Quotes from John Maxwell

Your attitude, more than your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

People change when they ... Hurt enough that they have to, Learn enough that they want to, and Receive enough that they are able to.

The goal of confrontation should be to help, not to humiliate.

A Chinese proverb says, "Those who drink the water must remember those who dug the well." Gratitude is one of the most attractive of all personal attributes;

Good leaders ask great questions that inspire others to dream more, think more, learn more, do more, and become more.

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

Getters generally don't get happiness; givers get it.

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

A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others. A loser wants to be considered an expert by others before he has learned enough to know how little he knows.

You cannot change your life until you change something you do every day.

You could use the 80/20 rule. Give 80 percent of your effort to the top 20 percent (most important) activities. Another way is to focus on exceptional opportunities that promise a huge return. It comes down to this: give your attention to the areas that bear fruit.

No, none of these things are the key. When it comes right down to it, I know of only one factor that separates those who consistently shine from those who don't: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. Nothing else has the same kind of impact on people's ability to achieve and to accomplish whatever their minds and hearts desire.