232 Self Development quotes

You don’t need to change the world; you need to change yourself. ― Miguel Ruiz

Why are you going to choose failure when success is an option? ― Jillian Michaels

We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world ― Helen Keller

For my own personal growth, I had to set out on my own. ― Frank Press

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No one is coming to save you. You can’t have an ideal partner without working towards your ideal self. ― Jeff Moore

Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don’t settle for them. ― Mia Hamm

We boil at different degrees. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

The man who views the world at the same he did at has wasted thirty years of his life. — Muhammad Ali

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ― Anaïs Nin

You must have a level of discontent to feel the urge to want to grow. ― Idowu Koyenikan

Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be. ― Heath L. Buckmaster

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. ― Nelson Mandela

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. ― Henry Ward Beecher

Life is like a game of chess. To win, you have to make a move. ― Allan Rufus

As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us. ― Winston Churchill

Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now, and if the past can’t prevent you from being present now, what power does it have? ― Eckhart Tolle

You are Life passing through your body, passing through your mind, passing through your soul. Once you find that out, not with logic, not with the intellect, but because you can feel that life—you find out that you are… Life. ― Don Miguel Ruiz

Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self

You will encounter misguided people from time to time… The challenge is to educate them when you can, but always to keep your dignity and self

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth. ― John C. Maxwell

If you don’t have peace, it isn’t because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you. ― John C. Maxwell

How do you interpret what happens to you? What meaning do you give it? Is your pain in vain, or is it part of a higher purpose?

Intelligent, successful, attractive people can be intimidating. They force us to hold a mirror to ourselves; we can be disappointed, jealous, or inspired toward personal growth. ― Ian K. Smith

We’ve observed that people who stall in their personal growth work often have counterproductive soft addictions that stand in their way of growth and having the life they say they want. It can be a simple thing, such as watching TV instead of finishing a project. ― Judith Wright

My personal growth stems from the humility with which I navigate the world, namely with a reverence for all of the knowledge that I’ve yet to learn but that is out there available to me. ― Gad Saad

I think it’s really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of varied experience as you can, not only for your own personal growth as an actor but for the audience to keep them guessing about what you’re going to do. ― Liev Schreiber

Only after I faced the unhappiness of my first marriage did I start on the path of personal growth. ― Judith Wright

Being bridled, or yielding obediently to restraint, is necessary for our personal growth and progression. ― James E. Faust

People on a spiritual path – personal growth, spiritual practice, recovery, yoga, and so forth

Procrastination will delay your change!!! Today is a very good day to change; don’t let YOU stop yourself from growing! ― Steve Harvey

If we make a steady effort, I think we can overcome any form of negative conditioning and make positive changes in our lives. But we need to remember that genuine change doesn’t happen overnight. ― Dalai Lama

Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them. See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding. ― Ajahn Chah

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. ― Tupac Shakur

That your life becomes that which you focus on and that at any time you can assert your personal willpower to become what you want to be and not become what the outside circumstances may attempt to mold you into. ― Jason Micheal Ratliff

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ― George Bernard Shaw

If we’re really committed to growth, we never stop discovering new dimensions of self and self

The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take in your life. ― Bruce Jenner

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth; we are happy when we are growing. ― William Butler Yeats

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ― E. E. Cummings

The ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life. ― Julie B. Beck

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself. ― Julia Cameron

It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences. ― Nelson Mandela

Dedicate yourself to continuous personal improvement. You are your most precious resource. ― Brian Tracy

Living is a process of developing oneself. Without experiencing pain from disconcerting periods of our lives, we would be different person, perhaps a lesser person. ― Kilroy J. Oldster

Personal development

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight. If you want to reach your goals and fulfill your potential, become intentional about your personal growth. It will change your life. ― Jim Rohn

The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your own personal development. ― Jim Rohn

It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through personal development. ― Jim Rohn

Make personal growth a daily priority. ― John C. Maxwell

Be patient with yourself. Self

Every time we push personal development aside, we invite personal struggle into our lives. ― Hal Elrod

Personal development is a major time

A person must constantly work to develop their self to the fullest embodiment of a human being through their acts of love, compassion, and dutiful work. ― Kilroy J. Oldster

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want. — Jim Rohn

If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us. — Jim Rohn

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self. — Aldous Huxley

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. — Jack Welch

You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last night’s cornbread

Know your value. Confidence breeds success. Act like the person you want to become, and people will start seeing you as that person. — Mark M. Ford

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul. — Swami Vivekananda

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it. — Andy Rooney

Don’t sacrifice your spirit for wealth. Grow your wealth by first growing your spirit. — Robert Kiyosaki

If you are going through a time of discouragement, there is a time of great personal growth ahead. — Oswald Chambers

By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still. — Benjamin Franklin

I think success has a lot to do with my own personal growth. — John C. Maxwell

Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but of unlearning old limits. — Alan Cohen

I actually started writing it because I was inspired by my own personal growth. — Erykah Badu

I chose to devote the lion’s share of my time to my personal growth and to my family. I reconnected with the part of me that I had left behind. — RuPaul

Negative people present us with an accelerated personal growth opportunity. — Gail Godwin

Every relationship, every situation is part of a divinely created and highly specific curriculum for your soul growth. — Marianne Williamson

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Personal growth is about progress, not perfection. — Hal Elrod

Ask yourself, 'Where do I want to be one year from today? Personal growth is a choice.' — Bob Proctor

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. — Jane Goodall

With the right mindset, we can’t lose—we either practice what we’ve learned or we learn what we need to practice. — Noura

Change is inevitable. Growth is optional. — John Maxwell

What we fear of doing most is usually what we most need to do. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man’s true delight is to do the things he was made for. ― Marcus Aurelius

Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. ― Eckhart Tolle

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ― Viktor E. Frankl

The greatest investment you’ll ever make is investing in yourself. ― Wesam Fawzi

It’s really not your business what others are doing. What matters is what you’re doing. ― Clyde Lee Dennis

We all have internal struggles and personal challenges. Do not let anyone make you feel bad about yours. ― Izey Victoria Odiase

If the people in your circle aren’t contributing to your growth, then you’re not in a circle… you’re in a cage. ― Kianu Starr

Without continuous personal development, you are now all that you will ever become. ― Eli Cohen

We are either moving forward or moving backward. There is no such thing as standing still. ― Becky Williamson

Every moment of one’s existence, one is growing into more or retreating into less. ― Norman Mailer

Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead. — Morihei Ueshiba

There’s only one investment that will never go down — an investment in yourself. ― Frank Sonnenberg

Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time, and energy needed to develop yourself. ― Denis Waitley

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. ― Ernest Hemingway

Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness. ― Jean Vanier

Your job is to be the best that you can possibly be. ― Brian Tracy

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition. ― Mark Twain

Heaven never helps the man who will not help himself. ― Sophocles

Make sure the outside of you is a good reflection of the inside of you. ― Jim Rohn

In learning to know other things, and other minds, we become more intimately acquainted with ourselves, and are to ourselves better worth knowing. ― Philip Gilbert Hamerton

Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more. ― Abigail Van Buren

Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous. ― Abdelkader El Djezairi

Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do. ― Menander

Be the change you want to see in your networks. ― James H. Fowler

To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one’s own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat. ― Plato

Be the change you want to see. ― Mahatma Gandhi

The happiest life is that which constantly exercises and educates what is best in us. ― Philip Gilbert Hamerton

Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life. ― Herbert Otto Gille

Of all the things that can have an effect on your future, I believe personal growth is the greatest. ― Jim Rohn

The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose. ― Myles Munroe

You must decide if you are going to rob the world or bless it with the rich, valuable, potent, untapped resources locked away within you. ― Myles Munroe

Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between. ― Maya Angelou

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. ― Benjamin Franklin

It takes true strength of character to redefine your limits by pushing past them. ― Katherine Reutter

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. ― Deepak Chopra

If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away? ― Lord Chesterfield

You don’t need to change the world; you need to change yourself.

Why are you going to choose failure when success is an option?

We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world

For my own personal growth, I had to set out on my own.

You will also enjoy our article on rare inspirational quotes.

No one is coming to save you. You can’t have an ideal partner without working towards your ideal self.

Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don’t settle for them.

We boil at different degrees.

The man who views the world at the same he did at has wasted thirty years of his life.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

You must have a level of discontent to feel the urge to want to grow.

Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it.

Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

Life is like a game of chess. To win, you have to make a move.

As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.

Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now, and if the past can’t prevent you from being present now, what power does it have?

You are Life passing through your body, passing through your mind, passing through your soul. Once you find that out, not with logic, not with the intellect, but because you can feel that life—you find out that you are… Life.

Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self

You will encounter misguided people from time to time… The challenge is to educate them when you can, but always to keep your dignity and self

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth.

If you don’t have peace, it isn’t because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.

How do you interpret what happens to you? What meaning do you give it? Is your pain in vain, or is it part of a higher purpose?

Intelligent, successful, attractive people can be intimidating. They force us to hold a mirror to ourselves; we can be disappointed, jealous, or inspired toward personal growth.

We’ve observed that people who stall in their personal growth work often have counterproductive soft addictions that stand in their way of growth and having the life they say they want. It can be a simple thing, such as watching TV instead of finishing a project.

My personal growth stems from the humility with which I navigate the world, namely with a reverence for all of the knowledge that I’ve yet to learn but that is out there available to me.

I think it’s really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of varied experience as you can, not only for your own personal growth as an actor but for the audience to keep them guessing about what you’re going to do.

Only after I faced the unhappiness of my first marriage did I start on the path of personal growth.

Being bridled, or yielding obediently to restraint, is necessary for our personal growth and progression.

People on a spiritual path – personal growth, spiritual practice, recovery, yoga, and so forth

Procrastination will delay your change!!! Today is a very good day to change; don’t let YOU stop yourself from growing!

If we make a steady effort, I think we can overcome any form of negative conditioning and make positive changes in our lives. But we need to remember that genuine change doesn’t happen overnight.

Learn to see that it is not things that bother us, that we go out to bother them. See the world as a mirror. It is all a reflection of the mind. When you know this, you can grow in every moment, and every experience reveals truth and brings understanding.

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.

That your life becomes that which you focus on and that at any time you can assert your personal willpower to become what you want to be and not become what the outside circumstances may attempt to mold you into.

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

If we’re really committed to growth, we never stop discovering new dimensions of self and self

The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take in your life.

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth; we are happy when we are growing.

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

The ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life.

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.

Dedicate yourself to continuous personal improvement. You are your most precious resource.

Living is a process of developing oneself. Without experiencing pain from disconcerting periods of our lives, we would be different person, perhaps a lesser person.

Personal development

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight. If you want to reach your goals and fulfill your potential, become intentional about your personal growth. It will change your life.

The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your own personal development.

It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through personal development.

Make personal growth a daily priority.

Be patient with yourself.

Every time we push personal development aside, we invite personal struggle into our lives.

Personal development is a major time

A person must constantly work to develop their self to the fullest embodiment of a human being through their acts of love, compassion, and dutiful work.

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want.

If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last night’s cornbread

Know your value. Confidence breeds success. Act like the person you want to become, and people will start seeing you as that person.

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.

Don’t sacrifice your spirit for wealth. Grow your wealth by first growing your spirit.

If you are going through a time of discouragement, there is a time of great personal growth ahead.

By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.

I think success has a lot to do with my own personal growth.

Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but of unlearning old limits.

I actually started writing it because I was inspired by my own personal growth.

I chose to devote the lion’s share of my time to my personal growth and to my family. I reconnected with the part of me that I had left behind.

Negative people present us with an accelerated personal growth opportunity.

Every relationship, every situation is part of a divinely created and highly specific curriculum for your soul growth.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

Personal growth is about progress, not perfection.

Ask yourself, 'Where do I want to be one year from today? Personal growth is a choice.'

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

With the right mindset, we can’t lose—we either practice what we’ve learned or we learn what we need to practice.

Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.

What we fear of doing most is usually what we most need to do.

A man’s true delight is to do the things he was made for.

Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

The greatest investment you’ll ever make is investing in yourself.

It’s really not your business what others are doing. What matters is what you’re doing.

We all have internal struggles and personal challenges. Do not let anyone make you feel bad about yours.

If the people in your circle aren’t contributing to your growth, then you’re not in a circle… you’re in a cage.

Without continuous personal development, you are now all that you will ever become.

We are either moving forward or moving backward. There is no such thing as standing still.

Every moment of one’s existence, one is growing into more or retreating into less.

Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.

There’s only one investment that will never go down — an investment in yourself.

Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time, and energy needed to develop yourself.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness.

Your job is to be the best that you can possibly be.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition.

Heaven never helps the man who will not help himself.

Make sure the outside of you is a good reflection of the inside of you.

In learning to know other things, and other minds, we become more intimately acquainted with ourselves, and are to ourselves better worth knowing.

Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.

Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous.

Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.

Be the change you want to see in your networks.

To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one’s own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.

Be the change you want to see.

The happiest life is that which constantly exercises and educates what is best in us.

Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life.

Of all the things that can have an effect on your future, I believe personal growth is the greatest.

The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose.

You must decide if you are going to rob the world or bless it with the rich, valuable, potent, untapped resources locked away within you.

Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

It takes true strength of character to redefine your limits by pushing past them.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away?