In this post of yew more than 70 quotes of John Maxwell , The author of over 60 books devoted primarily to leadership.
He has traveled around the world for 40 years working with executives and teaching how to develop leadership.
You may also like These phrases about leadership .
1-A leader is one who knows the way, goes along the road, and shows the way.
2-Learn to say"no"to good to be able to say"yes"to the best.
3-You can not always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.
4-Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.
5-It is said that an individual can live for forty days without food, four days without water, four minutes without air, but only four seconds without hope.
6-Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
7-A leader who produces other leaders multiplies their influences.
8-A dream comes true as a result of your actions and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.
9-Life does not do anything to you. Just reveal your spirit.
10-When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.
11-The sum of all your thoughts comprehends your attitude in general.
12-Your success for where your character. You can never grow on the limitations of your character.
13-If we are growing, we will always be out of our comfort zone.
14-There are no shortcuts to any place worth arriving.
15-Success is knowing your purpose in life, grow to reach your potential and plant seeds to help others.
16-As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person I should change is me.
17-A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to take advantage of them and strong enough to correct them.
18-People can feel your words, but they feel your attitude.
19-The only guarantee of failure is to stop trying.
20-Small disciplines repeated consistently each day lead to large gains slowly gained over time.
21-Talent is a gift, but character is an option.
22-Goals can give direction, but dreams give power.
23-Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively and continuously. However, vision does not become real until the leader reveals it.
24-The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.
25-There are two kinds of pride. "Good pride"represents our dignity and self-respect. "Bad pride"is the mortal sin of superiority that stinks with presumption and arrogance.
26-Do not take the agenda that someone has drawn for your life.
27-You will never change your life until you change something that you do daily.
28-Relational skills are the most important in leadership.
29-People buy the leader before buying the vision.
30-We can not become what we need by remaining what we are.
31-Live to learn and you will really learn to live.
32-Experience does not guarantee credibility, but it motivates people to give the opportunity to prove that they are capable.
33-The biggest mistake we make is to live in the constant fear that we will commit one.
34-The experience of pain or loss can be a formidable force of motivation.
35-Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions do not change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same and are discarded or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about vision, but flexible with your plan.
36-Without failure there is no achievement.
37-Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.
38-The best day of your life and mine is when we take full responsibility for our attitudes. That is the day we really grow.
39-Time is more valuable than money, because time is irreplaceable.
40-A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach his or her potential.
41-Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person who begins to separate from the herd, it is almost always due to personal growth.
42-When you are full of pride inside, it makes you hard, stubborn and creates conflicts with others.
43-Leadership is influence.
44-Every person has the desire to be important; To make a contribution; To be part of something noble and purposeful.
45-Leaders should be close enough to relate to others, but far enough to motivate them.
46-If you're a father, you've probably already noticed that your children always see what you do. And just as children see their parents and emulate their behavior, so do the employees watching their bosses.
47-When a person begins to talk about their dreams, it is as if something springs from within. His eyes shine, his face lights up, and he can feel the emotion in his words.
48-Success comes to those who have a whole mountain of gold who continuously mnan, not those who find a nugget and try to live from it for fifty years.
49-Dreams and passions stored within hearts are potent keys that can release a great deal of potential.
50. People who use time wisely spend it on activities that promote their overall purpose in life.
51-Managers can stay the course, but they can not change it. To change people's course, influence is needed.
52. All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.
53-One can not antagonize people and influence them at the same time.
54-The difference between ordinary people and people who have achieved success is perception and failure response.
55-If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it is changed by him.
56-A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful person finds the right place for others.
Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live a lot, but few exercise. Everyone wants money, but they rarely control their spending.
58. No amount of titles, degrees, trades, designations, prizes, licenses, or other credentials can substitute for basic integrity when we speak of the power to influence others.
59-Inspiring others to do a better job is the achievement of a leader.
60-Not understanding what you want is a knowledge problem. Not trying to get what you want is a motivational problem. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence.
The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is by exposing him to other great people.
62-Egocentric leaders manipulate when they move people for personal gain. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.
63-Enjoyment is an incredible energizer for the human spirit.
64-Personal growth is like an investment; It is not a question of opportunity but of time.
65-It is not the position that makes the leader, but the leader who establishes the position.
66-It helps many people succeed, and so will you.
67-The image is what people think we are; Integrity is what we really are.
68-Pride makes us deaf to the advice or warnings of those around us.
69-Have the humility to learn from those around you.
70-When you make people feel safe, important, and appreciated, you do not need to disparage others to make it seem better.
71-Inability to make decisions is one of the main reasons executives fail.
72-Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is a life that influences others.
73-Family and friends are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.
"It's better to prepare than repair."
75-If there is little or no confidence, there is no foundation for permanent success.
76-Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.
77-We are the masters or victims of our attitudes. It is a matter of personal decision. What we are now is the result of the decisions made yesterday. Tomorrow we will be what we decide now.