Quotes from John Maxwell

Lao Tzu said, "If we don't change the direction we're going, we are likely to end up where we are headed.

Treat a man as he appears to be and you make him worse. But treat a man as if he already were what he potentially could be, and you make him what he should be.

they all share the ability to connect visually, intellectually, emotionally, and verbally.

Unless you want to carry the whole load yourself, you need to be developing leaders.

PEOPLE DO NOT NATURALLY RESIST CHANGE; THEY RESIST BEING CHANGED.

Real leaders have something to give, and they give it freely. Anthony DeMello saw a starving child shivering in the cold. Angrily he lifted his eyes to heaven and said, "God, how could you allow such suffering? Why don't you do something?" There was a long silence and then DeMello was startled when he heard the voice of God answer him, "I certainly have done something—I made you.

transformation is possible for anyone willing to learn and live good values, value people, and collaborate with others to create a positive values culture.

Anytime you are in front of other people to communicate— whether it's on a stage, in a boardroom, on a ball field, or across a coffee table—the visual impression you make will either help or hinder you.

Model: Ezra committed himself first to study God's Word, then to practice it, then to communicate it to the rest of Israel.

If you desire to mine the gold of good intentions in others, then forgiveness is essential. And it's rarely a one-time thing. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was right when he said, "Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.

Crisis doesn't necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

William King will help you. He said, "A gossip is one who talks to you about other people. A bore is one who talks to you about himself. And a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.