I define self-control, in the ...

I define self-control, in the beginning of life, as the choice of achieving what I really want by doing things I really don\'t want to do. Once this becomes a habit, discipline becomes the choice of achieving what I really want by doing the very things I now want to do! I really believe that a disciplined life becomes a joy--but only after we have worked hard to practice it.
I define self-control, in the beginning of life, as the choice of achieving what I really want by doing things I really don't want to do. Once this becomes a habit, discipline becomes the choice of achieving what I really want by doing the very things I now want to do! I really believe that a disciplined life becomes a joy--but only after we have worked hard to practice it.
 John C. Maxwell

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A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
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A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
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If you want to make your mother happy, talk to her. If you want to make your father happy, listen.
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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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Responsibility is the most important ability that a person can possess.
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