Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell
“Perhaps we have become too analytical to take decisive action. We may be spending too much time studying our problems and not enough time solving them.”
“Using the word CHARISMA as an acrostic, we can define the outstanding characteristics of charismatic people: Concern Help Action Results Influence Sensitivity Motivation Affirmation Keep”
“Will the reader turn the page?”
“PEOPLE NEED TO SEE YOUR CONVICTION”
“Even the right thing said in the wrong situation won’t connect.”
“When you connect with others, you position yourself to make the most of your skills and talents.”
“That’s what connectors do. They tell you about yourself.”
“when you want to convert someone to your view, you go over to where he is standing, take him by the hand (mentally speaking), and guide him. You don’t stand across the room and shout at him; you don’t call him a dummy; you don’t order him to come over to where you are. You start where he is, and work from that position. That’s the only way to get him to budge.”
“We tend to become what the most important person in our life thinks we will become.”
“The happiest day of your life will be the day when you realize “we” really is the most important word in the English language.”
“«Я создан для этого» — таким, по мнению Мартина Лютера Кинга, должен быть лейтмотив жизни каждого человека. «Если человек призван стать дворником, он должен подметать улицы, как Микеланджело рисовал, Бетховен сочинял музыку, а Шекспир писал пьесы, — пояснил американский правозащитник. — Он должен подметать улицы так хорошо, чтобы все ангелы и люди отвлеклись от своих занятий и сказали: "Это великий дворник. Он делает свою работу лучше всех"».”
“«Молодость — это не только период жизни, но и состояние души. Никто не стареет только потому, что много пожил. Люди стареют, когда отказываются от своих идеалов... Вы молоды настолько, насколько молода ваша вера, уверенность в себе и надежда. Вы стары настолько, насколько стары ваши сомнения, страхи и отчаяние».”
“5. I Will Strive to Finish Well—Faithfulness Matters The final “rung” on my character ladder is the determination to keep building character and living at the highest standard until the day I die. I am endeavoring to do that by doing the right thing and becoming a better person every day. To do the right thing, I don’t wait to feel like it. I recognize that emotion follows motion. Do the right thing and you feel right. Do the wrong thing and you feel bad. If you take control of your behavior, your emotions will fall into place.”
“Creo que las personas deberían esforzarse por ser las mejores en su área, no en su organización.”
“if you want people to act right toward you, you act right toward them. And many times you’ll change them.”
“People can perceive a lot in seven seconds. They can decide that they do not want to hear anything a speaker has to say,”
“Leaders have to grow into their roles, and if the role becomes more demanding, the leader has to keep growing. Leadership is never a right. It’s a privilege and a responsibility. But it’s one that is open to anyone who’s willing to work hard enough to get it.”
“Treat a man as he appears to be and you make him worse. But treat a man as if he already were what he potentially could be, and you make him what he should be.”
“Good thinking will improve your life. It will help you to become an achiever.”
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John C. Maxwell (born 1947) is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 50 books, primarily focusing on leadership.
His organizations have trained 2 million leaders worldwide. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and audiences as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the National Football League, and ambassadors at the United Nations.
John C. Maxwell was born in Garden City, Michigan. His father, Melvin, was a minister in a local Wesleyan church. Maxwell followed his father into the ministry, completing a Bachelor's degree at Ohio Christian University in 1969, a Master of Divinity degree at Azusa Pacific University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary. Maxwell has received five honorary doctorates of divinity (including ones from the California Graduate School of Theology and Liberty University).