Ten Quotes To Highlight The Importance Of Personal Development
- David Stidston
It's a disturbing fact, that the most important thing in life to so many people worldwide, is money. Family would come in as a close second, but money is still the number one priority to them. How is such a conclusion drawn? Simple! Just look at the decisions people make, and the actions they take, on a daily and regular basis. The purpose behind most of the decisions they make, and actions they take, revolves around money. Working at jobs they don't even enjoy, working extraordinarily long hours, sacrificing quality time with their family in exchange for spending excessive time at work, regularly purchasing lottery tickets, sacrificing working towards their goals in exchange for dedication to their job, declining to invest in opportunities for potential long-term success and prosperity due to the risk of losing financially, you name it. Everything seems to revolve around making as much money as they can, with the need for little work and effort I might add, or being over protective of what they own, or using it to spend on material things. There's desperation in finding whatever source they can, to obtain money. Money, money, money! Then there are those who believe that investing their money, in order to make more money, is the best investment one can commit to in life. On the last day of our life though, what have we really achieved, living a life that is focused on money? We have spent years working our butt off at jobs we didn't even like or enjoy. We sacrificed so much, for so many years, to finally pay off our mortgage. We wasted so much of our life at work, and missed out on some quality time, and the potential to have created some wonderful memories, with those we love. We missed out on the opportunity to achieve most of our goals. We spent most of our life feeling unsatisfied, miserable, unfulfilled, and unhappy, because we were constantly living life to the expectations of society and other people. And we sit on the edge of our grave, with our bank account looking the healthiest it has ever been, only for these funds to be inherited by others to use. It's nothing more than a wasted life filled with regret and missed opportunities. All this, because we were too focused on, and dedicated towards, obtaining money.
Okay, so let's not undervalue the importance of money, because it's of massive importance to us in order to survive and live a decent lifestyle. The problem is, we overvalue it. Money does not buy happiness, despite what people may believe. Not everything in life is about money! In fact, there are quite a number of priorities that should be at the top of our priority list in life, above money. The worst decision we can make, and the worst action we can take, is investing our time, energy, focus, and effort into money generation. It's a recipe for disaster. You only need to look around you to see the number of people who are struggling in life, because their decisions are based purely around trying to obtain more money. The best investment we can make in life doesn't revolve around money, it revolves around ourselves. What people fail to understand is that if we actually invest time, energy, effort, and even money, into developing ourselves, the money generation and wealth creation will slowly start to take care of itself. Because we are constantly improving ourselves, and developing our behaviours, attitude, and mindset, our decision making becomes wiser, and our action taking becomes more productive. We start to increase our probability for success. Simply by dedicating some time each day to work on our mindset, by engaging in courses, podcasts, short videos, or books, to which any revolve around personal development, or perhaps even one on one coaching from a trained life coach, means that we are investing time into bettering and improving ourselves. It's then we are starting to take our future, the achievement of our goals, and the prospects for personal success, seriously. Why wouldn't we want to uncover our true potential, and seek to discover the true talent and capabilities that lie within us? Why wouldn't we want to experience success and be achieving our goals? Why wouldn't we want to feel the emotions of happiness and satisfaction that come from personal achievement? Investing our focus in money is detracting us away from focusing on success. Invest time into personal development! Be driven by continual improvement and ongoing personal growth. Become the best you can be, by investing half an hour each day into your self development, and show the world your true potential. Here are ten quotes to highlight the importance of personal development in your life, and the need for it to be added to your daily routine.
1.- “Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth.”
- John C. Maxwell
2.- “The Best Investment You Can Make Is In Yourself.”
- Warren Buffet
3.- “Income seldom exceeds personal development.”
- Jim Rohn
4.- “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.”
- Stephen Covey
5.- "Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization."
- Bo Bennett
6.- “Without continuous personal development, you are now all that you will ever become.”
- Eli Cohen
7.- “To double your income and success, triple your investment in personal development and professional mastery.”
- Robin Sharma
8.- “Personal development is a major time-saver. The better you become, the less time it takes you to achieve your goals.”
- Brian Tracy
9.- “Every time we push personal development aside, we invite personal struggle into our lives.”
- Hal Elrod
10.- “Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself.”
- Denis Waitley
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David Stidston
My name is David Stidston, and I live in the beautiful city of Hobart, in Tasmania, Australia. My aim is to inspire and motivate as many people as possible, to pursue their goals, and create a future blessed with happiness and fulfillment.
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