Quotes by John C. Maxwell

Leadership isnt about winning. Its about bringing people with you to the finish line.

Life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react to it

Charles Schwab: Be friends with everybody. When you have friends you will know there is somebody who will stand by you. You know the old saying, that if you have a single enemy you will find him everywhere. It doesn’t pay to make enemies. Lead the life that will make you kind and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will live.

People are never able to outperform their self-image.

If were growing, were always going to be out of our comfort zone.

Nothings work unless youd rather be doing something else.

Every person has a longing to be significant, to make a contribution, to be a part of something noble and purposeful.

Advice is what we ask for when we already knew the answer but wish we didnt.

A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.

Experience alone isn’t a good enough teacher – evaluated experience is.

The greatest enemy of good thinking is busyness.

Poem by Howard A. Walter (Character)I would be true, for there are those who trust me;I would be pure, for there are those who care;I would be strong, for there are those who suffer;I would be brave, for there is much to dare.I would be friend of all--- the foe, the friendless;I would be giving, and forget the gift;I would be humble, for I know my weakness;I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.

It is easier to move from failure to success in from excuses to success.

The company owner doesnt need to win. The best idea does.

You see, when our attitudes outdistance our abilities, even the impossible becomes possible.

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.

The leader’s Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.

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

Its said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from otherss successes.

One of the major keys to success is to keep moving forward on the journey, making the best of the detours and interruptions, turning adversity into advantage.