Your Inner Strength is Your Success Springboard

As an Inspirational and Motivational Speaker, I'm often asked about the exact definition of INNER STRENGTH. Unfortunately (or perhaps, fortunately!) there is not just one specific definition - because as human beings, we are each unique in the DNA of our souls and mentalities, as well as in our emotional developmental history - which means there are infinite forms and expressions of inner strengths.

In lieu of providing an exact definition of inner strength, I'd like to share with you the wise words of people who walked their talk about inner strength. See which ones resonate with you most, as we well as those which you find yourself resisting. These latter ones are probably the ones which, if you contemplate at the deepest level, may be the areas of inner strength you most need to focus on and develop in order to gain the excellence you desire.

• "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." ~Mahatma Gandhi
• "You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have." ~Bob Marley
• "Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." ~Mahatma Gandhi
• "Every woman has infinite potential to achieve anything she wants. She just needs to stop underestimating herself and discover her true inner strength. She will find within her an unlimited capacity to achieve." ~Aari Khurana
• "I’m strong because I’ve been weak. I’m brave because I’ve been afraid. I’m wise because I’ve been foolish." ~Author Unknown
• "Sometimes walking away has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with strength. We walk away not because we what others to realize our worth and value, but because we finally realize our own." ~Author Unknown
• "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." ~M. Scott Peck
• "Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don’t and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it would be easy they just promised it would be worth it." ~Author Unknown
• "The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow." ~Author Unknown
• "You have within you, right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you." ~Brian Tracy
• "I am strong because I know my weaknesses. I am beautiful because I am aware of my flaws. I am fearless because I learned to recognize illusion from real. I am wise because I learn from my mistakes. I am a lover because I have felt hate and I can laugh because I have known sadness." ~Author Unknown
• "Things happen for a reason, and sometimes change is inevitable. Change can be terrifying at first, but it is only when we embrace it that we are able to discover our capabilities and inner strength." ~Author Unknown
• "Your inner strength is your outer foundation." ~Allan Rufus
• "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." ~Author Unknown
• "Sometimes we don’t realize our own strength until we come face to face with our greatest weakness." ~Author Unknown
• "It doesn’t matter if you’ve failed, if you’ve been beaten. All that really matters is that you have the strength within you to get back up and try again. Because winning is fun, but winning when nobody thought you would, IS JUST PLAIN AWESOME!" ~Author Unknown

When have you felt your strongest? How would you define that strength? Can you think of how you can tap into that strength at will - and how to continually grow your strength? 

TAKEAWAY: No matter where I am in life, I am nowhere near where I believe I am capable of going.