John C. Maxwell Quotes

Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.

Enjoyment is an incredible energizer to the human spirit.

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.

The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.

The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn’t make a decision.

Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don’t change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.

Your life today is a result of your thinking yesterday. Your life tomorrow will be determined by what you think today.

Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.

How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.

It’s better to prepare than to repair.

To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.

You can’t be a smart cookie if you have a crummy attitude.