In my experience, followers always ask leaders 3 questions: 1) Do you care 4 me? 2) Can you help me? 3) Can I trust you? John C. Maxwell More Quotes by John C. Maxwell More Quotes From John C. Maxwell Generally speaking, there are two kinds of learning: experience, which is gained from your own mistakes, and wisdom, which is learned from the mistakes of others. John C. Maxwell failure mistake two Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple. John C. Maxwell communication simple leadership Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do. John C. Maxwell policy principles inspirational Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today. John C. Maxwell tomorrow clever today Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership. John C. Maxwell communication skills decision Life doesn't do anything to you. It only reveals your spirit. John C. Maxwell growth leadership spirit To Stay Focused in Life: You can't know everyone You can't do everything You can't go everywhere We have to pick and choose between good and a little bit better. John C. Maxwell stay-focused knows littles One is too small a number to achieve greatness. John C. Maxwell greatness leadership numbers Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success. John C. Maxwell inspiration success inspirational You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything. John C. Maxwell choices decision inspirational Growth inside fuels growth outside. John C. Maxwell growth leadership inspirational Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow. John C. Maxwell real persons leadership He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk. John C. Maxwell following walks leadership Reflective thinking turns experience into insight. John C. Maxwell insight wisdom thinking People naturally tend toward inertia. That's why self improvement is such a struggle. But that's also why adversity lies at the heart of every success. The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level. John C. Maxwell struggle heart lying Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time. John C. Maxwell compounds doing-the-right-thing inspirational Brokenness involves removing inappropriate pride and self-reliance and building healthy God-reliance. John C. Maxwell healthy pride self Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date. John C. Maxwell shelf-life shelves ideas Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn and then lead. John C. Maxwell leader knowing people Nobody can motivate himself in a positive direction by continually using negative words. John C. Maxwell negative-words negative
