John C. Maxwell

Followers are always watching what you do. And people do what people see! If you are a leader seeking to make your vision come alive, then there is no better way to accomplish this than by living it: Modeling your expectations, setting the example by your actions, and showing the way through leading. Your followers, who are watching, will see in you the living picture of the vision, and you will produce the energy, motivation and passion to keep it going.

Once a decision is made, you should stop worrying and start working. It’s not always what we know that makes it a good decision. It is what we do to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision.

Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something.

Most accomplishments in life come more easily if you approach them strategically

If your a leader, do everything you can to grow yourself and create the right environment for others to grow.

When a person feels encouraged, he can face the impossible and overcome incredible adversity.

Change the leader, change the organization.

The key to your success, to my success, to everyone's success is determined by our daily agenda. What you and I do every day is either making us or breaking us, we're either preparing or repairing. So when somebody says, 'John, I want to be a success. Where do I start?' I say, It's very simple. Start with today.

Every major difficulty you face in life is a fork in the road. You choose which track you will head down, toward breakdown or breakthrough.

As long as a person doesn't know what he doesn't know, he doesn't grow

Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.

Nobody can motivate himself in a positive direction by continually using negative words.

Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn and then lead.

You will be remembered in life only for your passions!

Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.

Brokenness involves removing inappropriate pride and self-reliance and building healthy God-reliance.

Leadership is seeing the possibilities in a situation while others are seeing the limitations.

Passion gives you an advantage over others, because one person with passion is greater than ninety-nine who have only an interest!

The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves.

I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.

If you're a leader, it's important to set aside time to quiet yourself and listen for God's direction.