“People change when they ... Hurt enough that they have to, Learn enough that they want to, and Receive enough that they are able to.”

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

“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.

“Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional. ”

“People who blame others for their failures never overcome them. They simply move from problem to problem. To reach your potential, you must continually improve yourself, and you can’t do that if you don’t take responsibility for your actions and learn from your mistakes.”

“experience alone does not add value to a life. It’s not necessarily experience that is valuable; it’s the insight people gain because of their experience

“Learning to write is learning to think. You don’t know anything clearly unless you can state it in writing.”

“Productive leaders communicate the superiority and the benefits of their ideas.”

“Improvement is impossible without change.”

“Laughing is the quickest way to get up and get going again when you’ve been knocked down. Failing Forward” 

“you must be able to take the new thing you’ve learned today and build upon what you learned yesterday to keep growing.”

“The best way to develop rational, well-balanced confidence is to go after a few victories immediately following a failure.”

“Connectors do the difficult work of keeping it simple.”

“If you are willing to change your thinking, you can change your feelings.”

“Occasionally someone will ask me about how ego fits into the leadership equation. They’ll want to know what keeps a leader from having a huge ego. I think the answer lies in each leader’s pathway to leadership. If people paid their dues and gave their best in obscurity, ego is usually not a problem.”