"Most people who want to get ahead..." - Quote by John C Maxwell
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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“People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.”
“One of the best ways to cultivate a possibility mind set is to prompt yourself to dream one size bigger than you normally do. Let's face it, most people dream too small, they don't think big enough.”
“I can't raise the bar of others if I haven't raised the bar for myself.”
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“The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.”