Self Improvement Quotes

She would be a new person, she vowed. They said no matter how far a mule travels it can never come back a horse, but she would show them all.

I'm more a collector of identities and words that feel right to me. To me this is an inarguable point. I am who I say I am and that's not up for debate.

There can be no success in sales without tenacity.

Sometimes we have to soak ourselves in the tears and fears of the past to water our future gardens.

Disruption causes vast sums of money to flow from existing businesses and business models to new entrants.

I've read over 200 self improvement books. I know what to do to change my life around, but I have the fear of that change. What will happen then? I have the fear that something unexpected may occur.

We do as we feel not as we think

The world is so average, it doesn't take much to be a genius, just do a little extra

Don't think about making money, think about making a difference, spot where others are doing it badly and do it better

If you create something that makes a difference in people's lives, you are likely to become a business success as well

When life's conditions don't equal your expectations you are unhappy, have no expectations only appreciations (especially in the area of relationships)

Understand why you are different and how you help, recognise your target market, and give them something they might not even realise they are missing.

Let hunger sharpen your awareness. Abstain liquor and frivolous recreation, which dull the mind and weaken the body.

Self-improvement comes mainly from trying to help others.

You can only see your current horizon. Every time you move nearer to your desired destination, new horizons will become clear. New, previously hidden, opportunities will come into view.

What you deserve will be down to you, and you alone.

Lifelong learning is no longer a luxury but a necessity for employment.

Just a few daily disciplines make a big difference

Finding is reserved for the searchers, we don't find what we need, we find what we search for

Not die here in a rage, like a poisoned rat in a hole.

The past is dead except for the life you give it

The size of your promise defines the size of your life.

There's nothing like self-improvement to get your friends to like you for who you were.

It has nothing to do with the time being right or wrong. Storms just happen.

And so it must be with the energy you muster for your own work. Get out there and convert the unconverted. Save them all from the charlatans and the nearly-men.

Pivoting is not the end of the disruption process, but the beginning of the next leg of your journey.

Fascinatingly resilient the tenacity of a child. Not yet conditioned by society to give up when instructed to do so.

Young man, your problem and the reason so many like you fail, is simply because you allow yourself to give up far too early.

A dream with a deadline is a goal.

In short, the difference between you and your doctor is that he has a well-designed reputation and you do not.

Perception number one, how you want people to think about you when you arrive and perception number two, how you want them to talk about you once you have left.

Mark my words. Perception is reality and how someone perceives you is their reality.

Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead.

Whether driven by ambition or circumstance, every career gets disrupted.

Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin.

Plan for ways to get more enjoyment into your life and you will get more joy out of it.

Destiny and fate are of one’s own making, and riches and happiness are rarely found at the end of an easily-traversed path.

If you can see yourself as an artist, and you can see that your life is your own creation, then why not create the most beautiful story for yourself?

Everything you desire is always just outside your comfort zone, dear boy. If it wasn't you would already possess it, would you not?

Far too often, when we think we are frightened by mystery, the fact is that we are haunted by history.

We are not of what we feel or believe to do, we are of what we do or fail to do.

The distinction between pretending you are better than you are and beginning to be better in reality is finer than moral sleuth hounds conceive.

I am sure I'd have made a better all-around man if I hadn't lost so much time just making a living.

A touch less ego and dash more humility will improve the quality of anything you turn your hand to.

The only way to follow your path is to take the lead.

The best jury of your peers that you’ll ever find is…well, you. Only you know what you’re capable of and what you want to be.

In life, you get what you believe you deserve.

Success doesn't teach as many lessons as failure

Most startup failures result from entrepreneurs who are better at making excuses than products.

Listen to people from your heart, as if your life depended on it, and you will find that in turn people will listen to you with all of theirs.