“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
“Since we tend to see ourselves primarily in light of our intentions, which are invisible to others,” said philosopher J. G. Bennett, “while we see others mainly in the light of their actions, which are all that’s visible to us, we have a situation in which misunderstanding and injustice are the order of the day.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Write down somewhere in the margins on this page your answer to this question: How have you changed . . . lately? In the last week, let’s say? Or in the last month? The last year? Can you be very specific? Or must your answer be incredibly vague? You say you’re growing. Okay . . . how? “Well,” you say, “In all kinds of ways.” Great! Name one. You see, effective teaching comes only through a changed person. The more you change, the more you become an instrument of change in the lives of others. If you want to become a change agent, you also must change.2 Change the leader—change the organization.”
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John C. Maxwell
“We can change our whole life and the attitude of people around us simply by changing ourselves. —RUDOLF DREIKURS”
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John C. Maxwell
“Nobody on his death bed ever said, ‘I wish I had spent more time on my business.”
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John C. Maxwell
“«La mayoría ve los obstáculos; pocos ven los objetivos; la historia registra el éxito de los últimos, mientras que el olvido es la recompensa de los primeros».
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John C. Maxwell
“The way I like to measure greatness is . . . How many people can you make want to be better?” —WILL SMITH”
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John C. Maxwell
“What you are speaks so loudly that I can’t hear what you say.” —RALPH WALDO EMERSON”
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John C. Maxwell
“The ability to connect with others begins with understanding the value of people.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles, you wouldn't be able to sit down for weeks.”
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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
“Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
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John C. Maxwell