Quotes about Selflessness
THE HEART OF LEADERSHIP IS BASED ON SERVING OTHERS, NOT OURSELVES.
— John Maxwell
Give to others? Why? I have needs too
— John Maxwell
their success is more important to you than your success
— John Maxwell
The bottom line is that indifference is really a form of selfishness.
— John Maxwell
To work together, we must have all three. Generosity: giving up resources for the whole. Humility: giving up your own importance, position, and power. Integrity: truthfulness so that others can depend on your character.
— John Maxwell
Not everyone wants to be out of the spotlight as she did. But it's important for a leader to learn to work in obscurity because it is a test of personal integrity. The key is being willing to do something because it matters, not because it will get you noticed.
— John Maxwell
I have had to let go of my need to be right and focus on the greater need to do right.
— John Maxwell
As a leader, my goal is to help people, not make them happy.
— John Maxwell
Maturity is the ability to see and act on behalf of others.
— John Maxwell
Jesuit theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said, "The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others." Anyone who has unselfishly helped another person knows this to be true.
— John Maxwell
Give first, no matter what your circumstances may be.
— John Maxwell
If you are willing to make success about giving rather than gaining, you will find your life to be greatly rewarding.
— John Maxwell