70 John C. Maxwell Quotes and Lessons on Successful Leadership

Everything begins with a thought.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.

When you realize that people treat you according to how they see themselves rather than how you really are, you are less likely to be affected by their behavior.

If you don’t realize that you have genuine value and that you are worth investing in, then you will never put in the time and effort needed to grow to your potential.

Even the choicest words lose their power when they are used to overpower.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. That can happen only when the leader is willing to hear and face the truth.

When you accomplish something that you once believed was impossible, it makes you a new person. It changes the way you see yourself and the world.

It’s better to have a great team with a weak dream than a great dream with a weak team. Your team must be the size of your dream.

If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.

Success is just 15 percent product knowledge and it’s 85 percent people knowledge.”

Good leaders ask great questions that inspire others to dream more, think more, learn more, do more, and become more.

Being simple is hard work.

Crisis doesn’t necessarily make the character, but it certainly does reveal it.

People who achieve their potential do so because they invest in themselves every day.

A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about themselves, and small people talk about others

Sometimes we are afraid because success puts pressure on us to continue to succeed.

If you are to become more sensitive, you must be willing to take a risk. Take the initiative to find a need and take action.