Catalyst ’15 – 33 Leadership Quotes From John Maxwell

As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA.  The theme for this year’s conference is Awaken The Wonder.

The next speaker in the Catalyst lineup was my spiritual hero, the incomparable Dr. John Maxwell.  I worked for him for years and it was a thrill to see him again.  The following are 33 Leadership Quotes and Lessons from his inspirational session.

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1. I was a pastor for 25 years. I’ve been in the business community 20 years. When I left a lot of people didn’t understand it.
2. Jesus loves everybody, not just the choir.
3. This has been my best year sharing my faith. We’ve seen over 4,000 people in the business community come to Christ.
4. The people I deal with – the church is not even on their radar screen.
5. For you to live a significant life you would have to become intentional.
6. Success is about us. Significance is about others.
7. Everyday I want value people, believe in people and unconditionally love people.
8. Most people are not valued. Very few have someone who believes in them. Practically no one has anyone who unconditionally loves them.
9. If you do these three things, you’ll always have crowds to talk to.
10. If you help other people get what they want, they’ll help you get what you want.
11. Put people first.
12. Most people don’t lead their life. They accept their life.
13. Every one of us has a story. The pages are blank and either you’re going write your story or someone else will.
14. You’re either going to read your story or write your story.
15. Very few have gone from good intentions to good actions.
16. The Rule of 5 says if you have a dream, if you focus and have the right tool and are consistent, things become absolutely beautiful.
17. Sometimes you have the right dream but not the right tool.
18. 22 nations and presidents have asked us to come in and teach leadership values.
19. Once you’ve tasted significance, success will never satisfy you.
20. Everyday I value people. My model for that is Jesus.
21. The only people who couldn’t handle Jesus valuing all the people were the religious people.
22. Are we correct people or connect with people?
23. We’ve corrected people so much Jesus couldn’t join the church.
24. Everyday I think of ways to add value to people.
25. Thinking on the front end is 10-1 more valuable than thinking on the back end. Thinking on the front end prepares. Thinking on the back end repairs.
26. Everyday I look for ways to add value to people.
27. We don’t see things the way they are. We see things the way we are.
28. Everyday I do things that add value to people.
29. Everyday I encourage others to add value to people.
30. Mass movements don’t start with the mass. They start with a few. At 68 years of age, I’m starting a movement of significance.
31. My goal is to collect 1 million stories of significance over the next two years.
32. Significance and opportunities are around us.
33. What are we going to do today that is significant?

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