Inspirerende Quotes

Ontdek wijsheden uit boeken over persoonlijke ontwikkeling

Action beats planning.

Chris Guillebeau, Chapter 8
The $100 Startup
The $100 Startup
Chris Guillebeau

The more connected we are, the happier we are

Johann Hari, Chapter 18
Lost Connections
Lost Connections
Johann Hari

The truth is that there’s no such thing as rejection; there’s only feedback

Neil Strauss, Chapter 3
The Game
The Game
Neil Strauss

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing

Stephen R. Covey, Habit 3
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey, Stephen R Covey

We do not have to be perfect. We do not have to pretend to be perfect

Melody Beattie, Chapter 1
Codependent No More
Codependent No More
Melody Beattie

Minimalism is not a competition to see who can live with the least

Fumio Sasaki, Chapter 1
Goodbye, Things
Goodbye, Things
Fumio Sasaki

The engine that drives self-justification, the energy that produces the need to justify our actions and decisions—especially the wrong ones—is an unpleasant feeling called cognitive dissonance

Carol Tavris, Chapter 1

Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging

Brené Brown, Introduction

My life has become lighter because I have fewer things

Fumio Sasaki, Chapter 3
Goodbye, Things
Goodbye, Things
Fumio Sasaki

Time will be your friend or your enemy; it will promote you or expose you

Jeff Olson, Chapter 5
Slight Edge
Slight Edge
Jeff Olson

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Preface

Forget the noun, do the verb

Austin Kleon, Keep Going, Chapter 2

Life is like theater. Even if you do not rehearse, the show goes on

Haemin Sunim, Chapter 7

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive

Brené Brown, Chapter 1

If you want to reach your potential, you must be intentional about personal growth

John C. Maxwell, Chapter 1

In order to retrieve your creativity, you need to find it

Julia Cameron, Week 1: Recovering a Sense of Safety
The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron

Control of consciousness determines the quality of life

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Chapter 2
Flow
Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper.

David Lynch, Introduction

The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.

Ryan Holiday, January 1

The only thing you need in order to be happy is the thought you’re having right now

Byron Katie, Chapter 3