25 Quotes for Personal Development
If you had to name the most powerful tool you have access to to get things done, you might name your phone, computer, Alexa, or some other AI program....but would you call your mind? There are limitless possibilities in life if you can master your mind and the intention behind your thoughts, emotions, and actions. One quick and straightforward way to begin this process is through quotes and affirmations. Consistent reminders of what you can accomplish with a masterful mindset will support your efforts.
Here are 25 powerful quotes to keep you motivated and mindful of your actions.
"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."
Voltaire
"It's not that I'm so smart. It's just that I stay with problems longer."
Albert Einstein
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
-Steve Jobs
"If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere."
-Frank A. Clark
"If you quit once, it becomes a habit. Don't Quit."
-Michael Jordan
"If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all."
-Michelangelo
"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
-Warren Buffett
"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year."
-John Foster Dulles
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
-Theodore Roosevelt
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever."
-Mahatma Gandhi
"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."
– Epictetus
"Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did."
– Sarah Caldwell
"We find comfort among those who agree with us, and growth among those who don't."
– Frank A. Clark
Don't worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.
— Sherman Finesilver
"Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. But it is the ability to resist or use failure that often leads to success."
– J.K. Rowling
"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."
– Margaret Thatcher
"There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy." –
Albert Ellis
"Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success."
– Arianna Huffington
"Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be."
– Zig Zigla
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make a mistake."
– Elbert Hubbard
"You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By becoming a little better each and every day, over a period of time, you will become a lot better."
– John WoodenHow to Use the Growth Mindset Quotes
Here are fun ways to use these quotes throughout your day:
Write one on the mirror with a dry erase marker
Attach a post-it note to the dash of your car
Read one to your family at mealtimes (discuss what the quote means)
Say one to yourself when you wake in the morning or go to bed at night.
Pull one out of a jar when someone needs a boost
Make one a wallpaper for your phone/computer
If you’re ready to take your mindset mastery to the next level be sure to sign up for my FREE MINDSET MATTERS MASTERCLASS March 8th and 9th!