Marc Maron Quotes

I went through a phase in my 20s when I was overdosing on self-help books, so it was really refreshing to read 'The Alchemist' because it was a novel, but it still had the same wisdom, wasn't patronising and didn't tell you how you should live your life.

Any book is a self-help guide if you can take something from it.

I wrote a book on life coaching, because my life became my own reference point how to live.

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.

If you're looking for self-help, why would you read a book written by somebody else?

Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books.

There is a lot of stigma and snobbiness about the self-help genre, and I can't vouch for everything out there, but for me, the idea of giving someone else the gift of inspiration and making them feel passionate and capable in an area of their life is the most incredible thing in the world.

If you're reading it in a book, folks, it ain't self-help. It's help.

Self help books are pointless. Here's something for you... Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, and self help books are from Uranus.

A life coach does for the rest of your life what a personal trainer does for your health and fitness.

I recommend anybody go to a bookstore, go down the self-help or new-age section, and just walk those aisles. See what book jumps out at you; there's a good chance it's a book you need in your life. That's basically how I find the books that I read.

When I was at the Miss India competition, I was just trying to learn. It was all very new for me, and I was wondering where do I fit in. But it is about enjoying the whole journey.

Each year I have grown and learned new things.

I believe there is a lesson in everything that you do.

Self-improveme nt is no more God's plan than self-salvation.

Of all the things that can have an effect on your future, I believe personal growth is the greatest. We can talk about sales growth, profit growth, asset growth, but all of this probably will not happen without personal growth.

Self-improvement is a dangerous form of vanity.

I believe that men are here to grow themselves into best good that they can be - at least, this is what I want to do.

Autobiographies are only useful as the lives you read about and analyze may suggest to you something that you may find useful in your own journey through life.

I believe in growth - in myself and in the characters I create.

One of the things I teach my children is that I have always invested in myself, and I have never stopped learning, never stopped growing.

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage in the evolution of mankind.

For me, I try to see difficulties as a way of expanding and growing as a person inhabiting this planet.

There are lots of things I'm acquainting myself with now to be a more well-rounded person.

Definitely, I think I'm a life coach for real. The lessons I give are lessons you can take to the bank.