Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell
“if you do the following three things, you will be successful in major college basketball. If you don’t do them, it will be most difficult.” He didn’t say it would be impossible—typical of John Wooden—but he said it would be difficult. I was scrambling for my pen when he said, “Those three things are fairly simple: Number one, make certain, Dale, you always have better players than anybody you play. Now, with that locked up, make sure you always get the better players to put the team above themselves. And number three—this is very important, Dale Brown,” he said, “don’t try to be some coaching genius, or give the guys too much information, or too much stuff; always practice simplicity with constant repetition.”
“An intentional life embraces only the things that will add to the mission of significance.”
“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.”
“Después de más de cuarenta años de matrimonio, una larga y exitosa carrera de orador, décadas de trabajo como líder de organizaciones y vasta experiencia en la formación de muchas personas en los Estados Unidos y en docenas de otros países, puedo asegurarte que si deseas tener éxito, debes aprender a relacionarte con los demás.”
“Porque sólo las personas maduras que se enfocan en el prójimo son capaces de establecer relaciones genuinas con los demás.”
“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 .”
“Successful people do the things that unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.”
“«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"».”
“Never forget that the greatest reward of pursuing a dream is who you become as a result.”
“Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them day after day.”
“•Find someone to mentor. Once you reach a certain level in your leadership, the most valuable thing you have to give is yourself. Find someone to pour your life into. Then give him time and resources to become a better leader.”
“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail . . . Never mistake activity for achievement . .”
“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.”
“There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who left well enough alone.”
“if you don’t have peace, it isn’t because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.”
“There is also the professional mentor, a person whose success in his or her career can be a source of practical wisdom and inspiration. This success might be mea sured in material gain or far-reaching influence, or in lives touched and relationships fostered. These mentors can offer a model for good business, ethical practices, and effective work habits, and they often provide the motivation we need to seize whatever opportunities come our way.”
“Imagen es lo que la gente piensa que somos. Integridad es lo que en realidad somos.”
“The first definition of planning that I ever learned was this: planning is predetermining tomorrow’s results today.”
“To go forward, we need to move faster. And as leaders, we need to stay ahead, we need to see more than others, and we need to see before others.”
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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).