Quotes from John Maxwell

If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you'll end up not doing anything for anybody.

The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.

How do you know something is an excuse? Ask yourself, "Would it stop me from doing something I love to do?" If it wouldn't, it's an excuse.

Most people produce only when they feel like it. Leaders produce even when they don't feel like it.

Character makes trust possible. And trust makes leadership possible. That is the Law of Solid Ground.

Change alone doesn't bring growth but you cannot have growth without change.

When they find someone who can communicate something of value to them, they will usually listen.

[The Prayer of Mary] My Faithful Lord and Master, I boldly request that You speak to these dear servants of Yours. Ask big things of them. Make them uncomfortable. Stretch them in ways that they have no idea You can. And give them the will, the heart, and the faith to say a wholehearted yes to You whenever You ask. May their obedience change not only them, but the world. Amen.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Get out of your normal environment today with someone you lead.

That's what connectors do. They tell you about yourself.

Life's greatest rewards come from your inner self, from the choices you make, from how you decide to live under whatever circumstances you find yourself in.