Gordon MacDonald
Born: 01-01-1939
Gordon MacDonald is a renowned author, speaker, and pastor known for his insights on spiritual growth and leadership. With a career spanning decades, he has penned influential works like "Ordering Your Private World" and "A Resilient Life." MacDonald's writings often focus on personal development, faith, and the challenges of modern life. He has served in various pastoral roles and continues to inspire through his thoughtful and reflective approach.
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Quotes
The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.
I have learned that if you must leave a place that you have lived in and loved and where all your yesteryears are buried deep, leave it any way except a slow way, leave it the fastest way you can. Never turn back and never believe that an hour you remember is a better hour because it is dead.
Time is the most precious element of human existence. The successful person knows how to put energy into time and how to draw success from time.
The workaholic is a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.
The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.
To be aware of our strengths is a great blessing, but to be aware of our weaknesses is a greater blessing. For our weaknesses are often signs of our pride.
When work threatens to overwhelm me, I have to remind myself that my life does not consist in the abundance of my possessions or achievements.
Change is one of the most difficult things for human beings to do, but it is necessary for growth and transformation.
The good news is that we don't have to be perfect to be successful. We just have to be faithful and committed to the right things.
Our lives are shaped not by our circumstances, but by our responses to those circumstances.
The greatest battles of life are fought within the silent chambers of our own souls.
Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. We must constantly strive to keep our integrity intact.