John C. Maxwell Quotes

Every challenge is nothing more than a chance to make things better.

In my life, I don't have roadblocks and obstacles. I might have something you would call a 'challenge.' I throw that out the window, and I call that a wonderful opportunity.

When I hear bad news I look at it as another leadership test that will determine how successful Go Daddy will become. So I no longer dread it. Instead, I enjoy the game of finding the very best way to deal with it, and take great satisfaction in having a hand in resolving the issues that come my way.

If someone says can't, that shows you what to do.

The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.

Life is about challenges and how we face up to them and the attitude we take into every day life so hopefully we'll be able to motivate people to do more with their life.

I just love challenges.

Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted. And that can make for powerful energy.

Obstacles are Opportunities in disguise.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

The difference between people who succeed and people who fail, I think in many cases it’s not fear. Everyone experiences fear. The difference is what do you do with your fear. Do you work to overcome it or do you let it defeat you? And I think that is actually what distinguishes very successful people from others.

A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and cut up. Rejection has only been a distraction, not a roadblock. “Every no gets me closer to a yes,” was the saying I used to use.

I'm just always trying to be positive. Negative things happen to everybody. Everyone has to face obstacles. Everybody has to face hurdles. It's what you do with those that determines how successful you're going to be.

Failure is where success likes to hide in plain sight.

Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.

Pursue your goals even in the face of difficulties, and convert adversities into opportunities.

I need people who look at adversity as a challenge and failure as a learning opportunity.

Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.

Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom.

Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.

Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you don't get through.

Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

Common sense would suggest that having ability, like being smart, inspires confidence. It does, but only while the going is easy. The deciding factor in life is how you handle setbacks and challenges. People with a growth mindset welcome setbacks with open arms.

It takes obstacles to learn, grow, be better.