John C. Maxwell Quotes

“The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.”

“An idea is worthless unless you use it.”

“A minute of thought is greater than an hour of talk.”

“If you want to attract people, you need to be like people you enjoy being with.”

“Our attitude can give us an uncommonly positive perspective.”

“Connecting is vital for any person who wants to achieve success. It is essential for anyone who wants to build great relationships. You will only be able to reach your potential-regar dless of your profession or chosen path-when you learn to connect with other people.”

“Every major difficulty you face in life is a fork in the road. You choose which track you will head down, toward breakdown or breakthrough.”

“Leaders should get out of their comfort zone but stay in their strength zone. When their work lies within their natural gifting and strengths, leaders experience the greatest return in productivity and contentment. Life is too short to live in the comfort zone, where growing and accomplishing and achieving your potential takes a back seat. I suggest you refocus if the comfort zone is your leadership priority.”

“Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.”

“There are two paths people can take. They can either play now and pay later, or pay now and play later. Regardless of the choice, one thing is certain. Life will demand a payment.”

“You're only as good as the people you have around you.”

“Success is about us. Significance is about others.”

“Encouragement is oxygen for the soul”

“When your through changing, your through!”

“Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.”

“No matter if you're just starting out or if you are at the peak of your career, the more you work in your strength zone, the more successful you will be.”

“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.”

“Maya Angelou observed you cant use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Sadly,too often creativity is smothered rather than nurtured. There has to be climate in which new ways of thinking,perceiving, questioning are encouraged.”

“Attitude: It is our best friend or our worst enemy.”

“As long as a person doesn't know what he doesn't know, he doesn't grow”

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

“The truth is that teamwork is at the heart of great achievement.”

“What I find them struggling most isn't with one of the twelve [things from daily list]; I find them struggling with what decisions to make.”

“Plan and execute your first failure so that you no longer have to fear it.”

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

“Mistakes are the stepping stones to success.”

“Leadership involves the heavy burden of responsibility, and the fear of getting it wrong can paralyze a leader.”

“It's lonely at the top, so you better know why you are there.”

“If you are not moving forward, the world is passing you by.”

“The english word thanks comes from the same root word as think. Maybe if leaders were more 'think-ful' about the contribution of others, they would be more 'thankful' to them.”

“Think back to the most important experiences of your life, the highest highs, the greatest victories, the most daunting obstacles overcome. How many happened to you alone? I bet there are very few. When you understand that being connected to others is one of life's greatest joys, you realize that life's best comes when you initiate and invest in solid relationships.”

“The timing of your decision is just as important as the decision you make.”

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. This sequence is something that all achievers have in common. They do not see a mistake is as their failure; rather it is simply a learning experience. Achievers view a mistake as an opportunity to do something over again and do it right the second time. A mistake is simply the price they pay to achieve success.”

“Leaders create and inspire new leaders by instilling faith in their leadership abilities and helping them develop and hone leadership skills they don't know they possess.”

“A team doesn't win the championship if its players are working from different agendas.”

“Manipulation is moving together for my advantage. Motivation is moving together for mutual advantage.”

“The true test of relationships is not only how loyal someone is when we fail, but how thrilled they are when we succeed.”

“Difficulties seldom defeat people; lack of faith in themselves usually does it.”

“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.”

“When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.”

“True success comes only when every generation continues to develop the next generation.”

“No matter your title, people will not follow you if they don’t trust you.”

“If you don't love where you are right now, you won't love where you are going. Here is what I know: People who are passionate about what they do every day and love where they are in life are the fortunate ones. They have discovered their purpose. They are the difference makers who fully understand the gift of adding value, and yes, they can't help but love where they are going on their journey.”

“Realizing your potential as a leader is your responsibility.”

“Nurturing has the ability to transform people's lives.”

“Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.”

“If you want to keep giving you have to keep growing.”

“To reach your potential you must grow. And to grow, you must be highly intentional about it.”

“The highest reward for our toil is not what we get for it but what we become by it. ... Mistakes are not failures. They are proof that we are making an effort. When we understand that, we can more easily move out of our comfort zone, try something new, and improve. ... Improvement demands a commitment to grow long after the mood in which it was made has passed.”

“Coming together is a beginning, and staying together is progress, but only when teams sweat together do they find success.”