Quotes about Progress
Playwright George Bernard Shaw asserted, "A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
- John Maxwell
The best way to develop rational, well-balanced confidence is to go after a few victories immediately following a failure.
- John Maxwell
If we're not failing or making mistakes, it means we're playing it too safe.
- John Maxwell
A leader who loves the status quo soon becomes a follower.
- John Maxwell
Education makes all the difference.
- John Maxwell
Failure is inevitable; learning is optional
- John Maxwell
The mind will not focus until it has clear objectives. But the purpose of goals is to focus your attention and give you direction, not to identify a final destination.
- John Maxwell
There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who left well enough alone.
- John Maxwell
Leadership expert Peter Drucker says, "The better a man is, the more mistakes he will make, for the more new things he will try. I would never promote to a top-level job a man who was not making mistakes . . . otherwise he is sure to be mediocre." Mistakes really do pave the road to achievement.
- John Maxwell
As you and I grow and improve as leaders, so will those we lead. We need to remember that when people follow us, they can only go as far as we go. If our growth stops, our ability to lead will stop along with it.
- John Maxwell
Most people don't know this, but it's easier to go from failure to success than from excuses to success.
- 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