Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell

“Successful leaders are like icebergs. When you look at an iceberg, you see only about 10 percent of it, and the rest of it is hidden under the water. When you look at successful leaders, you see only a fraction of their lives. You see the part that looks really good, but there’s usually a lot that remains hidden that’s neither exciting nor glamorous. Tennis star Arthur Ashe said, “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever the cost.” True leadership is the same.”

“I saw a television sketch that, with some variations, might seem familiar in many households. A husband is watching television and his wife if trying to engage him in conversation: Wife: Dear, the plumber didn’t come to fix the leak behind the water heater today. Husband: Uh-huh. Wife: The pipe burst today and flooded the basement. Husband: Quiet. It’s third down and goal to go. Wife: Some of the wiring got wet and almost electrocuted Fluffy. Husband: Darn it! Touchdown. Wife: The vet says he’ll be better in a week. Husband: Can you get me a Coke? Wife: The plumber told me that he was happy that our pipe broke because now he can afford to go on vacation. Husband: Aren’t you listening? I said I could use a Coke! Wife: And Stanley, I’m leaving you. The plumber and I are flying to Acapulco in the morning. Husband: Can’t you please stop all that yakking and get me a Coke? The trouble around here is that nobody ever listens to me. 5.”

“A forgiving spirit is the one basic, necessary ingredient for a solid relationship. Forgiveness”

“For a team to succeed, responsibility must go down deep into the organization, down to the roots. Getting that to happen requires a leader who will delegate responsibility and authority to the team. Stephen Covey remarked, “People and organizations don’t grow much without delegation and completed staff work, because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses.” Good leaders seldom restrict their teams; they release them.”

“Such sober warnings in the Word of God should impress upon us the importance of keeping our priorities straight: God first, family second, ministry or career third. Only when a leader’s relationship to God is right, and only when responsibilities as a family member are being properly met, can the leader be fully faithful in exercising the ministry God has given him or her.”

“What is the greatest lesson you have learned? By asking this question I seek their wisdom. What are you learning now? This question allows me to benefit from their passion. How has failure shaped your life? This question gives insight into their attitude.”

“only secure leaders exhibit servanthood.”

“Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.”

“Sowing seeds of trust with people creates the fields of collaboration necessary to get extraordinary things done in organizations.6”

“Leaders are effective because of who they are on the inside—in the qualities that make them up as people. And to go to the highest level of leadership, people have to develop these traits from the inside out.”

“«Decida qué hacer y hágalo; decida qué no hacer y no lo haga». La evaluación de prioridades, sin embargo, no es tan sencilla. Muchas veces las opciones no son blancas o negras, sino de muchos tonos grises. He descubierto que lo último que uno sabe es qué debe”

“Everyone starts out bad, regardless of what they’re practicing for. We start so we can improve. We start before we’re ready because we need and want to get better. The idea is to deliver our best each time we try until one day, we become good. And then one day, we may even have a chance to be great. That’s growth. But we can’t evolve if we don’t start.”

“You are nothing unless it comes from your heart. Passion, caring, really looking to create excellence. If you perform functions only and go to work only to do processes, then you are effectively retired. And it scares me—most people I see, by age twenty-eight are retired.”

“A Jeff Danziger cartoon shows a company president announcing to his staff, “Gentlemen, this year the trick is honesty.” From one side of the conference table, a vice president gasps, “Brilliant.” Across the table, another VP mutters, “But so risky.”

“Nobody on his death bed ever said, ‘I wish I had spent more time on my business.”

“If you want to live a life that matters, don’t start when you get good; start now so you become good.”

“The closest to perfection people ever come is when they write their resumes .”

“you must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.”

“Money is like manure. If you let it pile up, it just smells. But if you spread it around, you can encourage things to grow.”

“Когда ваша жизнь перевалит за экватор, вы не продвинетесь очень далеко, если не будете знать, в чем заключается ваша миссия. Можете ли вы сформулировать ее в одном-двух предложениях? Для этого полезно задать себе ряд вопросов (и дать на них предельно откровенные ответы). Какова ваша страсть? Чего вы достигли? Что вы умеете делать лучше всего? Из чего вы сделаны? К чему стремитесь? Какие цели вы ставили перед собой в первой половине жизни и какими стандартами руководствовались? Эти и другие вопросы позволят вам обрести свое настоящее «я», по которому истосковалось ваше сердце. Благодаря им вы сможете найти свое особое призвание.”