Frank A. Clark Quotes

All of us profit from being corrected - if we're corrected in a positive way.

Learning something new is a fabulous way to be refreshed. When work can grind you down, something about learning a new activity thrills the soul. It reminds you that the world is bigger than your desk and your to-do list.

I hope each week I grow and impress you guys and make you happy.

If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.

I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well.

Only those who are built up can build others up, amen?

I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope.

I think hype is a good thing. You need it and it'll teach you valuable things and you'll grow stronger, which is what I've done.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

My goal is not necessarily to be an inspiration. I think, if anything, I want to continue to be inspired and to continue to grow as a person.

There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.

Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.

It's inspiring being surrounded by people who do more than you. It makes you want to do better. You're in the position to learn from the best.

Surround yourself with good people; surround yourself with positivity and people who are going to challenge you to make you better.

A hater is actually an employee to your progress!

We get inspired and we learn new things.

It is undoubtedly true, though it may seem paradoxical,--but, in general, those who are habitually employed in finding and displaying faults are unqualified for the work of reformation.

I dont like compliments. I prefer criticism..then I can prove those people wrong.

As I grow older part of my emotional survival plan must be to actively seek inspiration instead of passively waiting for it to find me.

People say, "John, what's your personal growth?" And ask "How do you grow?" And I tell them. I thought, "Why do I keep telling them, why don't I just write a book on what I call personal growth?" And that's what this [Today Matters] book is.

Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, ... Your life will never be the same again.

When people feel that they have failed, it's usually because somebody or something caused them to feel that way and taste defeat. I refuse to dwell on that. Yes, it sucks at first, and the feeling is valid, but it all happens for a reason.

Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.

There's a world of difference between insisting on someone's doing something and establishing an atmosphere in which that person can grow into wanting to do it.

I think you can challenge people, but you don't want to break people down. But you've got to sometimes just pull them aside and say, you know, you're OK but you could be better.