“to put it as philosopher-poet Ralph Waldo Emerson did, “To be simple is to be great.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation.
Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or
whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what?
After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation
comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“There comes a special moment in everyone’s life, a moment for which that person was born.… When he seizes it… it is his finest hour.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Remember that success is just 15 percent product knowledge and it’s 85 percent people knowledge.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“If you want to be productive, you should try to learn to get joy from what gives the greatest return and discipline yourself to do those things.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Followers tell you what you want to hear. Leaders tell you what you need to hear.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“If you pair excellence with humility, people not only won’t run over you, they will respect you.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Good attitudes among players do not guarantee a team’s success, but bad attitudes guarantee its failure.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“God uses people who fail—'cause there aren't any other kind around.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“A leader with confidence is a leader who brings out positive changes in people.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“we often place too much emphasis on making decisions and too little on managing the decisions we've already made.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them day after day.”
―
John C. Maxwell
