We recently assembled twenty of John Wooden’s greatest quotes on trust. Now we turn our attention to John C. Maxwell whose philosophy is simple: “Everything rises and falls on leadership.”
His life’s passion is in developing leaders at all levels. Along the way he’s written over 70 books and spoken to millions of people about what it takes to become a great leader.
This article pulls together twenty of his most inspiring quotes. Regardless of your role in life- a parent, teacher, business or religious leader, John C. Maxwell has a message about character, competency and consistency, the key ingredients for building trust.
- “Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”
- If a good reputation is like gold, then having integrity is like owning the mine.
- “Your success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.”
- “Image is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are.”
- “A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”
- “Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.”
- “Actions are remembered long after words are forgotten.”
- “To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.”
- “Growth inside fuels growth outside.”
- “If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading…”
- “Success is… knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.”
- “A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others.”
- “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
- “People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.”
- “People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
- “LISTEN twice as much as you speak.”
- “If you wouldn’t follow yourself, why should anyone else?”
- “A Chinese proverb says, “Those who drink the water must remember those who dug the well.” Gratitude is one of the most attractive of all personal attributes;”
- “He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk.”
- “There are no short cuts to any place worth going.”
Barbara Brooks Kimmel is the Executive Director of Trust Across America-Trust Around the World whose mission is to help organizations build trust, and runs the world’s largest membership program for those interested in the subject. She is also the editor of the award winning TRUST INC. book series and the Executive Editor of TRUST! Magazine. In 2012 Barbara was named “One of 25 Women Changing the World” by Good Business International.
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