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The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others — not yourself — first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification. You should ask yourself, What does the team need? Not, What will make me feel better?John C. Maxwell
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Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.John C. Maxwell
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Charles Schwab: Be friends with everybody. When you have friends you will know there is somebody who will stand by you. You know the old saying, that if you have a single enemy you will find him everywhere. It doesn’t pay to make enemies. Lead the life that will make you kind and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will live.John C. Maxwell
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Advice is what we ask for when we already knew the answer but wish we didn't.John C. Maxwell
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Experience alone isn’t a good enough teacher — evaluated experience is.John C. Maxwell
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The greatest enemy of good thinking is busyness.John C. Maxwell
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It is easier to move from failure to success in from excuses to success.John C. Maxwell
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The company owner doesn't need to win. The best idea does.John C. Maxwell
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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.John C. Maxwell
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You never really know something until you teach it to someone else.John C. Maxwell
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The closest to perfection people ever come is when they write their resumes .John C. Maxwell
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How to prepare someone for leadership: I do it. I do it and you watch. You do it and I watch. You do it. You do it and someone else watches.John C. Maxwell