Quotes about Responsibility
People who think they're leading but have no one following them are only taking a walk.
— John Maxwell
Tomorrow's opportunity is determined by yesterday's responsibility.
— John Maxwell
Good leaders never embrace a victim mentality. They recognize that who and where they are remain their responsibility—not that of their parents, their spouses, their children, the government, their bosses, or their coworkers.
— John Maxwell
The question is not, "Will my calendar be full?" but "Who will fill my calendar?" If we are leaders of others, the question is not, "Will I see people?" but "Who will I see?"
— John Maxwell
We should work on changing ourselves before trying to improve others. A great danger to good leadership is the temptation to try to change others without first making changes to yourself.
— John Maxwell
We don't get to pick our talents or IQ. But we do choose our character. In fact, we create it every time we make choices—to cop out or dig out of a hard situation, to bend the truth or stand under the weight of it, to take the easy money or pay the price.
— John Maxwell
There is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job.
— John Maxwell
Most people produce only when they feel like it. Leaders produce even when they don't feel like it.
— John Maxwell
The Law of Diminishing Intent says that the longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never do it.
— John Maxwell
Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
— John Maxwell
You may be an exceptional leader who has gone unrecognized. Or you may be someone who possesses no status or official authority. Do not let that stop you from doing the right thing. Never underestimate the power of one small act. Exercise the wisdom God has given you by putting it into action. There's no telling what God may do with it.
— John Maxwell
Are you doing what you ask others to do?
— John Maxwell