John Calvin Maxwell (b.1947) is an author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 60 books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow. His books have sold more than nineteen million copies, with some on the New York Times Best Seller List.
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Talk to people, not above them.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Communication
The law of process says leaders develop daily, not in a day.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
True success comes only when every generation continues to develop the next generation.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Success
Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Communication
A leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
We cannot lead anyone farther than we have been ourselves.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.
—John C. Maxwell
Encourage the many; mentor the few.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
Failure is not a one-time event; it’s how you deal with life along the way. Until you breathe your last breath, you’re still in the process, and there is still time to turn things around for the better.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Failure
Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Character
The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Mistakes, Growth
Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
A highly credible leader under-promises and over-delivers.
—John C. Maxwell
Talented performers flock to the best and brightest leaders, and these leaders in turn lift the lids off their people and uncork the latent talent inside of them.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Teamwork
If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Growth
There are two paths people can take. They can either play now and pay later, or pay now and play later. Regardless of the choice, one thing is certain. Life will demand a payment.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Choice
Seek advice, but make sure it’s from someone who has successfully handled mistakes or adversities.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Failure
You don’t become a success when you get your diploma, you became a success when you decided to go to college when you get your diploma you get the rewards of success.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Success
You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Character
Leadership is developed daily, not in a day.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Communication
One is too small a number to achieve greatness.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
You can’t become a leader in one conference.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Leadership
Successful people are willing to do things unsuccessful people will not do.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Success
Life doesn’t do anything to you. It only reveals your spirit.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Growth
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Entrepreneurs, Leaders, Leadership
There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Character
Image is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Growth
We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it’s a continuing choice.
—John C. Maxwell
Topics: Choice, Attitude
Today matters.
—John C. Maxwell
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