“When you do well, you think it’s worth it. When you sacrifice so much and you finally do well, it feels really good.”

“I saw a television sketch that, with some variations, might seem familiar in many households. A husband is watching television and his wife if trying to engage him in conversation: Wife: Dear, the plumber didn’t come to fix the leak behind the water heater today. Husband: Uh-huh. Wife: The pipe burst today and flooded the basement. Husband: Quiet. It’s third down and goal to go. Wife: Some of the wiring got wet and almost electrocuted Fluffy. Husband: Darn it! Touchdown. Wife: The vet says he’ll be better in a week. Husband: Can you get me a Coke? Wife: The plumber told me that he was happy that our pipe broke because now he can afford to go on vacation. Husband: Aren’t you listening? I said I could use a Coke! Wife: And Stanley, I’m leaving you. The plumber and I are flying to Acapulco in the morning. Husband: Can’t you please stop all that yakking and get me a Coke? The trouble around here is that nobody ever listens to me. 5.” ― John C. Maxwell, Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships 0 likes Like “The one with the plan is the one with the power. It doesn’t matter in what kind of activity you’re involved. Employees want to follow the business leader with a good business plan. Volunteers want to join the pastor with a good ministry plan. Children want to be with the adult who has the well-thought-out vacation plan. If you practice strategic thinking, others will listen to you and they will want to follow you.

“You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning within your own.”

“When you like people and treat them like individuals who have value, you begin to develop influence with them. You develop trust.”

“An infant is born with a clenched fist; a man dies with an open hand. Life has a way of prying free the things we think are so important.”

“If your habits don't line up with your dream, then you need to either change your habits or change your dream”

“Your values are the soul of your leadership, and they drive your behavior.”

“Errors become mistakes when we perceive them and respond to them incorrectly. Mistakes become failures when we continually respond to them incorrectly.”

“If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading…”

“If you are to become more sensitive, you must be willing to take a risk. Take the initiative to find a need and take action.”

“The challenge of leadership is to create change and facilitate growth.”

“Every time we choose action over ease we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence.”

“Great leaders always seem to embody two seemingly disparate qualities. They are both highly visionary and highly practical.”

“You can’t change where you started, but you can change the direction you are going. It’s not what you are going to do, but it’s what you are doing now that counts.”

“You must have a long-range vision to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.”