“In ancient China the people wanted security against the barbaric hordes to the north, so they built the great wall. It was so high they believed no one could climb over it and so thick nothing could break it down. They settled back to enjoy their security. During the first hundred years of the wall’s existence, China was invaded three times. Not once did the barbaric hordes break down the wall or climb over it. Each time they bribed a gatekeeper and then marched right through the gates. The Chinese were so busy relying on the walls of stone that they forgot to teach integrity to their children.”
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John C. Maxwell
“When we are fully and totally networked, we are powerful.1 Sanders believes that along with knowledge and compassion, your network is your most valuable asset.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD! 15“And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods”
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John C. Maxwell
“60 percent of all management problems are the result of faulty communications.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.”
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John C. Maxwell
“There isn’t anyone you couldn’t learn to love once you’ve heard their story.” —Fred Rogers”
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John C. Maxwell
“The best way to develop rational, well-balanced confidence is to go after a few victories immediately following a failure.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Most of us think wonderful things about people, but they never know it. Too many of us tend to be tight-fisted with our praise. It’s of no value if all you do is think it; it becomes valuable when you impart it.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Nada es un mayor impedimento para estar en buenos términos con los demás que no sentirse tranquilo con uno mismo”
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John C. Maxwell
“Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually do it.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Few things build a person up like affirmation. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third College Edition (Simon and Schuster, 1991),
the word affirm comes from ad firmare, which means “to make firm.” So when you affirm people, you make firm within them the things you see about them. Do that often enough, and the belief that solidifies within them will become stronger than the doubts they have about themselves.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be.”
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John C. Maxwell
