"We fail, not because of big problems,..." - Quote by John C Maxwell
We fail, not because of big problems, but because of small purposes.
More by John C Maxwell
“I keep telling people that the secret of their success is discovered in their daily agenda. What they do daily is going to determine their success.”
“There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.”
“Openness by the leader paves the way for ownership by the people. Without ownership, changes will be short term. Changing people's habits and ways of thinking is like writing instructions in the snow during a snowstorm. Every twenty minutes the instructions must be rewritten, unless ownership is given along with instructions.”
More on Purpose
“The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life.”
“Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter. I won't have any money to leave behind. I won't have the fine and luxurious things of life to leave behind. But I just want to leave a committed life behind. And that's all I want to say.”
“Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.”
More on Failure
“I can afford to take a risk in my life. Only the insecure cannot afford to risk failure. The secure can be honest about themselves. They can admit failure. They are able to seek help and try again. They can change”
“Success doesn't make you and failure doesn't break you.”
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena..who errs, who comes short again and again; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who spends himself in a worthy cause.”