Quotes about Self-improvement

Truly it is an evil to be full of faults," said Pascal, "but it is a still greater evil to be full of them, and to be unwilling to recognize them.

The young man of leadership caliber will work while others waste time, study while others snooze, pray while others daydream. Slothful habits are overcome, whether in thought, deed, or dress. The emerging leader eats right, stands tall, and prepares himself to wage spiritual warfare

Before we can conquer the world, we must first conquer the self.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

Feeling sorry for yourself, and you present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.

I don't fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.

So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step" (verse 26 NLT). That is exactly what every human being should do—run with certainty and purpose to win. We are not competing against others, only ourselves.

Comparing yourself to others is really just a needless distraction. The only one you should compare yourself to is you. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday. You do that by focusing on what you can do today to improve and grow.

You cannot change your life until you change something you do every day.

The first important step in weathering failure is learning not to personalize it.

The book you don't read can't help you; the seminar you won't attend can't change your life. The business gets better when you get better. Never wish it were easier, wish you were better.