My goal is not to be better than anyone else..but to be better that I used to be
Interpretation
Focus on personal growth rather than comparison with others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-improvement and personal development over competition with others. It suggests that the true measure of success lies in how far we've come in our own journey, not in how we stack up against others.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire self-reflection among young adults.
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise above the present circumstances. Hope is an internal awareness that you do not have to suffer forever, and that somehow, somewhere there is a remedy for despair that you will come upon if you can only maintain this expectancy in your heart.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.
Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'
Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
I have a slogan I use when I get anxious writing, which happens quite a bit: βthe ordeal is part of the commitment.β Itβs one of my mantras. It makes a lot of things doable.
Aspire greatly; anything less than a commitment to excellence becomes an acceptance of mediocrity.
Someone should keep reminding Mr. Average Man that he was born free, divine, strong; uncrushable by fate, society, or hell itself; and that he is a child of God, equal heir to all the bounties of God; and that goodness is riches, kindness is power, and freedom is glory. Above all, every man is born with an inner capacity to take him as far as his imagination can dream or envision-providing he is free to dream and envision.
The first step to becoming is to will it.
There are three things, to my account, that I need each day. One of them is something to look up to, another is something to look forward to, and another is someone to chase.
There's no pleasure in working if you don't do the things you want to do.
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