What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as who you become (by achieving your goals).
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Personal growth matters more than the material outcomes of achieving goals.
- In plain terms
- Who you become is more important than what you get.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on growth, not just results.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What character traits are you building?
- Why does the journey matter?
Another view
It downplays the importance of tangible outcomes.
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