Quotes about Guidance
How to prepare someone for leadership: I do it. I do it and you watch. You do it and I watch. You do it. You do it and someone else watches.
— John Maxwell
If you don't already have a mentor, go out and find one. If you can't get someone to help you in person, begin the process by reading books. That's where I got started. The main thing is to get the process under way.
— John Maxwell
Lao Tzu said, "If we don't change the direction we're going, we are likely to end up where we are headed.
— John Maxwell
Remind yourself that leadership is a privilege and responsibility more than anything else.
— John Maxwell
It's not what you do that matters as much as what God does through you.
— John Maxwell
If you don't have influence, you will never be able to lead others.
— John Maxwell
People don't want to be managed. They want to be led. Whoever heard of a world manager? World leader, yes. Education leader, yes. Political leader. Religious leader. Scout leader. Community leader. Labor leader. Business leader. Yes. They lead.
— John Maxwell
People who think they're leading but have no one following them are only taking a walk.
— John Maxwell
Plan ahead, chart your course, and if God is going to be your partner, make your plans large.
— John Maxwell
The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by your ability to lead others.
— John Maxwell
As a leader, my goal is to help people, not make them happy.
— John Maxwell
The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.
— John Maxwell