Quotes from John Maxwell

And remember, it is with the attitude with which you judge others that you will also be judged. If you mine the gold of good intentions in your relationship with others, then people will more likely do the same for you.

their success is more important to you than your success

If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, no matter how much or how little natural leadership talent you possess, you need to become a serving leader.

One of the most important things you can do as a leader is make sure you and your organization are delivering what you promised. The question I ask to make an assessment of this is "Did we exceed expectations?" This ensures my future success and that of my organization. The future is dim professionally for anyone who doesn't exceed the expectations of customers or clients.

The greatest enemy of tomorrow's success is yesterday's success.

Where Are You Holding Up Your Team? If you are not asking the members of your team how you can serve them, you may be holding them up. To find out, go to each team member individually and ask, "What could I do for you that would make your job easier, make you more successful, and make the team better?" Listen without interrupting to what people have to say, and then try to figure out ways to do what you can to serve them.

A person who cannot sacrifice will never belong to himself; he belongs to whatever he was unwilling to give up. If you want to develop maturity and gain the value of learning, you need to learn to give up some things today for greater gains tomorrow.

A leader with confidence is a leader who brings out positive changes in people.

People need your influence, but it will not come through 'lip syncing' those you admire.

If you've done something for one year—look at it carefully. If you've done it for two years—look at it with suspicion. If you've done it for five years—stop looking at it and do something to change it.

Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.

you can care about people without leading them, but you cannot lead people well without caring about them.