Quotes from John Maxwell
Leaders will not experience long-term success unless a lot of people want them to.
- John Maxwell
People change when they hurt enough that they have to change, learn enough that they want to change, receive enough that they are able to change.
- John Maxwell
God has never given anybody a dream that He did not want that person to fulfill.
- John Maxwell
What most people really want is to be listened to, respected, and understood.
- John Maxwell
When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise, we want to conquer ourselves. That begins when we do what we should no matter how we feel about it.
- John Maxwell
As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.
- John Maxwell
People today are desperate for leaders, but they want to be influenced only by individuals they can trust, persons of good character.
- John Maxwell
Failure is an inside job. So is success. If you want to achieve, you have to win the war in your thinking first. You can't let the failure outside you get inside you.
- John Maxwell
Every new level of growth we hope to experience as leaders calls for a new level of change. You cannot have one without the other. If you want to be a better leader, get ready to make some trades.
- John Maxwell
You can change your life if you really want to. You can improve it, make it better. And it all starts with changing the way you think.
- John Maxwell
Tenacious people don't rely on luck, fate, or destiny for their success. And when conditions become difficult, they keep working.
- John Maxwell
There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.
- John Maxwell