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They know that the person who forgets the ultimate is a slave to the immediate.
- John Maxwell
Crisis doesn't necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. Adversity
- John Maxwell
Successful people do the things that unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.
- John Maxwell
People who make growth their goal—instead of a title, position, salary, or other external target—always have a future.
- John Maxwell
Who you are determines the way you see everything. You cannot separate your identity from your perspective.
- John Maxwell
What do they cry about? To know where people truly want to go, you've got to know what touches their hearts. What do they sing about? In the long run, people need to focus a lot of energy on what gives them joy. What do they dream about? If you can help people discover their dreams and truly believe in them, you can help them become who they were designed to be. Becoming a Person of Influence
- John Maxwell
Nurture, love, and motivate hurting people. But pour yourself into the people who will grow and make a difference.
- John Maxwell
Don't settle for being merely a teller of stories about significance. Decide to be the story of significance. Become the central character in your story of making a difference!
- John Maxwell
Success in your work will be greatly increased if the 3 R's (Requirements/ Return/Reward) are similar. In
- John Maxwell
Successful leaders help their people find their right seats. Sometimes that requires moving people around to find where they make the greatest contribution. Sometimes it means trying and failing. As a leader, you have to take it all in stride. Positioning people correctly is a process, and you have to treat it that way.
- John Maxwell
Playwright George Bernard Shaw asserted, "A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
- John Maxwell
Integrity is your best friend. And it's also one of the best friends that your friends will ever have. When the people around you know that you're a person of integrity, they know that you want to influence them because of the opportunity to add value to their lives. They don't have to worry about your motives.
- John Maxwell