Quotes about Personal Growth

My books arose from my own experience, when I sought guidance in practical leadership in my career. In sum, I strive to write the kind of book that I would find valuable in my own life.

As your life goes on you should gain a deeper understanding of the world and the people moving through it; but that might be asking too much.

My parents dreaded the fact that I was changing my life to do this, but I just kept doing it.

Sometimes acting is really cool because it forces you to exercise certain muscles in your personality that you wouldn't normally be called upon in life.

I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things happening in my life.

Sometimes in life, we have to continue to learn the same lesson until it sticks.

Life is definitely always about expanding. That's how we grow.

I have come to believe that this life I'm wearing will never really fit.

My philosophy in life, where I was trying to get, could have been a little bit different.

What is the true test of character unless it be its progressive development in the bustle and turmoil, in the action and reaction of daily life.

I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.

Why stay we on earth except to grow?

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.

My life is fairly normal. I didn't wake up one morning and find out that I'm suddenly a star, with people clamoring at me. I feel like I'm moving up the ladder just a little, which is fine.

Well, in order to become a grown man, in order to become significant in my family and significant in my children's life, I had to learn my lessons.

I feel like I've lived a life of making mistakes and learning from them and doing my best to only make each mistake once.

What I've come to know is that in life, it's not always the questions we ask, but rather our ability to hear the answers that truly enriches our understanding. Never, never stop learning.

The best fiction is geared towards conflict. We learn most about our characters through tension, when they are put up against insurmountable obstacles. This is true in real life.

For me, life is about experience and being a good person.

My life has changed for the better. It's just amazing. I have to catch myself sometimes. It's like a dream. It's a great thing.

A life coach does for the rest of your life what a personal trainer does for your health and fitness.

In the end, the real wisdom of menopause may be in questioning how fun or even sane this chore wheel called modern life actually is.

My inspiration comes from my real life experiences.

Romantic relationships are the least interesting thing for me to write about. I'm 45, and that's not the most interesting thing in my life anymore.