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Those Who Profit From Adversity Possess A Spirit Of Humility And Are Therefore Inclined To Make The Necessary Changes Needed To Learn From Their Mistakes, Failures, And Losses. ... When We Are Focused Too Much On Ourselves, We Lose Perspective. Humility Allows Us To Regain Perspective And See The Big Picture. ... Humility Allows Us To Let Go Of Perfection And Keep Trying.

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John C. Maxwell

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Those Who Profit From Adversity Possess A Spirit Of Humility And Are Therefore Inclined To Make The Necessary Changes Needed To Learn From Their Mistakes, Failures, And Losses. ... When We Are Focused Too Much On Ourselves, We Lose Perspective. Humility Allows Us To Regain Perspective And See The Big Picture. ... Humility Allows Us To Let Go Of Perfection And Keep Trying.

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Positive Impact

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Finish Every Day And Be Done With It.

If You Want To Be Positive, Upbeat, And Passionate, You Need To Take Responsibility For Being That Way.

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Integrity Is Not A Given Factor In Everyone's Life. It Is A Result Of Self-discipline, Inner Trust, And A Decision To Be Relentlessly Honest In All Situations In Our Lives.

Leaders Don't Rise To The Pinnacle Of Success Without Developing The Right Set Of Attitudes And Habits; They Make Every Day A Masterpiece.

As You Begin Changing Your Thinking, Start Immediately To Change Your Behavior. Begin To Act The Part Of The Person You Would Like To Become. Take Action On Your Behavior. Too Many People Want To Feel, Then Take Action. This Never Works.

A Leader Is A Reader.

God Wants To Be Our Partner Throughout Life. Too Often We Are Tempted To Either Carry The Entire Load Ourselves Or Give Everything To God And Do Nothing. God Doesn't Like Either Strategy. Sometimes He Moves Before Us And Sometimes After Us - But He Doesn't Move Without Us. Without God... We Cannot. Without Us... God Will Not.

It Takes A Leader To Know A Leader, Grow A Leader, And Show A Leader.

Courage And Initiative Come When You Understand Your Purpose In Life.

All Visions Begin With Relationships. My Relationship With God Is Where I Receive The Vision; My Relationship With My People Is Where I Give The Vision. If Those Relationships Aren't What They Could Be Or Should Be, On Either Side, The Receiving Or The Giving Out, The Vision Is Going To Be Aborted.

Time Is More Valuable Than Money, Because Time Is Irreplaceable.

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