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I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one.

We all have done something unethical.

John C. Maxwell

People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.

John C. Maxwell

Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.

John C. Maxwell

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

John C. Maxwell

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.

John C. Maxwell

Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.

John C. Maxwell

Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.

John C. Maxwell

How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.

John C. Maxwell

When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others.

John C. Maxwell

Enjoyment is an incredible energizer to the human spirit.

John C. Maxwell

Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.

John C. Maxwell

Children astound me with their inquisitive minds. The world is wide and mysterious to them, and as they piece together the puzzle of life, they ask 'Why?' ceaselessly.

John C. Maxwell

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.

John C. Maxwell

We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it's a continuing choice.

John C. Maxwell

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

John C. Maxwell

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it's as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

John C. Maxwell

Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.

John C. Maxwell

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.

John C. Maxwell

Leadership is influence.

John C. Maxwell

Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

John C. Maxwell

Keeping score is for games, not friendships.

John C. Maxwell

I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one.

John C. Maxwell

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

John C. Maxwell

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

John C. Maxwell

It seems the older you get, the more life comes into focus.

John C. Maxwell

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

John C. Maxwell

If you're lying, you're lying.

John C. Maxwell

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

John C. Maxwell

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

John C. Maxwell

Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it.

John C. Maxwell

The most talented do not always end up as celebrities, and those with less talent often do. Upsets are written into our history and occur around us every day.

John C. Maxwell

All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers.

John C. Maxwell

Life can be boring unless you put some effort into it.

John C. Maxwell

Whenever a high-profile leader dies, people immediately attempt to summarize that person's life in a sentence. Often, critics and commentators get caught up looking at the leader's style, or which political or philosophical camp they represented.

John C. Maxwell

We don't mature momentarily, but over the long-term.

John C. Maxwell

Dividers seek to make themselves look or feel better by making others feel worse. They damage relationships, fracture teams and organizations, and create havoc in people's lives.

John C. Maxwell