Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell
“It’s better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.”
“Maturity is the ability to see and act on behalf of others. I”
“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.” —Kahlil Gibran”
“What can I say to get others involved around the table? How can I draw them in?”
“The future belongs to the curious.”
“create memories.”
“An old man walking a lonesome road, Came at the evening, cold and gray, To a chasm vast and wide and steep, With waters running cold and deep. The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The rolling stream had no fears for him; But he turned when safe on the other side, And built a bridge to span the tide. “Old man,” said a fellow traveler near, “you are wasting your strength with building here. Your journey will end with the passing day, You never again will pass this way. You’ve crossed the chasm, deep and wide— Why would you build this bridge at eventide?” The builder lifted his old gray head, “Good friend, in the path I have come,” he said, “There followeth after me today, A youth whose feet must pass this way. The chasm that was nought to me, To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be. He too must cross in the twilight dim— Good friend, I am building this bridge for him.”
“But what price do you put on a great memory?”
“Isn’t it strange how we must surrender being right in order to find what’s right, how humility enables us to be authentic, vulnerable, trustworthy, and intimate with others? People are open to those who are open to them.”
“You can’t build a relationship with everybody in the room when you don’t care about anybody in the room.”
“El liderazgo es influencia, la habilidad de una persona de influenciar a otros para que sigan su dirección. Los líderes famosos siempre han sabido esto.”
“You have to link what you want to say to what others’ needs are.”
“They practice daily disciplines. They implement systems for their personal growth. They make it a habit to maintain a positive attitude. At the very least, these things keep their personal momentum going. At their very best, they make every day a masterpiece.”
“You have to be yourself while speaking someone else’s language.”
“Каков ваш самый главный жизненный урок? Цель вопроса — почерпнуть самое ценное из чужого жизненного опыта. Чему вы учитесь сейчас? Этот вопрос позволяет узнать увлечения собеседников. Как неудачи повлияли на вашу жизнь? Данный вопрос проливает свет на их жизненную позицию. Кто из ваших знакомых может быть мне полезен? Так я получаю информацию о круге их общения. Что бы вы порекомендовали мне прочитать? Этот вопрос вносит вклад в мой личностный рост. Какие из своих действий и поступков вы советуете мне повторить? С помощью этого вопроса я узнаю, какой опыт заслуживает повторения. Какую пользу я могу вам принести? Так я выражаю свою благодарность и желание внести посильный вклад в чужую жизнь.”
“The wise does at once what the fool does at last.”
“Как повысить эффективность совместного мышления? Необходимо задавать правильные вопросы нужным людям.”
“Create a Sense of Anticipation.”
“I write books to influence people I will never meet. Books increase my audience and my message.”
“listener’s lean.”
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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).