John C. Maxwell

John C. Maxwell
book passion people
I wrote the book [Today Matters] because I have a passion to help people personally grow. Really what it is, it's a personal growth book.
greatness may influence
Every person has seeds of greatness within, even though they may currently be dormant.
inspirational challenges overcoming
You don't overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.
jobs mean differences
If your job is not making a difference in this world, by all means, get out there and find something else ... You’ll find a sense of making a difference through your work if you simply look for it.
people vision
Vision is a picture of a desired future; a picture of something that I don't possess right now, but it is something I want to see and experience, and something I want the people I am leading to experience.
fundamentals way return
Sometimes the best way to learn is to return to the fundamentals.
leadership responsibility
Leadership is not a right-it is a responsibility.
squirrels decision life-is
The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn't make a decision.
odds waiting should
The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually do it.
dream who-we-are achieve
We cannot achieve our wildest dreams by remaining who we are
meaningful jobs done
We were created for meaningful work, and one of life's greatest pleasures is the satisfaction of a job well done.
doors people walks
People can open doors for you, but you ... must walk through.
inspirational life motivational
If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.
people vision
Without a vision people in leadership positions perish. You not only lose your people, you lose the person who is in a leadership position - you lose it all.