Quotes about Personal Growth

All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.

Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up.

Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.

We lift ourselves by our thought. We climb upon our vision of ourselves. If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself. Hold the ideal of yourself as you long to be, always everywhere.

Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.

Thrift means that you should always have the best you can possibly afford, when the thing has any reference to your physical and mental health, to your growth in efficiency and power.

Every experience in life, everything with which we have come in contact in life, is a chisel which has been cutting away at our life statue, molding, modifying, shaping it. We are part of all we have met. Everything we have seen, heard, felt, or thought has had its hand in molding us, shaping us

You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes of them. What did they mean to him. What did he get out of them.

The greatest thing a man can do in this world, is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.

Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.

You can succeed beyond the past, but not beyond your belief

Winning requires reaching inside of yourself for that extra gear to accelerate challenges.

To live the life you've always wanted, you must confront the issues you've always avoided.

Every uncomfortable experience in life gives you the choice of growing bitter or better.

A person who buys excuses will soon attempt to sell them to others.

A wealthy mindset minimizes expenses in self-entertainment and maximizes investments in self-education.

What you know has produced what you have; if you're not happy with what you have, then improve what you know.

Your past cannot stop you from a bright future, but an improper interpretation of your past can be fatal to your future.

My unhappiness stemmed entirely from my own vices, and I had no way of fighting anybody.

It's because people have aspirations and ambitions that solitude wears on them. If you don't have a damn about what the rest of the world is up to, you can be alone for a hundred years- a thousand years- with no difficulty whatsoever. At least, you can if you don't let criticism bother you.

Challenging situations can be uncomfortable, particularly if they involve stepping out of your comfort zone to learn a new skill or kick-start a new venture. But those are the times that will carry you through future difficulties.

Driving your own growth by helping others succeed - what a great feeling.