{"id":2656,"date":"2015-04-19T07:06:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T11:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2015-04-19T07:06:59","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T11:06:59","slug":"john-c-maxwell-on-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2656","title":{"rendered":"John C. Maxwell on Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We recently\u00a0assembled twenty of John Wooden’s greatest quotes<\/a> on trust. Now\u00a0we turn our attention to John C. Maxwell whose philosophy is simple: \u201cEverything rises and falls on leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

His\u00a0life\u2019s passion is in developing leaders at all levels. Along the way he’s written over 70 books and spoken to millions of people about\u00a0what\u00a0it takes to become a great leader.<\/p>\n

This article pulls\u00a0together twenty of\u00a0his most inspiring quotes. Regardless of your role in life- a parent, teacher, business or religious leader, John C. Maxwell\u00a0has a message about character, competency and consistency, the key ingredients for building trust.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cTalent is a gift, but character is a choice.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. If a good reputation is like gold, then having integrity is like owning the mine.<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cYour success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cImage is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are.\u201d<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cA man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.\u201d<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cBeing in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.”<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cActions are remembered long after words are forgotten.\u201d<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cTo collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.\u201d<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cGrowth inside fuels growth outside.\u201d<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cIf you don\u2019t change the direction you are going, then you\u2019re likely to end up where you\u2019re heading\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n
  11. \u201cSuccess is… knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.\u201d<\/li>\n
  12. \u201cA successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others.\u201d<\/li>\n
  13. \u201cA leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.\u201d<\/li>\n
  14. \u201cPeople tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.\u201d<\/li>\n
  15. \u201cPeople do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.\u201d<\/li>\n
  16. \u201cLISTEN twice as much as you speak.\u201d<\/li>\n
  17. \u201cIf you wouldn’t follow yourself, why should anyone else?\u201d<\/li>\n
  18. \u201cA Chinese proverb says, \u201cThose who drink the water must remember those who dug the well.\u201d Gratitude is one of the most attractive of all personal attributes;\u201d<\/li>\n
  19. \u201cHe who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk.\u201d<\/li>\n
  20. \u201cThere are no short cuts to any place worth going.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Barbara Brooks Kimmel<\/strong>\u00a0is the Executive Director of\u00a0<\/span>Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/a>\u00a0whose mission is to help organizations build trust, and runs the world’s\u00a0largest membership program<\/a>\u00a0for those interested in the subject. She\u00a0is also the editor of the award winning\u00a0<\/span>TRUST INC.<\/a>\u00a0book series and the Executive Editor of\u00a0<\/span>TRUST! Magazine<\/a>. In 2012 Barbara was named \u201cOne of 25 Women Changing the World\u201d by Good Business International.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Our annual poster,\u00a052 Weeks of Activities to Increase Organizational Trust<\/a>\u00a0is available\u00a0to those who would like to support our work by making a small donation.<\/p>\n

    The Spring issue of TRUST! Magazine, celebrating trustworthy organizations, \u00a0is now available. It’s free by signing up at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n

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