John C. Maxwell Quotes About Character
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Your success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.
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People today are desperate for leaders, but they want to be influenced only by individuals they can trust, persons of good character.
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The true measure of your character is what you would do if you were sure no one would ever find out.
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Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.
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Poem by Howard A. Walter (Character) I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who care; I would be strong, for there are those who suffer; I would be brave, for there is much to dare. I would be friend of all--- the foe, the friendless; I would be giving, and forget the gift; I would be humble, for I know my weakness; I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.
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Good character improves every aspect of a person’s life.
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Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.
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Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent.
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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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Talent is a gift, but our character is a choice. Talent is natural ability, our gift from God, but we have the power to determine our character. That power rests on a foundation consisting of the choices we make in life. And those choices almost always dictate the amount of trust others have in us, and to what level of leadership we rise.
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You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.
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You never display your character more clearly than when you speak about the character of others.
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When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened.
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Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.
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There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.
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People of poor character tend to blame their choices on circumstances. Ethical people make good choices regardless of circumstances. If they make enough good choices, they begin to create better conditions for themselves.
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Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.
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A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.
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It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.
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