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A Visionary Company Is Like A Great Work Of Art. Think Of Michelangelo's Scenes From Genesis On The Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel Or His Statue Of David. Think Of A Great And Enduring Novel Like Huckleberry Finn Or Crime And Punishment. Think Of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Or Shakespeare's Henry V. Think Of A Beautifully Designed Building, Like The Masterpieces Of Frank Lloyd Wright Or Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. You Can't Point To Any One Single Item That Makes The Whole Thing Work; It's The Entire Work-all The Pieces Working Together To Create An Overall Effect-that Leads To Enduring Greatness.

-John C. Maxwell

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A Visionary Company Is

John C. Maxwell

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A Visionary Company Is Like A Great Work Of Art. Think Of Michelangelo's Scenes From Genesis On The Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel Or His Statue Of David. Think Of A Great And Enduring Novel Like Huckleberry Finn Or Crime And Punishment. Think Of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Or Shakespeare's Henry V. Think Of A Beautifully Designed Building, Like The Masterpieces Of Frank Lloyd Wright Or Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. You Can't Point To Any One Single Item That Makes The Whole Thing Work; It's The Entire Work-all The Pieces Working Together To Create An Overall Effect-that Leads To Enduring Greatness.

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Positive Impact

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I Think Success Has A Lot To Do With My Own Personal Growth.

Personal Growth

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Manipulation Is Moving Together For My Advantage. Motivation Is Moving Together For Mutual Advantage.

Be Better Tomorrow Than You Are Today.

Better Tomorrow

I Felt The Hand And The Call Of God In My Life That I Would Be Doing Ministry And Trying To Serve Him The Best That I Could.

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