100 Quotes About Self Development

In our busy days, we sometimes forget the simple things in life, like learning and growing. We need to do both — learn and grow — to be happy and successful. Some people call these things growth and development. We prefer to call them self-development and self-improvement Read more

These terms refer to the process of continually improving who we are as people, as well as the things we do every day. If you’re ready to start taking steps toward your goals, you’re in the right place. Our collection of the best quotes about self-development will show you how powerful they can be.

All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions
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All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions Leonardo Da Vinci
If you are under the impression you have already perfected...
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If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of. Kazuo Ishiguro
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Stored personal memories along with handed down collective memories of stories, legends, and history allows us to collate our interactions with a physical and social world and develop a personal code of survival. In essence, we all become self-styled sages, creating our own book of wisdom based upon our studied observations and practical knowledge gleaned from living and learning. What we quickly discover is that no textbook exist how to conduct our life, because the world has yet to produce a perfect person — an ideal observer — whom is capable of handing down a concrete exemplar of epistemic virtues. We each draw upon the guiding knowledge, theories, and advice available for us in order to explore the paradoxes, ironies, inconsistencies, and the absurdities encountered while living in a supernatural world. We mold our personal collection of information into a practical practicum how to live and die. Each day we define and redefine who we are, determine how we will react today, and chart our quest into an uncertain future. Kilroy J. Oldster
Live in the shadow of the moon until you're bright...
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Live in the shadow of the moon until you're bright enough to give birth to your own suns. Curtis Tyrone Jones
While there may be many things in life you wish...
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While there may be many things in life you wish to harvest not every seed you plant will grow. Rasheed Ogunlaru
Shout out to everyone transcendinga mindset, mentality, desire, belief, emotion,...
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Shout out to everyone transcendinga mindset, mentality, desire, belief, emotion, habit, behavior or vibration, that no longer serves them. Lalah Delia
It is not as much about who you used to...
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It is not as much about who you used to be, as it is about who you choose to be. Sanhita Baruah
Take responsibility for your own happiness, do not expect people...
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Take responsibility for your own happiness, do not expect people or things to bring you happiness, or you could be disappointed. Rodolfo Costa
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Positive thinking is powerful thinking. If you want happiness, fulfillment, success and inner peace, start thinking you have the power to achieve those things. Focus on the bright side of life and expect positive results. Germany Kent
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A fundamental approach to life transformation is using social media for therapy; it forces you to have an opinion, provides intellectual stimulation, increases awareness, boosts self-confidence, and offers the possibility of hope. Germany Kent
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The whole life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed, we should be fully born when we die - although it is the tragic fate of most individuals to die before they are born. Erich Fromm
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You read and write and sing and experience, thinking that one day these things will build the character you admire to live as. You love and lose and bleed best you can, to the extreme, hoping that one day the world will read you like the poem you want to be. Charlotte Eriksson
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So many people will tell you ”no”, and you need to find something you believe in so hard that you just smile and tell them ”watch me”. Learn to take rejection as motivation to prove people wrong. Be unstoppable. Refuse to give up, no matter what. It’s the best skill you can ever learn. Charlotte Eriksson
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In business, sport, entertainment and beyond an idea is worth next to nothing. The energy, effort, passion, talent, tenacity, strategy, resilience and resourcefulness to see it through and make something of it is worth everything. Rasheed Ogunlaru
Your authenticity is the gateway to all good things.
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Your authenticity is the gateway to all good things. Renae A. Sauter
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On rare occasion we are granted the gift of seeing how far we have come just how much we have healed and how really free we are. This changes us. Never again will we underestimate our ability to rise. Renae A. Sauter
Prayer may not change our outer circumstances but inwardly it...
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Prayer may not change our outer circumstances but inwardly it can change everything Renae A. Sauter
Learn more about the character traits you have and those...
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Learn more about the character traits you have and those you want to develop Sunday Adelaja
Only the foolish would think that wisdom is something to...
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Only the foolish would think that wisdom is something to keep locked in a drawer. Only the fearful would feel empowerment is something best kept to oneself, or the few, and not shared with all. Rasheed Ogunlaru
If you want to lead an extraordinary life, find out...
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If you want to lead an extraordinary life, find out what the ordinary do—and don't do it. Tommy Newberry
The more we see ourselves as a vibrant, successful, inspiring...
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The more we see ourselves as a vibrant, successful, inspiring person who boldly declares and manifests her vision, the more we become just that. Kristi Bowman
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If you stop learning, you forget what you ready know. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Consciousness is a mystery that faces the mystery of potential and transforms it into actuality. We do that with every choice we make. Our choices determine the destiny of the world. By making a choice, you alter the structure of reality. Unknown
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Consciousness is a mystery that faces the mystery of potential and transforms it into actuality. We do that with every choice we make. Our choices determine the destiny of the world. By making a choice, you alter the structure of reality Jordan Petersen
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Start today creating a vision for yourself, your life, and your career. Bounce back from adversity and create what you want, rebuild and rebrand. Tell yourself it's possible along the way, have patience, and maintain peace with yourself during the process. Germany Kent
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Start today creating a vision for yourself, your life, and your career. Bounce back from adversity and create what you want, rebuild and rebrand. Tell yourself it's possible along the way, have patience, and maintain peace with yourself during the process.. Germany Kent
No one is born successful, success requires preparation
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No one is born successful, success requires preparation Sunday Adelaja
Success comes from developing a strong inner character
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Success comes from developing a strong inner character Sunday Adelaja
Our self- development is all about cultivating the traits that...
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Our self- development is all about cultivating the traits that we need to achieve our life purpose, success and to carry out our mission Sunday Adelaja
All great and successful people stayed alone with themselves to...
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All great and successful people stayed alone with themselves to develop their gift Sunday Adelaja
Even if you are a loser today, it doesn’t mean...
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Even if you are a loser today, it doesn’t mean that you cannot change yourself Sunday Adelaja
You already have the most important tool which is work
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You already have the most important tool which is work Sunday Adelaja
I made my name”. What does this mean? It means...
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I made my name”. What does this mean? It means that a man has successfully graduated through the process of inner self-development Sunday Adelaja
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You only ever have three things: 1) your self, wellbeing and mindset 2) Your life network, resources and resourcefulness 3) Your reputation and goodwill. Treasure and tend the first. Value, support and build the second. And mindfully, wisely ensure that the third (your life current and savings account) is always in credit. Rasheed Ogunlaru
Change is automatic, but Growth is intentional.
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Change is automatic, but Growth is intentional. Izey Victoria Odiase
Your education is your life.
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Your education is your life. Lailah Gifty Akita
The greatest innovators and history makers of our world were...
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The greatest innovators and history makers of our world were not great because of the formal school system but because of self-development through the proper investment and conversation of time. Sunday Adelaja
Daily reading is vital for own self development.
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Daily reading is vital for own self development. Lailah Gifty Akita
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We employ education and the convictions gained through the intermeshing of personal experiences and fresh ideas to establish the configuration of our being that in actuality was our mysterious potentiality from the very inception of our birth. Kilroy J. Oldster
If you want to be a graduate student, you have...
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If you want to be a graduate student, you have to fall in love with reading. Lailah Gifty Akita
Don't ever stop believing in your own transformation. It is...
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Don't ever stop believing in your own transformation. It is still happening even on days you may not realize it or feel like it. Lalah Delia
Loneliness doesn't come from missing someone it comes from being...
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Loneliness doesn't come from missing someone it comes from being disconnected with yourself. Renae A. Sauter
Jealousy of another means you need to work on making...
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Jealousy of another means you need to work on making you proud of yourself. Sam Owen
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We should associate only with positive, focused people who we can learn from and who will not drain our valuable energy with complaining and uninspiring attitudes. When we develop and maintain relationships with those who are committed to constant improvement and the pursuit of the best that life has to offer, we will have plenty of company on our path to the top of whatever mountain we seek to climb. Donald Pillai
Till when will you struggle to make your place in...
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Till when will you struggle to make your place in this world? Open your eyes, you already have. Now go ahead and make use of it! EverSkeptic
When you focus on being the best person you can...
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When you focus on being the best person you can be, you draw the best possible life, love, and opportunities to you. Germany Kent
Develop distinct habits of wreaking havoc on any stinking thinking...
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Develop distinct habits of wreaking havoc on any stinking thinking addicted to launching mental missiles aimed at sinking your unique magic. Curtis Tyrone Jones
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The road appears longer when you are tired and shorter when you are energetic. The road is the same. It is your frame of mind that changes your perception of the road! ! Life is always the same. Your desires, expectations, disappointments and achievements that define your life and your frame of mind! ! Uma Shanker
Don't over-focus on the negatives and under-focus the positives in...
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Don't over-focus on the negatives and under-focus the positives in your life. Lalah Delia
You must add value to yourself to be relevant
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You must add value to yourself to be relevant Sunday Adelaja
To build yourself is to add value to your life
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To build yourself is to add value to your life Sunday Adelaja
Sometimes the only thing we can do for people is...
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Sometimes the only thing we can do for people is pray. Renae A. Sauter
Don't be afraid of emptiness. Emptiness is divine. Let the...
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Don't be afraid of emptiness. Emptiness is divine. Let the divine fill up the space in a way that is truly right for you. Trying to fill it up too soon blocks your gifts. Renae A. Sauter
Being human is a portal into your divinity,
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Being human is a portal into your divinity, Renae A. Sauter
That deep longing that you keep dismissing as impractical, may...
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That deep longing that you keep dismissing as impractical, may be the very thing your soul is calling you to do. Renae A. Sauter
Vibrate higher daily.
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Vibrate higher daily. Lalah Delia
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Don’t feel bad about feeling bad. Don’t be frightened of feeling afraid. Don’t be angry about getting angry. There is no need to give up when we are feeling depressed. Nor should we be dismayed at the grief which often accompanies the outgrowing of anything which needs outgrowing. We can be glad that our soul is speaking to us and pushing us onwards. We frequently need to persevere with a period of inner turmoil before the dust can settle and be swept out the door. . Donna Goddard
Don’t procrastinate, start building yourself now!
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Don’t procrastinate, start building yourself now! Sunday Adelaja
Build yourself a system to achieve your dreams
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Build yourself a system to achieve your dreams Sunday Adelaja
Permanent self-development and self-education are also very important
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Permanent self-development and self-education are also very important Sunday Adelaja
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In order to answer the question “Where am I going?” engage in self-development, self-education and development of will and firmness Sunday Adelaja
We can achieve even more than we could expect if...
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We can achieve even more than we could expect if we try to be less distracted by the fuss of life and concentrate more on developing some qualities or characteristic of our soul and character Sunday Adelaja
If you work on yourself intellectually, you will be able...
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If you work on yourself intellectually, you will be able to realize your potential Sunday Adelaja
If you work on yourself spiritually, you will be able...
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If you work on yourself spiritually, you will be able to realize your potential Sunday Adelaja
Be a slave of your potential and not a slave...
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Be a slave of your potential and not a slave of circumstances Sunday Adelaja
Anyone who wants to be great and influential person should...
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Anyone who wants to be great and influential person should be ready to pay the highest price in order to develop their gifts and submit themselves to this gift Sunday Adelaja
To submit one’s self to one’s gift is to submit...
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To submit one’s self to one’s gift is to submit oneself to education and self-development and to devote enough time to improve one’s gift Sunday Adelaja
Working on yourself will reveal a new image of yourself
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Working on yourself will reveal a new image of yourself Sunday Adelaja
Forming good values and beliefs comes by determining what they...
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Forming good values and beliefs comes by determining what they should be and then building them inside of you Sunday Adelaja
The effort you direct at finding and developing the person...
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The effort you direct at finding and developing the person you are is the key to life Sunday Adelaja
Developing the man within comes through self- awareness and self-education
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Developing the man within comes through self- awareness and self-education Sunday Adelaja
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Our self- development is all about conquering and recreating ourselves Sunday Adelaja
Only a person who has already developed life within himself...
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Only a person who has already developed life within himself will be able to extend a quality life to somebody else Sunday Adelaja
Our self- development is all about conquering our fears and...
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Our self- development is all about conquering our fears and overcoming our restrictions Sunday Adelaja
I made my name”. What does this mean? It means...
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I made my name”. What does this mean? It means you developed endurance, perseverance and will-to-win as a core part of your character Sunday Adelaja
I made my name”. What does this mean? It means...
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I made my name”. What does this mean? It means you fought and won your inner battle against fears and restrictions Sunday Adelaja
I made my name”. What does this mean? It means...
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I made my name”. What does this mean? It means you were not concerned with conquering the world as much as you were dedicated with conquering yourself Sunday Adelaja
In understanding and developing your true identity, you can stand...
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In understanding and developing your true identity, you can stand on solid ground because you are a person of God’s unique creation Sunday Adelaja
We don't always get what we want but often something...
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We don't always get what we want but often something better happens and we become the person we always wanted to be. Renae A. Sauter
I am now ready to let go of anyone or...
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I am now ready to let go of anyone or anything that prevents me from being me. Renae A. Sauter
Sometimes it's about standing in your power.
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Sometimes it's about standing in your power. Renae A. Sauter
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Great growth comes from loneliness. You have time to develop, dwell in your own mind and go a bit mad. All great people are a bit mad. That’s good to remember. Don’t escape it.  Great growth comes from time spent in foreign lands, watching foreign people with foreign cultures. It makes you forget about your own land and race and town for a while. Great growth also comes from rooting yourself into one place from time to time. Unpack your bags, get a nice bed, a book shelf, some friends. Learn to show up, keep in touch, stick around.  Growth comes in all sort of forms and shapes, everywhere at all times, and it’s yours to take and consume. Do what ought to be done. Here and now, to get you somewhere – anywhere. Charlotte Eriksson
There is no failure, unless we fail to begin or...
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There is no failure, unless we fail to begin or we fail to continue. Christopher Babson
Marketers are focused and sales people are scattered!
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Marketers are focused and sales people are scattered! Johd Di Lemme
Your schedule predicts your miracle or not!
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Your schedule predicts your miracle or not! John Di Lemme
What kind of impression are you leaving on people? Activate...
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What kind of impression are you leaving on people? Activate the ability for your first impression and last impression! John Di Lemme
You are never left out from having the experience of...
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You are never left out from having the experience of love. You can always give and receive love right from where you are at. It's always up to you. Renae A. Sauter
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I want to learn how to speak to anyone at any time and make us both feel a little bit better, lighter, richer, with no commitments of ever meeting again. I want to learn how to stand wherever with whoever and still feel stable. I want to learn how to unlock the locks to our minds, my mind, so that when I hear opinions or views that don’t match up with mine, I can still listen and understand. I want to burn up lifeless habits of following maps and to-do lists, concentrated liquids to burn my mind and throatand I want to go back to the way nature shaped me. I want to learn to go on well with whatever I have in my hands at the momentin a natural state of mind, certain like the sea. I will find comfort in the rhythm of the sea. Charlotte Eriksson
Always make an effort to be around people who will...
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Always make an effort to be around people who will help you grow. Joyce Rachelle
Nobody is paying attention to the fact that first of...
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Nobody is paying attention to the fact that first of all, a man has to build himself and become a personality Sunday Adelaja
It is all too common for people to invest tine...
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It is all too common for people to invest tine into appearance but not in developing their inner man Sunday Adelaja
Self -developments helps you to set and achieve goals
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Self -developments helps you to set and achieve goals Sunday Adelaja
Self-questioning is the road to personal liberation and spiritual enlightenment....
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Self-questioning is the road to personal liberation and spiritual enlightenment. Self-questioning spurs the mind to consider new opportunities to arrive at truth. Kilroy J. Oldster
Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself. Socrates
Your self-talk is the channel of behavior change
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Your self-talk is the channel of behavior change Gino Norris
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Personal experiences that disrupt stale routines result in the phenomena of cognitive dissiliency, jolting our minds and enhancing our ability to internalizing new information. Kilroy J. Oldster
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We are the product of our past. We start each day where we left off the day before. Changing the way we dress, where we work and live, or even changing a name does not alter our basic constitution. Transformation of the self requires a radical alteration in the way that we perceive the world and derive meaning. Kilroy J. Oldster
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The ego might resist change until a person’s level of discomfort becomes unbearable. A person can employ logic to overcome the ego’s defense mechanism and intentionally integrate needed revisions in a person’s obsolete or ineffective beliefs and behavior patterns. The subtle sense that something is amiss in a person’s life can lead to a gradual or quick alteration in a person’s conscious thoughts and outlook on life. Resisting change can prolong unhappiness whereas implementing change can establish internal harmony and instate joy in a person’s life. . Kilroy J. Oldster
All men are equal but their graces and abilities separates...
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All men are equal but their graces and abilities separates them and makes certain things possible for them than for others. Kingsley Opuwari Manuel