“Ninety percent of all those who fail are not actually defeated. They simply quit.”
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John C. Maxwell
“I love the story of the salesman who sat looking through the window of a hotel restaurant. Outside raged a blinding snowstorm. “Do you think the roads will be clear enough in the morning to travel?” he asked his waiter. “That depends,” the waiter replied. “Are you on salary or commission?”
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John C. Maxwell
“Eleanor Roosevelt commented, "Life is like a parachute jump; you've got to get it right the first time.”
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John C. Maxwell
“when the real leader speaks, people listen. Leadership is influence-nothing more, nothing less.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People with humility don’t think less of themselves; they just think of themselves less.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The emotion you continually feed is the one that will dominate your life.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People dont care what you know until they know what you care”
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John C. Maxwell
“The first important step in weathering failure is learning not to personalize it.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Your attitude, more than your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”
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John C. Maxwell
“One of the most important things you can do as a leader is make sure you and your organization are delivering what you promised. The question I ask to make an assessment of this is “Did we exceed expectations?” This ensures my future success and that of my organization. The future is dim professionally for anyone who doesn’t exceed the expectations of customers or clients.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The most important personal-growth phrase you will ever hear a good leader say to you is “follow me.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People say there are two kinds of learning: experience, which is gained from your own mistakes, and wisdom, which is learned from the mistakes of others.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.”
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John C. Maxwell
