John C. Maxwell Life Quotations

The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to...failure.

Whenever a high-profile leader dies, people immediately attempt to summarize that person's life in a sentence. Often, critics and commentators get caught up looking at the leader's style, or which political or philosophical camp they represented.

Children astound me with their inquisitive minds. The world is wide and mysterious to them, and as they piece together the puzzle of life, they ask 'Why?' ceaselessly.

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

Ranking among the greatest Christmas movie classics, 'It's a Wonderful Life' tells a beautiful story about the priceless value of relationships.

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

To add value to others, one must first value others.

Life is like riding in a taxi. Whether you are going anywhere or not, the meter keeps ticking.

If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.

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

We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.

Life is now in session. Are you present?

Must manage your thought life daily and then you can manage your life.

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

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker

A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others. Few things in life are better than seeing people realize their potential. If you invest in people by helping individuals improve themselves, showing them the way to their “right place”, they will never be the same again. And neither will you. It is impossible to help others without helping yourself.

Question for God every morning: What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today?

The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying

If you travel alone, you can probably go faster. But the journey will never be as rewarding, and you probably won't be able to go as far.

We teach what we know, but we reproduce what we are.

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

The primary limitation in life is our low expectations for ourselves and others. When we expect minimum results, that's usually what we get.

Every major difficulty you face in life is a fork in the road. You choose which track you will head down, toward breakdown or breakthrough.

Negative thinking keeps us from enjoying life.

People who love life have charisma because they fill the room with positive energy.

Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives turn out.

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

If you live life with the intention of making a difference in others' lives, your life will be full not empty.

Leaders should get out of their comfort zone but stay in their strength zone. When their work lies within their natural gifting and strengths, leaders experience the greatest return in productivity and contentment. Life is too short to live in the comfort zone, where growing and accomplishing and achieving your potential takes a back seat. I suggest you refocus if the comfort zone is your leadership priority.

To change your LIFE you need to change your PRIORITIES.