70 John C. Maxwell Quotes and Lessons on Successful Leadership

Risk must be evaluated not by the fear it generates in you or the probability of your success, but by the value of the goal.

The most important person you ever talk to is yourself, so be careful what you say. The most important person you will evaluate is yourself, so be careful what you think. The most important person you will love is yourself, so be careful what you do.

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

Life is pretty much a selling job. Whether we succeed or fail is largely a matter of how well we motivate the human beings with whom we deal to buy us and what we have to offer.

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.

You can’t take the team to the next level when you haven’t mastered the skills it takes to succeed on a personal level.

When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.

We tend to see ourselves primarily in light of our intentions, which are invisible to others

The sum of all your thoughts comprises your overall attitude.

Individuals will learn how to score more points so their teams will win more games.

Some people inspire us more than others do.

When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment, you create trust.

People must have affirmation and praise in order to maintain a high level of performance. Withholding negative or critical comments is not nearly as important as giving positive input through compliments and praise.

If you're lying, you're lying.

You just need to be positive, believe in yourself, and focus on others.

Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today.

People with charisma possess an outward focus instead of an inward one. They pay attention to other people, and they desire to add value to them.

Experience isn’t the best teacher—evaluated experience is.

In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.

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