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When you find your spiritual gift, God will give you an opportunity to use it.

When you find your spiritual gift, God will give you an opportunity to use it.

John C. Maxwell
Spiritual, Opportunity, Giving

Never allow others to put obstacles in the pathway of your dreams

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Dream, Pathways, Obstacles
John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow”, p.64, Thomas Nelson Inc

When contemplating the pursuit of a dream or the start of a new venture, too many people are hesitant to begin because they can't comprehend the entire journey. If that's where you find yourself right now, don't expect to understand what it takes to get to the top. Just take the next step. There's no shame in starting small; in fact, if you don't start small, you'll probably never start at all.

John C. Maxwell
Dream, Journey, New Ventures

Don't buy into the notion that mistakes can somehow be avoided. They can't be.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Mistake, Failure

To achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.

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

I'm not where I'm supposed to be, I'm not what I want to be, But I'm not what I used to be. I haven't learned how to arrive; I've just learned how to keep going

John C. Maxwell
Want, Used, Supposed To Be

Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Leadership, Learning
FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Feb 18, 2016

Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.

John C. Maxwell
Encouraging, Encouragement, Communication
John C. Maxwell (2013). “Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships”, p.164, David C Cook

People will summarize your life in one sentence - Pick it now.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Leadership, People
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.244, Thomas Nelson Inc

We have many years to eat and sleep, but how many years do we have to make a difference in the lives of others? That's the highest calling any of us can have: Living our life so as to intentionally add value to others. But to do this, we have to make ourselves more valuable. We have to keep learning, growing, developing as leaders and taking responsibility for being the change we want to see in the world.

John C. Maxwell
Sleep, Responsibility, Differences

There are no half-hearted champions.

John C. Maxwell
Champion, Half, Hearted
John C. Maxwell (2006). “Motivated to Succeed: Inspirational Selections from John C. Maxwell”, p.176, Thomas Nelson Inc

Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.

John C. Maxwell
Procrastination, Play, Pay
John C. Maxwell (1997). “Leadership 101: Inspirational Quotes & Insights for Leaders”

The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Exercise, Persistence
John C. Maxwell (2007). “Failing Forward”, p.43, Harper Collins

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Feb 28, 2016

Leaders need to remember that the point of leading is not to cross the finish line first. It's to take people across the finish line with you. For that reason, leaders must deliberately slow their pace, stay connected to their people, enlist others to help fulfill the vision, and keep people going. You can't do that if you're running too far ahead of your people.

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Motivational, Running, People

Often people fail to start or complete a task because they don't see any connection between what they're doing and what they really want to accomplish in life.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, People, Connections

We are either the masters or victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal choice. Who we are today is the result of choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow, we will become what we choose today. To change means to choose change.

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Christian, Attitude, Mean
John C. Maxwell (2006). “Motivated to Succeed: Inspirational Selections from John C. Maxwell”, p.23, Thomas Nelson Inc

You must develop yourself to be successful

John C. Maxwell
Successful, Being Successful

Without a vision people and the church become self-centered. People start finding fault with one another and the church self-destructs.

John C. Maxwell
Self, People, Vision
Source: enrichmentjournal.ag.org

There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.

John C. Maxwell
Character, Leader, Quality
John C. Maxwell “Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know”, Thomas Nelson Inc

God doesn't move until we move first.

John C. Maxwell
Moving, Firsts
"Turning Vision Into Reality". Enrichment Interview, enrichmentjournal.ag.org. January 2000.

If your a leader, do everything you can to grow yourself and create the right environment for others to grow.

John C. Maxwell
Leader, Environment, Grows

The strength of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders.

John C. Maxwell
Organization, Leader, Results
John C. Maxwell (2010). “A Leader's Heart: 365-Day Devotional Journal”, p.3, Thomas Nelson Inc

God has never given anybody a dream that He did not want that person to fulfill.

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

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.

John C. Maxwell
Leadership, Self Esteem, Pride

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