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Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.

Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.

John C. Maxwell
Choices, Choices You Make, Matter
John C. Maxwell (2011). “Beyond Talent: Become Someone Who Gets Extraordinary Results”, p.10, Thomas Nelson Inc

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Character, Choices
John C. Maxwell (2007). “Leadership Promises for Your Week”, p.56, Thomas Nelson Inc

Commitment comes as a result of choice, not conditions.

John C. Maxwell
Commitment, Choices, Results

If you don't change the direction you are going, then you're likely to end up where you're heading.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Choices, Decision
John C. Maxwell (2006). “The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset”, p.89, Thomas Nelson Inc

People of poor character tend to blame their choices on circumstances. Ethical people make good choices regardless of circumstances. If they make enough good choices, they begin to create better conditions for themselves.

John C. Maxwell
Character, People, Choices

Why did the achievers overcome problems while thousands are overwhelmed by theirs? They refused to hold on to the common excuses for failure. They turned their stumbling blocks into stepping stones. They realized that they couldn't determine every circumstance in life but they could determine their choice of attitude towards every circumstance.

John C. Maxwell
Attitude, Block, Choices
John C. Maxwell (2010). “Maxwell 2in1 (Developing the Leader w/in You/Developing Leaders Around You)”, p.80, Thomas Nelson

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

We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it's a continuing choice.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Attitude, Choices
John C. Maxwell (2011). “The Maxwell Daily Reader: 365 Days of Insight to Develop the Leader Within You and Influence Those Around You”, Thomas Nelson Inc

You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Choices, Decision
John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.27, Thomas Nelson Inc

Talent is a gift, but our character is a choice. Talent is natural ability, our gift from God, but we have the power to determine our character. That power rests on a foundation consisting of the choices we make in life. And those choices almost always dictate the amount of trust others have in us, and to what level of leadership we rise.

John C. Maxwell
Character, Choices, Foundation

Everyone gets discourages...The question is: Are you going to give up or get up? It's a choice.

John C. Maxwell
Giving Up, Motivation, Choices

Talent allows people to stand out, but their wrong choices make them sit down.

John C. Maxwell
People, Choices, Talent

It's one thing to make a choice. It's another to put that choice into practice.

John C. Maxwell
Practice, Choices, One Thing

Your attitude is a choice.

John C. Maxwell
Attitude, Choices
John C. Maxwell (2005). “The Choice is Yours: Today's Decisions for the Rest of Your Life”, Thomas Nelson Inc

The ability to understand people is a choice.

John C. Maxwell
People, Choices, Influence
John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan (2013). “How to Influence People: Make a Difference in Your World”, p.61, Thomas Nelson Inc

Talk to people, not above them.

John C. Maxwell
Communication, People, Choices
John C. Maxwell (2010). “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently”, p.155, Thomas Nelson Inc

The key choices you make-apart from the natural talent you already have-will set you apart from others who have talent alone.

John C. Maxwell
Keys, Natural Talent, Choices
John C. Maxwell (2011). “Beyond Talent: Become Someone Who Gets Extraordinary Results”, p.7, Thomas Nelson Inc

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