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“Question for God every morning:

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

“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.”
― John C. Maxwell, Be a People Person

“A leader who produces other leaders multiples their influences.”
― John C. Maxwell

“The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying”
― 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

“Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.”
― 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 Maxwell

“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

“Stay focused instead of getting offended or off track by others.”
― John C. Maxwell

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

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

“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.”
― 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

“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.”
― John Maxwell

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

“If we are growing we are always going to be outside our
comfort zone.”
― John Maxwell

“Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”
― John C. Maxwell

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