John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell
art greatness thinking
A visionary company is like a great work of art. Think of Michelangelo's scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or his statue of David. Think of a great and enduring novel like Huckleberry Finn or Crime and Punishment. Think of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony or Shakespeare's Henry V. Think of a beautifully designed building, like the masterpieces of Frank Lloyd Wright or Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. You can't point to any one single item that makes the whole thing work; it's the entire work-all the pieces working together to create an overall effect-that leads to enduring greatness.
pain taken passion
Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Don't ever underestimate the power of planning. You can't make your vision come to life unless you outline each goal-driven step at a time. And you can't reach your full potential unless you plan how to make the most of your purpose and passion. When you look around and see people who are the captains of their ship, invariably they have taken pains to chart their successful course through life.
inspirational leadership track
Stay focused instead of getting offended or off track by others.
mean college people
Few things build a person up like affirmation. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third College Edition (Simon and Schuster, 1991), the word affirm comes from ad firmare, which means “to make firm.” So when you affirm people, you make firm within them the things you see about them. Do that often enough, and the belief that solidifies within them will become stronger than the doubts they have about themselves.
people disappointing length
If I expect great things from my people, they'll go to great lengths to keep from disappointing me.
people helping has-beens
I always find the greatest help I receive is from people who have been where I have been, but now they're no longer there.
thinking ideas impact
Good thinkers always prime the pump of ideas. They always look for things to get the thinking process started, because what you put in always impacts what comes out.
inspirational spiritual growing-up
The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.
attitude selfishness bad-attitude
In a word, most bad attitudes are the result of selfishness.
inspiration achievement may
Reaching the top is a monumental achievement, but remaining there may be the most spectacular feat of all.
people may teach
People may teach what they know, but they reproduce what they are.
reality vision pastor
There are a lot of pastors who have a vision and have not yet seen it become a reality.
reality vision fit
Hope is not strategy. Hope fits with vision, but we must have a strategy and a process to make our vision become a reality.
people add values
You add value to people when you value them.