Growth John Maxwell Quotes & Sayings

Make personal growth a daily priority. — John C. Maxwell

If you focus on goals, you may hit goals - but that doesn't guarantee growth. If you focus on growth, you will grow and always hit goals. — John C. Maxwell

People who make growth their goal - instead of a title, position, salary, or other external target - always have a future. — John C. Maxwell

I state in my book Put Your Dream to the Test that the more valid reasons a person has to achieve their dream, the higher the odds are that they will. Valid reasons also increase the odds that a person will follow through with personal growth. — John C. Maxwell

Most people's natural inclination is to judge themselves according to their best qualities while they measure others by their worst. As a result, they point to areas where their teammates need to grow. But the truth is that every person is responsible for his own growth first. — John C. Maxwell

If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone. — John C. Maxwell

Success is a continuing thing. It is growth and development. It is achieving one thing and using that as a stepping stone to achieve something else. — John C. Maxwell

Others are ahead of me. I am continually challenged. My focus is forward. The atmosphere is affirming. I am often out of my comfort zone. I wake up excited. Failure is not my enemy. Others are growing. People desire change. Growth is modeled and expected. — John C. Maxwell

Growth today is an investment for tomorrow. — John C. Maxwell

Every time you make a mistake, don't bring up everything that's wrong with yourself; tell yourself that you're paying the price for growth and that you will learn to do better next time. Every positive thing you can say to yourself will help. — John C. Maxwell

If you are not moving forward, the world is passing you by. — John C. Maxwell

Growth inside fuels growth outside. — John C. Maxwell

You have to know who you are to grow to your potential. But you have to grow in order to know who you are. — John C. Maxwell

If you want to reach your potential and become the person you were created to be, you must do much more than just experience life and hope that you learn what you need along the way. You must go out of your way to seize growth opportunities as if your future depended on it. Why? Because it does. Growth doesn't just happen
not for me, not for you, not for anybody. You HAVE TO go after it. — John C. Maxwell

Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time. — John C. Maxwell

The Law of Reflection Learning to Pause Allows Growth to Catch Up with You "Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action." - PETER F. DRUCKER — John C. Maxwell

I've been told that certain species of fish will grow according to the size of their environment. Put them in a tiny aquarium, and they remain small even at adulthood. Release them into a huge natural body of water, and they grow into their intended size. People are similar. If they live in a harsh and limiting environment, they stay small. But put them someplace that encourages growth, and they will expand to reach their potential. — John C. Maxwell

Every new level of growth we hope to experience as leaders calls for a new level of change. You cannot have one without the other. If you want to be a better leader, get ready to make some trades. — John C. Maxwell

The best gift you can ever give your mentor is to grow. They feed off your growth. I believe that everyone has the seed of success inside, but too many people can't find it in themselves and as a result do not reach their potential. But there are those whose purpose in life is to fertilize the seed of potential in another, who are rewarded by seeing that person grow and blossom before their eyes. Raising up others to a higher level is a mentor's joy and sustenance. — John C. Maxwell

The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence. — John C. Maxwell

Out of what I had received in my development, I was also able to give. The confidence I gained from personal growth gave me credibility and made me believe I could start developing others. And in that, I found life's greatest joy and reward. — John C. Maxwell

Life is now in session. Are you present? — John C. Maxwell

Leadership is influence — John Maxwell

To add growth, lead followers - to multiply, lead leaders. — John C. Maxwell

People are never able to outperform their self-image. — John C. Maxwell

Leadership deals with people and their dynamics, which are continually changing. The challenge of leadership is to create change and facilitate growth. — John C. Maxwell

You cannot have growth without change. — John C. Maxwell

Growth compounds and accelerates if you remain intentional about it. — John C. Maxwell

An attitude's growth never stops. — John C. Maxwell

All great leaders have understood that their number one responsibility is cultivating their own discipline and personal growth. Those who cannot lead themselves cannot lead others. — John C. Maxwell

I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one. — John C. Maxwell

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it's almost always due to personal growth. — John C. Maxwell

The more intentional you are about your leadership growth, the greater your potential for becoming the leader you're capable of being. Never stop learning. — John C. Maxwell

The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you. — John C. Maxwell