“the strength of the team is impacted by its weakest link.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You must have a long-range vision to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“No one can understand that mysterious thing we call influence . . . yet . . . everyone of us continually exerts influence, either to heal, to bless, to leave marks of beauty; or to wound, to hurt, to poison, to stain other lives.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Ninety percent of all those who fail are not actually defeated. They simply quit.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Nothing much happens without a dream. For something really great to happen, it takes a really great dream.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You’re more likely to act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Action is what converts human dreams into significance.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The first important step in weathering failure is learning not to personalize it.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“If your perception of and response to failure were changed, what would you attempt to achieve?”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Recently I took my daughter Elizabeth out to a restaurant for lunch. The waitress, whose job it was to take care of people, made us feel that we were really inconveniencing her. She was grumpy, negative, and unhelpful. All of her customers were aware of the fact that she was having a bad day. Elizabeth looked up at me and said, “Dad, she’s a grump, isn’t she?” I could only agree with a look of disdain. Halfway through our experience I tried to change this woman’s negative attitude. Pulling out a $10 bill, I said, “Could you do me a favor? I’d like some change for this $10 bill because I want to give you a good tip today.” She looked at me, did a double take, and then ran to the cash register. After changing the money, she spent the next fifteen minutes hovering over us. I thanked her for her service, told her how important and helpful she was, and left a good tip. As we left, Elizabeth said, “Daddy, did you see how that lady changed?” Seizing this golden opportunity, I said, “Elizabeth, if you want people to act right toward you, you act right toward them. And many times you’ll change them.”
―
John C. Maxwell
