Quotes about Connection
The happiest day of your life will be the day when you realize "we" really is the most important word in the English language.
— John Maxwell
If you're going to connect, people need to know that you understand them.
— John Maxwell
John W. Gardner observed, "If I had to name a single all-purpose instrument of leadership, it would be communication.
— John Maxwell
If you want to get your message across, you have to learn how to communicate in someone else's world.
— John Maxwell
The best way to become a person that others are drawn to is to develop qualities that we are attracted to in others.
— John Maxwell
The problems around us are not as crucial as the people.
— John Maxwell
The key to developing charisma: Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are in making them feel good about you.
— John Maxwell
Leaders gain credibility when they suffer with those they lead.
— John Maxwell
3. People buy into the leader before they buy into the plan.
— John Maxwell
Decide that People Are Worth the Effort:
— John Maxwell
Connecting has a lot to do with letting who you are influence everything you do."8
— John Maxwell
The common experiences you share with others don't have to be that dramatic (although adversity definitely brings people together). Anything you experience together that creates a common history helps to connect you to others.
— John Maxwell