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People are training for success when they should be training for failure.

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
Training
Failure
Leadership
Success
People

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The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.
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Never underestimate the power of an encouraging word.
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Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure.
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When problems confront successful leaders, they get excited about the opportunity.
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Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.
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Never allow others to think you always have the best answers. This will only make them dependent on you.
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Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.
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Tenacious people don't rely on luck, fate, or destiny for their success. And when conditions become difficult, they keep working.
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Dreams don't work unless you do
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Listen twice as much as you speak.
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You cannot buy or win happiness. You must choose it.
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For the person trying to do everything alone, the game really is over. If you want to do something big, you must link up with others. One is too small a number to achieve greatness. That's the Law of Significance.
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If you want to achieve great things, you need to have a great dream.
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Without leadership ability,a person's impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership.
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Never open a can of worms unless you plan to go fishing.
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Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing. That's the Law of Consistency. It doesn't matter how talented you are. It doesn't matter how many opportunities you receive. If you want to grow, consistency is key.
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