John C. Maxwell Quotes

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That’s not a guess, it’s a guarantee. With pride, it’s not a matter of ‘if’ we will fall, but ‘when.’ There are no exceptions.

As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to get things done, and those who don’t want to make mistakes.

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.

A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow.

If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what you do. And just as children watch their parents and emulate their behavior, so do employees who are watching their bosses.

Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today.

Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure.

The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.

Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.

Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.

It’s said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others’ mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others’s successes.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

Have the humility to learn from those around you.