you!
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Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.
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Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives turn out.
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