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A leader is a reader.

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
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Leader

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We don't mature momentarily, but over the long-term.
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The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you.
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If your desire is to be successful or to make a positive impact on your world, you need to become a person of influence.
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Time spent with a potential leader is an investment.
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Your life expands in proportion to your courage. Fear limits a leader.
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Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.
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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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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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A highly credible leader under-promises and over-delivers.
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People naturally tend toward inertia. That's why self improvement is such a struggle. But that's also why adversity lies at the heart of every success. The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level.
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In the corporate community the key word is respect. In the corporate community you don't get a relationship until they respect you first.
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If you want to attract people, you need to be like people you enjoy being with.
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If you want to become a better listener, however you need to learn to direct that energy and attention positively by concentrating on the person you're with.
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If you keep your mind active, regularly take on mental challenges, and continually think about the right things, you will develop the disciplined thinking that will help you with whatever you endeavor to do.
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Leadership is the willingness to put oneself at risk.
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Successful people don't make a daily decision to grow. The decision has already been made and just needs to be fed. To feed success you must ... know your purpose in life, grow daily to reach your maximum potential, and sow seeds that benefit others. Remember, success is not a destination it's a daily thing.
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Every person has seeds of greatness within, even though they may currently be dormant.
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Integrity is not so much what we do as much as who we are.
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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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I think passion gives you the energy to do what is right, and discipline makes sure you do what is right. So I look at them as kind of cousins maybe.
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