Quotes about Self-awareness

Burnout makes us angry because we recognize deep down inside that being drained and exhausted is not normal. We become angry with the people pressuring us, when in reality we allow ourselves to be pressured.

Too many commitments will keep us from developing our potential. Letting other people control us will keep us from developing our potential. Not knowing how to say no will keep us from developing our potential. Getting overly involved in someone else's goals and vision or becoming entangled in someone else's problems instead of keeping our eyes on our own goals will keep us from fulfilling our potential.

So many people ruin relationships and they ruin their ministry and show that they are not yet qualified for the leadership they want to be in when they dofoolish things. One of the most foolish things you can do is think you are anointed to tell everybody else what they are supposed to do. In

Enjoying life begins with enjoying yourself. You're the one person you're never going to get away from, so you'd better learn to like yourself. It's impossible to love your life if you don't love yourself.

I dote on myself, there is that lot of me and all so luscious.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

Our lives improve only when we take chances -- and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

It is too embarrassing to name and own one's deep failings; as long as they are unvoiced, we may be allowed to pretend it is not so.

I am not fit for this office and never should have been here.

Make no man your idol, for the best man must have faults; and his faults will insensibly become yours, in addition to your own.

In the same degree that we overrate ourselves, we shall underrate others.

How dangerous a master human emotion is!