John C. Maxwell Quotes

Question for God every morning:

What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today?

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

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.

A leader who produces other leaders multiples their influences.

The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation.
Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or
whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what?
After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation
comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.

The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying

If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.

If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading…

Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.

Stay focused instead of getting offended or off track by others.

Everything begins with a decision. Then, we have to manage that decision for the rest of your life.

You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.

We feel unhappy and confused with our life when we don't do the focus or calling that God has on our life.

Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.

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)