“People say there are two great days in a person’s life: the day you were born and the day you discover why
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John C. Maxwell
“The first key to greatness,” Socrates reminds us, “is to be in reality what we appear to be.”
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John C. Maxwell
“This helps me ‘keep the main thing, the main thing,’ since I am so easily distracted.” You may want to do something similar,
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John C. Maxwell
“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” —Saadi”
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John C. Maxwell
“The problem with popular thinking is that it doesn’t require you to think at all.” —Kevin Myers”
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John C. Maxwell
“When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do
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John C. Maxwell
“Confidence equals contentment with self; contentment is knowing you have all you need for the present circumstances.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Thomas Jefferson observed, “A candle loses nothing when it lights another candle.” That is the real nature of partnership. I find that many people don’t think that way. They believe that sharing means losing something. But I don’t think that’s true.
Every person possesses one of two mind-sets: scarcity or abundance. People with a scarcity mind-set believe that there’s only so much to go around, so you have to scrap for everything you can and protect whatever you have at all costs. People with an abundance mind-set believe there’s always enough to go around. If you have an idea, share it: you can always come up with another one. If you have money, give some of it away; you can always make more. If you have only one piece of pie, let someone else eat it; you can bake another one.
I believe that in this area, you get from life what you expect. You can hoard what little you have and receive no more. Or you can give what you have, and you will be rewarded with abundance. Your attitude makes the difference. So if you partner with another person and give tremendously, one way or another you’re going to get back more than you gave.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you keep your mind active, regularly take on mental challenges, and continually think abuot the right things, you will develop the disciplined thinking that will help you with whatever you endeavor to do.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The Norwegians have a saying that I think captures their attitude: "There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.
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John C. Maxwell
“It’s better to have a great team with a weak dream than a great dream with a weak team. Your team must be the size of your dream.”
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John C. Maxwell
“What’s worse than training your people and losing them? Not training them and keeping them.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People are training for success when they should be training for failure. Failure is far more common than success; poverty is more prevalent than wealth; and disappointment more normal than arrival. —J.WALLACE HAMILTON”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.”
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John C. Maxwell
