Jon Gordon Quotes - Page 2

Don't waste your energy on those who don't get on your bus.

The goal in life is to live young, have fun, and arrive at your final destination as late as possible, with a smile on your face.

The secret to life and the greatest success strategy of all is to love all of it and fear none of it.

My life is a gift not an obligation and I Get To make the most of it.

If you think your best days are behind you, they are. If you think your best days are ahead of you, they are.

Don't let negative people drain your energy. Focus on your positive energy and kill them with kindness. Energy vampires are no match for your positive energy.

You are not a true success unless you are helping others be successful.

There's a story about when President Lyndon Johnson visited NASA and as he was walking the halls he came across a janitor who was cleaning up a storm, like the Energizer bunny with a mop in his hand. The president walked over to the janitor and told him he was the best janitor he has ever seen and the janitor replied, "Sir, I'm not just a janitor, I helped put a man on the moon." See, even though he was cleaning floors he had a bigger purpose and vision for his life. This is what kept him going and helped him excel in his job.

Everyone wants to do what the great ones do; but very few are willing to do what they did to become great

Love is the answer for the team's success.

Failure is not meant to be final and fatal.... It is meant to refine you to be all that you are meant to be.

Don't chase success. Decide to make a difference and success will find you.

Anyone who attempts to build great things will face challenges.

Love takes time. It's a process not a goal. Love is something that needs to be nurtured. But if there is one thing I urge you to start immediately it's focus on bringing out the best in each person on your team. When you love someone you want the best for him. You want him to shine. And the best way to do this is to help him discover the value inside him.

We often have to lose what we thought we wanted to find what God wants for us

A true leader doesn't lead to gain power. They lead to empower and give power away.

I have worked in the homes of many successful people and have seen firsthand that everyone fails in life, but failure can be a gift if you don't give up and are willing to learn, improve, and grow because of it. You see, failure often serves as a defining moment, a crossroads on the journey of your life. It gives you a test designed to measure your courage, perseverance, commitment, and a dedication. Are you a pretender who gives up after a little adversity or a contender who keeps getting up after getting knocked down?

I don't want my children to be what I want them to be. I want them to become everything God created them to be.

If you are complaining you can't be thinking about or creating what you do want.

Only through service and sacrifice can you become great.

You can’t be a great leader if all you are serving is yourself.

Negative thoughts are the nails that build a prison of failure.

Life and success are about what you choose to believe.

Did you know you can take your bus anywhere you want to go? Say yes three times with me. Yes, yes, yes. You can take it to the movies, the beach or the North Pole. Just say where you want to go and believe that it will be so. Because every journey and ride begins with a desire to go somewhere and do something and if you have a desire then you also have the power to make it happen.

Love the process and you’ll love what the process produces.