Personal Development Quotes

Be willing to take a stand for the things you believe in, because no one else will stand there for you.

~ Lolly Daskal

My hand-stitched wings itchto take flightto test the winds of changethat inevitably blow at the end of a cycle.

~ B.g. Bowers

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. Glassman

The wonders of life...you and I are the light! Seek within...there is no one to fight…love is all…we are one…concentrate on bringing forth your sight...breathe deep…the universe is waiting for you divine ones.

~ Sereda Aleta Dailey

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

~ Sereda Aleta Dailey

What you look for in the world influences what materializes. What you perceive in the people around you influences how they show up.

~ Niurka

I sometimes marvel at how far I’ve come - blissful, even, in the knowledge that I am slowly becoming a well-evolved human being - only to have the illusion shattered by an episode of bad behaviour that contradicts the new and reinforces the old. At these junctures of self-reflection, I ask the question: “are all my years of hard work unraveling before my eyes, or am I just having an episode?” For the sake of personal growth and the pursuit of equanimity, I choose the latter and accept that, on this journey of evolution, I may not encounter just one bad day, but a group of many.

~ B.g. Bowers

Change blows through the branches of our existence. It fortifies the roots on which we stand, infuses crimson experience with autumn hues, dismantles Winter’s brittle leaves, and ushers Spring into our fertile environments. Seeds of evolution burst from their pod cocoons and teardrop buds blossom into Summer flowers. Change releases its redolent scent, attracting the buzz of honey bees and the adoration of discerning butterflies.

~ B.g. Bowers

The truth is revealed to those who desire to know, but also to those who will take the time to take action to counter or further the truths they have come to know..

~ Sereda Aleta Dailey

Often the experiences that challenge us the most are the ones that harbor the greatest gift.

~ Niurka

His (Claude Legrand's) method is founded in a simple directive: Don't conclude that the problem as it's first presented, or as you first perceive it, is indeed the actual problem. If you do, and you've got it wrong, the solution you produce may also be wrong. The first step to figuring out what your problem is, Legrand says, is to deconstruct it by questioning it.

~ Amanda Lang

A SWOT analysis involves asking, What are our strengths and weaknesses? What are our opportunities? What are the threats?

~ Amanda Lang

If one does not develop, one goes down. In life, in ordinary conditions everything goes down, or one capacity may develop at the expense of another.

~ P.d. Ouspensky

We are highly susceptible to self destruction when we aren’t doing what we really want with our lives.

~ James Dillehay

Before you make a decision, ask yourself this question: will it result in regret or joy in the future?

~ Rob Liano

Ultimately though, we are not responsible for another's happiness. The unhappy person almost always suffers from self-inflicted pain.

~ James Dillehay

Life: composted lessons for our hearts to blossom into our souls.

~ Soul Dancer

Potential: a bridge between ask and grasp.

~ Soul Dancer

Fear melts like ice when we allow love's divine light to shine upon our ignorance.

~ Soul Dancer

As I digest what words I speak, I consume more wisely.

~ Soul Dancer

The intelligence of the heart bypasses the intellect in the head which works on assumptions and requires a lot of thinking and confusion and makes a person tired and weak. But, the heart intelligence is not only direct and to the point, it also gives you energy, vitality and strength.

~ James Dillehay

Perspective seasons meaning with sprinkles of time.

~ Soul Dancer

Exhale the remnants/Of wounds that steal your freedom./No more prisons. Breathe.

~ Staci Backauskas

Wander around wonder for awhile and awaken wisdom within.

~ Soul Dancer

Imagine who you could be, what you could accomplish-if only you could get out of your own way.

~ Staci Backauskas

If you aren't diligently working towards changing something that bothers you, you rescind your right to complain about it.

~ Rob Liano

Recognize, manage and master your beliefs. They aren’t genetic. They are choices. Choose ones that serve you.

~ Christopher Babson

If you don't know how to take care of your own needs, when you try to give to others, you are giving from a bankrupt account.

~ James Dillehay

Things may need to stay in the darkness for some time. There is power in darkness: the power of gestation, deep dreaming, and the sweetness of night. However, sometimes darkness obscures our vision, making it difficult to see some of our very important parts. And sometimes darkness is a messy closet into which we shove things we can't quite get rid of, but don't know how to use anymore.

~ T. Thorn Coyle

Your life is not a result of your potential, skills or desires, but of your consistent expectations and actions, which largely flow from your values and beliefs.

~ Christopher Babson

If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress. What is enough will change, depending on where we are and what we are doing. In that sense, the present moment is always some kind of beginning.

~ Sakyong Mipham

A great friend can act like a trash can with a hole in the bottom. To listen to someone else's personal garbage with the same empathy you would spend listening to their joy, and then release that garbage just as quickly as you hear it, without absorbing it, makes you a wonderful friend to that person--and an even better one to yourself.

~ Doug Ten Rose

Think, dream and expect great things. For would you rather be correct in your perception? Or would you rather be exceptional in your life?

~ Christopher Babson

Your life today is, for the most part, a manifestation of the stories you told yourself in the past.

~ Christopher Babson

Be careful what you look for and expect in life, because you will either find it or create it.

~ Christopher Babson

You don't know what you don't know. That's why you don't have. Because to know and not to have is not to know.

~ Chris Brady

Leaders lead themselves first and foremost. Only then can they act as example and inspiration to others.

~ Christopher Babson

Some people are busy working on their pose instead of their purpose.

~ Saji Ijiyemi

In my many years of working with people, I have never seen things change by chance, you have to work it out yourself.... life really sucks but YOU have what it takes to change it.

~ Nkem Paul

Growth or stagnation? There is no in-between. Life always seeks more of itself and death picks up the slack.

~ Christopher Babson