Quotes about Potential
In 1997,I wrote a book called The Success Journey. It offers an overview on what it means to be successful. In it I define success in these terms: Knowing your purpose in life Growing to reach your potential Sowing seeds that benefit others
— John Maxwell
Goethe recommended, "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.
— John Maxwell
On the card is this statement: "Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
— John Maxwell
If you want to tap into your discernment potential, work in your areas of strength.
— John Maxwell
That grumpy woman didn't deserve to be treated kindly. But when she was treated not as she was, but as I wanted her to be and believed she could become, her perspective suddenly changed.
— John Maxwell
The main reason we weren't making progress is when focusing on people's weaknesses. If you want to develop people, you must help them discover and build upon their strengths. That's where people have the most potential to grow.
— John Maxwell
And nothing is more effective when it comes to reaching potential than commitment to personal growth.
— John Maxwell
Those who fly always first get out on the edge. If you want to seize an opportunity, you must take a risk. If you want to grow, you must make mistakes. If you want to reach your potential, you will have to take chances. If you don't, you will be resigned to a life of mediocrity. The people who don't make mistakes end up working for those who do. And in the end, they often end up regretting the safe life they lived. —
— John Maxwell
People who achieve their potential do so because they invest in themselves every day.
— John Maxwell
What about unfulfilled potential? That phrase is as negative as the word potential is positive. My friend Florence
— John Maxwell
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THERE WERE NO LIMITS ON YOUR LIFE?
— John Maxwell
You have to look at the person's gifts, temperament, passions, successes, joys, and opportunities. And once you find that seed, you need to fertilize it with encouragement and water it with opportunity. If you do, the person will blossom before your eyes.
— John Maxwell