“I’ve learned that if you want people to be impressed, you can talk about your successes; but if you want people to identify with you, it’s better to talk about your failures.”
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John C. Maxwell
“It's not the position that makes the leader; it's the leader that makes the position. "
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John C. Maxwell
“No, none of these things are the key. When it comes right down to it, I know of only one factor that separates those who consistently shine from those who don't: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. Nothing else has the same kind of impact on people's ability to achieve and to accomplish whatever their minds and hearts desire.”
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John C. Maxwell
“people knowledge is much more important than mere product knowledge.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Are we quick to respond to others’ needs? Do we run from problems or face them? Do we talk more about bad news or good news? Do we give people the benefit of the doubt, or do we assume the worst?
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John C. Maxwell
“When it comes to the thing you love to do, the thing you were made to do, aim high. The odds matter little. Whether you fall down along the way matters little.”
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John C. Maxwell
“the strength of the team is impacted by its weakest link.”
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John C. Maxwell
“You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.”
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John C. Maxwell
“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful.”
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John C. Maxwell
“One of the quickest ways to gain credibility with an individual, a group, or an audience is to borrow it from someone who already has credibility with them.”
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John C. Maxwell
“A sign of a great team leader is the proper placement of people.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you know something without having lived it, your audience experiences a credibility gap.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The Right Thought plus the Right People in the Right Environment at the Right Time for the Right Reason = the Right Result”
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John C. Maxwell
