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Self-growth Quotes



"Self-observation is the first step of inner unfolding."


"Once you start settling, and letting others control your life, it can quickly become a habit, so it's best to avoid such things altogether."


"Your life is a direct reflection of your level of investment in yourself, and your success or the lack of it is often decided by your personal development level."


"At the end of the day, if you're wasting your time by not investing in yourself, you're going to waste away-and that would be the greatest waste of all."



"The one who has become free from all mistakes, he has no superior over him; he needs no one to reprimand him. He can become whatever he desires. Our path (Akram Vignan) is a path in which a person can become such that there will be no one to reprimand him."


"When somebody criticise you, be happy and thankful because they have given you an opportunity to think about the matter more precisely and more detailed!"


"Your number one mission in life is to be who you were intended to be."



"The more we practice mindfulness the more we understand the emotional dynamics of the self and others. Mindful emotions can create a positive climate leading to better outcomes."


"Do according to your capability."


"Accepting complete responsibility is the unsung character trait of those who find uncommon success, and failure to accept responsibility is a common trait of those who end up with a mediocre life."


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


"Start to change your reality today, moulding your reality to suit what you want from life."


"Real transformation requires real honesty. If you want to move forward - get real with yourself."


"When we assign ourselves the mission of changing others who show no want or need to change, it blocks our spirit-it drains us-and prevents us from attracting into our lives that which we need to grow."


"The time is now, the person is you; better your life and become a name to conjure with in this day and age."


"You would be very surprise with how much positive changes that you could make in your life, if could make it your top priority to mind your own business."


"What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step but you have to take it."


"Some long for acceptance while others fear for anything ordinary."


"Utilizing all of your mind is a step towards brilliance. Utilizing all of your heart is a step towards excellence. Utilizing all of your soul is a step towards nobleness. Utilizing all of your mind, heart, and soul is a step towards greatness."


"Smile out loud! Make them wonder."


"For the sincere student, it mustn't be enough to simply understand Jiu Jitsu. We must seek to understand ourselves."


"Better ask God to change you, rather than to change your situations for you. Your situations may change, but if you still have a negative attitude, you are likely to take that great change for granted! Change You!"


"If you try to cultivate your talents in someone else's shadow, they might wilt."


"Get rid of the judgmental mindset and adopt one of love and acceptance towards people " including yourself."


"I am learning to accept everything about myself,even the part of me that struggles to accept everything about myself."


"You have been "self-pitying" for long years now and things don't seem to improve. Just try a few days of good self-esteeming and you'll see things taking a better shape!"


"Focus on your potential not your past."


"I told myself all sorts of lies, standing there at the bar, but I could not move. And this was partly because I knew that it did not really matter anymore; it did not even matter if I never spoke to Giovanni again; for they had become visible, as visible as the wafers on the shirt of the flaming princess, they stormed all over me, my awakening, my insistent possibilities."


"I outwitted those that deliberately suppressed me not by retaliating, but by minding my own business, continuing the self-discovery journey and reinventing myself."


"There are some people who may be good yet toxic for you, so be careful of who you surround yourself with."


"I am a free soul, singing my heart out by myself no matter where I go and I call strangers my friends because I learn things and find ways to fit them into my own world. I hear what people say, rearrange it, take away and tear apart until it finds value in my reality and there I make it work. I find spaces in between the cracks and cuts where it feels empty and there I make it work."


"We all want to look good, but genuine goodness is in the heart."


"Today be more excellent than demanded. And more generous than expected."


"Don't allow others to put a cap on you. Don't simply agree when someone draws your own finishing line. You're the captain of your destiny!!!"


"There's a lesson here, and that is I have to find happiness inside myself before I try to partner again."


"Everything can be achieved through gradual steps " one small step at a time: overcoming fears, fulfilling dreams... anything you wish to be different from the way it is."


"You are not in any way aware that you are already victorious, that life has happened to you. You are already a winner and nothing more is possible, all that could happen has happened to you. You are already an emperor, and there is no other kingdom to be won. But you have not recognized it, you have not known the beauty of the life that has already happened to you. You have not known the silence, the peace, the bliss that is already there.And because you are not aware of the inner kingdom, you always feel that something more is needed, some victory, to prove that you are not a beggar."


"You don't have to be ashamed feel down, to have a good cry; we are human after all and it's the part of humanity."


"I'm adaptable. A nomad, my mom always says." Zoe raised an eyebrow. "Your mom?" "Well I wasn't spawned."


"Betrayals that make your soul scream so loud you wonder why no one else hears it. In the end, we are all alone in that private hell. But life isn't about learning to forgive those who have hurt you or forgetting the past. It's about learning to forgive yourself for being human and making mistakes. Yes, people disappoint us all the time. But the harshest lessons come when we disappoint ourselves. When we put our trust and our hearts into the hands of the wrong person and they do us wrong. And while we may hate them for what they did, the one we hate most is ourself for allowing them into our private circle. How could I have been so stupid? How could I let them deceive me?"


"I was amazed at how strong women were when they were angry."


"You must do the things you think you cannot do."


"Others may not understand your joy and contentment because of your certainty about who you are and why you exist. Don't waste your time to explain."


"Give second chances, third chances, but not a fourth, a fifth, a sixth and so on. Appreciate yourself and understand your worth " know it takes time for people to change, to become better. But know what you can take and what you deserve."


"Letting go. Everyone talks about it like it's the easiest thing."


"Habits are infinitely more beneficial to the aspiring student than motivation. Motivation may get you started, but habits keep you going."


"The line between ego and healthy self-esteem is very delicate. We should know when we cross this line, switch side, and become egotistical."


"The trip doesn't exist that can set you beyond the reach of cravings, fits of temper, or fears, so long as you carry the sources of your troubles about with you, those troubles will continue to harass and plague you wherever you wander on land or on sea. Does it surprise you that running away doesn't do you any good? The things you're running away from are with you all the time."


"The farm is a base of operations"a stronghold. You can withdraw into yourself there. Solitude for reflection is an essential ingredient in self-development. I think a person has to be withdrawn into himself to gather inspiration so that he is somebody when he comes out again among folks"when he "comes to market' with himself. He learns that he's got to be almost wastefully alone."
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