Quotes about Motivation
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." That may be true. But it's also true that you can feed a horse salt and make him thirsty.
- John Maxwell
Believe in the value of others. Carlisle said, "A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats the little man." The value you place on people determines whether you are a motivator or a manipulator of men.
- John Maxwell
The road to the next level is always uphill, and if a team isn't intentionally fighting to move up, then it inevitably slides down.
- John Maxwell
Most people want to hear or tell a good story. But they don't realize they can and should be the good story. That requires intentional living.
- John Maxwell
You just need to be positive, believe in yourself, and focus on others.
- John Maxwell
A purpose will motivate you. A purpose will keep your priorities straight. A purpose will develop your potential. A purpose will give you power to live in the present. A purpose will help you evaluate your progress.
- John Maxwell
You will never achieve a dream or vision unless you own it. Furthermore, as a leader, you will not be able to get others to buy into a vision that you do not own.
- John Maxwell
Every time we choose action over ease we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence.
- John 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 Maxwell
Nurture great thoughts, for you will never go higher than your thoughts." —BENJAMIN DISRAELI
- John Maxwell
More than anything else, what keeps a person going in the midst of adversity is having a sense of purpose. It is the fuel that powers persistence.
- John Maxwell
The best way to help people is to see the best in them. The 101% principle: Look for the 1 thing I admire in them and give them 100% encouragement for it.
- John Maxwell