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To achieve all that is possible, we must attempt the impossible. To be all we can be, we must dream of being more.
Any leader who asks the right questions of the right people has the potential to discover and develop great ideas.
The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.
The person who does only what he must when he is in the mood or when it's convenient isn't going to be successful.
Why worry about things you can't control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?
The only one you should compare yourself to is you. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday.
All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.
It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.
The only way a church is going to be relevant is to get out of its comfort zone and connect with unchurched people.
If you really want to be a successful leader, you must develop other leaders around you. You must establish a team.
Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
Confidence equals contentment with self; contentment is knowing you have all you need for the present circumstances.
Many times when people leave churches we think it's a doctrinal issue, but most of the time it's a leadership issue.
If you are too attached to your own thinking and how everything is done now, then nothing will change for the better.
Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.
They biggest man with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest man with the smallest mind-think big anyway.
My potential is what God gives me - that's His gift to me - what I give back to Him is what I do with that potential.
Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful.
A trustworthy leader goes the extra mile to remedy strained relationships, even when it doesn't appear to be required.
Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.
Your life today is a result of your thinking yesterday. Your life tomorrow will be determined by what you think today.
Faith in people is an essential quality of an influencer when working with others, yet it is a scarce commodity today.
Your attitude is like the minds paintbrush. It can paint everything in bright, vibrant colors-creating a masterspiece.
When a leader is upbeat in the face of discouraging circumstances, others admire that quality and want to be like her.
When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened.
If you don't have the ability to see when to stand up and the conviction to do it, you'll never be an effective leader.
See what a person is doing every day, day after day, and you'll know who that person is and what he or she is becoming.
You can't grow and learn if your focus is on finding someone else to blame instead of looking at your own shortcomings.
In my experience, followers always ask leaders 3 questions: 1) Do you care 4 me? 2) Can you help me? 3) Can I trust you?
My leadership began to take flight when I allowed myself to press people to change-whether they thanked me or cursed me.
If your desire is to be successful or to make a positive impact on your world, you need to become a person of influence.
Becoming a good listener, you are able to connect with others on more levels and develop stronger, deeper relationships.
The true test of relationships is not only how loyal someone is when we fail, but how thrilled they are when we succeed.
One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish much. Success is the result of people pulling together to meet common goals.
If you want to help others and become a person of influence, keep smiling, sharing, giving, and turning the other cheek.
Leaders who practice the Law of Victory believe that anything less than success is unacceptable. And they have no Plan B.
Anytime a church squabbles over minor things you can be certain they do not have a clear picture of what they need to be.
Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement.
With a little faith in themselves people, people can do miraculous things. But without it, they have a really tough time.
Even if you've had a negative effect on others in the past, you can turn that around and make your impact a positive one.
A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.
Success is... knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.
The only thing a title can buy is a little time-either to increase your level of influence with others or to undermine it.
When the dream is right for the person and the person is right for the dream, the two cannot be separated from each other.
Coming together is a beginning, and staying together is progress, but only when teams sweat together do they find success.
I always find the greatest help I receive is from people who have been where I have been, but now they're no longer there.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to get things done, and those who don't want to make mistakes.
Always turn to God in the midst of your struggle and view people who offended you as an instruments of divine sovereignty.
If you want to make a positive impact, no matter how far-reaching, start at home. Treat your family members like treasures.