Top 500 John C. Maxwell Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.”

— John C. Maxwell

152. “Growth today is an investment for tomorrow.”

— John C. Maxwell

153. “If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it.”

— John C. Maxwell

154. “People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.”

— John C. Maxwell

155. “So think long and hard about who you’re spending the most time with, for wherever they are headed, so are you.”

— John C. Maxwell

156. “To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.”

— John C. Maxwell

157. “You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.”

— John C. Maxwell

158. “Nobody ever got ready by waiting. You only get ready by starting.”

— John C. Maxwell

159. “Everything begins with a decision. Then, we have to manage that decision for the rest of your life.”

— John C. Maxwell

160. “Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.”

— John C. Maxwell

161. “Values hold the team together, provide stability for the team to grow upon, measure the team’s performance, give direction and guidance and attract like-minded people.”

— John C. Maxwell

162. “To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart. Always touch a person’s heart before you ask him for a hand.”

— John C. Maxwell

163. “Positive thinking must be followed by positive doing.”

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

165. “If you are willing to change your thinking, you can change your feelings. If you change your feelings, you can change your actions. And changing your actions – based on good thinking – can change your life.”

— John C. Maxwell

166. “Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others hesitate.”

— John C. Maxwell

167. “Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.”

— John C. Maxwell

168. “The first person you lead is you.”

— John C. Maxwell

169. “Credibility is a leader’s currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.”

— John C. Maxwell

170. “Success is about us. Significance is about others.”

— John C. Maxwell

171. “You don’t overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.”

— John C. Maxwell

172. “If you embrace possibility thinking, your dreams will go from molehill to mountain size, and because you believe in possibilities, you put yourself in position to achieve them.”

— John C. Maxwell

173. “But the law of magnetism really is true: who you are is who you attract.”

— John C. Maxwell

174. “You’re only as good as the people you have around you.”

— John C. Maxwell

175. “A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession.”

— John C. Maxwell

176. “A minute of thought is greater than an hour of talk.”

— John C. Maxwell

177. “The key to becoming a more efficient leader isn’t checking off all the items on your to-do list each day. It’s in forming the habit of prioritizing your time so that you are accomplishing your most important goals in an efficient manner.”

— John C. Maxwell

178. “When you are bigger than your purpose you have a career. When your purpose is bigger than you, you have a calling.”

— John C. Maxwell

179. “To achieve all that is possible, we must attempt the impossible. To be all we can be, we must dream of being more.”

— John C. Maxwell

180. “When you find your spiritual gift, God will give you an opportunity to use it.”

— John C. Maxwell

181. “When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened.”

— John C. Maxwell

182. “If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.”

— John C. Maxwell

183. “By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail. – BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.”

— John C. Maxwell

184. “Competence goes beyond words. It’s the leader’s ability to say it, plan it, and do it in such a way that others know that you know how – and know that they want to follow you.”

— John C. Maxwell

185. “Tenacious people don’t rely on luck, fate, or destiny for their success. And when conditions become difficult, they keep working.”

— John C. Maxwell

186. “Speak the truth. Transparency breeds legitimacy.”

— John C. Maxwell

187. “It’s better to prepare than to repair.”

— John C. Maxwell

188. “The harder you try to forget something, the more you think about it subconsciously.”

— John C. Maxwell

189. “People will work eight hours a day for pay, 10 hours a day for a good boss, and 24 hours a day for a good cause!”

— John C. Maxwell

190. “Understanding people certainly impacts your ability to communicate with others.”

— John C. Maxwell

191. “Feed your faith, starve your doubts.”

— John C. Maxwell

192. “If something can be done 80% as well by someone else, delegate!”

— John C. Maxwell

193. “To reach your potential you must grow. And to grow, you must be highly intentional about it.”

— John C. Maxwell

194. “Decision-making takes care of goal-setting, but discipline also takes care of goal-getting. Decisions and discipline can’t be separated; one is worthless without the other.”

— John C. Maxwell

195. “Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.”

— John C. Maxwell

196. “Little did I realize that my desire to add value to others would be the thing that added value to me!”

— John C. Maxwell

197. “Great leaders always have self-discipline -without exception.”

— John C. Maxwell

198. “No matter where you are in your leadership journey, never forget that what got you to where you are won’t get you to the next level.”

— John C. Maxwell

199. “Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.”

— John C. Maxwell

200. “Don’t wait until you feel positive to move forward. Act your way into feeling good.”

— John C. Maxwell