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People rise and fall to meet your level of expectations for them. If you express skepticism and doubt in others, they will return your lack of confidence with mediocrity. But if you believe in them and expect them to do

People rise and fall to meet your level of expectations for them. If you express skepticism and doubt in others, they will return your lack of confidence with mediocrity. But if you believe in them and expect them to do well, they will go the extra mile trying to do their best.

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Believe, Fall, People
John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan (2013). “How to Influence People: Make a Difference in Your World”, p.37, Thomas Nelson Inc

We must focus on prayer as the main thrust to accomplish God's will and purpose on earth. The forces against us have never been greater, and this is the only way we can release God's power to become victorious

John C. Maxwell
Christian, Prayer, Focus

If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things you want do when you want to do them.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Needs, Want
FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Mar 11, 2016

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. How do you gain influence from people? You invest in them. How do you invest in them? It starts with giving them time.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Leadership, People
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.167, Thomas Nelson Inc

To gain credibility, you must consistently demonstrate three things: Initiative: You have to get up to go up. Sacrifice: You have to give up to go up. Maturity: You have to grow up to go up. If you show the way, people will want to follow you. The higher you go, the greater the number of people who will be willing to travel with you.

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Motivational, Leadership, Giving Up
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.4, Thomas Nelson Inc

If you can learn to understand people how they think, what they feel, what inspires them, how they're likely to act and react in a given situation- then you can motivate and influence them in a positive way.

John C. Maxwell
Thinking, People, Inspire
John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan (2013). “How to Influence People: Make a Difference in Your World”, p.56, Thomas Nelson Inc

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.

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Leadership, Encouragement, Successful

No one stands taller in the climb to success than when he bends over to help up someone else.

John C. Maxwell
Helping, Climbs

If you desire to become a more generous person, don't wait for your income to change. Change your heart.

John C. Maxwell
Heart, Waiting, Desire

We teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Life, Teach
John C. Maxwell (2013). “Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships”, p.161, David C Cook

The timing of your decision is just as important as the decision you make.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Decisions You Make, Important

While we don't always get what we want, we always get what we choose.

John C. Maxwell
Want

Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Excellence, Crowds

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, People, Good Leader

Encouragement is oxygen for the soul

John C. Maxwell
Encouragement, Oxygen, Soul
Twitter post from Oct 29, 2015

Nobody ever got ready by waiting. You only get ready by starting.

John C. Maxwell
Waiting, Starting, Ready
John C. Maxwell (2012). “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential”, p.37, Hachette UK

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Success, Leadership
John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow”, p.89, Thomas Nelson Inc

People will work eight hours a day for pay, 10 hours a day for a good boss, and 24 hours a day for a good cause!

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Motivation, Eight, People

You've got to love your people more than your position.

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Love You, People, Position
John C. Maxwell (2006). “Motivated to Succeed: Inspirational Selections from John C. Maxwell”, p.116, Thomas Nelson Inc

Do something you hate every day, just for the practice.

John C. Maxwell
Hate, Practice
John C. Maxwell (2007). “Leadership Principles for Graduates: Create Success in Life One Day at a Time”, p.49, Thomas Nelson Inc

No matter your title, people will not follow you if they don’t trust you. Whether you are just taking over a team or working to implement large-scale change within one, you are guaranteed to run into resistance if you haven’t taken time to establish a foundation with the people you oversee before turning their worlds upside down.

John C. Maxwell
Running, Team, Taken

The GREATEST battle you wage against FAILURE occurs on the INSIDE, not the OUTSIDE.

John C. Maxwell
Battle
John C. Maxwell (2007). “Failing Forward”, p.60, Harper Collins

Question for God every morning: What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today?

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.

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Agendas

The length and breath of our influence on others are directly related to the depth of our concern for them.

John C. Maxwell
Depth, Influence, Length
John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan (2013). “How to Influence People: Make a Difference in Your World”, p.25, Thomas Nelson Inc

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