Quotes about Personal Growth

Only the mediocre die always at their best. Real leaders are always improving—and raising their bar on how superbly they can perform and how quickly they can move. —JEAN GIRAUDOUX

The truth is that every challenging event you've experienced, each toxic person that you've encountered and all the trials you've endured have been perfect preparation to make you into the person that you now are.

Sure. If you hadn't gone through everything you've gone through, there's no way in the world you'd be ready to hear what I've come here to teach you. Life's had to break you down so you could be rebuilt better. And, boy, just wait until you see the breakthroughs you're about to experience. Before you know it, you'll be the rock star of this whole book company," Tommy said as his voice rose, full of passion.

You will always feel a little discomfort when you are installing a new habit. It's sort of like breaking in a new pair of shoes—at first it's a little hard to wear them but soon they fit like a glove. The best amongst us get comfortable being uncomfortable.

Yesterday you told me that life is a growth school, Father Mike. Every person and every experience comes to us to teach us the lesson we most need to learn at that particular point of our journey. We can either awaken to this act of nature, or we can turn a blind eye to it and, in doing so, keep repeating the mistakes of the past until the pain becomes so great that we have no choice but to change.

Those people who think the same thoughts every day, most of them negative, have fallen into bad mental habits. Rather than focusing on all the good in their lives and thinking of ways to make things even better, they are captives of their pasts.

Cuando te inspira un objetivo importante, un proyecto extraordinario, todos tus pensamientos rompen sus ataduras: tu mente supera los límites, tu conciencia se expande en todas direcciones y tú te ves en un mundo nuevo y maravilloso. Las fuerzas, facultades y talentos ocultos cobran vida, y descubres que eres una persona mejor de lo que habías soñado ser.

Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make.

I've shared with you that long stretches spent in noiseless contemplation is one of the secrets of the advanced mind. Ultimately, you're the only person you'll be with your entire life. Why not strengthen your relationship with your greatest self, fully know your genius and start a lifetime love affair with your most noble nature?

Mahatma Gandhi: "The only devils in the world are those running in our own hearts. That is where the battle should be fought.

Every second you dwell on the past you steal from your future. Every minute you spend focusing on your problems you take away from finding your solutions.

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self All I'm really.

stop trying to get more in life and try to be more for life. That's where lasting happiness lies.

All that truly counts is whether you grew into all you could have been and whether you showed leadership by using your potential to positively contribute to the lives of other human beings. And it all begins within. So your absolute best can shine.

blaming others is nothing more than excusing yourself.

The boundaries of your life is merely creation of the self.

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility lies in being superior to your previous self.

Finding your calling doesn't mean you must leave the job you now have. It simply means you need to bring more of yourself into your work and focus on the things you do best. It means you have to stop waiting for other people to make the changes you desire and, as Mahatma Gandhi noted: "Be the change that you wish to see most in your world." And once you do, your life will change.

Remember, on the other side of your fears, lives your growth.

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success is a journey, not a destination.

We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed

Every answer to every problem you have ever faced is in print. If you want to be a better lawyer, father, friend or lover, there are books out there that will rocket you to those goals. All the mistakes you will ever make in your life have already been made by those that have walked before you. Do you really think that the challenges you are facing are unique to you?

As we leave our comfort zones, the ancient brain gets triggered. As we raise our expertise and lift our influence, it gets frightened by the change.