42 Best Self-Improvement Quotes (PROGRESS)

Top 12 Quotes About Continuously Improving Yourself (ENCOURAGE)

Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others. – Roy T. Bennett — Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others. – **Roy T. Bennett**

Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped. - John C. Maxwell — **Success** each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped. – **John C. Maxwell**

Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results. - Robin Sharma — Small daily improvements over **time** lead to stunning results. – **Robin Sharma**

Only through suffering do you have change and self-improvement. - Naval Ravikant — Only through suffering do you have **change** and self-improvement. – **Naval Ravikant**

Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection. - Mark Twain — Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection. – **Mark Twain**

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for. - Socrates — Employ your **time** in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for. – **Socrates**

It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimating the value of making small improvements on a daily basis. - James Clear — It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimating the value of making small improvements on a daily basis. – **James Clear**

Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. The same way that money multiplies through interest. - James Clear — **Habits** are the compound interest of self-improvement. The same way that **money** multiplies through interest. – **James Clear**

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway — There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. – **Ernest Hemingway**

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. - Lao Tzu — Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. – **Lao Tzu**

Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise. - Kobe Bryant — Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise. – **Kobe Bryant**

The key to happiness is really progress and growth and constantly working on yourself and developing something. - Lewis Howes — The key to **happiness** is really progress and **growth** and constantly working on yourself and developing something. – **Lewis Howes**

30 Inspirational Performance and Improvement Quotes (DAILY PROGRESS)

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time. - Malcolm X — There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time. – **Malcolm X**

If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control – myself. - Stephen Covey — If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control – myself. – **Stephen Covey**

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. - Jim Rohn — Formal **education** will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. – **Jim Rohn**

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves. - Mahatma Gandhi — As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves. – **Mahatma Gandhi**

Things do not grow better; they remain as they are. It is we who grow better, by the changes we make in ourselves. - Swami Vivekananda — Things do not grow better; they remain as they are. It is we who grow better, by the changes we make in ourselves. – **Swami Vivekananda**

Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you. - Robin Sharma — Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you. – **Robin Sharma**

“For every mistake that you learn from you will save thousands of similar mistakes in the future, so if you treat mistakes as learning opportunities that yield rapid improvements you should be excited by them. But if you treat them as bad things, you will make yourself and others miserable, and you won’t grow.”
Ray Dalio

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. - Benjamin Franklin — Without continual **growth** and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. – **Benjamin Franklin**

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. - Albert Einstein — Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. – **Albert Einstein**

You can’t improve what you don’t measure. - Cliff Lerner — You can’t improve what you don’t measure. – **Cliff Lerner**

Knowing is not enough; We must apply. Willing is not enough; We must do. - Bruce Lee — Knowing is not enough; We must apply. Willing is not enough; We must do. – **Bruce Lee**

The secret to getting results that last is to never stop making improvements. - James Clear — The secret to getting results that last is to never stop making improvements. – **James Clear**

I know that if things were going to improve, I was the one responsible for making it happen. - James Clear — I know that if things were going to improve, I was the one **responsible** for making it happen. – **James Clear**

Without variety, we get bored. And boredom is perhaps the greatest villain on the quest for self-improvement. - James Clear — Without variety, we get bored. And boredom is perhaps the greatest villain on the quest for self-improvement. – **James Clear**

Mindlessly ‘going through the motions’ without improvement – can be its own form of suffering. - Angela Duckworth — Mindlessly ‘going through the motions’ without improvement – can be its own form of suffering. – **Angela Duckworth**

Become addicted to constant and never-ending self-improvement. - Anthony J. D’Angelo — Become addicted to constant and never-ending self-improvement. – **Anthony J. D’Angelo**

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. - Dale Carnegie — Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. – **Dale Carnegie**

You are essentially who you create yourself to be, and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making. - Stephen Richards — You are essentially who you create yourself to be, and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making. – Stephen Richards

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. - Michael Jordan — Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. – **Michael Jordan**

Make the most of yourself... for that is all there is of you. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — Make the most of yourself… for that is all there is of you. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself. - Madonna — No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself. – **Madonna**

Change is your friend not your foe; change is a brilliant opportunity to grow. - Simon T. Bailey — **Change** is your friend not your foe; change is a brilliant opportunity to grow. – Simon T. Bailey

Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends. - Brian Tracy — Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends. – **Brian Tracy**

Success isn’t always about ‘Greatness’, it’s about consistency. Consistent, hard work gains success. Greatness will come. - Dayne Johnson — **Success** isn’t always about ‘Greatness’, it’s about consistency. Consistent, hard work gains success. Greatness will come. – **Dayne Johnson**

When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. - Paulo Coelho — When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. – **Paulo Coelho**

Adversity can strengthen you if you have the will to grind it out. - Ray Kroc — Adversity can strengthen you if you have the will to grind it out. – **Ray Kroc**

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. - Maya Angelou — If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your **attitude**. – **Maya Angelou**

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. - Aldous Huxley — There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self. – Aldous Huxley

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior. – **Confucius**

Beginning today, set an intention and a relentless focus on living your life as the greatest person you can be, in all situations. - Brendon Burchard — Beginning today, set an intention and a relentless **focus** on living your life as the greatest person you can be, in all situations. – **Brendon Burchard**

Conclusion: What is Self-improvement?

Author James Clear defines self-improvement as the improvement of one’s knowledge, status, or character by one’s efforts. (Source)

Self-improvement is a great way to improve one’s way of living. There are several ways or steps to improve one’s self. One way would be to set realistic and attainable goals. Setting realistic and attainable goals helps one to create a feasible plan on how to achieve these goals.

Another way one may achieve self-improvement is by cultivating optimism. Cultivating optimism is essential in self-improvement because it fosters self-belief, the more an individual believes in themselves, the more they can do things out of their comfort zone. A way one may achieve cultivating optimism is through positive self-talk.

To help in the journey of self-improvement, some life coaches suggest that reading books, picking up new hobbies, leveling up one’s skills, and creating productive routines are all key factors to effective self-improvement.

Self-improvement is beneficial to the individual because it allows for the growth of high self-esteem which may positively impact mental health, it also promotes a healthier and happier lifestyle.

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