Quotes about Perspective
If you talk to a man in the language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
— John Maxwell
People with a positive attitude focus their time and attention on solutions, not problems. Just about anybody can see problems.
— John Maxwell
I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change what I see within me.
— John Maxwell
You cannot separate your identity from your perspective. All that you are and every experience you've had color how you see things. It is your lens.
— John Maxwell
The way people see others is a reflection of themselves: If I am a trusting person, I will see others as trustworthy. If I am a critical person, I will see others as critical. If I am a caring person, I will see others as compassionate. If you change yourself and become the kind of person you desire to be, you will begin to view others in a whole new light. And that will change the way you interact in all of your relationships.
— John Maxwell
The only way to change how you view life is to change who you are on the inside.
— John Maxwell
We tend to become what the most important person in our life thinks we will become.
— John Maxwell
If you are your only source of information and ideas, you're in trouble.
— John Maxwell
Pragmatism allows a person to take things that others would consider problems or distractions and see them as opportunities.
— John Maxwell
Have you ever had to communicate someone else's vision? It's very difficult to do, isn't it?
— John Maxwell
The bottom line is that when you long for the gifts, favor, position, or opportunities of someone else, it distracts you from the gifts, favor, position, and opportunities that God has given YOU.
— John Maxwell
Before you attempt to set things right, make sure you see things right.
— John Maxwell