John C. Maxwell Quotes

When you say 'I want to be an inspiring leader,' the operative phrase is 'I want.' This is inherently me-centered and self serving whether or not you recognise it. What you are really saying is 'I want to get people to do what I would like them to.' Perhaps they don't want to do that. So you have to somehow get them there.

I look at power as the ability to get people motivated and to get them to do things that maybe they don't think are important but, in the end, are in pursuit of something greater than themselves.

My drive is other people's success.

All I've ever tried to do is get the best out of people and to bring a bit of humour into it. Unlike, say, 'The X-Factor,' which may be great TV, but has no humour at all.

As president, I was more successful; I had more opportunity than as prime minister. Why? I didn't have the power to give orders, to command, but I had the opportunity to call people to volunteer. In my period of presidency, I never heard the word 'no.'

I believe that love gives you the freedom and power to share your best self and to inspire others.

I've had teammates that are mirror guys. While they want to win, what they're really concerned about is themselves. In a win, they could be upset. In a loss, they could be happy. All that mattered was their own success. Window people, on the other hand, measure success by the contribution they make into the lives of others.

Management is the set of skills that can help get things done. Unfortunately, its practice is too often a bag of manipulative tricks to advance someone's own interests, which creates cynicism.

There's something so beautiful in playing a character that supports another character's success.

Entrepreneurs may be brutally honest, but fostering relationships with partners and building enduring communities requires empathy, self-sacrifice and a willingness to help others without expecting anything in return.

Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.

If I can tell my story, and help anybody else in the interim, then that's icing on the cake.

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.

He knows that you have ability and what he does is he manipulates it and sort of empowers you.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.

I believe I am doing the work for humanity. This show is so uplifting.

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.

I know I want to help people and inspire people. That's my purpose in life.

That's why I wrote 'Fighter'. I have that need in me to help people. I am all about the underdog.

I get such a rush out of seeing other people doing well.

Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.

Whether individuals or organisations, we follow those who lead not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead not for them, but for ourselves.

Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.

A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.