“Fellas, things are going to change. I know how bad DeMatha’s teams have been during these last few years, but that’s over with. We’re going to win at DeMatha and we’re going to build a tradition of winning. Starting right now . . . But let me tell you how we’re going to do it. We’re going to outwork every team we ever play . . . With a lot of hard work and discipline and dedication, people are going to hear about us and respect us, because DeMatha will be a winner.”
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John C. Maxwell
“life.When they find someone who can communicate something of value to them, they will usually listen.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Thinking for a Change shares the way that I think on a daily basis. My wife, Margaret, says it has more of my DNA than any of my other books.”
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John C. Maxwell
“A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.”
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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
“One of the reasons that problem solving is so difficult is that we are often too close to the problems to truly understand them.”
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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
“As Michel de Montaigne observed, “No wind favors him who has no destined port.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Enlightenment writer and philosopher Voltaire likened life to a game of cards. Players must accept the cards dealt to them. However, once they have those cards in hand, they alone choose how they will play them. They decide what risks and actions to take.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Seven Steps to Success
1) Make a commitment to grow daily.
2) Value the process more than events.
3) Don't wait for inspiration.
4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity.
5) Dream big.
6) Plan your priorities.
7) Give up to go up.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Speak up TODAY and say something positive. Even a tombstone will say something good about people when they are dead.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.”
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John C. Maxwell
“«Algunas veces, hasta el mejor administrador se asemeja al muchacho que pasea un perro grande y espera a ver dónde quiere ir para llevarlo allá».”
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John C. Maxwell
“Most good leaders want the perspective of people they trust.”
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John C. Maxwell
“When you give of yourself, it benefits you, the organization, and the receiver.”
―
John C. Maxwell
