John C. Maxwell Quotes And Sayings

John Calvin Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. His books have sold millions of copies, with some on the New York Times Best Seller List. Since the 1970s, Maxwell has led churches in Indiana, Ohio, California, and Florida. After serving as senior pastor for 14 years, he left Skyline Church in 1995 to devote himself full-time to speaking and writing. Maxwell is a leadership expert, speaker, and author. He is the founder of INJOY, Maximum Impact, The John Maxwell Team, ISS and EQUIP.

A Leader Is One Who Knows The Way, Goes The Way, And Shows The Way.

Enjoyment Is An Incredible Energizer To The Human Spirit.

Your Attitude Towards Failure Determines Your Altitude After Failure.

Without Failure There Is No Achievement.

Leadership Is Influence.

If You're Lying, You're Lying.

Live To Learn, And You Will Really Learn To Live.

Dividers Seek To Make Themselves Look Or Feel Better By Making Others Feel Worse. They Damage Relationships, Fracture Teams And Organizations, And Create Havoc In People's Lives.

The Greatest Mistake We Make Is Living In Constant Fear That We Will Make One.

People Buy Into The Leader Before They Buy Into The Vision.

We All Have Done Something Unethical.

Educators Take Something Simple And Make It Complicated. Communicators Take Something Complicated And Make It Simple.

In The End, People Are Persuaded Not By What We Say, But By What They Understand.

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.

Good Leaders Must Communicate Vision Clearly, Creatively, And Continually. However, The Vision Doesn't Come Alive Until The Leader Models It.

A Lack Of Realism In The Vision Today Costs Credibility Tomorrow.

Ideas Have A Short Shelf Life. You Must Act On Them Before The Expiration Date.

Failed Plans Should Not Be Interpreted As A Failed Vision. Visions Don't Change, They Are Only Refined. Plans Rarely Stay The Same, And Are Scrapped Or Adjusted As Needed. Be Stubborn About The Vision, But Flexible With Your Plan.

Have The Humility To Learn From Those Around You.

A Minute Of Thought Is Greater Than An Hour Of Talk.

Children Astound Me With Their Inquisitive Minds. The World Is Wide And Mysterious To Them, And As They Piece Together The Puzzle Of Life, They Ask 'Why?' Ceaselessly.

When You Are Full Of Pride On The Inside, It Makes You Stiff, Stubborn, And Creates Strife With Others.

Teamwork Makes The Dream Work, But A Vision Becomes A Nightmare When The Leader Has A Big Dream And A Bad Team.

Keeping Score Is For Games, Not Friendships.

As You Get Older, Time Speeds Up But Life Slows Down.

Every Person Has A Longing To Be Significant; To Make A Contribution; To Be A Part Of Something Noble And Purposeful.

Policies Are Many, Principles Are Few, Policies Will Change, Principles Never Do.

People Who Use Time Wisely Spend It On Activities That Advance Their Overall Purpose In Life.

The Greatest Day In Your Life And Mine Is When We Take Total Responsibility For Our Attitudes. That's The Day We Truly Grow Up.

Success Is Due To Our Stretching To The Challenges Of Life. Failure Comes When We Shrink From Them.

Leaders Who Are Kind Of Insecure Or Egocentric, They Basically Sabotage Themselves.

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.

Everyone Has The Potential To Become An Encourager. You Don't Have To Be Rich. You Don't Have To Be A Genius. You Don't Have To Have It All Together. All You Have To Do Is Care About People And Initiate.

Your Attitude Towards Failure Determines Your Altitude After Failure.

Whenever A High-profile Leader Dies, People Immediately Attempt To Summarize That Person's Life In A Sentence. Often, Critics And Commentators Get Caught Up Looking At The Leader's Style, Or Which Political Or Philosophical Camp They Represented.

People Who Add Value To Others Do So Intentionally. I Say That Because To Add Value, Leaders Must Give Of Themselves, And That Rarely Occurs By Accident.

How Do Leaders Serve Their People? They May Pay Good Wages And Treat Employees With Respect.

As A Leader, The First Person I Need To Lead Is Me. The First Person That I Should Try To Change Is Me.

Success Comes To Those Who Have An Entire Mountain Of Gold That They Continually Mine, Not Those Who Find One Nugget And Try To Live On It For Fifty Years.

I Vividly Remember A Conversation I Had Many Years Ago In 1974, Which Marked A Turning Point In My Leadership Journey. I Was Sitting At A Holiday Inn With My Friend, Kurt Campmeyer, When He Asked Me If I Had A Personal Growth Plan. I Didn't. In Fact, I Didn't Even Know You Were Supposed To Have One.

Growth Is The Great Separator Between Those Who Succeed And Those Who Do Not. When I See A Person Beginning To Separate Themselves From The Pack, It's Almost Always Due To Personal Growth.

When Your Dream Is Bigger Than You Are, You Only Have Two Choices: Give Up Or Get Help.

Pride Deafens Us To The Advice Or Warnings Of Those Around Us.

Without Failure There Is No Achievement.

Family And Friendships Are Two Of The Greatest Facilitators Of Happiness.

The Unsuccessful Person Is Burdened By Learning, And Prefers To Walk Down Familiar Paths. Their Distaste For Learning Stunts Their Growth And Limits Their Influence.

Exceptionally Hard Decisions Can Deplete Your Energy To The Point At Which You Finally Cave In. If You Mentally Crumble And Degenerate Into Negative Thinking, You'll Magnify The Problem To The Point Where It Can Haunt You.

Most People Want To Avoid Pain, And Discipline Is Usually Painful.

The Best Way A Mentor Can Prepare Another Leader Is To Expose Him Or Her To Other Great People.

Life Can Be Boring Unless You Put Some Effort Into It.