John C. Maxwell Quotes

“Nothing separates successful people from unsuccessful people more than how they use their time!”

“Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. It's about advancing your team.”

“Leaders must live by higher standards than their followers.”

“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker”

“I think the hardest thing for a person is to know what those twelve things are that they need to work on that will bring the return of success to their life.”

“The first order of things to be changed is me, the leader. After I consider how hard it is to change myself, then I will understand the challenge of trying to change others. This is the ultimate test of leadership.”

“The last decision I made was my health when I had a heart attack when I was 51.”

“Nothing speaks like results. If you want to build the kind of credibility that connects with people, then deliver results before you deliver a message. Get out and do what you advise others to do. Communicate from experience.”

“The best place for a leader isn't always at the top position. It is the place where they can serve the best and add the most value to other people.”

“Be willing to absorb some risk and failures to allow people freedom to express themselves.”

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

“If you're always at the head of the class, then you're in the wrong class.”

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

“If you keep your mind active, regularly take on mental challenges, and continually think about the right things, you will develop the disciplined thinking that will help you with whatever you endeavor to do.”

“I think that self-discipline has to be accompanied by passion.”

“Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.”

“You must develop yourself to be successful”

“Life is like riding in a taxi. Whether you are going anywhere or not, the meter keeps ticking.”

“Confront your inadequacies and push your personal boundaries: It's the surest way to grow, improve and expand the scope of your influence.”

“To succeed in life, we must stay within our strength zone but continually move outside our comfort zone.”

“Encourage the many; mentor the few.”

“Are you a thinker, a doer, or a clutch player? The better you are, the greater potential for influence you will have with your people.”

“The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.”

“I've known people who thought that reaching their potential would come from shoring up their weaknesses. But do you know what happens when you spend all your time working on your weaknesses and never developing your strengths? If you work really hard, you might claw your way all the way to mediocrity! But you'll never get beyond it.”

“Leadership deals with people and their dynamics, which are continually changing. The challenge of leadership is to create change and facilitate growth.”