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Self-improvement Quotes
"You have to be willing to go to war with yourself and create a whole new identity."
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"New thinking doesn't mean shuffling your old thoughts around; it means getting rid of the old and implementing the new. That way your, "I can't" become "I can!" and "I did!"
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"I lived a sloppy life. So I took very small increments in my life. I started making my bed. I started cleaning my room. There were dishes in the sink. It started off with doing small house chores."
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"Never compare your beginning to someone else's middle."
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"Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance."
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"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man."
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"When your life is out of balance your cheque bounces."
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"You have already manifested what you know. What you have known thus far could only take you this far. If you're not happy and satisfied where you are in life, your career, and business, go to the next level. Unfortunately, you cannot go to the next height without discovering what you haven't known."
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"She explained that many people, but especially women, feel fraudulent when they are praised for their accomplishments. Instead of feeling worthy of recognition, they feel undeserving and guilty, as if a mistake has been made. Despite being high achievers, even experts in their fields, women can't seem to shake the sense that it is only a matter of time until they are found out for who they really are- impostors with limited skills or abilities."
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"In a world where things are moving so fast, don't get lost in the midst of it all. Figure out what's more important to you and proceed with confidence. I know it gets a bit hectic at times and almost seems impossible. But, you can get there, even if you must pause along the way. Just don't come to a complete stop."
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"From childhood's hour I have not beenAs others were; I have not seenAs others saw; I could not bringMy passions from a common spring.From the same source I have not takenMy sorrow; I could not awakenMy heart to joy at the same tone;And all I loved, I loved alone.Then- in my childhood, in the dawnOf a most stormy life- was drawnFrom every depth of good and illThe mystery which binds me still:From the torrent, or the fountain,From the red cliff of the mountain,From the sun that round me rolledIn its autumn tint of gold,From the lightning in the skyAs it passed me flying by,From the thunder and the storm,And the cloud that took the form(When the rest of Heaven was blue)Of a demon in my view."
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"I'm a big believer in doing things that make you uncomfortable. So, we live in a world where we want to be as comfortable as we can. And we wonder why we have no growth."
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"Perfectionism at its core isn't about having high standards. It's about fear."
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"We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them."
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"Focus on progress, not perfection, and you'll move forward."
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"If you want to be among the few who rule the world, you, therefore, must learn to convert every time of your life, every second and minute that passes by. The target of life and the idea of life is that every time must be converted into something."
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"We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot."
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"I don't believe we have a professional self Monday through Friday and a real self the rest of the time. It is all professional, and it is all personal."
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"There's a tunnel between our external skill sets and our deepest longings and passions. People with the highest developed skills always know how to traverse that tunnel. That is, personal integration and wholeness - and consequent accomplishment and fulfillment - are largely about "enlightening the tool with the best we have in us. The tool could be anything - a voice or body, a musical instrument or paint brush, a trowel or computer. But skill is made up of capability, and that requires practiced familiarity over time with how to inject into the moment our unique talents, virtues and qualities."
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"Maybe you're holding on too tight, and the magic comes in letting go."
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"Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt."
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"I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. It's truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day."
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"I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way."
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"There's no reason you shouldn't, as a writer, not be aware of the necessity to revise yourself constantly."
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"Daily reading is vital for own self development."
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"Never become proud within yourself when you are seen as the one to cause that great effect. Never become timid if you know you can while others dare to prove otherwise! Mind your business and make the strike."
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"We ought as much as we can to endeavour the Perfecting of our Beings, and that we be as happy as possibly we may."
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"If you sit there and have that mentality of 'triple down on what you're good at,' you're never going to grow."
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"Those that are too refined to be simple need to be refined again."
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"Find out your talents and gifting and invest your whole time into perfecting them and becoming the best of yourself."
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"It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors."
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"I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.' I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it's not that simple."
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"We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change."
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"One characteristic of winners is they always look upon themselves as a do it yourself project."
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"Each one of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done."
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"Influencing is just not about listening and speaking, it's the game of interpretation."
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"I need to let him go."
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"You're unstoppable not because you're stronger than your challenges/competitors. It's because you're consistent. You won't quit easily!!!"
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"No matter what situations you experience in life, think about them as you draw conclusions about what the situations means for you."
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"Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself."
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"Stand up for yourself by not standing yourself up."
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"There is nothing wrong to be angry because anger is the part of our natural being. But we should avoid to dwell on it because it could lead to resentment which is not good for anyone, we just have to control it before it control us. As the bible says, 'In your anger do not sin.' 'Do not let the sun go down while you still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold."
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"If you can't remember when you last basked in your own glow, it means you're overdue."
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"Patience takes away lots of stress, regrets, & sleepless nights knowing that all is well at the end of the day if we just wait a little bit."
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"Generate great impressions. This is a direct result of setting higher standards for yourself in your speech, dress, living environment, grooming, etiquette, study, research and commitment."
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"If you don't act out of 'Inspiration', 'Desperation' will make you act!"
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"Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time."
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"If you're ignoring a high percentage of the elements of your entire being, and the range of qualities they can naturally engage, there will be no real recovery or progress until you do. The typical relentless worker is just as lazy as the typical indulgent idler; they're both just going through the habitual motions. To break the repetitive pattern, and discover more energy and effectiveness, one simply must stretch out in all directions, rotating focus and application of the qualities that make up one's natural versatility."
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