Quotes about Direction
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
- John Maxwell
An unintentional life accepts everything and does nothing. An intentional life embraces only the things that will add to the mission of significance.
- John Maxwell
Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.
- John Maxwell
The younger you are, the more likely you will give your attention to many things. That's good because if you're young you're still getting to know yourself, your strengths and weaknesses. If you focus your thinking on only one thing and your aspirations change, then you've wasted your best mental energy. As you get older and more experienced, the need to focus becomes more critical. The farther and higher you go, the more focused you can be—and need to be.
- John Maxwell
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
- John Maxwell
The most important personal-growth phrase you will ever hear a good leader say to you is "follow me.
- John Maxwell
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." —JIM ROHN
- John Maxwell
The one with the plan is the one with the power. It doesn't matter in what kind of activity you're involved. Employees want to follow the business leader with a good business plan. Volunteers want to join the pastor with a good ministry plan. Children want to be with the adult who has the well-thought-out vacation plan. If you practice strategic thinking, others will listen to you and they will want to follow you. If
- John Maxwell
A purpose will motivate you. A purpose will keep your priorities straight. A purpose will develop your potential. A purpose will give you power to live in the present. A purpose will help you evaluate your progress.
- John Maxwell
If you're going to grow, you have to be intentional." —Curt Kampmeier
- John Maxwell
Without the wise counsel and insightful answers I've received to questions over those decades, I wonder where I would be today.
- John Maxwell
THE INSTRUMENT OF LEADERSHIP
- John Maxwell