Personal Growth Quotes

"I don’t think we change per se, as much as we just... learn to accept who we’ve always been, you know?"

- Trent

"For the past year, I’ve busted my f*cking ass trying to change. But apparently, I haven’t done f*cking shit ‘cause... I’m still me."

- Roy

"You need to stop letting yesterday get in the way of today."

- Rebecca

"When I went to Sunderland, my granddad told me he’d teach me how to ride when I came back for Christmas, and then he f*cking d*ed and I haven’t been on a bike since. And now I’m saying that out loud, I realize that never learning was actually a great disrespect to his memory and now I feel ashamed. So can we stop talking about it and go back to me just taking out my negative emotions on you, even if you deserve it or not?"

- Roy

"When we deny our stories, They define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending."

- Brené Brown

"Do Your Best: In the grand scheme of things, I’m living a life… I know I’m going to make mistakes. I’m just going to try to handle those mistakes as a good person. The perception of you is going to change daily when you do what I do, but I just want to end up knowing in my heart that I did that right thing and tried my best, and if you mess up, hopefully it teaches you something."

- Taylor Swift

"A good book should take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit."

- David Sedaris

"You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not."

- Isabel Allende

"Get lost on the beach and find yourself."

- Paige Drummond

"Be thankful for all the rude, obnoxious, and difficult people you meet in life too. They serve as important reminders how NOT to be."

- Ty Bennett

"I'm only 26 - I don't know anything about life yet. Life is like a puzzle and my pieces are spread all over the world."

- Ville Valo

"The best thing about me is that I'm always going to get better."

- Dwayne Johnson

"I'm probably wouldn't do anything differently if I had to do it again. Every little thing that happens to you, good and bad, becomes a little piece of the puzzle of who you become. Every successful person you read about - Warren Buffett, Bill Gates - they all say pretty much the same thing. 'Do what you love.' I know I did."

- David Foster

"Before Flint, my career was a total mystery to me," Elin confessed at lunch. "None of it made sense. So many times I have looked back at my choices and career moves and wondered, What was I thinking? But now I see that each move was a piece in the puzzle, so that I could be standing right there in your kitchen at exactly the right time."

- Mona Hanna-Attisha

"Words to repeat to yourself at the end of July: I am proud of the ways I am learning to let go. I am free to feel what I need to feel for everything that happened this month. I am free to be gentle with myself as I work through those feelings. The small amounts of progress I've made this July are integral parts of my growth. I am grateful for the progress I’ve made in learning when to say ‘no’ and when to say ‘yes.’ I am grateful for every opportunity I’ve had to grow in empathy and compassion. I am grateful for the good music that found me this month. I do not know all of what the future holds, but I will be grateful for slow and steady growth. No matter what awaits me in August, I will continue to breathe deep. I will travel through each day seeking big and small ways to practice peace. Somehow, after everything, I am learning to fall in love with the journey."

- Morgan Harper Nichols

"We are what we repeatedly do."

- Aristotle

"I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one."

- John C. Maxwell

"Don’t give up on the person you ARE becoming"

"You know you’re on the right track when you have no interest in looking back"

"Your past does not define your future. You have the power to create a new life filled with love, happiness, and fulfillment."

"Life is too short to dwell on the past. Leave behind the pain, embrace the lessons learned, and step into a future of endless possibilities."

"Think about what you can do to improve your own reading."

"You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your father was."

"Cross country running is a dance with your limits. Each race is a new opportunity to test what you can achieve."

"Cross country running is a journey that tests not just your legs, but your heart, mind, and soul."

"Cross country is the sport that prepares you for life. It teaches you persistence, resilience, and how to deal with the uphill battles."

"Cross country is about the journey of self-discovery. It’s about overcoming the obstacles that stand in your way."

"The best thing about memories is making them."

"Every story I create, creates me."

"Make your life a story worth telling."