“Being heard is so close to being loved, that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Sometimes we are afraid because success puts pressure on us to continue to succeed.”
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John C. Maxwell
“William King will help you. He said, “A gossip is one who talks to you about other people. A bore is one who talks to you about himself. And a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.”
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John C. Maxwell
“One of the ways Coach Wooden used to do that was to ask his players to acknowledge the skills and contributions of others. He told each player that if a teammate made a great pass or set a pick that allowed him to score, he should acknowledge the teammate on the way back down the court. One time a player asked, “Coach, if we do that, what if the teammate that made the assist isn’t looking?” Coach Wooden replied, “He will always be looking.” Coach knew that people look for and thrive on acknowledgment and appreciation.”
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John C. Maxwell
“We must stop assuming that a thing which has never been done before probably cannot be done at all.” —Donald M. Nelson”
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John C. Maxwell
“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
“Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation of success.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Nurture great thoughts, for you will never go higher than your thoughts.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Jim Sundberg says, “Discover your uniqueness; then discipline yourself to develop it.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Hundreds can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility . . . In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.”
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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
