Personal Development Quotes

Jiu Jitsu has given me something to pursue. We all need something to work towards. For people, as well as every piece of matter in the universe, there is no such thing as maintenance. If you are not growing you are decaying. The insidious nature of modern times is that it is so easy not to pursue anything. Societal norms pressure us into jobs we do not like, and the daily comforts of televisions and computers offer much in the way of distraction. If that isn't enough, there is always the numbing effects of alcohol coupled with attention-grabbing sporting events which conveniently run year round so one is never short of stimulus.

~ Chris Matakas

Living is a process of developing oneself. Without experiencing pain from disconcerting periods of our lives, we would be different person, perhaps a lesser person.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Self-transformation commences with a period of self-questioning. Questions lead to more questions, bewilderment leads to new discoveries, and growing personal awareness leads to transformation in how a person lives. Purposeful modification of the self only commences with revising our mind’s internal functions. Revamped internal functions eventually alter how we view our external environment.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

How could you expect people to treat you well, when you don't treat yourself right?

~ Rafaa Khiari

Talking to oneself is a recognized means to learn, in fact, self-speak may be the seed concept behind human consciousness. Private conversation that we hold with ourselves might represent the preeminent means to provoke the speaker into thinking (a form of cognitive auto-stimulation), modify behavior, and perhaps even amend the functional architecture of the plastic human brain. Writing out our private talks with oneself enables a person to “see” what they think, a process that invites reflection, ongoing thoughtful discourse with the self, and refinement of our thinking patterns and beliefs. Internal sotto voice conversations with our private-self provide several advantages, but most people find it difficult to maintain self-speak for an extended period. Internal dialogue must compete with external distractions. Writing allows a person to resume a personal dialogue where they left off before interrupted by outside stimuli. A written disquisition also provides a permanent record that a person can examine, amend, supplement, update, or reject.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

No age of life is inglorious. Youth has its merits, but living to a ripe old age is the true statement of value. Aging is the road that we take to discern our character. Fame and fortune can elude us, but character is immortal. We must encounter a sufficient variety of experiences including both failures and accomplishments in order to gain nobility of character.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Self-knowledge is the foundation stone of every principled person, and any changes of a person’s mutable character commences with an extensive course of self-evaluation. Personal evolution is a product of the independent choices we make. Progress in the development of oneself depends upon how honestly a person judges oneself, and what corrections a person makes to align their character with an ideal version of a self.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Reflecting on various aspects of our lives is essential for a person to grow and adjust to changing phases in their life. Self-analysis entails examining a person’s existing level of self-esteem and documenting the inner voice that speaks to a person, which is frequently either affirming of self-defeating. Failure to periodically engage in self-analysis, make crucial revisions in our personas, and modify our thinking patterns when we encounter transformative events in life can lead to mood disorders, burnout, and other emotional maladies.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Humankind is an instinctive creature that is capable of feelings and rational thoughts, which accounts for why such a rich diversity exists amongst human nature. A person’s unique personality is simply a crystallization of particular aspects of human nature. Freedom of thought and expression ensures that no person replicates another person’s exact persona. Every person is a creature of predicable needs and impulses, infused with the poetry of multifaceted feelings, and ruled by a scientifically calculated instrument capable of precision of thought.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

All philosophical and inquisitive men share doubts, experience dread, endure pain, and suffer loneliness. The thinking man accepts that the quest is as much a part of life’s adventure as the final destination. The journey we take is as critical to experiencing a meaningful existence as is our actual arrival at the sought after objective. Whether we successfully arrive at our sought after designation, is only part of the equation. The ultimate objective is not reaching some point on the faraway hills, but gaining self-knowledge and increasing self-awareness on the long trek through time.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

I enjoy my crazy, thank you very much. I noticed a long time ago that those who value normalcy to the point of making someone else feel like shit for being different were assholes. I stopped caring about what people thought of me after that.

~ Alanea Alder

Life is the constant process of self-creation. We constantly make and remake our personal version of the self. Personal introspection is critical to ascertain who we want to become by ascertaining what traits we wish to eradicate and what qualities we wish to embody.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

You should always be challenging yourself to see how high you can elevate yourself above the masses.

~ Auliq Ice

Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge. But there is another element, an X factor that Masters inevitably possess, that seems mystical but that is accessible to us all. Whatever field of activity we are involved in, there is generally an accepted path to the top. It is a path that others followed, and because we are conformist creatures, most of us opt for this conventional route. But Masters have a strong inner guiding system and a high level of self-awareness. What has suited others in the past does not suit them, and they know that trying to fit into a conventional mold would only lead to a dampening of spirit, the reality they seek eluding them. And so inevitably, these Masters, as they progress on their career paths, make a choice at a key moment in their lives: they decide to forge their own route, one that others will see as unconventional, but that suits their own spirit and rhythms and leads them closer to discovering the hidden truths of their objects of study. This key choice takes self-confidence and self-awarenes–the X factor that is necessary for attaining mastery...

~ Robert Greene

Choose your audience wisely, for its not your performance that varies but their response is what matters!

~ Ramana Pemmaraju

Until you become so passionate about you and your business no one will. You are your first cheerleader and business promoter.

~ Bernard Kelvin Clive

The faith comes by hearing, the reward by follow-through.

~ Johnnie Dent Jr.

I fear that should I seek out the treasures around me, they might by comparison reveal that I have not cultivated the treasures within me.

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Those who feel satisfied with their personal lives are more satisfied with their careers and perform better.

~ Michael Hyatt

I just may be the strangest person you will ever know. I am filled with too many oddities and too few consistencies and I will always lack the spongey filter that should live between brain and mouth. These defining traits these enduring characteristics, and these fingers crossed that in all of it, you will find them irresistible.

~ Tyler Knott Gregson

You have been given a gift—your life. What will you do with it?

~ Michael Hyatt

Self discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don’t necessarily want to do, to get a result you would really like to have.

~ Andy Andrews

In life, you often get what you expect.

~ Michael Hyatt

Achievement doesn't come from what we do, but from who we are.  Our worldly power results from our personal power.  Our career is an extension of our personality. People who profoundly achieve aren't necessarily people who do so much, they're people around whom things get done. Mahatma Gandhi and JFK were great examples of this.  Their great achievements lay in all the energy they stirred in other people, the invisible forces they unleashed around them.  By touching their own depths, they touched the depths within others.  That kind of charisma, the power to affect what happens on the earth, from an invisible realm within is the natural right and function of the son of god.  New frontiers are internal ones, the real stretch is always within us.  Instead of expanding our ability or willingness to go out and get anything, we expand our ability to receive what is already here for us.  Personal power emanates from someone who takes life seriously.  The universe takes us as seriously as we take it.  There is no greater seriousness than the full appreciation of the power and importance of love.  Miracles flow from the recognition that love is the purpose of our career.

~ Marianne Williamson

Making appointments with yourself and scheduling other things around them is key to proactive self-management.

~ Michael Hyatt

Events in one area of our lives cascade into every other area.

~ Michael Hyatt

You must create more margin so you have room for what’s important, not merely urgent.

~ Michael Hyatt

If you don’t have a plan for your life, someone else does.

~ Michael Hyatt

When employees are working to attain passion and progress in every area of life, the are less likely to be cynical or apathetic.

~ Michael Hyatt

One’s personal life and work are inseparable.

~ Michael Hyatt

How we live as leaders matters.

~ Michael Hyatt

The secret to staying atop your priorities is to schooled regular times for review and reflection.

~ Michael Hyatt

A plan is worthless unless you review it on a regular basis.

~ Michael Hyatt

Strategy without execution is hallucination.

~ Mike Roach

Some of the greatest insights we have ever experienced were those we least expected.

~ Michael Hyatt

People rarely get more of anything until they have learned to be grateful for what they already have.

~ Michael Hyatt

You can’t take care of anyone else unless you first take care of yourself.

~ Michael Hyatt

You are in a much better position to serve others when your basic needs are met and your “tank is full”.

~ Michael Hyatt

Having clarity on where you want to go is one of the most critical components of your life.

~ Michael Hyatt

By keeping the truly important things front and center, we often get the perspective we need to make better decisions.

~ Michael Hyatt