There is no coming to consciousness without pain.
A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
The first thing the young of all animals try to learn is to stand on their own feet.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Obvious prospects for physical growth in a business do not translate into obvious profits for investors.
Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up.
If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
Great men are not born great, they grow great.
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
The most important investment you can make is in yourself.
The agony of breaking through personal limitations is the agony of spiritual growth.
This life is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness; not health, but healing; not being, but becoming.
I am still learning.
I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.
A fellow of mediocre talent will remain a mediocrity, whether he travels or not; but one of superior talent will go to seed if he always remains in the same place.
The most important thing I learned as an entrepreneur was that the moments that mattered most were the moments that were the hardest.
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
Becoming is better than being. The fixed mindset does not allow people the luxury of becoming. They have to already be.
In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I'm going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here's a chance to grow.
Life is growth. You grow or you die.
Pain plus reflection equals progress.
If you're not failing, you're not pushing your limits, and if you're not pushing your limits, you're not maximizing your potential.
The single most important thing a boss can do is focus on guidance: giving it, receiving it, and encouraging it.
Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors.
Compare yourself to yourself yesterday, not to younger people who aren't you.
First and foremost, a manager's job is to help people be more effective in their job and to grow and develop.
The purpose of learning isn't to affirm our beliefs; it's to evolve our beliefs.
Growth sucks cash. The number one reason companies fail is they run out of cash.
The bottleneck is always at the top of the bottle.
It is what you learn after you know it all that counts.
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
Not everything which makes us feel better is good for us. Not everything which hurts may be bad.
