Melody Beattie Quotes

As a child, I was able to know that I wanted a better life.

There were periods of my life when a lot of people didn't believe in me. I still had faith in myself. I really had to ask myself life questions. Where do I see myself in five years? Create a ladder for yourself, and walk up the steps. Climb that ladder.

If I was to sit there and think about anything, it would be, 'What can you look forward to, what can you put your time into, and what can help you grow up?'

If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.

I started life washing cars in Canada before moving on to selling life insurance and vacuum cleaners. Later, I went through a programme by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, which literally changed my life. It was the turning point.

If your inner life is not producing what you would like on the outside, don't be discouraged... just be willing to change.

I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto their dreams.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

I'm still growing I take each day, one day-at-a-time. I'm always thinking and dreaming. As long as this heart keeps beating, there will be new things coming along.

At the age of 18, I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I've never emerged.

There had to be something else out there that would help me change. I wanted to live.

I want to be a better person in every aspect. I really don't feel I've in anyway fulfilled my potential in every area of my life. But I'm optimistic.

Resolutions are popular because everyone feels they could use a little improvement.

You can survive tough situations and even turn them to your advantage by acting as if you are the person you want to be. When you act like that person, you can become that person. The hard parts are deciding whom you want to become, being willing to rehearse until you become that person, and forgiving yourself until you do.

I've done a lot of self-improvement. I'm always working on being a better person.

I try to practice with my life.

When I started out the videos, I was dealing with depression, and I wanted to make inspiring videos for others, which would end up inspiring me in turn. I wanted to show the world that it was possible to make a positive switch in life and start over.

A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life.

I wanted to encourage people around me to evaluate their lives and see where they are holding themselves back. I wanted them to dream again.

It wasn't until I stopped worrying about my own validation and finally refocused my energy on things I could actually change that I finally grew as a person and as a professional.

I thought that if I was able to change myself, I would be more successful.

I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacation with better care than they do their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change

New Year = A New Life! Decide today who you will become, what you will give how you will live.

The thing that I learned early on is you really need to set goals in your life, both short-term and long-term, just like you do in business. Having that long-term goal will enable you to have a plan on how to achieve it. We apply these skills in business, yet when it comes to ourselves, we rarely apply them.

There's nothing you can do about the past. But, you can do a great deal about your future. You don't have to be the same person you were yesterday. You can make changes in your life -- absolutely startling changes in a fairly short time. You can make changes you can't even conceive of now, if you give yourself a chance.