“In my first leadership position, I mistakenly thought that being named the leader meant that I was the leader. Back then I defined leading as a noun—as the position I was appointed to—not a verb—as what I was doing. Though I had been hired as the senior pastor, I quickly discovered the real leader of the church was a down-to-earth farmer named Claude, who had been earning his leadership influence through many positive actions over many years. He later explained it to me, saying, “John, all the letters”

John C. Maxwell

“leadership is really more art than science.”

John C. Maxwell

“People’s minds are changed through observation and not argument.” People”

John C. Maxwell

“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.”

John C. Maxwell

“If the reaction is worse than the action, the problem usually increases. If the reaction is less than the action, the problem usually decreases.”

John C. Maxwell

“V. Gilbert Beers says, “A person of integrity is one who has established a system of values against which all of life is judged.” Integrity is not what we do so much as who we are. And who we are, in turn, determines what we do.

John C. Maxwell

“Opportunity is in the eye of the beholder.”

John C. Maxwell

“Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.”

John C. Maxwell

“As a leader, you don't earn any points for failing in a noble cause. You don't get credit for being "right" as you bring the organization to a halt. Your success is measured by your ability to actually take the people where they need to go. But you can do that only if the people first buy into you as a leader. That's the reality of the Law of Buy-In.”

John C. Maxwell

“people who are busy rowing seldom have time to rock the boat.”

John C. Maxwell

“Connecting always requires energy.”

John C. Maxwell

“St. Francis of Assisi said, “Start doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”

John C. Maxwell

“Everything begins with a thought.”

John C. Maxwell

“People are training for success when they should be training for failure. Failure is far more common than success; poverty is more prevalent than wealth; and disappointment more normal than arrival. —J.WALLACE HAMILTON”

John C. Maxwell

“You lose the respect of the best when you don’t deal properly with the worst.”

John C. Maxwell


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