Quotes from John Maxwell

If you're going to connect, people need to know that you understand them.

One of the reasons that problem solving is so difficult is that we are often too close to the problems to truly understand them.

A deaf ear is the first indication of a closed mind.

If you will first help people get what they want, they will help you get what you want.

Disappointment comes when reality falls short of our expectations. But nothing falls short of God's expectations because He knows everything.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for someone else. —BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

John W. Gardner observed, "If I had to name a single all-purpose instrument of leadership, it would be communication.

People say there are two great days in a person's life: the day you were born and the day you discover why. I

To win in sports, members of the team must always keep the big picture in front of them. They must remember that the goal is more important than their role—or any individual glory they may desire.

If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.

Winning teams have players who put the good of the team ahead of themselves. They want to play in their area of strength, but they're willing to do what it takes to take care of the team. They are willing to sacrifice their role for the greater goal.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.