Quotes about Growth
Leaders have to grow into their roles, and if the role becomes more demanding, the leader has to keep growing. Leadership is never a right. It's a privilege and a responsibility. But it's one that is open to anyone who's willing to work hard enough to get it.
— John Maxwell
Progress always requires change.
— John Maxwell
Playwright George Bernard Shaw asserted, A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. To overcome fear and break the cycle, you have to be willing to recognize that you will spend much of your life making mistakes.
— John Maxwell
Learn to view your problems as temporary stumbling blocks.
— John Maxwell
It doesn't matter what job you do or what position you obtain; you will have limits. That's just the way life is.
— John Maxwell
When you don't want to change, you look for differences in others. When you are willing to change, you look for similarities.
— John Maxwell
Life involves struggle.
— John Maxwell
No one has ever stayed the same while at the same time rising to a higher level. Being willing to change is one of the prices we pay to grow.
— John Maxwell
As you work today, take someone with you so that he can learn from you.
— John Maxwell
Climbing to the higher levels of leadership isn't easy. It takes effort. It also requires sacrifices. You won't be able to win one level using the skills you used to win the last one. You'll have to give up some privileges and resources to move up. You'll have to give up doing some of the things you love that don't give a great enough return on your time. And some people you'd love to take with you to the top will refuse to go.
— John Maxwell
Success can be defined as the progressive realization of a predetermined goal.
— John Maxwell
Life is a series of outcomes. Sometimes the outcome is what you want. Great. Figure out what you did right. Sometimes the outcome is what you don't want. Great. Figure out what you did so you don't do it again.
— John Maxwell