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Relationships are the foundation of leadership.

John C. Maxwell

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John C. Maxwell
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 20
Author
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Garden City
Michigan
John Maxwell
John Calvin Maxwell
Relationships
Foundation
Leadership

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People are funny. When they are young, they will spend their health to get wealth. Later, they will gladly pay all they have trying to get their health back.
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Must manage your thought life daily and then you can manage your life.
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Reaching the top is a monumental achievement, but remaining there may be the most spectacular feat of all.
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Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there - to be the leader. If everything was going well, the people wouldn't need you!
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