John C. Maxwell

“People dont care what you know until they know what you care”

“Life is now in session. Are you present?”

“Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books.”

“If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things you want do when you want to do them.”

“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.”

“People are never able to outperform their self-image.”

“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.”

“Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.”

“You see, when our attitudes outdistance our abilities, even the impossible becomes possible.”

“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.”

“Few things build a person up like affirmation. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third College Edition (Simon and Schuster, 1991),the word affirm comes from ad firmare, which means “to make firm.” So when you affirm people, you make firm within them the things you see about them. Do that often enough, and the belief that solidifies within them will become stronger than the doubts they have about themselves.”

“One of the major keys to success is to keep moving forward on the journey, making the best of the detours and interruptions, turning adversity into advantage.”

“A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.”

“What you make of life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need - what you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours. Stay mindful of your choices!”

“It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes.”

“It's good to be out of your comfort zone. Just don't step out of your gift zone.”

“In most cases, those who want power probably shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it probably do so for the wrong reasons, and those who want most to hold on to it don't understand that it's only temporary.”

“People don't care how much you know unless you know how much you care”

“When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.”

“الذكاء والمعرفة مصادر أساسية ,ولكن الفعالية وحدها تحولها إلى نتائج”

“Dont ever be impressed with goal setting; be impressed with goal getting. Reaching new goals and moving to a higher level of performance always requires change, and change feels awkward. But take comfort in the knowledge that if a change doesn't feel uncomfortable, then it's propably not really a change.”

“Live to learn and you will really learn to live.”

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

“Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.”

“The sum of all your thoughts comprises your overall attitude.”

“Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”

“Maya Angelou observed you cant use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Sadly,too often creativity is smothered rather than nurtured. There has to be climate in which new ways of thinking,perceiving, questioning are encouraged.”

“Your attitude is like the minds paintbrush. It can paint everything in bright, vibrant colors-creating a masterspiece.”

“You cannot enjoy others until you enjoy yourself because you cannot give to others what you do not have.”

“I want to make a difference with people who want to make a difference, doing something that makes a difference.”

“Your success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.”

“The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation.Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, orwhatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what?After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivationcomes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.”

“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.”

“The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.”

“The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.”

“Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.”

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”

“There was a very cautious manWho never laughed or playedHe never risked, he never tried,He never sang or prayed.And when he on day passed away,His insurance was denied,For since he never really lived,They claimed he never really died.(Anonymous poem)”

“Poem by Howard A. Walter (Character)I would be true, for there are those who trust me;I would be pure, for there are those who care;I would be strong, for there are those who suffer;I would be brave, for there is much to dare.I would be friend of all--- the foe, the friendless;I would be giving, and forget the gift;I would be humble, for I know my weakness;I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.”

“The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying”

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.”

“A dream worth pursuing is a picture and blueprint of a person's purpose and potential”

“He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.”

“Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.”

“Success is...knowing your purpose in life,growing to reach your maximum potential, andsowing seeds that benefit others.”

“Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.”

“Seven Steps to Success1) Make a commitment to grow daily.2) Value the process more than events.3) Don't wait for inspiration.4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity.5) Dream big.6) Plan your priorities.7) Give up to go up.”

“Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional. ”