Marcus Buckingham Quotes

You have to know what your talent is, and you have to exploit it. And then, while you're exploiting that talent, you find ways and tools to elevate other sides of you that are weaker.

I'll work on my weaknesses and build on my strengths.

When faced with an obstacle or uncertainty in your abilities, use it as an opportunity to grow your talents.

From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.

I do not talk about my weaknesses, I work on them.

Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.

True success lies in knowing your weaknesses and playing to your strengths

I've known people who thought that reaching their potential would come from shoring up their weaknesses. But do you know what happens when you spend all your time working on your weaknesses and never developing your strengths? If you work really hard, you might claw your way all the way to mediocrity! But you'll never get beyond it.

I always say the minute I stop making mistakes is the minute I stop learning and I've definitely learned a lot.

When I was younger, I remember thinking, 'I have to pass this mark' or 'I have to get this role' or 'I have to do this or that' and then that will mean I have accomplished something. But life is actually all about the process and not about the goals.

Seriously I suspected I was a good actor, though I didn't know it during 'Monsoon Wedding.' Now I realize the more I learn, the less I know about acting... and life.

Just understanding that if you're not growing up, you're just moving backwards, and I'm a person that I always want to grow and learn and not be the smartest person in the room, because when you're not the smartest person in the room, you're always learning things.

Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old.

I think it's always great to not be the smartest person in the room because I don't want to ever feel like I can't improve upon what I'm doing. I just want to surround myself with people that are better actors than me and better singers and dancers and see what happens.

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

I learned from my mistakes; I was able to accept the things that were my fault and to be able to grow from that. You have to be able to see growth from your experiences, and I've done that.

I always wanna be in the process of evolving and growing.

That's the purpose of creative stuff: when you really love what you do, you have to know at some point, or points, you're not going to be good at it. That's just the process of learning. I can edit it and try to be as perfect as I can, but I'm still going to have my vulnerable spots and my weaknesses.

I still feel like I'm learning a lot and have a lot to learn and improve on.

I learned so much, and I feel I have grown as an actor and as a person.

What we perceive as a failure may simply be our inner being's way of telling us that we are ready to move to a new level of growth.

My craft's been rising. I'm a student of the game and I'm still growing.

There's definitely going to be things that I'm not very good at, things I can improve.

If you look at who you were a year ago and aren't somewhat embarrassed, you're not growing as a person.

Know what your strengths are, but also keep in mind what your weaknesses are; always work on your weaknesses.