Personal development quotations

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◆ if you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.

- John C. Maxwell99

◆ Ecological awareness expands the context of life; it also enlarges who we are as a person.

- Richard J. Borden98

◆ Organisations often appoint leaders for their IQ. Then, years later, sack them for their lack of EQ (Emotional Intelligence). Common Purpose argues that in the future they will promote for CQ - Cultural Intelligence.

- Julia Middleton98

◆ Er fühlte einen uns?glichen Widerwillen, mit diesen Resten seiner selbst in Berührung zu kommen.

- Robert Musil98

◆ Live the lifestyle instead of paying lip service to the lifesytle. Live with commitment. With emotional content. Live whatever life you choose honestly. Give up this renaissance man, dilettante bullshit of doing a lot of different things (and none of them very well by real standards). Get to the guts of one thing; accept, without casuistry, the responsability of making a choice.

- Mark Twight98

◆ My health is like a garden; my choices have a powerful effect on what blossoms and thrives. Every moment is the perfect time to weed old beliefs and nurture myself with empowering thoughts.

- Jeanne McElvaney98

◆ When I have money, I invest in buying books. My personal development by reading these books is my greatest pleasure.

- Lailah Gifty Akita98

◆ Life was a bloody battlefield until I conquered the enemy and won the war. Now, life is a journey, and I am a warrior. Prepared for anything and weakened by nothing. There are hills and dales, mountains and plateaus, blind spots and brilliant vistas, but none of that matters. All that matters is my second chance, and the only thing capable of disrupting my path, is myself.

- B.G. Bowers98

◆ Good advice is not often served in our favorite flavor.

- Tim Fargo98

◆ If your story is not inspiring you, it's time to change it.

- Isaiah Hankel98

◆ Forgiving someone else doesn't give them a free pass. It gives you a free pass to move on.

- Charles F. Glassman98

◆ When I remove the layers that say I can't, I discover a burning ember that says I should, I can, and I will.

- Charles F. Glassman98

◆ Research on the human brain has shown it is predisposed to think in the terms of a story.36 This predisposition is continuously reinforced and strengthened throughout the life of your brain. Imaging studies have shown only a small, quarter-sized region of your brain lights up when someone tells you a series of facts. However, when someone tells you a story laced with those facts, or those facts in action, your entire brain lights up. Not only can you program your mind with a story — you can program someone else's mind.

- Isaiah Hankel98

◆ Each day is a brand new opportunity to create a better version of yourself. Do not put so much pressure on your shoulders, make one ilttle change at a time.

- Isa Zapata98

◆ Love is you. Love is calling you. Life is awaiting you. Go forth and live fully. Be whomever you are. Define you.

- Sereda Aleta Dailey98