John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell quotes about
christian book writing
I kept saying to myself, this is a calling that God has given me. And so with intention I said, "Okay I'm going to write books not only for the Christian community, but also for the secular community." I found it really rewarding because the last one to use my gifts and advantages to people who look at church as not on their radar screen at all, it gives me favor with - I do a lot with Fortune 500 companies now.
christian book community
I hold conferences, and the result of that was that the secular community also started picking up my stuff, and pretty soon they wanted more. So I realized I could not only minister to the Christian community, but I could also minister to the corporate community. So my books started crossing over, and then I began to intentionally have them cross over.
cousin passion thinking
I think passion gives you the energy to do what is right, and discipline makes sure you do what is right. So I look at them as kind of cousins maybe.
today care tomorrow
Tomorrow really will take care of itself if I do the right thing today.
decision manage
I say, make the decision, and as soon as you make the decision, the rest of your life you just manage that decision on a daily basis.
decision manage
You cannot manage a decision you haven't made.
decision manage
By far the hardest decision I've had to manage [was about my health]. Because I had 51 years of doing it wrong.
decision sometimes
A person sometimes can't make a decision unless they know what decision to make.
community
In the corporate community the key word is respect. In the corporate community you don't get a relationship until they respect you first.
community spending-time pastor
Pastors need to find their place in the community of believers by spending time with God.
community vision church
Without a vision our community will perish without Christ, but without a vision the church will perish as well.
opportunity giving people
Remember, at the time God gives us a vision, we never have the resources available to accomplish it. We don't have the people, the money, the knowledge, or the opportunity.
opportunity growth progress
I have found progress, personal growth, and new and exciting opportunities in my failure. I've grown more comfortable with the fact that in certain circumstances, I'm the person in the room who knows the least about what's going on.
attitude home successful
I tell a person, "If I could go home with you tomorrow and you and I could spend the day together from maybe 8:00 to 6:00, and we went out to a restaurant at 6:30, I could tell you with a high degree of accuracy how successful you're going to be." That's huge because I'm just going to look and see, what kind of attitude do you have, how do you relate to people, how well do you prioritize your life? I'm going to see all of those things in the process of a day.