Quotes about Emotions
I can control my feelings by controlling my thoughts.
- John Maxwell
If you're going to connect, people need to know that you understand them.
- John Maxwell
The key to developing charisma: Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are in making them feel good about you.
- John Maxwell
Other times leaders have to hold their feelings in check. When I say that leaders should delay their emotions, I'm not suggesting that they deny them or bury them. The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others—not yourself—first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification.
- John Maxwell
What do they cry about? To know where people truly want to go, you've got to know what touches their hearts. What do they sing about? In the long run, people need to focus a lot of energy on what gives them joy. What do they dream about? If you can help people discover their dreams and truly believe in them, you can help them become who they were designed to be. Becoming a Person of Influence
- John Maxwell
A Chinese proverb I came across gives insight: "Assume a cheerfulness you do not feel, and shortly you feel the cheerfulness you assumed." Or as editor and publisher Elbert Hubbard says, "Be pleasant until 10 a.m. and the rest of the day will take care of itself." When you get up in the morning, you need to remind yourself of the decision you've made to have a positive attitude.
- John Maxwell
It takes quantity as well as quality to develop warm and caring relationships.
- John Maxwell
If you're in the habit of listening only to the facts and not the person who expresses them, change your focus - and really listen.
- John Maxwell
If you are willing to change your thinking, you can change your feelings.
- John Maxwell
Connect emotionally through facial expressions, laughter, and tears.
- John Maxwell
Being heard is so close to being loved, that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.
- John Maxwell
How do the people around you react to the sparks of life? Are they fire lighters who blow things up, or firefighters who calm things down?
- John Maxwell