Famous Quotes by John C. Maxwell

Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.

Seven Steps to Success: 1) Make a commitment to grow daily. 2) Value the process more than events. 3) Don't wait for inspiration. 4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity. 5) Dream big. 6) Plan your priorities. 7) Give up to go up.

You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.

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

Successful people don't have any fewer problems than unsuccessful people; they just have a different mindset in dealing with them.

The difference between where we are and where we want to be is created by the changes we are willing to make in our lives.

Mistake: The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

Remember, in the end, it isn't what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

Be intentional to add value to every person you meet everyday.

Your attitude is either your best friend or your worst enemy, your greatest asset or your greatest liability.

The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn't make a decision.

It's not the position that makes the leader; it's the leader that makes the position.

The way you live your life today is preparing you for tomorrow. The question is what are you preparing for?

People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.

To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart. Always touch a person's heart before you ask him for a hand.

If you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away.

Growth inside fuels growth outside.

Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time.

The bottom line in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others.

What you are going to be tomorrow, you are today.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.