Quotes about Personal Growth

When Paul went to prison, I cried at first. Not for Paul but for me. Then I started to behave strangely. Wild. Restless.

It would be nice if we could snap our fingers and become better people instantly," Mother sounded sympathetic. "Unfortunately, change is a journey we must take one step at a time. Give it over to God and rest in Him.

I went to the University of South Florida for five and a half years. Then I sobered up, got dressed, and went home. They still have my earrings.

The biggest challenge to developing self-awareness is objectivity. It's hard to develop perspective on your emotions and tendencies when every day feels like a new mountain to climb.

I've been working on my relationship with my parents and my sister over the years.

Though I still have no semblance of a life outside of Nine Inch Nails at the moment, I realize my goals have gone from getting a record deal or selling another record to being a better person, more well-rounded, having friends, having a relationship with somebody.

Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship.

As you get older, you're always maturing, you're always learning something new about yourself.

Even when you have a talent or a passion for something you still have to learn the skills. Also, no one expects you to be anything other than yourself

to record the five steps in as much detail as you can, along with whatever thoughts, associations, or memories are triggered by the demon.

Idiotic hopeful former self

That's a lot of thoughts," he said. "Weren't you paralyzingly shy at one point? What happened to that unobtrusive, quiet dragon?" "It turns out it's actually much easier to talk to you when I can't hear what you're thinking," Moon admitted,

I want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We're made to grow.You either evolve or you disappear.

Every endeavor of importance in life, whether it is creative, athletic, interpersonal, or academic, brings with it a measure of discomfort

If team members are never pushing one another outside of their emotional comfort zones during discussions, then it is extremely likely that they're not making the best decisions for the organization.

I really want to know what you'd like to change about yourself, or better yet, what your best friends would say you need to work on." The key to the answer is not what their weaknesses are (unless of course they're an axe murderer), but if they're comfortable acknowledging something real.

Personal growth might not be so bad after all, I decided.

Don't be afraid of your emotional "mistakes." They tell you what you should be doing differently and provide the steady stream of information you need to understand yourself as life unfolds.

men strike out their permanent characters; or have those characters struck into them

Winning's never about what anyone else does. It's something that happens between you and yourself.

Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life.

It really hurts when your friends (particularly Christian friends) unfairly criticize your efforts to become a healthier, more Christlike woman. But don't let your hurt stop your journey. Keep moving toward your destination.

who was a lot more than just the sum of their weaknesses.

glory and accomplishment are of far less importance than the creation of character and the individual good life.