Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell

“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.”

“As the old saying goes, work isn’t work unless you’d rather be doing something else.”

“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.”

“the leader’s prayer written by Pauline H. Peters: “God, when I am wrong, make me willing to change. When I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank.”

“Think the best, believe the best, and express the best in others.”

“Realize that the guys who criticize will minimize the guys whose enterprise rises above the guys who criticize and minimize.”

“You cannot harvest life’s rewards without first planting seeds. Yet”

“That’s what connectors do. They tell you about yourself.”

“Make every day your masterpiece.”

“I love the story about the old farmer, ragged and barefooted, who sat on the steps of his tumbledown shack, chewing on a stem of grass. A passerby stopped and asked if he might have a drink of water. Wishing to be sociable, the stranger engaged the farmer in some conversation. “How is your cotton crop this year?” “Ain’t got none,” replied the farmer. “Didn’t you plant any cotton?” asked the passerby. “Nope,” said the farmer, “’fraid of boll weevils.” “Well,” asked the newcomer, “how’s your corn doing?” “Didn’t plant none,” replied the farmer, “’fraid there wasn’t going to be enough rain.” “Well,” asked the inquisitive stranger, “what did you plant?” “Nothing,” said the farmer, “I just played it safe.” A lot of well-intentioned people live by the philosophy of this farmer, and never risk upsetting the apple cart. They would prefer to “play it safe.” These people will never know the thrill of victory, because to win a victory one must risk a failure. C.”

“Nothing speaks like results.”

“The bookends of success are starting and finishing.”

“A deaf ear is the first indication of a closed mind.”

“Have you ever had to communicate someone else’s vision? It’s very difficult to do, isn’t it?”

“Al preguntar cómo podemos maximizar nuestras experiencias, les sacamos el mayor provecho.”

“When you connect with others, you position yourself to make the most of your skills and talents.”

“Nothing of significance was ever achieved without people working together.”

“Los individuos no siempre recordarán lo que dijiste, no siempre recordarán lo que hiciste; no obstante, siempre recordarán como los hiciste sentir».”

“If your face is going to “talk” for you anyway, you might as well have it communicate something positive.”

“What are they thinking?”