3,535 Quotes About Self-improvement

The most important study is the practical and sincere study of one’s self: Know Thyself. It is more important to know the truth about one's self than trying to find out the truth about heaven and hell." —Sepideh Irvani, PsyD

Low self-esteem is like a natural and beautiful garden that's been invaded by weeds from unhealthy relationships. In recovery we pull the weeds, fertilize the soil, sow new seeds, and nourish our garden with water and sunlight.

The best self help books are the ones the authors wrote for and to themselves. Everyone is trying to be an expert. The world does not need more experts, it desperately needs more authentic people who speak from their heart directly to the hearts of others.

I’ve been trying to write the perfect book since high school. The results are in a large Rubbermaid tub in my closet. I don’t know what all is in there, but I do know that the tub makes a great stepping stool when I want to organize my socks on the top shelf of my closet.

Most of us have fallen into the idea of living an expensivelife on an empty bank account, all in the name of fitting in and going with the flow – Wake UP!

Changing our life is so easy. It starts with our thoughts. We are gardeners in the garden of our lives and our thoughts are the seeds we are equipped with. If you want to change the plantation then change your seeds.

I was so afraid of my own need that I couldn’t look need in the eye.

Contentment arrives when we cease to indulge in petty comparisons, and I became happy because I was tired of striving toward the next big thing, which was more like a mirage than a miracle.

It is through strength of character, not luck, do we form the predictable path of our future.