Sometimes the best way to learn is to return to the fundamentals. John C. Maxwell More Quotes by John C. Maxwell More Quotes From John C. Maxwell Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it. John C. Maxwell visionaliveleadership When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others. John C. Maxwell stubbornprideleadership Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants money, yet seldom will anyone budget or control their spending. John C. Maxwell leadershipexerciselong I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one. John C. Maxwell holidayjourneyleadership Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit. John C. Maxwell mutual-benefitleadershipmoving Without failure there is no achievement. John C. Maxwell achievementleadership All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers. John C. Maxwell close-friendsleadershippeople When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it's as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words. John C. Maxwell eyeleadershipdream Success comes to those who have an entire mountain of gold that they continually mine, not those who find one nugget and try to live on it for fifty years. John C. Maxwell leadershiptryingyears Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness. John C. Maxwell family-and-friendsleadershiptwo Exceptionally hard decisions can deplete your energy to the point at which you finally cave in. If you mentally crumble and degenerate into negative thinking, you'll magnify the problem to the point where it can haunt you. John C. Maxwell decisionleadershipthinking People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident. John C. Maxwell leadershipgivingpeople Have the humility to learn from those around you. John C. Maxwell humilityleadership The depth of your mythology is the extent of your effectiveness. John C. Maxwell effectivenessgrowthdepth Leaders must live by higher standards than their followers. John C. Maxwell standardsfollowersleadership The secret to success can be found in people's daily agendas. If they do something intentional to grow every day, they move closer to reaching their potential. If they don't, their potential slowly slips away over the course of their lifetime. John C. Maxwell leadershipmotivationalmoving People are funny. When they are young, they will spend their health to get wealth. Later, they will gladly pay all they have trying to get their health back. John C. Maxwell tryingpaypeople Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to be a leader.' But showing leadership skill is how you get the bigger job in the first place. Leadership isn't a position, it's a process. John C. Maxwell leadershipjobsthinking Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With character, as time passes, influence builds and requires less work to sustain. John C. Maxwell organizationleadershipcharacter Birds of a feather really do flock together. John C. Maxwell leadertogetherbird
