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Creativity requires the willingness to look stupid.

Creativity requires the willingness to look stupid.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Stupid, Creativity

The only adequate preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.

John C. Maxwell
Preparation, Use, Adequate
"Today Matters: 12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow's Success". Book by John C. Maxwell, May 2004.

To help [people] understand that what you shortcut today, cannot be made up tomorrow. So it's like, I'm not going to do anything today, and I'm going to do the wrong thing today and somehow tomorrow it will get a lot better."

John C. Maxwell
People, Today, Shortcuts

Be the most enthusiastic person you know.

John C. Maxwell
Stay Positive, Enthusiastic, Persons

Behind every great idea is someone saying "It won't work"

John C. Maxwell
Ideas, Great Idea, Behinds

You can't build a relationship with everybody in the room when you don't care about anybody in the room.

John C. Maxwell
Rooms, Care, Don't Care
John C. Maxwell (2010). “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently”, p.128, Thomas Nelson

The true measure of leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Influence
John C. Maxwell (2014). “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Lunch & Learn”, p.2, BookBaby

Sometimes I hear people talk about discipline of self and I think, if you don't have passion, I might discipline myself for a week or two but only passion will hold me steady.

John C. Maxwell
Passion, Thinking, Self
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Be a river - not a reservoir.

John C. Maxwell
Rivers, Reservoirs
John C. Maxwell (2010). “The Right to Lead: Learning Leadership Through Character and Courage”, p.8, Thomas Nelson Inc

The english word thanks comes from the same root word as think. Maybe if leaders were more 'think-ful' about the contribution of others, they would be more 'thankful' to them.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Thinking, Roots
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.228, Thomas Nelson Inc

People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, People, Purpose

Seek advice, but make sure it's from someone who has successfully handled mistakes or adversities.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Mistake, Failure

A sense of responsibility is the clearest indication of mature leadership.

John C. Maxwell
Responsibility, Mature, Sense Of Responsibility

No matter where you are in your leadership journey, never forget that what got you to where you are won't get you to the next level.

John C. Maxwell
Journey, Next Level, Levels
John C. Maxwell (2011). “The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential”, p.179, Hachette UK

Insecure leaders think everything is about them, and as a result, every action, every piece of information, every decision is put through their filter of self-centeredness.

John C. Maxwell
Insecure, Thinking, Self
John C. Maxwell (2011). “The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization”, p.34, Thomas Nelson Inc

The highest reward for our toil is not what we get for it but what we become by it. ... Mistakes are not failures. They are proof that we are making an effort. When we understand that, we can more easily move out of our comfort zone, try something new, and improve. ... Improvement demands a commitment to grow long after the mood in which it was made has passed.

John C. Maxwell
Mistake, Moving, Commitment

Leader’s potential is determined by those closest to him.

John C. Maxwell
Leader, Determined, Closest
John C. Maxwell (2012). “The Law of the Inner Circle: Lesson 11 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership”, p.7, Thomas Nelson Inc

A team doesn't win the championship if its players are working from different agendas.

John C. Maxwell
Team, Winning, Player
John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You”, p.186, Thomas Nelson Inc

COURAGE isn't an absence of fear. It is doing what you are afraid to do, letting go of the familiar and forging ahead into new territory. What I have discovered is that the best leaders have the courage to act - are willing to take the risk, make the statement, point the way, lead the way - when others hesitate out of fear. Effective leadership requires the ability to stand up, stand out, and the conviction to do it. I have never known a successful leader that was not courageous.

John C. Maxwell
Letting Go, Successful, Leader
FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Oct 06, 2014

A person with an outstanding attitude makes the best of it while he gets the worst of it.

John C. Maxwell
Attitude, Stay Positive, Outstanding
John C. Maxwell (2012). “The Complete 101 Collection”, p.20, Harper Collins

When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.

John C. Maxwell
Dream, Giving Up, Two

Leaders must live by higher standards than their followers.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Followers, Standards
John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.35, Thomas Nelson Inc

Faith in people is an essential quality of an influencer when working with others, yet it is a scarce commodity today.

John C. Maxwell
People, Quality, Essentials
John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan (2013). “How to Influence People: Make a Difference in Your World”, p.36, Thomas Nelson Inc

Practice the 101 Percent Principle. Whenever possible, find the 1 percent you do agree on in a difficult situation, and give it 100 percent of your effort.

John C. Maxwell
Team, Difficult Situations, Practice

A person of responsibility can trust himself to choose the right thing over the easy thing.

John C. Maxwell
Responsibility, Easy, Persons
John C. Maxwell (2007). “There's No Such Thing as "Business" Ethics: There's Only One Rule for Making Decisions”, p.43, Hachette UK

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