“Success is . . . knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Vision isn’t enough—it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“German poet Herman Hesse wrote, “If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.” I agree with his viewpoint.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Good attitudes among players do not guarantee a team’s success, but bad attitudes guarantee its failure.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“I believe all of us can identify with the poet Carl Sandberg, who said, “There is an eagle in me that wants to soar and a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.” The key to success is following the impulse to soar more than the desire to wallow. And that is a never-ending struggle—at least it has been for me. I believe any successful person would be honest in saying, “I got to the top the hard way—fighting my own laziness and ignorance every step of the way.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“You can’t take the team to the next level when you haven’t mastered the skills it takes to succeed on a personal level. It just doesn’t happen.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The ability to connect with others begins with understanding the value of people.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“People who make growth their goal—instead of a title, position, salary, or other external target—always have a future.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“people knowledge is much more important than mere product knowledge.”
―
John C. Maxwell
“The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.”
―
John C. Maxwell
