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To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.

To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.

John C. Maxwell
Leader, Essentials, Firsts
John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook: Revised and Updated”, p.142, Thomas Nelson Inc

Self fulfillment thinks of how something serves me. Self development thinks of how something helps me to serve others. With self fulfillment, feeling good is the product. With self development, feeling good is the by-product.

John C. Maxwell
Thinking, Self, Feel Good

The harder you try to forget something, the more you think about it subconsciously.

John C. Maxwell
Thinking, Trying, Forget

The younger you are, the more experimenting you should do. But once you've found what you were created to do, stick with it.

John C. Maxwell
Sticks, Should, Found
John C. Maxwell (2007). “Leadership Principles for Graduates: Create Success in Life One Day at a Time”, p.86, Thomas Nelson Inc

Poem by Howard A. Walter (Character) I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who care; I would be strong, for there are those who suffer; I would be brave, for there is much to dare. I would be friend of all--- the foe, the friendless; I would be giving, and forget the gift; I would be humble, for I know my weakness; I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.

John C. Maxwell
Strong, Humble, Character
John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.120, Thomas Nelson Inc

There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he on day passed away, His insurance was denied, For since he never really lived, They claimed he never really died. (Anonymous poem)

John C. Maxwell
Men, Passed Away, Cautious
John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.131, Thomas Nelson Inc

A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do." (Leroy Eims)

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Great Leader, Being A Leader
John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You”, p.38, Thomas Nelson Inc

They biggest man with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest man with the smallest mind-think big anyway.

John C. Maxwell
Men, Thinking, Ideas
John C. Maxwell (2009). “Maxwell 2-in-1 Becoming a Person of Influence & Talent Is Never Enough”, p.294, Thomas Nelson Inc

Everyone you know and all the people you meet have the potential to be someone important in the lives of others.

John C. Maxwell
People, Important, Influence
John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan (1997). “Becoming a Person of Influence: How to Positively Impact the Lives of Others”, p.110, Thomas Nelson Inc

Every major difficulty you face in life is a fork in the road. You choose which track you will head down, toward breakdown or breakthrough.

John C. Maxwell
Track, Faces, Life Is
John C. Maxwell (2007). “Failing Forward”, p.75, Harper Collins

If you embrace possibility thinking, your dreams will go from molehill to mountain size, and because you believe in possibilities, you put yourself in position to achieve them.

John C. Maxwell
Dream, Believe, Thinking
John C. Maxwell (2009). “How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life”, p.55, Hachette UK

Do you want to come climb the transformationa l leadership mountain with me? Your first step begins with DESIRE. Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? If your answer is yes, you can be that agent of change you wish to see around the world!

John C. Maxwell
Differences, Yes You Can, Mountain

Presence is a result of confidence. Presence... when we see it we feel it.

John C. Maxwell
Results, Feels

If you treat every person you meet as if he or she were the most important person in the world, you'll communicate that he or she is somebody - to you.

John C. Maxwell
Important, World, Treats
John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan (2013). “How to Influence People: Make a Difference in Your World”, p.59, Thomas Nelson Inc

Without leadership ability,a person's impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership.

John C. Maxwell
Impact, Good Leadership, Fractions
John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You”, p.5, Thomas Nelson Inc

To you to live a significant life, you have to become intentional.

John C. Maxwell
Significant

Success is about us. Significance is about others.

John C. Maxwell
Significance

Most people are not valued. Very few people have someone who believes in them. Very few have others love them unconditionally. Do these things intentionally every day.

John C. Maxwell
Believe, People

One of the best ways to cultivate a possibility mind set is to prompt yourself to dream one size bigger than you normally do. Let's face it, most people dream too small, they don't think big enough.

John C. Maxwell
Dream, Thinking, People
John C. Maxwell (2009). “How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life”, p.59, Hachette UK

The first important step in weathering failure is learning not to personalize it.

John C. Maxwell
Important, Firsts, Steps
John C. Maxwell (2007). “Failing Forward”, p.40, Harper Collins

If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.

John C. Maxwell
Moving, Moving Forward, Failing
John C. Maxwell (2012). “The Complete 101 Collection”, p.47, Harper Collins

I say, make the decision, and as soon as you make the decision, the rest of your life you just manage that decision on a daily basis.

John C. Maxwell
Decision, Rest Of Your Life, Bases
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Now what I do is I manage that decision. And I teach them in the book how - know what decision to make and then how to manage those decisions. It's a very - it's a personal growth book [Today Matters]; that's what it is.

John C. Maxwell
Book, Decision, Growth

By far the hardest decision I've had to manage [was about my health]. Because I had 51 years of doing it wrong.

John C. Maxwell
Years, Decision, Hardest

I had a horrible life habit that I had to change. And I think it's very true, the later we make decisions in life that are important, the harder it is to manage those decisions.

John C. Maxwell
Thinking, Decision, Important
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