John C. Maxwell Quotes

"Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." If

I always try to remember that I am a work in progress. When I maintain that perspective, I realize that I don’t have to be perfect. I don’t have to have it all together. I don’t need to try to have all the answers. And I don’t need to learn everything in a day. When I make a mistake, it’s not because I’m a failure or worthless. I just didn’t do something right because I still haven’t improved enough in some part of the process. And that motivates me to keep growing and improving. If I don’t know something, it’s an opportunity to try to improve in a new area.

If you combine your thoughts with the thoughts of others, you will come up with thoughts you’ve never had!

It's better to prepare than to repair.

If we are growing we are always going to be outside our
comfort zone.

Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.

One is too small a number to achieve greatness.

The company owner doesn't need to win. The best idea does.

Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.

Instead of trying to be great, be part of something greater than yourself.

You could use the 80/20 rule. Give 80 percent of your effort to the top 20 percent (most important) activities. Another way is to focus on exceptional opportunities that promise a huge return. It comes down to this: give your attention to the areas that bear fruit.

People dont care what you know until they know what you care

You cannot enjoy others until you
enjoy yourself because you cannot give to others what you do not have.

you can act your way into feeling long before you can feel your way into action. If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it.

The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually do it.