Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell
“Winston Churchill quipped, “To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.”
“Believe while others are doubting. Plan while others are playing. Study while others are sleeping. Decide while others are delaying. Prepare while others are daydreaming. Begin while others are procrastinating. Work while others are wishing. Save while others are wasting. Listen while others are talking. Smile while others are frowning. Commend while others are criticizing. Persist while others are quitting.”
“Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them day after day.”
“The greatest enemy of tomorrow’s success is yesterday’s success. —RICK WARREN”
“Never forget that the greatest reward of pursuing a dream is who you become as a result.”
“A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear”
“I hope you live the life you are proud of. If you find that you are not, I hope you find the strength to start over again. —THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON”
“«El secreto de salir adelante es empezar. El secreto de empezar es desglosar las tareas complejas y abrumadoras en tareas pequeñas y fáciles de manejar, y luego empezar por la primera». —MARK TWAIN”
“La ansiedad y el temor son emociones debilitantes para el corazón humano, y también lo son las pérdidas. Pueden debilitarnos, encarcelarnos, paralizarnos, desalentarnos y enfermarnos. Para ser exitosos, necesitamos encontrar maneras de desatascarnos emocionalmente.”
“It will add to your effectiveness, subtract from your weaknesses, divide your workload, and multiply your impact.”
“la persona que sabe cómo, siempre tendrá un trabajo, pero la persona que sabe por qué siempre será el jefe.”
“If we’re not failing or making mistakes, it means we’re playing it too safe.”
“Cuando usted desarrolla individuos y estos empiezan a compartir la carga del liderazgo, es importante que les ofrezca las expectativas correctas. Hágales saber que usted es responsable ante ellos pero no por ellos. Con esto quiero decir que usted se responsabilizará por brindarles capacitación, suministrarles herramientas, ofrecerles oportunidades, y crearles un ambiente propicio para que se desarrollen. Por otro lado, ellos deben responsabilizarse por crecer a través de decisiones, actitudes y compromiso. Si no lo hacen, usted tendrá que pagar por el fracaso junto con ellos, pero ese es un riesgo que vale la pena tomar debido a que si triunfan, las ventajas son enormes.”
“Sharon Hull: «Un sueño es una semilla de posibilidad plantada en el alma de un ser humano que lo llama a seguir un camino único hacia el cumplimiento del propósito de su vida».”
“«Comparta un secreto con alguien» de mi libro 25 Maneras de ganarse a la gente.”
“Crisis doesn’t necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. Adversity”
“Si has perdido las esperanzas, has perdido de vista tu sueño, o nunca te conectaste con algo que piensas que vale la pena soñar y trabajar por lograr,”
“Si usted tiene éxito, este se debe a que en alguna parte, en algún momento, alguien le ofreció un estilo de vida o una idea que lo encaminó en la dirección correcta”.”
“I believe all of us can identify with the poet Carl Sandberg, who said, “There is an eagle in me that wants to soar and a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.” The key to success is following the impulse to soar more than the desire to wallow. And that is a never-ending struggle—at least it has been for me. I believe any successful person would be honest in saying, “I got to the top the hard way—fighting my own laziness and ignorance every step of the way.”
“The problem promise: when you handle them well, problems promise to make you better.”
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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).