Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.
JOHN C. MAXWELLLife is like riding in a taxi. Whether you are going anywhere or not, the meter keeps ticking.
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To succeed in life, we must stay within our strength zone but continually move outside our comfort zone.
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We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.
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Leading well is not about enriching yourself – it’s about empowering others
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The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.
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When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened.
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To measure a leader, put a tape around his heart, not his head.
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If you can learn to understand people how they think, what they feel, what inspires them, how they’re likely to act and react in a given situation- then you can motivate and influence them in a positive way.
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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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Every time you make a mistake, don’t bring up everything that’s wrong with yourself; tell yourself that you’re paying the price for growth and that you will learn to do better next time. Every positive thing you can say to yourself will help.
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You’ll never find out what you can do, until you do all you can to find out.
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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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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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Find your vision, and let it guide you in all that you do. If you lack vision, look inside yourself. Draw on your natural gifts and desires.
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Be intentional to add value to every person you meet everyday.
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The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn’t make a decision.
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We teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are.
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The difference between where we are and where we want to be is created by the changes we are willing to make in our lives. When you want something you’ve never had, you must do something you’ve never done to get it.
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Nothing speaks like results. If you want to build the kind of credibility that connects with people, then deliver results before you deliver a message. Get out and do what you advise others to do. Communicate from experience.
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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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It’s said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others’ mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others’s successes.
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If you want to be positive, upbeat, and passionate, you need to take responsibility for being that way.
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People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.
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A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
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SUCCESS is when I add value to MYSELF. SIGNIFICANCE is when I add value to OTHERS.
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There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to get things done, and those who don’t want to make mistakes.
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The true measure of your character is what you would do if you were sure no one would ever find out.
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