Don Miguel Ruiz Quotes

I never judge myself according to the expectations of others. I judge myself by the jobs I've been given over the years and by the extent to which I succeeded in those jobs.

I am very self-critical and always will be. I think this makes me want to improve, always. But just because I'm self-critical and say what I thought of my performance in a game, it doesn't mean I will bring myself down, ever.

Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice.

We set up harsh and unkind rules against ourselves. No one is born without faults. That man is best who has fewest.

To have to watch myself in a way that was constructively critical was really good for me because it made me a little bit more easy on myself because I wasn't allowed to walk away screaming.

When you do your best you learn to accept yourself

It's tough when you started out as young as I did to look back and see how far I've come. I try to be easy on myself and go 'Look man, you were younger, you were learning; you learn, you grow.' But I'm not my best judge. I always feel like my best work is still ahead of me.

I have never gauged myself against anyone else.

Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

It may not be the best in someone else's eyes, but it's the best I can do.

I think my game measures up pretty well to myself.

Accept yourself and expect more from yourself.

Don't compare yourself with other people; compare yourself with who you were yesterday.

I think I'm a harder critic on myself than anybody is. I think I judge myself harder than any of the coaches do.

I think how I'm playing, not who I'm playing.

I measure myself against everybody, not just the shooting guards.

At most contests now, skaters are judged against themselves.

I don't really think in terms of competing with myself.

We always do the best we can by the light we have to see by.

Keep doing what you love to the best of your ability. Stop judging and get out of your own way.

You do not determine your success by comparing yourself to others, rather you determine your success by comparing your accomplishments to your capabilities.

Self-acceptanc e leads to success, not the other way around.

One of the privileges of doing television is the ability to evaluate my own performance and try to improve upon it.

Somewhere in my early twenties I realized I was pretty constantly monitoring myself, judging how I was always falling short, whether it was about not being a good enough daughter or friend, or my appearance, or whatever. I ended up becoming involved with a spiritual path in the yogic tradition, living in an ashram, doing a very rigorous spiritual practice.

You are not making the change because you are a bad person and you are doing it wrong. You make changes because you love yourself and you want to improve the quality of your life.