Your emotions are making it difficult for you to accept hard decisions. John C. Maxwell More Quotes by John C. Maxwell More Quotes From John C. Maxwell I tried to write the book [Today Matters] with integrity and say, health is one of my daily dozen, and I work on it, but I don't have this right. John C. Maxwell writing integrity book I want to always be viewed by my readers as a friend and not as an authority or an expert. John C. Maxwell authority experts want I would rather be viewed by the reader as I'm just taking a journey with you, and here's what I'm learning, what are you learning? Oh, you do this better than me. Than to be viewed as kind of like an authority. John C. Maxwell kind authority journey I think once a person realizes that they are every day either sowing into their life either potential success, or sowing into their life potential failure, they would all of a sudden go okay, I've got to figure out what I'm going to do. John C. Maxwell sowing realizing thinking I think the hardest thing for a person is to know what those twelve things are that they need to work on that will bring the return of success to their life. John C. Maxwell twelve needs thinking The church that will not give up will be outdated and passed by, quicker than they realize. John C. Maxwell realizing giving-up church God gives us the vision, then He expects us to walk in obedience. As we do, the resources we need come to us. John C. Maxwell vision giving needs If I'm halfway to the dream, at best, half of my resources are there. Your resources to fulfill the dream will come during the last step of the dream. John C. Maxwell lasts half dream Why would God send people to our church if we don't have a great dream? Why would God give a multigifted, multitalented, and multifinancially wealthy person to a church if the biggest thing you are going to do is paint the restrooms next year? That's bad stewardship. John C. Maxwell dream people years People say, "John, what's your personal growth?" And ask "How do you grow?" And I tell them. I thought, "Why do I keep telling them, why don't I just write a book on what I call personal growth?" And that's what this [Today Matters] book is. John C. Maxwell writing book people What am I doing with the gifts that have been given and the opportunities that are mine to make things better for others? I think it's always - success has to be beyond the person who is themselves working for personal success. It's also got to be helping someone else. John C. Maxwell helping-someone opportunity thinking I do a lot of conferences, a lot of leadership training. For about six or seven years I've been making this statement - every time I make it, I can see people just kind of - it's just one of those light bulb moments. John C. Maxwell light people years We over-exaggerate yesterday. We either think it was better or worse than it was - you know, the good old days. We over-estimate tomorrow; we think we can do more than we can - always. And that's why we put off everything till tomorrow. John C. Maxwell tomorrow yesterday thinking You realize that we over-exaggerate yesterday, we over-estimate tomorrow and we underestimate today. We think, "Well, I'm going to kill time," "I'll get back to this tomorrow." John C. Maxwell yesterday today thinking I think we impress people by our success, but I think we impact them by our failures. John C. Maxwell impact people thinking We are so blessed, we get hundreds of emails a day that say, “John, I’ve worked this plan for one year and I can really see my growth.” So what I would love is for readers to do that for a year and then email me. John C. Maxwell blessed love-is years In my leadership conferences, pastors ask, "Do you have a vision for my church?" Many times they want me to give them a picture of where they should go and what their church should look like. When these pastors do this, I always feel bad. John C. Maxwell vision church giving The rallying call to people is to give them hope. When you have hope, that's huge. John C. Maxwell rallying giving people God has never given a dream that could be fulfilled at step one. So start walking, be obedient, and watch God fulfill that dream in your life. John C. Maxwell dream steps watches I grew up in the home of a pastor, and my earliest memory is that God really had a plan for my life and that I was special - this is really weird - but I felt that. John C. Maxwell special home memories
