“The honest truth is that another person’s path to success is not ever going to fulfill you, and it’s probably the honest reason why your best efforts never quite seem to be good enough.”— Brianna Wiest, psiloveyou.xyz
“Be willing to see the impossible change. Consider things you never have before. Blow the lid off your life.”— Brianna Wiest, shopcatalog.com
“The fall is something that we create within ourselves. We've built this avatar of who we're supposed to be, and that eventually crumbles and we see who we really are and what all of this really is. That's a painful but such a beautiful experience, and such a necessary journey.”— Lisa Gungor, goodgoodgood.co
“Lean way the fuck into who you already are. It’s the perfect, healing mantra for a self-improvement and comparison-obsessed culture. What if you already are your best self? What if the only thing standing between you and a more comfortable existence was accepting that?”— Haley Nahman, manrepeller.com
“I try to improve upon myself every day, and I try to make sure that I spend more time not doing things that I think I need to be doing.”— Guy Fieri, thrillist.com
“Desires are not real anyway, they are only the wish list reflecting the limits of our imagination.”— Swami Chetanananda, amazon.com
“Our culture is fascinated with self-improvement. But I’ll let you in on a secret: It’s easier to change other people than it is to change yourself.”— James J. Sexton, psychologytoday.com
“Change is essential to growth. Embrace the unpredictability, accept your own painful process, and know opinion can never take away your personal truth. Allow yourself to flourish into a matured, improved version of yourself, but know that it takes time.”— Kristin Michelle Elizabeth, thoughtcatalog.com
“No more pandering. No more feeling guilty about hurting someone’s feelings when something doesn’t feel right for me. I have made a promise to myself to be responsible to my self, that in order to trust my instincts I must first respect them.”— Scarlett Johansson, nydailynews.com
“We are always growing, whether we realize it or not. Be mindful and intentional about what and who it is you are growing into.”— Lalah Delia, twitter.com
“Stop reconnecting with toxic people from your past because you’re lonely. Focus on getting better and attracting better.”— @lohver, lohver.tumblr.com
“We all have blind spots; we need people that love us to call us out and then walk with us while we do the work.”— Emma Watson, goodreads.com