Quotes about Self-awareness

Psychologist and New York Times best-selling author Phil McGraw states, "I always say that the most important relationship you will ever have is with yourself. You've got to be your own best friend first." How can you be "best friends" with someone you don't know or don't like? You can't. That's why it's so important to find out who you are and work to become someone you like and respect.

That's what connectors do. They tell you about yourself.

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess.

Humility is not denying your strengths. Humility is being honest about your weaknesses. All of us are a bundle of both great strengths and great weaknesses and humility is being able to be honest about both.

The unexamined life is not worth leading." I would add that the unexamined leader is not worth following.

You can't do everything, so focus on your strengths.

English heart surgeon Martyn Lloyd-Jones asserted, "Most unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself rather than talking to yourself." What kind of voices do you hear? When you face new experiences, does a voice in your head say you're going to fail? If you're hearing negative messages, you need to learn to give yourself positive mental pep talks.

Change begins on the inside.

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular a.. that does so whom we can't tolerate

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

I suspect that much of our praying to be used is selfish, and underneath it is the sneaking desire to make our mark and be recognized.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.