John C. Maxwell Quotes

“The only adequate preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.”

“Don't hide bad news. With multiple information channels available, bad news always becomes known. Be candid right from the start.”

“Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their actions. It's very cut-and-dried. However, we judge ourselves by our intentions. Even if we do the wrong thing, if we believe our motives were good, we let ourselves off the hook. And we are often willing to do that over and over before requiring ourselves to change.”

“When you finish reading the book [Today Matters], take the daily dozen and list them in order of how well you do them. For example, the one that I would put at the highest for me is attitude or relationships because I'm really strong at both of those. At the bottom would be health. What I tell people is, "Take one month and work on one of the daily dozen for a whole year." And so it's really a one-year personal growth plan.”

“The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by your ability to lead others.”

“What am I doing with the gifts that have been given and the opportunities that are mine to make things better for others? I think it's always - success has to be beyond the person who is themselves working for personal success. It's also got to be helping someone else.”

“Everything begins with a decision. Then, we have to manage that decision for the rest of your life.”

“As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.”

“The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm.”

“Persuasive communication involves enthusiasm, animation, audience participation, authenticity and spontaneity.”

“Leadership is seeing the possibilities in a situation while others are seeing the limitations.”

“Tomorrow really will take care of itself if I do the right thing today.”

“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.”

“Your core values are the deeply held beliefs that authentically describe your soul.”

“Our challenge is to think right in a wrong world. Our challenge is to think positive in a negative world.”

“People will work eight hours a day for pay, 10 hours a day for a good boss, and 24 hours a day for a good cause!”

“I think success has a lot to do with my own personal growth.”

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do." (Leroy Eims)”

“Personal and organizational effectiveness is proportionate to the strength of leadership.”

“Leaders who are kind of insecure or egocentric, they basically sabotage themselves.”

“To help [people] understand that what you shortcut today, cannot be made up tomorrow. So it's like, I'm not going to do anything today, and I'm going to do the wrong thing today and somehow tomorrow it will get a lot better."”

“The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.”

“I do a lot of conferences, a lot of leadership training. For about six or seven years I've been making this statement - every time I make it, I can see people just kind of - it's just one of those light bulb moments.”

“Disappointment is the gap that exists between expectation and reality.”

“It is the leader's job to hold hope high.”