"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care"
— John C. Maxwell

"We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are."
— John C. Maxwell

"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional."
— John C. Maxwell

"To Stay Focused in Life:

You can't know everyone
You can't do everything
You can't go everywhere

We have to pick and choose between good and a little bit better."
— John C. Maxwell

"Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life."
— John C. Maxwell

"Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it."
— John C. Maxwell

"If we are growing we are always going to be outside our
comfort zone.
"
— John C. Maxwell

"Seven Steps to Success
1) 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."
— John C. Maxwell

"Question for God every morning:

What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today?"
— John C. Maxwell

"“You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.”"
— John C. Maxwell

"If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading…"
— John C. Maxwell

"A leader who produces other leaders multiples their influences."
— John C. Maxwell

"True success comes only when every generation continues to develop the next generation."
— John C. Maxwell

"Stay focused instead of getting offended or off track by others.
"
— John C. Maxwell

"Have to sow excellent seeds to have an excellent life. Must start with sowing excellent thoughts."
— John C. Maxwell

"Everything begins with a decision. Then, we have to manage that decision for the rest of your life."
— John C. Maxwell

"You must do right before you feel good."
— John C. Maxwell

"Success is...
knowing your purpose in life,
growing to reach your maximum potential, and
sowing seeds that benefit others."
— John C. Maxwell

"Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional. "
— John C. Maxwell

"If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet."
— John C. Maxwell

"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."
— John C. Maxwell (Developing the Leader Within You)

"Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership."
— John C. Maxwell (Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential)

"We feel unhappy and confused with our life when we don't do the focus or calling that God has on our life."
— John C. Maxwell

"Must manage your thought life daily and then you can manage your life."
— John C. Maxwell

""Life doesn't do anything to you. It only reveals your spirit.""
— John C. Maxwell

"One is too small a number to achieve greatness."
— John C. Maxwell

"To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another."
— John C. Maxwell

"Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best."
— John C. Maxwell

"Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success."
— John C. Maxwell (Your Road Map for Success: You Can Get There from Here)

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


"
— John C. Maxwell

"There was a very cautious man
Who never laughed or played
He 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)"
— John C. Maxwell (Developing the Leader Within You)

"Image is what people think we are; integrity is whar we really are."
— John C. Maxwell

"A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them."
— John C. Maxwell

"The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one."
— John C. Maxwell

"Growth inside fuels growth outside. "
— John C. Maxwell

"You have got to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them."
— John C. Maxwell

"Right now I'm reading The Difference Maker by John C. Maxwell. Easy to read, very uplifting. Thanks, Shereen, for letting me borrow your book! Let's trade when I'm done."
— John C. Maxwell

"Life is 10% of what happens to me, and 90% of how I react to it."
— John C. Maxwell

"
Stay focus on what God has assigned me to do. Keep my mind on what I am doing/"
— John C. Maxwell

"life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how i react to it."
— John C. Maxwell

"People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care."
— John C. Maxwell

"You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything. "
— John C. Maxwell

"The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation.
Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or
whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what?
After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation
comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.
"
— John C. Maxwell