Quotes from John Maxwell

Don't wait until you feel positive to move forward. Act your way into feeling good.

When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.

Presence is a result of confidence. Presence... when we see it we feel it.

Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it.

Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.

Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

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.

Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional.

True success comes only when every generation continues to develop the next generation.

Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.

I want to make a difference with people who want to make a difference, doing something that makes a difference.

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