“Asking and hearing people’s opinions has a greater effect on them than telling them, ‘Good job.’ ”

“Andrew Carnegie said, “As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” Great”

“The truth is that leadership opportunities are plentiful and within reach of most people.”

“You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in a spirit of love.”

“Leadership is getting people to work for you when they are not obligated.” —Fred W. Smith”

“Silent gratitude isn’t much good to anyone.”

“If your habits don't line up with your dream, then you need to either change your habits or change your dream.”

“Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."

“Success is... knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.”

“The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying”

“One of the reasons that problem solving is so difficult is that we are often too close to the problems to truly understand them.”

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”

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

“I saw a television sketch that, with some variations, might seem familiar in many households. A husband is watching television and his wife if trying to engage him in conversation: Wife: Dear, the plumber didn’t come to fix the leak behind the water heater today. Husband: Uh-huh. Wife: The pipe burst today and flooded the basement. Husband: Quiet. It’s third down and goal to go. Wife: Some of the wiring got wet and almost electrocuted Fluffy. Husband: Darn it! Touchdown. Wife: The vet says he’ll be better in a week. Husband: Can you get me a Coke? Wife: The plumber told me that he was happy that our pipe broke because now he can afford to go on vacation. Husband: Aren’t you listening? I said I could use a Coke! Wife: And Stanley, I’m leaving you. The plumber and I are flying to Acapulco in the morning. Husband: Can’t you please stop all that yakking and get me a Coke? The trouble around here is that nobody ever listens to me. 5.” ― John C. Maxwell, Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships 0 likes Like “The one with the plan is the one with the power. It doesn’t matter in what kind of activity you’re involved. Employees want to follow the business leader with a good business plan. Volunteers want to join the pastor with a good ministry plan. Children want to be with the adult who has the well-thought-out vacation plan. If you practice strategic thinking, others will listen to you and they will want to follow you.

“He who seeks one thing, and but one, May hope to achieve it before life is done. But he who seeks all things wherever he goes Must reap around him in whatever he sows A harvest of barren regret.”