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A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, How High Will You Climb? (p. 25). HarpersCollins Leadership Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I have found that to be very much the case. John tells us, “The result of that truth: the accomplishment of uncommon goals. I have keenly observed the different approaches and results achieved by a positive thinker and by a person filled with fear and apprehension. “Example: When Goliath came up against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, He’s so big we can never kill him . David looked at the same giant and thought, He’s so big I can’t miss .” He then says, “Moody Bible Institute president George Sweeting, in his sermon entitled ‘Attitude Makes the Difference,’ tells about a Scotsman who was an extremely hard worker and expected all the men under him to be the same. His men would tease him, ‘Scotty, don’t you know that Rome wasn’t built in a day?’ ‘Yes,’ he would a

A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, How High Will You Climb? (p. 23). HarpersCollins Leadership Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) This is so important for each one of us to see! John says, “In Awake, My Heart , my friend J. Sidlow Baxter writes, ‘What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.’ John goes on, “When confronted with a difficult situation, a person with an outstanding attitude makes the best of it while he gets the worst of it. Life can be likened to a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or polishes you depends on what you are made of. “Few people knew Abraham Lincoln until the great weight of the Civil War showed his character. Robinson Crusoe was written in prison. John Bunyan wrote Pilgrim’s Progress in the Bedford jail. Sir Walter Raleigh wrote The History of the

A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, How High Will You Climb? (p. 22). Harpers Collins Leadership Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) How we start goes a long way to determine how we finish. John says, “Coaches understand the importance of their teams having the right attitude before facing a tough opponent. Surgeons want to see their patients mentally prepared before going into surgery. Job-seekers know that their prospective employers are looking for more than just skills when they apply for work. Why? Because the right attitude, in the beginning, ensures success at the end. You are acquainted with the saying ‘All’s well that ends well.’ An equal truth is ‘All’s well that begins well.’” John continues, “One of the key principles I taught when leading evangelism conferences was the importance of our attitude when witnessing to others. Many times, it is the way we present the gospel rather than the gospel itself that o