Quotes about Mentorship
As a leader, my goal is to help people, not make them happy.
— John Maxwell
How does one "catch' leadership? By watching good leaders in action!
— John Maxwell
The truth is that empowerment is powerful—not only for the person being developed, but also for the mentor. Enlarging others makes you larger. It is an impact you can experience as a leader as long as you are willing to believe in people and give your power away.
— John Maxwell
The measure of a great teacher isn't what he or she knows; it's what the students know.
— John Maxwell
As you work today, take someone with you so that he can learn from you.
— John Maxwell
If others work for you, give your own time only to those who are willing to learn and grow.
— John Maxwell
If anyone comes to me, I want to lead them to Him.
— Edith Stein
The strategy she recommends to her clients is simple: when giving a speech, position yourself as Yoda and your audience as Luke Skywalker
— Donald Miller
In order to understand how a man receives a wound, you must understand the central truth of a boy's journey to manhood: Masculinity is bestowed. A boy learns who he is and what he's got from a man, or the company of men. He cannot learn it any other place. He cannot learn it from other boys, and he cannot learn it from the world of women.
— John Eldredge
I pay the School Master but 'tis the school boys that educate my son.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
At my age, in this still hierarchical time, people often ask me if I'm "passing the torch." I explain that I'm keeping my torch, thank you very much—and I'm using it to light the torches of others.
— Gloria Steinem
We cannot expect to lift others unless we stand on higher ground ourselves.
— Gordon Hinckley