Quotes from John Maxwell

Knowledge alone is not power. Knowledge has value only in the hands of someone who has the ability to think well. People must learn how to think well to achieve their dreams and to reach their potential.

Downsides rarely have an upside unless you are ready for them on the front end.

Plan ahead, chart your course, and if God is going to be your partner, make your plans large.

The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by your ability to lead others.

Perfectionists can rarely affirm themselves; therefore, it's very difficult for them to affirm others.

If you are your only source of information and ideas, you're in trouble.

Tomorrow's opportunity is determined by yesterday's responsibility.

When you want to convert someone to your view, you go over to where he is standing, take him by the hand (mentally speaking), and guide him. You don't stand across the room and shout at him; you don't call him a dummy; you don't order him to come over to where you are. You start where he is, and work from that position. That's the only way to get him to budge.

Good leaders never embrace a victim mentality. They recognize that who and where they are remain their responsibility—not that of their parents, their spouses, their children, the government, their bosses, or their coworkers.

Nothing of significance was ever achieved without people working together.

The bottom line is this: people can usually trace their successes and failures to the relationships in their lives.

The secret of the surrendered life is giving God the first part of every day, the first day of every week, the first portion of your income, the first consideration in every decision, and the first place in all of your life.