“Mark Twain said, “We should be careful to get out of an experience all the wisdom that is in it—not like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove lid again—and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Believe while others are doubting. Plan while others are playing. Study while others are sleeping. Decide while others are delaying. Prepare while others are daydreaming. Begin while others are procrastinating. Work while others are wishing. Save while others are wasting. Listen while others are talking. Smile while others are frowning. Commend while others are criticizing. Persist while others are quitting.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Pain prompts us to face who we are and where we are. What we do with that experience defines who we become.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Leaders see everything with a leadership bias. Their focus is on mobilizing people and leveraging resources to achieve their goals rather than on using their own individual efforts. Leaders who want to succeed maximize every asset and resource they have for the benefit of their organization. For that reason, they are continually aware of what they have at their disposal.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The vision of the leader becomes the aspiration of the people. The impact is incredible.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“People’s minds are changed through observation and not argument.” People”
―
John C. Maxwell
“President Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“there is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“How does a person become productive? Find your strength and then find someone who needs your strength.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“But the Law of Magnetism really is true: who you are is who you attract.”
―
John C. Maxwell
