Growth Quotes - Page 14

You are the best thing that will happen to someone today.

Mastering my mind one thought at a time.

Every emotion in the human spectrum is actually a teacher that is here to show us the degree in which we are either resisting life or flowing with life.

Personal experience is the slowest way of learning. Combine your personal experience with other people’s experiences.

Sine doctrina vita est quasi mortis imago" [Without learning, life is but the image of death]

You've got your Brain, Google, and most importantly, you've got Youtube. Use'em!

Are you conscious of the scent or odour emanating from your mouth, arm pits, stockings or elsewhere? Are you friendly to your environment? Is your dressing, hair style and make up in line with your defined mission and values? How can you start managing your image and brand for a consistently good impression all the time? Does your image reflect your aspirations?

The greatest of tragedies is a life lived without knowing its purpose. Discover your purpose and life will take on a new meaning.

We can only continue to promote invention, creativity and success by asking of ourselves, our situations and problems some key questions. What questions are you asking today?

Work harder on improving yourself than on trying to forge better relationships.

Science is only a Latin word for knowledge

Regardless of your gender, age, race, disability, colour, ethnic or national origin, how you use time each day decides who you become.

The roots of the abundant life may seem bitter, but its fruits are sweet.

The world belongs to dreamers.

In life, all things are not constant or equal, the inequalities are so loud; change and uncertainty are the order of the day. It is these changes, inequalities and uncertainties that make it more imperative that you deliberately plan your way to success.

Success isn’t entirely a numbers game, but numbers play a part.

Happiness and unhappiness are contagious.

Our lives are defined by how we spend our time and what we choose to do daily. A life of passion is not an act but a lifestyle.

Being kind, being compassionate, being respectful does not make you weak. More often, it's the harder path to take.

If the surprise outcome of the recent UK referendum - on whether to leave or remain in the European Union - teaches us anything, it is that supposedly worthy displays of democracy in action can actually do more harm than good. Witness a nation now more divided; an intergenerational schism in the making; both a governing and opposition party torn to shreds from the inside; infinitely more complex issues raised than satisfactory solutions provided. It begs the question 'Was it really all worth it' ?

Timing is a critical issue when it comes to succession. Passing the baton too early or too late could both cause irreparable damage. The timing just has to be right, but again you are responsible for creating or influencing the right conditions over the course of your leadership tenure.

You stop revisiting memories when you outgrow the people you made them with.

LOVE grows within the soul and when you are filled with this divine source you will shine like a STAR* you will radiate with the profound love within. Like a river you will gather all small rivers and make them reach their ultimate goal (SEA). HER heart only knows to LOVE. Love and LOVE.

Create in your mind a picture of what you want and then live that vision as if it already exists.

The greatest people in history were those who lived a life of significance and service. You can join them if you’re willing to serve.

Purpose is the reason something is designed, made, created, or exists.

Were the earth as smooth as a ball bearing, it might be beautiful seen from another planet, as the rings of Saturn are. But here we live and move; we wander up and down the banks of the creek, we ride a railway through the Alps, and the landscape shifts and changes. Were the earth smooth, our brains would be smooth as well; we would wake, blink, walk two steps to get the whole picture and lapse into dreamless sleep. Because we are living people, and because we are on the receiving end of beauty, another element necessarily enters the question. The texture of space is a condition of time. Time is the warp and matter the weft of woven texture of beauty in space, and death is the hurtling shuttle…tWhat I want to do, then, is add time to the texture, paint the landscape on an unrolling scroll, and set the giant relief globe spinning on it stand.

Stop judging yourself on the basis of your appearance or condition of present circumstances. You may have an old car, in debt, job stress, and a troubled relationship, but they are not a true reflection of you as long as you are working on the vision of what you will be years from now.

Success should not only be measured by what you get but by the stewardship of your duty.

Eventually you'll get tired of going through the motions with very little emotion.

There's nothing you can do about the past." "You're wrong. I can learn from it..." Tariq dug his heels into his stallion's flanks, and the horse shot forward, painting a dark smudge across the sand. "And I can make sure it never happens again!

The word is like a seed, and the human mind is so fertile, but only for those kinds of seeds it is prepared for.

Whenever I am in a difficult situation where there seems to be no way out, I think about all the times I have been in such situations and say to myself, "I did it before, so I can do it again.

Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.

Wisdom is made complete with knowledge, understanding and good judgement.

Be YOU. There is nothing sexier than someone who is confident enough to be themselves, quirks and all. It is often your unique nature that separates you from the crowd in the best way possible for your romantic match to notice you.

The best way for reflection and self-assessment is to hold meetings with yourself. I will pardon you for missing some other meetings, but you must never have an excuse for missing the board meetings you need to hold with yourself – I call these “board meetings between me, myself and I”. The three of us in one place, in a no-holds-barred meeting, where life-changing resolutions are reached to craft my journey to success. As board members we give each other honest feedback.

Becoming your best self should be your ultimate goal, and wisdom helps you discover your true self and can guide you towards manifesting your potential.

You have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too. No, I think there was too rigid a pattern. You came out of an education and are supposed to know your vocation. Your vocation is fixed, and maybe ten years later you find you are not a teacher anymore or you're not a painter anymore. It may happen. It has happened. I mean Gauguin decided at a certain point he wasn't a banker anymore; he was a painter. And so he walked away from banking. I think we have a right to change course. But society is the one that keeps demanding that we fit in and not disturb things. They would like you to fit in right away so that things work now.

The truth is scary. We all think we want it, but once it’s given, it’s harder to swallow than we originally thought. But sometimes, when the pain is too much, we have to be honest with ourselves. Why are we unhappy? Why are we scared? Is it internal, or external? Then when we find the answer, we need to accept it (see chapter 1), and make the necessary changes to fix it.

The aim is to produce specific results by your actions, so you begin to do things on purpose. If I leave things to chance, I am losing the plot to make success deliberate, meaning I am increasing my chances of failing in any given task.

There is a fine line between stubbornness and stupidity as well as intensity and insanity.

Growth is a part of change.

Don't everallowthe disharmony of otherstobecome your ownamindful practiceof discernment(and the dislike for wearing bullshit)buildsthe eye, heart and spiritual muscles.

I'd never known that I could feel this broken and whole at once.

When a Wanderess has been caged, or perched with her wings clipped, She lives like a Stoic, She lives most heroic, smiling with ruby, moistened lips once her cup of Death is welcome sipped.

Dialogue helps us to acknowledge that we see the world not as it is, but as we are.

I knew he was the one when he mended my wings and looked forward to where they would take me. Embrace those who encourage your growth... who don't fear the journey into Wonderland, Neverland, Whereverland.

Respect everyone who crosses your path, even if you feel they don't deserve it.

The abundant life should include all that life has freely given you – love, good health, success, prosperity, happiness, joy, spirituality, fulfilment, wisdom, purpose, growth and excitement.

Never stop asking questions. Always take time to reflect and find answers. Stop, Think and Use Your Brain!

Bravery is listening even when you don't want to hear it.

To take the island, cut all sources of retreat. Burn your boats and go all in.

When choosing your relationships, be guided by your life’s purpose, your vision and your dreams.

Your attitudes are literally seeds for the growing of your future self.

Everyone grows but not everyone becomes mature.

Success and the pursuit of it can nourish your body, but only significance has the ability to nourish your mind, body and spirit.

Be in love with what you do. Love wisdom. Love life. Love people. God is love.

You can, if you believe you can.

Give yourself permission to let it hurt but also allow yourself the permission to let it heal.