John C. Maxwell Quotes

I believe that we can accomplish any object that we make up our minds to, and no boy or girl ought to sit down and say, because they cannot do as well as somebody else, that they will not do anything. God has given to some people ten talents; to others, he has given one; but they who improve the one talent will live to see the day when they will far outshine those who have ten talents but fail to improve them.

A good coach will evaluate your performance against your potential. A coach helps you measure your performance against your strengths instead of against someone else's. A coach will know what you are capable of and will push you to your limit.

The secret to success can be found in people's daily agendas. If they do something intentional to grow every day, they move closer to reaching their potential. If they don't, their potential slowly slips away over the course of their lifetime.

Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.

Most men are a little better than their circumstances give them a chance to be.

Take the job or the project that scares you a little. It's the one with the most to teach you.

Each one of you has a glorious future if you dare believe me. Have a tremendous faith in yourselves, like the faith I had when I was I was young... Have that faith, each one of you, in yourself - that eternal power is lodged in every soul - and you will revive the whole of India.

When we're able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists

Anyone with a normal brain has the capacity to do almost anything, but when one has special gifts or talents (and everyone has) and takes advantage of and develops these talents - that person is likely to excel.

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.

Choose to be entrepreneur because then YOU create value. Choose to be an entrepreneur because the products, services, and jobs you create then become the lifeblood of our nation. But most of all, choose to be an entrepreneur because then you desire a life of adventure, endless challenge, and the opportunity to be your BEST SELF.

None of us really pushes hard enough. People always talk about playing over your head when you are up against someone really good. Maybe you don't play over your head at all. Maybe it's just potential you never knew you had.

We cannot all be masters.

In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.

No matter how naturally gifted you are, it's your passion that's going to make you better and maybe touch some people.

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.

No one rises to low expectations

If we treat people as who they can become, they will be inspired to rise to the level of our expectations.

My recruiting key - I looked for PEOPLE first, athletes second. I wanted people with a sound value system as you cannot buy values. You're only as good as your values. I learned early on that you do not put greatness into people...but somehow try to pull it out.

Reality check: you can never, ever, use weight loss to solve problems that are not related to your weight. At your goal weight or not, you still have to live with yourself and deal with your problems. You will still have the same husband, the same job, the same kids, and the same life. Losing weight is not a cure for life.

Being a superstar means you've reached your potential, and I don't think I've reached my potential as a basketball player and as a leader yet.

The best strategy for building a competitive organization is to help individuals become more of who they are.

We should invest in people not ideas. A good idea is often destroyed by bad people and good people can always make a bad idea better.