1,360 Quotes by John C. Maxwell

Talent is a gift, but our character is a choice. Talent is natural ability, our gift from God, but we have the power to determine our character. That power rests on a foundation consisting of the choices we make in life. And those choices almost always dictate the amount of trust others have in us, and to what level of leadership we rise.

A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others. Few things in life are better than seeing people realize their potential. If you invest in people by helping individuals improve themselves, showing them the way to their “right place”, they will never be the same again. And neither will you. It is impossible to help others without helping yourself.

You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head.

If you want to become a better listener, however you need to learn to direct that energy and attention positively by concentrating on the person you're with.

Grow a leader-grow the organization. A company cannot grow without until its leaders grow within.

Don't buy into the notion that mistakes can somehow be avoided. They can't be.

The law of process says — leaders develop daily, not in a day.

You can be a model to the masses, but to go to the higher levels of influence, you have to work with individuals.

Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.