Quotes about Personal Growth

We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.

The past does not define, you the present does.

Something horrible may have happened to you, but you always have a choice in how you respond to it. You have the "Why does bad stuff always happen to me? I'm never going to find happiness" option, and the "This sucks but I'm going to learn and evolve from it, examine what role I played in it, and ultimately it will help me become the person I'm supposed to be" option.

Forget about what goblins would do. Forget about what an adventurer would do. I need to figure out what Jig should do.

He was about to find out that when you open a door with a psychiatrist's name on it, you'd better be prepared to witness exactly how fucked up your life has become.

The person you see is the person you will be.

People don't change that much. Don't waste time trying to put in what was left out. Try to draw out what was left in. That is hard enough (Buckingham and Coffman 1999).

Embrace personal culture shifts. Look at every experience as something that happens for you, not to you.

Don't wait to be reminded to focus on your own development.

My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis.

Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.

Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts

Success can be built upon repeated failues when the failures aren't taken personally; likewise, failure can be built upon repeated successes when the successes are taken personally.

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

Success is not to be pursued it is to be attracted by the person you become.

Formal education will make you a living self-education will make you a fortune.

The book you don't read won't help.

A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself.

Being productive is an essential element of happiness

Most lists of priorities should look something like this: God—seeking and serving Him personally Spouse Children (if you have any) Church—seeking and serving God together with fellow believers Extended family and special friends Work and career Hobbies and other interests

Everyday is a second chance to redeem yourself.

Life is a quest to find out how much better you can be and higher you can go.

A small bubble of self-esteem percolated up from my depths.