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If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win but think you can't it's almost certain you won't. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but

If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win but think you can't it's almost certain you won't. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can. A happy person is not a person with a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change the way I see the world within me.

John C. Maxwell
Attitude, Men, Thinking

As a leader, you will never get ahead until your people are behind you.

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Leadership, People, Behind You

We feel unhappy and confused with our life when we don't do the focus or calling that God has on our life.

John C. Maxwell
Confused, Focus, Unhappy

Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives turn out.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Leadership, Choices
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.185, Thomas Nelson Inc

No matter if you're just starting out or if you are at the peak of your career, the more you work in your strength zone, the more successful you will be.

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Motivational, Successful, Careers
John C. Maxwell (2012). “The Complete 101 Collection”, p.120, Harper Collins

I talk about my daily dozen in the book [ Today Matters]. Twelve things that are certainly attainable by any of us that we need to manage every day.

John C. Maxwell
Book, Twelve, Needs

The smartest person in the room is never as smart as all the people in the room.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Teamwork, Wisdom
John C. Maxwell (2010). “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently”, p.45, Thomas Nelson Inc

If you want to reach your potential and become the person you were created to be, you must do much more than just experience life and hope that you learn what you need along the way. You must go out of your way to seize growth opportunities as if your future depended on it. Why? Because it does. Growth doesn't just happen--not for me, not for you, not for anybody. You HAVE TO go after it.

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Opportunity, Growth, Doe

Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.

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Integrity, Important, Quality
John C. Maxwell (2012). “The Complete 101 Collection: What Every Leader Needs to Know”, p.272, Thomas Nelson

Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Don't ever underestimate the power of planning. You can't make your vision come to life unless you outline each goal-driven step at a time. And you can't reach your full potential unless you plan how to make the most of your purpose and passion. When you look around and see people who are the captains of their ship, invariably they have taken pains to chart their successful course through life.

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Pain, Taken, Passion

Delegate - work smarter not harder; do what you do best and drop the rest; get control of your calendar; do what you love because it will give you energy; work with people you like so your energy isn't depleted.

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Love Is, People, Giving

Good attitudes among players do not guarantee a team's success, but bad attitudes guarantee it's failure.

John C. Maxwell
Teamwork, Attitude, Player
John C. Maxwell (2006). “Motivated to Succeed: Inspirational Selections from John C. Maxwell”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc

If your desire is a 10 but your self-esteem is a 5, you'll never perform at the level of a 10. You'll perform as a 5 or lower. People are ever able to outperform their self-image.

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Self Esteem, People, Desire
John C. Maxwell (2012). “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential”, p.44, Hachette UK

Leadership is the readiness to stand out in a crowd.

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Leadership, Crowds, Standing Out
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.10, Thomas Nelson Inc

The Wrong Person in the Wrong Place = Regression. The Wrong Person in the Right Place = Frustration. The Right Person in the Wrong Place = Confusion. The Right Person in the Right Place = Progression. The Right People in the Right Places = Multiplication.

John C. Maxwell
Teamwork, Frustration, People
John C. Maxwell (2008). “Team Maxwell 2in1 (Winning With People/17 Indisputable Laws)”, p.37, Thomas Nelson Inc

If we treat people as who they can become, they will be inspired to rise to the level of our expectations.

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People, Expectations, Levels

Profile of a winning team - They play to win. They have a winning attitude. They keep improving. They make their teammates more successful.

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Attitude, Team, Successful

While personal maturity may mean being able to see beyond yourself, leadership maturity means considering others before yourself.

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Mean, Maturity, May
John C. Maxwell (2014). “Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership”, p.27, Hachette UK

Leaders don't rise to the pinnacle of success without developing the right set of attitudes and habits; they make every day a masterpiece.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Leadership, Attitude

Reaching the top is a monumental achievement, but remaining there may be the most spectacular feat of all.

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Inspirational, Achievement, May

The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.

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Leadership, People, Privilege
John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.33, Thomas Nelson Inc

If you can become the leader you ought to be on the inside, you will be able to become the person you want on the outside. People will want to follow you. And when that happens, you'll be able to tackle anything in this world.

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People, Leader, World
John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow”, p.11, HarperCollins Leadership

People naturally tend toward inertia. That's why self improvement is such a struggle. But that's also why adversity lies at the heart of every success. The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level.

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Lying, Struggle, Heart
John C. Maxwell (2011). “Maxwell Daily Reader: 365 Days of Insight to Develop the Leader Within You and Influence Those Around You”, p.264, Thomas Nelson Inc

If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what you do. And just as children watch their parents and emulate their behavior, so do employees who are watching their bosses.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Children, Boss

Few things build a person up like affirmation. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third College Edition (Simon and Schuster, 1991), the word affirm comes from ad firmare, which means “to make firm.” So when you affirm people, you make firm within them the things you see about them. Do that often enough, and the belief that solidifies within them will become stronger than the doubts they have about themselves.

John C. Maxwell
Mean, College, People
John C. Maxwell (2011). “The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization”, p.115, Thomas Nelson Inc

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