John C. Maxwell citations

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“It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes.”

“Maya Angelou observed you cant use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Sadly, too often creativity is smothered rather than nurtured. There has to be climate in which new ways of thinking, perceiving, questioning are encouraged.”

“When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.”

“You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything.”

“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.”

“Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.”

“If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things you want do when you want to do them.”

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

“Your attitude is like the minds paintbrush. It can paint everything in bright, vibrant colors-creating a masterspiece.”

“In most cases, those who want power probably shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it probably do so for the wrong reasons, and those who want most to hold on to it don't understand that it's only temporary.”

“Life is now in session. Are you present?”

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

“It's better to prepare than to repair.”

“The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to… failure.”

“People are never able to outperform their self-image.”

“It's good to be out of your comfort zone. Just don't step out of your gift zone.”

“Your attitude, more than your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”

“Sometimes you WIN
Sometimes you LEARN.”

“And most important, listen.”

“Excellence connects.”

“Passion gives you energy.”

“Maturity is knowing that you need to give up things today for greater gains tomorrow.”

“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.”

“If I had my life to do over again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.”

“Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom though failure. We get very little wisdom from success.”

“Unlearning is a prerequisite for growth.”

“Successful people do two things that many other people don’t: They initiate action, and they finish what they start.”

“Successful people don’t allow their feelings to determine their behavior. They behave their way into feeling so that they can do what they must to grow and keep moving forward.”

“Successful people are realistic about their problems and find positive ways to approach them.”