#development

Our parents can show us a lot of things: they can show us how we are to be and what things we ought to strive for, or they can show us how not to be and what things we ought to stray from, then you may have the kind of parents that show you all the things about you that you want to get rid of and you realize those traits aren't yours at all but are merely your parents' marks that have rubbed off onto you. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#learning #parents #parents-and-children #self-awareness #self-development

This is the basis for the most important critique of microfinance. The poor are not entrepreneurs. The idea that more than a few will turn tiny loans into a viable business is simply unrealistic. ↗

— Ian Smillie

#economics #ian-smillie #microfinance #poor #poverty

Fun is essential to mastering the serious side of life. It provides the balance that keeps us sane ↗

— Peter Nicholls

#self-development #inspirational

Th direct elimination of elimination of poverty should be the objective of all development aid. Development should be viewed as a human rights issue, not as a question of simply increasing the gross national product (GNP). ↗

— Muhammad Yunus

#economics #poverty #poverty-alleviation #social-change #change

When things feel murky and unsure, fine tuning our hearing so as to distinguish the voice of our Innermost Self brings clarity. ↗

— Kristi Bowman

#inspirational #personal-development #personal-growth #inspirational

If you want to lead an extraordinary life, find out what the ordinary do–and don't do it. ↗

— Tommy Newberry

#life #life-lessons #ordinary #self-development #success

Now that rock is turning 50, it's become classical in itself. It's interesting to see that development. ↗

— Bjork

#classical #development #interesting #itself #now

In the voyage of your worldly existence, the sails at which your life float upon, are tethered by the thoughts and emotions that which you harbor. Expand. ↗

— Will Barnes

#inspirational #personal-development #spiritual #inspirational

The person you are (in total, at that moment in time) is what creates the story you're writing. It's infused in every piece of punctuation, in the plot, in the most minor character who crosses the page. It's all your voice. ↗

— Victor LaValle

#inspirational #narrative-perspective #plot #voice #inspirational

The more we see ourselves as a vibrant, successful, inspiring person who boldly declares and manifests her vision, the more we become just that. ↗

— Kristi Bowman

#empowerment #empowerment-of-women #inspirational #self-development #self-esteem