60 John Maxwell Quotes About Leadership and Personal Growth

1. "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."

2. "People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude."

3. "When I use the word leadershift it is the ability to make positive changes in your life and in the life of the group that you lead."

4. "Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others."

5. "Anyone can steer a ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course."

6. “Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

7. “Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”

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

9. "Everything rises and falls on leadership."

10. "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."

11. "As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me."

12. "Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do."

13. "Leadership is influence."

14. "In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand."

15. "Leaders who are kind of insecure or egocentric, they basically sabotage themselves."

16. "Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it."

17. "Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit."

18. "Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail. Deficiency in decision-making ranks much higher than lack of specific knowledge or technical know-how as an indicator of leadership failure."

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

20. "People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision."

21. "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."

22. “Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.”

23. “A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others."

24. “Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.”

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

1. "The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up."

2. "The only one you should compare yourself to is you. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday."

3. "You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine."

4. "Be intentional to add value to every person you meet everyday."

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

6. "The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get."

7. "A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them."

8. "Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful."

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

10. "Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them."

11. "Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date."

12. “Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”

13. “If we are growing we are always going to be outside ourcomfort zone.”

14. “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.”

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

16. "Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it's almost always due to personal growth."

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

18. "Have the humility to learn from those around you."

19. "If you want to reach the top, don't run over others. Likely, the only way you'll reach the top is to be carried there by others."

20. “True success comes only when every generation continues to develop the next generation.”

1. “The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying.”

2. “We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.”

3. "The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda."

4. "Without failure there is no achievement."

5. "Live to learn, and you will really learn to live."

6. "The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential."

7. "Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up."

8. "When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others."

9. “Your success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.”

10. “Image is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are.”

11. “You must do right before you feel good.”

12. “Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.”

13. “Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.”

14. “Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time."

15. “Growth inside fuels growth outside. ”