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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"Never compare your beginning to someone else's middle."
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"We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them."
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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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"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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"Focus on progress, not perfection, and you'll move forward."
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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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"When your life is out of balance your cheque bounces."
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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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"One characteristic of winners is they always look upon themselves as a do it yourself project."
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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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"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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"Perfectionism at its core isn't about having high standards. It's about fear."
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"Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself."
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"I need to let him go."
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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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"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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"Daily reading is vital for own self development."
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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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"I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way."
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"Those who have made it to the top have only done so through hard work and time conversion."
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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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"It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors."
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"Each one of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done."
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"Maybe you're holding on too tight, and the magic comes in letting go."
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"If you want to change the world, first change yourself."
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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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"Those that are too refined to be simple need to be refined again."
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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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"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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"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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"Your self-image tells about what you think about yourself and how you appear to yourself in your own consciousness. Self-image is the picture of yourself carried in your own mind. That picture can scare you or inspire you!"
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"Be yourself, be who you can be."
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"He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it."
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"Your inability to do what you are noted for doing is a critical step to wading off your past glories of excellence!"
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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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"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 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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"Life reality tells us that to grow physically, you first need to grow inwardly."
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"I think the most productive thing to do during times of change is to be your best self, not the best version of someone else."
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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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"Before we can change the world, we have to change ourselves. We can do it by focusing, concentrating, meditating, and self-realizing."
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