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. MAXWELLWhen values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened.
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Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. How do you gain influence from people? You invest in them. How do you invest in them? It starts with giving them time.
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It’s better to prepare than to repair.
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A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
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Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.
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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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God doesn’t move until we move first.
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When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.
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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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When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust!
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Never allow others to put obstacles in the pathway of your dreams.
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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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Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.
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Your success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.
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A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
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Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.
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Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.
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A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
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Make personal growth a daily priority.
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Give God the first part of every day. Give God the first day of every week. Give God the first portion of your income. Give God the first consideration in every decision. Give God the first place in your life.
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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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All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.
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If your habits don’t line up with your dream, then you need to either change your habits or change your dream.
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The best way to help people is to see the best in them.
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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 don’t overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.
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The length and breath of our influence on others are directly related to the depth of our concern for them.
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