Quotes from John Maxwell

I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change what I see within me.

A forgiving spirit is the one basic, necessary ingredient for a solid relationship.

One of the quickest ways to gain credibility with an individual, a group, or an audience is to borrow it from someone who already has credibility with them.

People don't want to be managed. They want to be led. Whoever heard of a world manager? World leader, yes. Education leader, yes. Political leader. Religious leader. Scout leader. Community leader. Labor leader. Business leader. Yes. They lead.

Achievement comes from the habit of good thinking.

if you want people to act right toward you, you act right toward them. And many times you'll change them.

You cannot separate your identity from your perspective. All that you are and every experience you've had color how you see things. It is your lens.

The way people see others is a reflection of themselves: If I am a trusting person, I will see others as trustworthy. If I am a critical person, I will see others as critical. If I am a caring person, I will see others as compassionate. If you change yourself and become the kind of person you desire to be, you will begin to view others in a whole new light. And that will change the way you interact in all of your relationships.

Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow.

to act on what you learn is all that really matters.

Treat them as if they are important; they will respond according to the way that you perceive them.

Four Unpardonable Sins of a Communicator": being unprepared, uncommitted, uninteresting, or uncomfortable.