Quotes from John Maxwell
I think many people believe the best way they can help others is to criticize them, to give them the benefit of their 'wisdom.' I disagree. The best way to help people is to see the best in them.
- John Maxwell
We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.
- John Maxwell
Your goal as a leader isn't to be indispensable to the people you lead; it is to leave your people something that is indispensable to them.
- John Maxwell
Everything begins with a decision. Then, we have to manage that decision for the rest of your life.
- John Maxwell
Successful people reject rejection.
- John Maxwell
People naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves.
- John Maxwell
Experience teaches nothing, but evaluated experience teaches everything.
- John Maxwell
Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives turn out.
- John Maxwell
If you are in a leadership position, do not rely on your title to convince people to follow you. Build relationships. Win people over. Do that and you will never be a lonely leader.
- John Maxwell
You cannot buy or win happiness. You must choose it.
- John Maxwell
Wanting to win isn't enough. You have to go through a process to improve. That takes patience, perseverance, and intentionality.
- John 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 Maxwell