John C. Maxwell Quotes

The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.

~ John C. Maxwell

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

~ John C. Maxwell

if you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.

~ John C. Maxwell

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

~ John C. Maxwell

Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.

~ John C. Maxwell

Life is now in session. Are you present?

~ John C. Maxwell

Success is more than just power or not violating the rights of others it is the privilege of contributing to the betterment of others.

~ John C. Maxwell

The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification. You should ask yourself, What does the team need? Not, What will make me feel better?

~ John C. Maxwell

Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.

~ John C. Maxwell

As you start your day, are you wondering what you will reap, or are you wondering what you will sow?

~ John C. Maxwell

Leadership isn't about winning. It's about bringing people with you to the finish line.

~ John C. Maxwell

Charles Schwab: Be friends with everybody. When you have friends you will know there is somebody who will stand by you. You know the old saying, that if you have a single enemy you will find him everywhere. It doesn’t pay to make enemies. Lead the life that will make you kind and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will live.

~ John C. Maxwell

People are never able to outperform their self-image.

~ John C. Maxwell

If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.

~ John C. Maxwell

Nothing's work unless you'd rather be doing something else.

~ John C. Maxwell

Every person has a longing to be significant, to make a contribution, to be a part of something noble and purposeful.

~ John C. Maxwell

Advice is what we ask for when we already knew the answer but wish we didn't.

~ John C. Maxwell

Experience alone isn’t a good enough teacher – evaluated experience is.

~ John C. Maxwell

The greatest enemy of good thinking is busyness.

~ John C. Maxwell

Poem by Howard A. Walter (Character)I would be true, for there are those who trust me;I would be pure, for there are those who care;I would be strong, for there are those who suffer;I would be brave, for there is much to dare.I would be friend of all--- the foe, the friendless;I would be giving, and forget the gift;I would be humble, for I know my weakness;I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.

~ John C. Maxwell

It is easier to move from failure to success in from excuses to success.

~ John C. Maxwell

The company owner doesn't need to win. The best idea does.

~ John C. Maxwell

You see, when our attitudes outdistance our abilities, even the impossible becomes possible.

~ John C. Maxwell

Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.

~ John C. Maxwell

The leader’s Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.

~ John C. Maxwell

Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.

~ John C. Maxwell

It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes.

~ John C. Maxwell

You never really know something until you teach it to someone else.

~ John C. Maxwell

The closest to perfection people ever come is when they write their resumes .

~ John C. Maxwell

In most cases, those who want power probably shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it probably do so for the wrong reasons, and those who want most to hold on to it don't understand that it's only temporary.

~ John C. Maxwell

Yesterday ended last night.

~ John C. Maxwell

You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.

~ John C. Maxwell

Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.

~ John C. Maxwell

If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things you want do when you want to do them.

~ John C. Maxwell

How to prepare someone for leadership:I do it.I do it and you watch.You do it and I watch.You do it.You do it and someone else watches.

~ John C. Maxwell

If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.

~ John C. Maxwell

Dont ever be impressed with goal setting; be impressed with goal getting. Reaching new goals and moving to a higher level of performance always requires change, and change feels awkward. But take comfort in the knowledge that if a change doesn't feel uncomfortable, then it's propably not really a change.

~ John C. Maxwell

People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.

~ John C. Maxwell

Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure.

~ John C. Maxwell

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it's as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

~ John C. Maxwell