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Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Leadership, Inspiration
FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Aug 20, 2016

We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
John C. Maxwell (2011). “Beyond Talent: Become Someone Who Gets Extraordinary Results”, p.120, Thomas Nelson Inc

Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Motivational, Preparation
FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Mar 31, 2016

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership
FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Feb 16, 2016

The greatest of all miracles is that we need not be tomorrow what we are today. The greatest of all insights is that we cannot be tomorrow what we do not do today. That is why today matters.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Miracle, Needs

We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Leadership, Integrity
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.146, Thomas Nelson Inc

People's purpose in life is always connected to their giftedness.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Leadership, People
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.59, Thomas Nelson Inc

By choosing to embrace and practice good values every day, you choose the higher course in life. And your life goes in a direction that you will always feel good about. You may not always get what you desire, but you will always be the person you desire to be.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Integrity, Practice

If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Find something you like to do so much that you would gladly do it for nothing; then learn to do it so well that people are happy to pay you for it.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Leadership, People
John C. Maxwell (2015). “The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs”, p.41, Thomas Nelson Inc

I think many people believe the best way they can help others is to criticize them, to give them the benefit of their 'wisdom.' I disagree. The best way to help people is to see the best in them.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Believe, Helping Others

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.

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

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

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

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.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Running, People

The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
John C. Maxwell (2011). “Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It”, p.169, Thomas Nelson Inc

Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Live to learn and you will really learn to live.

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

Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.

John C. Maxwell
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Believe, Focus

You cannot buy or win happiness. You must choose it.

John C. Maxwell
Motivational, Winning

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