Growth Quotes - Page 7

In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit.

Change in leadership brands must be influenced and proactively effected at a personal level, it can never be forced from outside with sustainable effectiveness. Saddam Hussein, Muammar al Gaddafi and Hosni Mubarak are all political trophies, yet the effects of the military or “civil” initiatives that toppled them, are nothing to be proud of considering what continues to happen in countries like Iraq, Libya, Egypt and Syria, after the use of force to bring political change.

Self-discipline is a prerequisite to progress.

Waiting patiently for the fatest bone is a dog's lifestyle.

When you work on something that only has the capacity to make you 5 dollars, it does not matter how much harder you work – the most you will make is 5 dollars.

Corporate humans would be regarded as a cancerous growth on the Earth by nature.

It isn’t what you don’t know that’s the problem. It is what you’re unwilling to ask.

How you choose to live is one of the best indicators of the future you will have.

Release children as part of your delegated leadership influence - this will enable you to leave a legacy worth noting. Realise the risk in delegation and bestowing this trust - if you sacrifice a rib, you expose your heart to possible pain, hurt or pride, fulfilment and joy. When these come – it’s not the end of the world, be brave enough to face the challenge with a positive attitude.

Discover where and what makes you come alive and make a deliberate decision to live there.

Without a good plan, you might fall short of reaching your dreams and goals.

Some people will hear you louder in silence. Those are your tribe - they'll get you through the tough days and give you something to laugh about on the ride.

Because you're always learning, the chief lesson remains: you still know nothing.

The truth might hurt but lies hurt even more.

Growth requires courage, risk and the willingness to go beyond fear.

Mastery of impulse is achieved through taking pauses during life’s contrasting situations. Mastery of impulse is about developing strong willpower that can be used to redirect the flow of energy in any situation. Mastery of impulse is about responding to the world with a sense of reason and peace.

The effective use of time is the best-kept secret of those who have created a successful life and continue to experience it every day.

And we are made different. On the instant. What we know, what we were, is banished by that instant, razed like a castle under siege, and nothing is recognizable is left. The world is unmade.

When you increase and multiply, you get much more influence and reach beyond your imagination

Failure is not an option. Keep going!

I had brutal beginnings. I will not let the darkness in.

Success isn’t entirely a numbers game, but numbers play a part.

Growth is there for everybody, but it is not everybody who ‘grows’! So many people grow to stop growing, but aging never stops for mankind until we come to the ebb of our days! Grow in something as you grow and leave something unique!

The most important relationship in your life should be your relationship with yourself.

The war has changed you, too, Caroline. Your faith is stronger, your compassion deeper, your love more intense than ever before. It's as if all the qualities I saw in you and fell in love with have been refined and purified.

My growth as a human being has been directly proportional to my growth as a marital artist.

Success and the pursuit of it can nourish your body, but only significance has the ability to nourish your mind, body and spirit.

Life is not just the passing of time; it’s also a collection of experiences from your past, present and future.

Everyone is a business person. You must be in the business of managing your time. Managing your time means managing your life. Good time managers are good life managers, and vice versa.

The highest return on your investment of your time and energy comes from planning in advance.

As plants do not grow in the dark, never allow yourself to be in someone’s shadow.

Are you able to remain humble and kind when things do not go the way you want or expect? Be kind when you are in pain; be kind even when your life seems to be falling apart around you. Be humble not only when you succeed but also when you fail. Kindness in word and action, and humble in thought and belief. It is important to not only say and do the ‘right’ thing, it is important to also think and believe it - which is being genuine in nature of peace embodiment.

One thing guaranteed in life is that you’ll experience twists and turns, obstacles, roadblocks, and battles.

You are in obscurity when you are still needed but no one cares a lot what you say or think, or even where you are working from. You have no voice or presence that makes you relevant. Grow your voice.

The circumference of your breast may change; the shape of your hips may change; the size of your pants may also change. But your life never changes unless your thoughts, your plans and your actions change! Think big things!

When we think of success, we often associate those who are successful with the things they do rather than the things they don’t, and focus is found in the latter.

A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows.

...if you do the job no one wants, you might eventually get the job everybody wants. But you have to be willing to climb the ladder, starting with the bottom rung.

Happiness is the decision to find something good in every situation.

Develop the daily habit of visualisation and dreaming by consciously seeing a better and brighter future through your mind’s eye.