To measure a leader, put a tape around his heart, not his head.
JOHN C. MAXWELLIf 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.
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You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.
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You never display your character more clearly than when you speak about the character of others.
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Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.
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A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
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All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.
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The first person you lead is you.
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The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn’t make a decision.
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To move forward today, you must learn to say good-bye to yesterday’s hurts, tragedies and baggage. You can’t build a monument to past problems and fail forward.
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The person who insists on using yesterday’s methods in today’s world won’t be in business tomorrow.
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Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you’ve been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction.
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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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The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.
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You can’t be a smart cookie if you have a crummy attitude.
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To achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you’re not failing, you’re probably not really moving forward.
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Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.
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