Personal Growth Quotes

"Do not make your goal to be the best. The best is a label. It’s something someone else decides for you. ‘Better’ is more personal."

- Baryshnikov

"Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion; it is like a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ."

- Billy Graham

"You’ll never be able to grow if you’re afraid to lose people during the process. Sometimes past relationships don’t belong in new seasons."

- Trent Trenton

"The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines."

- Anne Lamott

"Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth."

- Rumi

"I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It's already there."

- Billy Corgan

"Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened."

- Jack Kornfield

"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves."

- Edmund Hillary

"I create my own path. It was straight and narrow. I looked at it this way: you were either in my way, or out of it."

- Kobe Bryant

"Mamba out"

- Kobe Bryant

"I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become."

- Carl Jung

"To be human and to be adult means constantly to be in the grip of opposing emotions, to have daily to reconcile apparently conflicting tensions."

- Stephen Fry

"What keeps me going is not winning, but the quest for reaching potential in myself as a coach and my kids as divers. It's the pursuit of excellence."

- Ron O'Brien

"Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their growth."

- John Whitmore

"Coaching is not just for problems but for the improvement of your best."

- Michael Bungay Stanier

""Coaching is about helping clients unlock the treasure-chest of their lives – worth bearing in mind then that diamonds are made from coal under pressure and it’s the grit in the oyster which creates the pearls.""

- Sarah Durrant

""When I’m not feeling my best I ask myself, 'What are you gonna do about it?' I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me.""

- Beyonce

"Growth is uncomfortable because you’ve never been here before – you’ve never been this version of you. So give yourself a little grace, a breath through it."

- Kristin Lohr

"Personal development is a major time-saver. The better you become, the less time it takes you to achieve your goals."

- Brian Tracy

"Karate aims to build character, improve human behavior, and cultivate modesty; it does not, however, guarantee it."

- Yasuhiro Konishi

"Karate may be referred to as the conflict within yourself, or a life-long marathon which can be won only through self-discipline, hard training, and your own creative efforts."

- Shoshin Nagamine

"Every lesson you taught me, from respect to resilience, continues to shape my journey today. I’m proud to be your son."

"365 chances to improve oneself to the fullest. Let’s make it worthwhile."

"Each day offers an opportunity to learn, grow, and become your best version."

"Granddaughter, you have given my life new meaning and purpose."

"I am proud to call you my granddaughter."

"You are the one who taught me what it means to be a grandparent."

"Fostering is finding strengths you never knew you had, and dealing with fears you never knew existed."

"Becoming a foster parent means signing up for a lifetime of love and learning."

"Foster parenting is both a rewarding and a challenging job, a lifestyle of continuous learning and new experiences."