“Life is a series of outcomes. Sometimes the outcome is what you want. Great. Figure out what you did right. Sometimes the outcome is what you don't want. Great. Figure out what you did so you don't do it again.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you want to win over another person, first win his heart, and the rest of him is likely to follow.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Crisis doesn’t necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.”
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John C. Maxwell
“we often place too much emphasis on making decisions and too little on managing the decisions we've already made.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation for success. It’s Not How Hard You Work; It’s How Smart You Work”
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John C. Maxwell
“Just remember that if you’re not working at your game to the utmost of your ability, there will be someone out there somewhere with equal ability. And one day you’ll play each other, and he’ll have the advantage.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Thomas Jefferson said, “It’s wonderful how much can be done if we are always working.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Many people view leadership the same way they view success, hoping to go as far as they can, to climb the ladder, to achieve the highest position possible for their talent. But contrary to conventional thinking, I believe the bottom line in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others. That is achieved by serving others and adding value to their lives.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The rewards leaders give are counterbalanced by the results that their people give in return.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The unexamined life is not worth leading.” I would add that the unexamined leader is not worth following.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it.”
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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
“An unintentional life accepts everything and does nothing. An intentional life embraces only the things that will add to the mission of significance.”
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John C. Maxwell
