John C. Maxwell
People will not follow a leader who does not have confidence in himself.Collection: People
When a person feels encouraged, he can face the impossible and overcome incredible adversity.Collection: Adversity
I always try to remember that I am a work in progress. It is life's journey that matters and the turns I take will determine how much progress I make. You see, I am unique in my gifts and the purpose I was created for. When I get to heaven at the end of my journey, I will not be asked what gifts He gave me, but what I did with them. Each one of us is a work in progress, with a mission and purpose to fulfill that is uniquely ours. Keep that in mind as you journey, won't you?Collection: Unique
Your thinking, more than anything else, shapes the way you live. It's really true that if you change your thinking, you can change your life.Collection: Thinking
When you reflect, you are able to put an experience into perspective... reflective thinking enables you to distance yourself from the intense emotions of particularly good or bad experiences and see them with fresh eyes.Collection: Inspirational
The leader’s Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.Collection: Attitude
Coming together is a beginning, and staying together is progress, but only when teams sweat together do they find success.Collection: Leadership
Anyone can steer a ship, but it takes a leader to chart the courseCollection: Leader
Every relationship in your organization will affect you one way or another. Those who do not increase you will inevitably decrease you.Collection: Leadership
Speak the truth. Transparency breeds legitimacy.Collection: Inspirational
The Visalus Founders are the finest and sharpest young leaders that I have ever met.Collection: Leader
Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.Collection: Inspirational
Passion gives you an advantage over others, because one person with passion is greater than ninety-nine who have only an interest!Collection: Passion
Brokenness involves removing inappropriate pride and self-reliance and building healthy God-reliance.Collection: Pride
Nobody can motivate himself in a positive direction by continually using negative words.Collection: Negative Words
Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.Collection: People
Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn and then lead.Collection: Knowing
We overestimate the event and underestimate the process. Every fulfilled dream occurred because of dedication to the process.Collection: Dream
Most accomplishments in life come more easily if you approach them strategicallyCollection: Accomplishment
Your life expands in proportion to your courage. Fear limits a leader.Collection: Leader
The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to...failure.Collection: Inspirational
The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification. You should ask yourself, What does the team need? Not, What will make me feel better?Collection: Team
Confront your inadequacies and push your personal boundaries: It's the surest way to grow, improve and expand the scope of your influence.Collection: Leadership
Everyone has the power to impact the outcome of his life. The way to do it is to focus on today. . . It is too late for yesterday. And you can't depend on tomorrow.Collection: Impact
Successful people are willing to do things unsuccessful people will not do.Collection: Success
Point out a great strength of someone in your life today!Collection: Today
Too often when people think of their journey into leadership, they envision a career path. What they should be thinking about is their own leadership development!Collection: Journey
God uses people who fail - Cause there aren't any other kind around.Collection: People
While a good leader sustains momentum, a great leader increases it.Collection: Inspirational
I am convinced more than ever that good communication and leadership are all about connecting. If you can connect with others at every level -one-on-one, in groups, and with an audience-your relationships are stronger, your sense of community improves, your ability to create teamwork increases, your influence increases, and your productivity skyrockets.Collection: Teamwork
You're only as good as the people you have around you.Collection: Mcdonalds
Growth today is an investment for tomorrow.Collection: Growth
Achievement comes to someone when he is able to do great things for himself. Success comes when he empowers followers to do great things with him. Significance comes when he develops leaders to do great things for him. But a legacy is created only when a person puts his organization into the position to do great things without him.Collection: Leadership
Leaders who practice the Law of Victory believe that anything less than success is unacceptable. And they have no Plan B.Collection: Leadership
The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream.Collection: Leadership
When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend, they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.Collection: Leadership
Success is not what you leave to but what you leave behindCollection: Stewardship
To be successful, you can't just run on the fast track; run on your track.Collection: Running
I am the recipient of many benefits that I do not deserve and did not earn. Someone else paid for them. I am grateful! How do I show my gratitude? By daily pouring into others and passing on to them the things that will allow them to run far and achieve beyond what I have done.Collection: Running
What is your legacy? Are you intentional about the sort of influence you want to have on the world around you? Being aware of how you want to be remembered gives you a perspective on what is truly important. Leadership is influence, and relationships are the foundation of leadership. Nothing is more predictive of your legacy than the quality of people you surround yourself with.Collection: People
If you take control of your behavior, your emotions will fall into place.Collection: Fall
Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.Collection: Character
Successful people don't make a daily decision to grow. The decision has already been made and just needs to be fed. To feed success you must ... know your purpose in life, grow daily to reach your maximum potential, and sow seeds that benefit others. Remember, success is not a destination; it's a daily thing.Collection: Successful
You can't light another's path without casting light on your own.Collection: Motivational
God will give to you what He knows will flow through you.Collection: Giving
As long as a person doesn't know what he doesn't know, he doesn't growCollection: Long
The real leader holds the power, not just the position.Collection: Leadership