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The first person you lead is you.
John C. Maxwell
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John C. Maxwell
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 20
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Garden City
Michigan
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John Calvin Maxwell
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Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today.
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How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.
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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.
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You are only an attitude away from success!
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Exceptionally hard decisions can deplete your energy to the point at which you finally cave in. If you mentally crumble and degenerate into negative thinking, you'll magnify the problem to the point where it can haunt you.
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Those closest to me will determine the level of my success.
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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.
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People rise and fall to meet your level of expectations for them. If you express skepticism and doubt in others, they will return your lack of confidence with mediocrity. But if you believe in them and expect them to do well, they will go the extra mile trying to do their best.
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