John C. Maxwell Men Quotations

Time spent with a potential leader is an investment.

A good environment certainly makes it easier to grow. But whether you’re in a good environment or not, you can learn and improve where you are.

The moment you place a label on someone, you begin to treat him or her accordingly.

Commitment comes as a result of choice, not conditions.

TALENT PROVIDES HOPE FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT PERSEVERANCE GUARANTEES IT.

A word of Encouragement from a leader can #Inspire a person to reach her potential

SELF-DISCIPLINE, more than any other personal quality I can think of, is the one thing that separates successful people from the unsuccessful. Think of all it encompasses: honoring commitments, promises and deadlines, keeping your life on schedule, being willing to go the extra mile... Self-discipline is essential to success. The alternative is a life ruled by emotions, and none of us can afford that if we're going to fulfill our purpose and realize our potential.

Without failure there is no achievement.

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

Whenever I mentor people and help them discover their purpose, I always encourage them to start the process by discovering their strengths, not exploring their shortcomings. Why? Because people's purpose in life is always connected to their giftedness. It always works that way. You are not called to do something that you have no talent for. You will discover your purpose by finding and remaining in your strength zone.

Most accomplishments in life come more easily if you approach them strategically

The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.

The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level.

When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust!

A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.

Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.

The key to encouragement is in knowing what gives people courage; what spurs them on to action.

Momentum solves 80% of your problems.

Leadership is influence. It is the ability to obtain followers. When the leader lacks confidence, the followers have no commitment. A leader is great not because of his power, but because of his ability to empower others.

One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination.

Disappointment is the gap that exists between expectation and reality.

Success is a continuing thing. It is growth and development. It is achieving one thing and using that as a stepping stone to achieve something else.

If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to work hard. It is getting people to work hard together. That takes commitment.

Inspiring others to do better work is the accomplishment of a leader.

Confidence equals contentment with self; contentment is knowing you have all you need for the present circumstances.

Encouragement is oxygen for the soul

While a good leader sustains momentum, a great leader increases it.

Encourage the many; mentor the few.

If your a leader, do everything you can to grow yourself and create the right environment for others to grow.

Your attitude determines your actions, and your actions determine your accomplishment.

When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.

There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he on day passed away, His insurance was denied, For since he never really lived, They claimed he never really died. (Anonymous poem)

Every change in human attitude must come through internal understanding and acceptance. Man is the only known creature who can reshape and remould himself by altering his attitude.

The truth is that teamwork is at the heart of great achievement.

Ordinary people with commitment can make an extraordinary impact on the their world.

They biggest man with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest man with the smallest mind-think big anyway.

Changing your attitude from self-centerdness to understanding requires desire and commitment to always try to see things from the other persons point of view.

It's been said that commitment is another name for success.

When you face discouragement, you can do one of two things, and the one you choose will color your perspective. You can look at others to place the blame, or you can look at yourself to discover your opportunities. The choice is yours.

Nothing is as hard as it looks; everything is more rewarding than you expect; and if anything can go right it will and at the best possible moment.

The highest reward for our toil is not what we get for it but what we become by it. ... Mistakes are not failures. They are proof that we are making an effort. When we understand that, we can more easily move out of our comfort zone, try something new, and improve. ... Improvement demands a commitment to grow long after the mood in which it was made has passed.

COMMITMENT is the first step to every good thing I know, and the only step that matters when it comes to achievement. It inspires and attracts people, shows them you have conviction and goals, that you are focused and determined. And the commitment that is based on values will endure. Any time you make choices based on solid life values, you are in a better position to sustain your level of commitment, because you don't have to continually re-evaluate its importance.

Every day I will renew my commitment and think about the benefits that come from it.

Leadership development is a lifetime journey, not a quick trip.

No one achieves greatness by becoming a generalist. You don't hone a skill by diluting your attention to its development. The only way to get to the next level is focus.

If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win but think you can't it's almost certain you won't. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can. A happy person is not a person with a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change the way I see the world within me.

Reaching the top is a monumental achievement, but remaining there may be the most spectacular feat of all.

Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.

Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.

Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement.

Sometimes the best way to learn is to return to the fundamentals.

It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.

Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.

Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books.