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.
JOHN C. MAXWELLWhen you are bigger than your purpose you have a career. When your purpose is bigger than you, you have a calling.
More John C. Maxwell Quotes
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Find something you like to do so much that you would gladly do it for nothing; then learn to do it so well that people are happy to pay you for it.
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Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.
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The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves.
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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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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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Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.
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God chooses what we go through; we choose how we go through it.
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A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.
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Your talk talks and your walk talks, but your walk talks louder than your talk talks.
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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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Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
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The first person you lead is you.
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If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading.
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So think long and hard about who you’re spending the most time with, for wherever they are headed, so are you.
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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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