John Maxwell Work Quotes

#1. Someone once defined hard work as the accumulation of the easy things you didn't do when you should have.

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#2. Delegate - work smarter not harder; do what you do best and drop the rest; get control of your calendar; do what you love because it will give you energy; work with people you like so your energy isn't depleted.

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#3. Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

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#4. The leader's Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.

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#5. Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With character, as time passes, influence builds and requires less work to sustain.

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#6. People will work eight hours a day for pay, 10 hours a day for a good boss, and 24 hours a day for a good cause!

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#7. The effectiveness of your work will never rise above your ability to lead and influence others.

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#8. Reward only finished work: It's good to praise effort, but you should never reward it. Give

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#9. Trying to get the right person in the right job can take a lot of time and energy. Let's face it. Isn't it easier for a leader to just put people where it is most convenient and get on with the work? Once again, this is an area where leaders' desire for action works against them.

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#10. Success in your work will be greatly increased if the 3 R's (Requirements/ Return/Reward) are similar. In

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#11. If your job is not making a difference in this world, by all means, get out there and find something else ... You'll find a sense of making a difference through your work if you simply look for it.

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#12. leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others. Success without a successor is failure. A worker's main responsibility is developing others to do the work (see

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#13. Although it's admirable to be ambitious and hard-working, it's more desirable to be smart-working.

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#14. Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it - in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.

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#15. We were created for meaningful work, and one of life's greatest pleasures is the satisfaction of a job well done.

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#16. Behind every great idea is someone saying "It won't work"

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#17. You will never fulfill your destiny doing work you despise.

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#18. You can be a model to the masses, but to go to the higher levels of influence, you have to work with individuals.

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#19. If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to work hard. It is getting people to work hard together. That takes commitment.

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#20. You are nothing unless it comes from your heart. Passion, caring, really looking to create excellence. If you perform functions only and go to work only to do processes, then you are effectively retired. And it scares me - most people I see, by age twenty-eight are retired.

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#21. Inspiring others to do better work is the accomplishment of a leader.

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#22. Being simple is hard work.

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#23. All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.

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#24. No matter if you're just starting out or if you are at the peak of your career, the more you work in your strength zone, the more successful you will be.

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#25. To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.

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#26. Your leadership skills determine the level of your success, and the success of those who work around you.

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#27. Journalism, like democracy, is not something that is achieved. It is a work in progress, and not every day is as good as the last.

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#28. Knowing how to do a job is the accomplishment of labor - showing others is the accomplishment of the teacher - making sure the work is done by others is the accomplishment of the manager - inspiring others to do better work is the accomplishment of the leader.

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#29. Thinking is hard work; that's why so few do it.

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#30. Nothing's work unless you'd rather be doing something else.

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#31. Personnel determines the potential of the team. Vision determines the direction of the team. Work ethic determines the preparation of the team. Leadership determines the success of the team.

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#32. Making a difference in your work is not about productivity; it's about people. When you focus on others and connect with them, you can work together to accomplish great things.

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