The first person you lead is you.
JOHN C. MAXWELLYou build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.
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A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
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A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
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All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.
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Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence.
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People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.
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Leading well is not about enriching yourself – it’s about empowering others
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Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.
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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.
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Needless to say, you can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them.
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If you focus on goals, you may hit goals – but that doesn’t guarantee growth. If you focus on growth, you will grow and always hit goals.
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Successful people don’t have any fewer problems than unsuccessful people; they just have a different mindset in dealing with them.
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Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
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Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it – in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.
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You can easily determine the caliber of a person by the amount of opposition it takes to discourage him or her.
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You either spend your life preparing or you spend your life repairing.
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