A new article has been added to the positive thinking section of the website, called “Being Positive in good times and bad times”. Here is an excerpt from it:

“Though there so much talk about positive thinking, few really understand what it is. Being positive doesn’t mean ignoring what is happening around you and living within some kind of a “positive bubble”.

You cannot expect someone going through problems or disasters, or living in difficult circumstances, to ignore to his/her present condition and start thinking positively right away.

It is easier to think positively when in comfortable situations, but not when in the midst of problems, disasters or a harsh situation, unless you are trained. 

Being positive, like any other skill, requires gradual development and training. No one can speak a new foreign language, before studying and practicing for some time. A person, who is not trained, cannot lift heavy barbells or run or swim like an athlete.

Saying that everything is going to be all right, smiling with no reason or ignoring problems and dificulties, without trying to solve them, is not being positive. It is being unpractical.”

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Here is a collection of quotes on self improvement from various sources. You can find many more inspiring quotes relating to self improvement and spiritual growth at the inspiring quotes page.

To benefit from the quotes on self improvement posted on this page, and from any other quotes, read each quote several times and meditate on it for a few moments to understand it deeply, and then think how you can use its wisdom in your life.

Self Imrovement Quotes

The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.
B. R. Haydon

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.
Buddha

I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.
Wayne Dyer

Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.
Marcus Aurelius

Repeat anything often enough and it will start to become you.
Tom Hopkins

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.
Maxwell Maltz

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.
Ivan Turgenev

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
James Allen

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.
Wayne Dyer

Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.
Louise Hay

Self improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.
Maxwell Maltz

It only takes one person to change your life – you.
Ruth Casey

Thoughts and feelings of anger, pain, dissatisfaction, revenge and violence are being constantly released into the earth’s atmosphere. All of these thoughts and feelings are repeated over and over again, day after day, producing currents of emotional and mental energy, which get stronger and stronger, becoming a mighty force, which tends create similar conditions on the physical plane, bringing more pain and violence into the world.
 
In order to prevent this from happening, you have to become more aware of your thoughts, feelings and emotions, and refuse to associate with negative thoughts and feelings. When you realize what your thoughts and feelings can do, you will more careful with them. You will understand that negative thoughts and feelings add to the reservoir of negative energy in the world, and that by thinking positive thoughts, and seeking only positive feelings and emotions, you increase the positive energy on this planet.

Learn and practice replacing the negative with the positive as taught in this book, and you will be able to transform your life. Remember, thoughts charged with emotions are very powerful. Watch these thoughts and use them wisely.

* This is an excerpt from the book Visualize and Achieve by Remez Sasson. Read more about the book and learn how you can visualize and achieve your goals.

People often wonder how to be positive in their thoughts and actions, especially when they are unhappy and unsatisfied, or when life is difficult and tough. They even find it hard to be positive when things go well. Most of them don’t know how to be positive and what they need to do. Like every other subject, the know-how of how to be positive can be learned and the skill developed. It is all a matter of attitude and thinking, both of which can be changed.

If we keeping thinking the same thoughts, they will eventually tend to manifest in our world. This means that if we desire good results we have to be careful of what we think. We have to stay and think positive.

Begin by becoming aware of your thoughts, and exchanging your negative thoughts with positive ones. Substitute negativity for being positive, thoughts about poverty with thoughts about wealth, ignorance with understanding, disharmony with harmony and lack of freedom with freedom. Start saying, “I can”, “I am able” and “it is possible”.

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Learn how visualization and positive thinking can change your life.

Are you happy with your life?
Are you satisfied with what is going in your life?

If things go wrong, do you express angry and impatience?
If things go wrong, do you let your anger boil inside you?

Can you accept what cannot be changed, but do your best to change what can be changed?

Plans, expectations and desires don’t always turn out as expected, but this should not be a cause for unhappiness, dissatisfaction or resentment. Right thinking, planning, patience and a positive frame of mind can ensure a greater chance of success, and therefore more happiness and satisfaction.

Much in life is a matter of attitude, and attitude can be changed and improved. You don’t have to let your habitual way of thinking dictate your attitude. You don’t have to let subconscious habits make you suffer or behave and act in ways that are detrimental for you.

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