Quotes about Development

We know and accept this fact or principle of process in the area of physical things, but to understand it in emotional areas, in human relations, and even in the area of personal character is less common and more difficult. And

You can't become principle-centered without first being aware of and developing your own proactive nature. You can't become principle-centered without first being aware of your paradigms and understanding how to shift them and align them with principles. You can't become principle-centered without a vision of and a focus on the unique contribution that is yours to make.

That leadership is primarily a function of who you are, for this is the foundation for everything you do. How do you build leaders? You first build character.

Whatever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with new patterns, new habits

it is futile to put personality ahead of character, to try to improve relationships with others before improving ourselves.

We decided to relax and get out of his way and let his own personality emerge.

Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it. It's inside-out.

Leadership is communicating to another their worth and potential so clearly they are inspired to see it in themselves.

The purpose of teaching is learning and learning is changed behavior.

Our home is a place of fun, relaxation, learning, friends, growth, and order, to develop ourselves into the kinds of people who can contribute to the world.

Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits. "Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit

Habit as the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire.