"I think the hardest thing for a..." - Quote by John C Maxwell
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.
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“Whenever I mentor people and help them discover their purpose, I always encourage them to start the process by discovering their strengths, not exploring their shortcomings. Why? Because people's purpose in life is always connected to their giftedness. It always works that way. You are not called to do something that you have no talent for. You will discover your purpose by finding and remaining in your strength zone.”
“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.”
“Team leaders have to connect with their team and themselves. If they don't know their team's strengths and weaknesses, they cannot hand off responsibilities to the team. And if they don't know their own strengths and weaknesses, they will not hand off responsibilities to the team.”
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“There is nothing as certain as silence, stillness, and solitude to introduce you to the secrets of yourself.”
“Most Americans do not know what their strengths are. When you ask them, they look at you with a blank stare, or they respond in terms of subject knowledge, which is the wrong answer.”
“A wise man watches his faults more closely than his virtues; fools reverse the order.”
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“I don't fix anybody, because I don't think anybody's broken. I think what people have are patterns, and those can be changed. People quickly understand that what's controlling their thoughts and emotions are their values and rules, and they learn how to shift those.”
“In the first 30 years of your life, you make your habits. For the last 30 years of your life, your habits make you.”
“In so many ways, segregation shaped me, and education liberated me.”