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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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Motivational Speaker
Writer
Garden City
Michigan
John Maxwell
John Calvin Maxwell
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Persons
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What you are going to be tomorrow, you are becoming today.
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Cooperation is working together agreeably... Collaboration is working together aggressively and theres a world of difference between those two.
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If you can learn to understand people how they think, what they feel, what inspires them, how they're likely to act and react in a given situation- then you can motivate and influence them in a positive way.
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Leaders attract potential leaders.
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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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The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream.
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People create success in their lives by focusing on today. It may sound trite, but today is the only time you have. It's too late for yesterday. And you can't depend on tomorrow. That's why today matters. Most of the time we miss that.
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It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.
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Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker
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When you are bigger than your purpose you have a career. When your purpose is bigger than you, you have a calling.
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Leaders provide for their people what the people cannot provide for themselves.
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Without failure there is no achievement.
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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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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.
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You can't avoid fear. No magic potion will take it away. And you can't wait for motivation to get you going. To conquer fear, you have to feel the fear and take action anyway.
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