Quotes about Self-improvement
Think about a rubber band. It is totally useless unless it is stretched. When insecurity keeps us from stretching and growing, we end up with a life that is as unexciting and useless as a limp rubber band. Confidence
— John Maxwell
When some people begin to work with others on their development, they often gravitate to weaknesses rather than strengths. Maybe that's because it's so easy to see others' problems and shortcomings. But if you start by putting your energies into correcting people's weaknesses, you will demoralize them and unintentionally sabotage the enlarging process.
— John Maxwell
Work Through Your Insecurities:
— John Maxwell
And nothing is more effective when it comes to reaching potential than commitment to personal growth.
— John Maxwell
People who achieve their potential do so because they invest in themselves every day.
— John Maxwell
What about unfulfilled potential? That phrase is as negative as the word potential is positive. My friend Florence
— John Maxwell
People are anxious to improve their circumstances but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
— John Maxwell
Look at last week's schedule. How much of your time did you devote to regular, disciplined activities? Did you do anything to grow and improve yourself professionally? Did you engage in activities promoting good health? Did you dedicate part of your income to savings or investments? If you've been putting off those things, telling yourself that you'll do them later, you may need to work on your self-discipline.
— John Maxwell
Every time we make an excuse, we fail to learn from our mistakes.
— John Maxwell
I love the story about the shortest letter to the editor written to England's newspaper the Daily Mail. When the editor invited readers to send in their answers to the question, "What's wrong with the world?" writer G. K. Chesterton is reputed to have sent the following: Dear Sir, I am. Yours sincerely, G. K. Chesterton.
— John Maxwell
Before I discovered that helping myself made me more capable of helping others. That's one of the reasons I tell people that to add value to others, they must make themselves more valuable. You can't give something you don't have. You can't tell what you don't know. You can't share what you don't feel. No one gives out of a vacuum.
— John Maxwell
Never forget that the greatest reward of pursuing a dream is who you become as a result.
— John Maxwell