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John C Maxwell - Motivational Quotes

 

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

"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails."

"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."

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

"Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them."

"The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure."

"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."

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

"Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team."

"The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' - a leader says, 'Let's go!'

"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily."

"Talent is a gift, but character is a choice."

"Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge."

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

"People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. "

"Leadership is not a position, it's a process."

"The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you."

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."

"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional."

"The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision."

"The best leaders are clear. They continually light the way, and in the process, let each person know that what they do makes a difference."

"Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped."

"Leaders who develop followers grow their organization only as far as their personal vision."

"Leadership is not about being the boss. It's about serving those for whom you are responsible."

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."

"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly."

"Everything rises and falls on leadership."

"Leadership is not a one-time event, it's a journey."

"The difference between where you are and where you want to be is the size of the gap between your vision and your current reality."

"A leader's job is not to do the work for others, it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves."

"Leadership is not about being in the limelight. It's about making others shine."

"The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are."

"A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position."

"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers."

"Success is not a destination, it's a journey."

"A great leader's legacy is created by the seeds he plants, not the fruit he harvests."

"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."

"To add value to others, one must first value others."

"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails."

 

"Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another."

"The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him but the number of people he serves."

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

"The first step in leadership is not action, it's understanding."

"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."

"The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure."

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

"The successful leader is the one who is willing to pay the price."

"The greatest value in life is not what you get. The greatest value in life is what you become."

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty."

 

 

 

 

 

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