John C. Maxwell

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John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 16 million books. His organizations have trained more than 2 million leaders worldwide. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP and INJOY Stewardship Services. 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. A New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell was named the World's Top Leadership Guru by Leadershipgurus.net. He was also one of only 25 authors and artists named to Amazon.com's 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame. Three...more

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Success: What it isn’t

The problem for most people who want to be successful is not that they can’t do it. The main obstacle for them is that they misunderstand success. Maltbie D. Babcock said, “One of the most common mistakes and one of the costliest is thinking that success is due to some genius, some magic, something or [...]

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Books by John C. Maxwell

Average rating: 4.01 · 17,093 ratings · 1,503 reviews · 271 distinct works

	The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 3.99 avg rating — 4,528 ratings — published 2000 — 26 editions	My rating:
	Developing the Leader Within You 4.00 avg rating — 2,073 ratings — published 1900 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes 4.23 avg rating — 825 ratings — 11 editions	My rating:
	The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization 3.93 avg rating — 857 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow by John C. Maxwell, Rolf Zettersten (Editor) 3.99 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 1999 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Winning with People 4.13 avg rating — 582 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know 3.96 avg rating — 563 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life andWork 4.10 avg rating — 503 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Today Matters: 12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow's Success 4.12 avg rating — 497 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Becoming a Person of Influence by John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan 4.06 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions	My rating:

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“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care”
― John C. Maxwell

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“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

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“We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.”
― John C. Maxwell

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