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The only thing we can control is what we do in the present. The more we replay yesterday, the further we get from today's opportunities. And the further away we move from opportunities, the tougher the road is to get

The only thing we can control is what we do in the present. The more we replay yesterday, the further we get from today's opportunities. And the further away we move from opportunities, the tougher the road is to get back. Opportunities never look as good coming as they do going, and they wait for no one. We need to be highly attentive to spot them. And we must be focused on our present capabilities, not past regrets.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Leadership, Regret

Listen twice as much as you speak.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Speak
John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan (2013). “How to Influence People: Make a Difference in Your World”, p.48, Thomas Nelson Inc

A leader can give up anything - except final responsibility.

John C. Maxwell
Giving Up, Responsibility, Leader
John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow”, p.69, Thomas Nelson Inc

Stay focus on what God has assigned me to do. Keep my mind on what I am doing/

John C. Maxwell
Focus, Mind

I've been told that certain species of fish will grow according to the size of their environment. Put them in a tiny aquarium, and they remain small even at adulthood. Release them into a huge natural body of water, and they grow into their intended size. People are similar. If they live in a harsh and limiting environment, they stay small. But put them someplace that encourages growth, and they will expand to reach their potential.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Aquariums, People

To go nowhere, follow the crowd.

John C. Maxwell
Crowds
John C. Maxwell (2001). “The Power of Thinking Big”, p.145, David C Cook

To get out of a hard situation, try a soft answer.

John C. Maxwell
Stay Positive, Trying, Answers

Be better tomorrow than you are today.

John C. Maxwell
Today, Tomorrow, Better Tomorrow
John C. Maxwell (2011). “The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization”, p.106, Thomas Nelson Inc

When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise, we want to conquer ourselves. That begins when we do what we should no matter how we feel about it.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Wise, Conquer The World
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.15, Thomas Nelson Inc

Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their actions. It's very cut-and-dried. However, we judge ourselves by our intentions. Even if we do the wrong thing, if we believe our motives were good, we let ourselves off the hook. And we are often willing to do that over and over before requiring ourselves to change.

John C. Maxwell
Change, Leadership, Believe
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.13, Thomas Nelson

You can be a model to the masses, but to go to the higher levels of influence, you have to work with individuals.

John C. Maxwell
Levels, Influence, Individual
John C. Maxwell (2009). “Maxwell 2-in-1 Becoming a Person of Influence & Talent Is Never Enough”, p.223, Thomas Nelson Inc

If you have great people around you, they will take you higher than your dream will. Leaders are never self-made. Those closest to you determine your level of success, so choosing the right companions as partners in pursuit of your vision is an important decision. My advice is to surround yourself with talented people who will challenge you, help you grow and inspire you to maximize your potential.

John C. Maxwell
Dream, Self, People

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less...titles don't have much value when it comes to leading. True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned, it comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned.

John C. Maxwell
Titles, Influence, True Leader

If you believe in others and give them a positive reputation to uphold, you can help them to become better than they think they are.

John C. Maxwell
Appreciation, Believe, Thinking
John C. Maxwell (2006). “The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player: Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants”, p.68, Thomas Nelson Inc

Life doesn't do anything to you. It only reveals your spirit.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Growth, Spirit
John C. Maxwell (2001). “The Power of Thinking Big”, p.60, David C Cook

Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Leadership, Listening To Others

Momentum solves 80% of your problems.

John C. Maxwell
Momentum, Problem, Solve

Losses are inevitable, but excuses are optional.

John C. Maxwell
Loss, Winning, Excuse

Credibility is a leader's currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Leader, Currency

If you want to be great, you can't be great by yourself. You gotta to bring people around you. As the the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates. The greater the challenge, the better the team.

John C. Maxwell
Teamwork, People, Challenges

People go farther than they thought they could when someone else thinks they can.

John C. Maxwell
Thinking, People
John C. Maxwell (2008). “Encouragement Changes Everything: Bless and Be Blessed”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc

You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head.

John C. Maxwell
Moving, Heart, People
John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You”, p.115, Thomas Nelson Inc

Great communication depends on two simple skills-context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery, which allows a leader to phrase messages in a language the audience can understand.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Communication, Simple

God gives us resources according to our dreams and according to our obedience. And God doesn't give those resources until we've started walking in obedience.

John C. Maxwell
Dream, Giving, Obedience
"Turning Vision Into Reality". Enrichment Interview, enrichmentjournal.ag.org. January 2000.

Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, People, Way
John C. Maxwell (2010). “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently”, p.3, Thomas Nelson Inc

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