Quotes about Determination
The solution is to develop a bias for action. Don't think, Can I? Instead think, How can I?
— John Maxwell
How do you know something is an excuse? Ask yourself, "Would it stop me from doing something I love to do?" If it wouldn't, it's an excuse.
— John Maxwell
Most people produce only when they feel like it. Leaders produce even when they don't feel like it.
— John Maxwell
Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
— John Maxwell
Focus and follow through.
— John Maxwell
The longest distance between two points is a shortcut." That's really true. For everything of value in life, you pay a price.
— John Maxwell
Passion gives you energy.
— John Maxwell
Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.
— John Maxwell
Author Kenneth Blanchard says, "There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results." That's what leaders do. They commit and follow through.
— John Maxwell
George Matthew Adams asserts, In this life, we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice. It is better to aim for something you want—even though you miss it—than to get something that you didn't aim to get, and which you don't want! If
— John Maxwell
1. Cop-outs. People who have no goals and do not commit. 2. Holdouts. People who don't know if they can reach their goals, so they're afraid to commit. 3. Dropouts. People who start toward a goal but quit when the going gets tough. 4. All-outs. People who set goals, commit to them, and pay the price to reach.
— John Maxwell
Before you get out of bed every morning, say 'do it now' fifty times. At the end of the day before you go to sleep, the last thing you should do is say 'do it now' fifty times.
— John Maxwell