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Seven Steps to Success 1) Make a commitment to grow daily. 2) Value the process more than events. 3) Don't wait for inspiration. 4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity. 5) Dream big.
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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.
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inspirational
self-responsibility
maturity
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John C. Maxwell |
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Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
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management
leadership
inspirational
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John C Maxwell |
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Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.
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character
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talent
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John C. Maxwell |
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Success is... knowing your purpose in life,
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John C. Maxwell |
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if you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.
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inspirational
personal-development
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Poem by Howard A. Walter (Character) I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who care; I would be strong, for there are those who suffer; I would be brave, for there is much to dare. I would be friend of all--- the foe, the friendless; I would be giving, and forget the gift; I would be humble, for I know my weakness; I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.
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John C. Maxwell |
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To Stay Focused in Life: You can't know everyone You can't do everything
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John C. Maxwell |
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The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what?
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John C. Maxwell |
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Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.
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John C. Maxwell |
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There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he on day passed away, His insurance was denied, For since he never really lived, They claimed he never really died. (Anonymous poem)
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safe
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John C. Maxwell |
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You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.
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discipline
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John C. Maxwell |
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Dont ever be impressed with goal setting; be impressed with goal getting. Reaching new goals and moving to a higher level of performance always requires change, and change feels awkward. But take comfort in the knowledge that if a change doesn't feel uncomfortable, then it's propably not really a change.
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John C. Maxwell |
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Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.
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success
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John C. Maxwell |
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Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.
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growth-process
discipline
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John C. Maxwell |
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A dream worth pursuing is a picture and blueprint of a person's purpose and potential
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John C. Maxwell |
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You cannot enjoy others until you enjoy yourself because you cannot give to others what you do not have.
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John C. Maxwell |
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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.
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wise
mistakes
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If you wouldn't follow yourself, why should anyone else?
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John C. Maxwell |
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The sum of all your thoughts comprises your overall attitude.
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John C. Maxwell |
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Maya Angelou observed you cant use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Sadly,too often creativity is smothered rather than nurtured. There has to be climate in which new ways of thinking,perceiving, questioning are encouraged.
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John C. Maxwell |
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When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.
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John C. Maxwell |
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Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.
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John C. Maxwell |
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The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others - not yourself - first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification. You should ask yourself, What does the team need? Not, What will make me feel better?
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leadership
self-discipline
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John C. Maxwell |
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The greatest enemy of good thinking is busyness.
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contemplation
thinking
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John C. Maxwell |
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In most cases, those who want power probably shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it probably do so for the wrong reasons, and those who want most to hold on to it don't understand that it's only temporary.
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motivational-speaker
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John C. Maxwell |
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Life is now in session. Are you present?
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inspiration
life
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John C. Maxwell |
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If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things you want do when you want to do them.
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motivation
discipline
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John C. Maxwell |
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You see, when our attitudes outdistance our abilities, even the impossible becomes possible.
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John C. Maxwell |
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Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books.
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motivation
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John C. Maxwell |
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Your attitude is like the minds paintbrush. It can paint everything in bright, vibrant colors-creating a masterspiece.
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John C. Maxwell |
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Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.
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John C. Maxwell |
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People are never able to outperform their self-image.
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John C. Maxwell |
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The leader's Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.
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John C. Maxwell |
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It's better to prepare than to repair.
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John C. Maxwell |
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You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion.... The heart comes before the head.
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John C. Maxwell |
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When you realize that people treat you according to how they see themselves rather than how you really are, you are less likely to be affected by their behavior.
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John C. Maxwell |
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People dont care what you know until they know what you care
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John C. Maxwell |
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If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.
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John C. Maxwell |
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A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.
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John C. Maxwell |
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Many people view leadership the same way they view success, hoping to go as far as they can, to climb the ladder, to achieve the highest position possible for their talent. But contrary to conventional thinking, I believe the bottom line in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others. That is achieved by serving others and adding value to their lives.
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John C. Maxwell |
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I always try to remember that I am a work in progress. When I maintain that perspective, I realize that I don't have to be perfect. I don't have to have it all together. I don't need to try to have all the answers. And I don't need to learn everything in a day. When I make a mistake, it's not because I'm a failure or worthless. I just didn't do something right because I still haven't improved enough in some part of the process. And that mot..
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John C. Maxwell |
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Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.
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John C. Maxwell |
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Comparing yourself to others is really just a needless distraction. The only one you should compare yourself to is you. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday. You do that by focusing on what you can do today to improve and grow.
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