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1 " Other people don’t get to tell you what you can have!Someone else doesn’t get to tell you who you can be!The world doesn’t get to decide what you can try.You are the only one who can make that decision. "
― Rachel Hollis , Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals
2 " Stop waiting for someday; someday is a myth. Don't wait to have the time; start planning to make the time. "
3 " For many women the weight of other people’s opinions will be too big a burden to carry; they won’t be able to step outside the safety net because they’re too scared. But that’s not us. We’re willing to go after it, we’re willing to be audacious, and we’re willing to take it on because the chance to live into our full potential is worth any backlash that comes our way. Some say good girls don’t hustle. Well, I’m okay with that. I care more about changing the world than I do about its opinion of me. "
4 " My dreams weren't just a part of me; they were the core of who I was. They were a gift from God, and if my creator endowed me with something, how could it be wrong? I dug deeper and realized that my desire for growth and work only really felt wrong when I started to worry what other people might think of it. Staying at home can be a beautiful personal choice and life calling- but it wasn't mine. It was what other people wanted for my life. It was culturally what we knew, but that didn't make it right for me. "
5 " You were made to have the dreams you're afraid of having. You were made to do things that you don't think you're qualified for. You were made to be a leader, You were made to contribute. You were made to make changes for good, oth in your local community and the world at large. You were made to be more than you are today and - this is the important part - your version of more might not look like my more, or hers. "
6 " Friends, your struggles don't mean that you're weak; they mean you're human. Your inexperience doesn't mean you won't succeed; it means you haven't yet. "
7 " I am one of the happiest gals you know because I choose it every single day. I choose to practice gratitude; I choose to surround myself with things and people who support positivity. "
8 " You're not going to achieve anything if you don't get comfortable with the idea of achievement. "
9 " I'm not trying to develop a community of fans. I'm trying to develop a community of leaders. "
10 " You're afraid that you suck. And - at least if you never try - no one (especially you) will be able to confirm that.Spoiler alert: This kind of thought doesn't come from an underachiever who's not good at anything.This kind of thought comes from a perfectionist. And truthfully? It's lame.There's so much incredible potential in you. But you're going to squander it because trying may or may not confirm that you're not as good as you thought you were.Stop being so hard on yourself! "
11 " You are allowed to want more for yourself for no other reason than because it makes your heart happy. You don’t need anyone’s permission, and you certainly shouldn’t have to rely on anyone’s support as the catalyst to get you there. "
12 " Who you are is defined by the next decision you make, not the last one. "
13 " I don’t care what religion you were raised in. You weren’t taught guilt and shame by your creator. You were taught guilt and shame by people. That means whatever your people thought was shameful is what you learned to be ashamed of. Whatever your family or the influential people in your life thought was something to feel guilty about is what you have guilt about now. "
14 " By embracing your calling and refusing to hide your glow, you wouldn't just make your world brighter, you'd light the way for the women who come behind you. "
15 " A goal is a dream with it's work boots on. "
16 " Embracing the idea that you can want things for yourself even if nobody else understands the whys behind them is the most freeing and powerful feeling in the world. "
17 " Because the world needs your spark. The world needs your energy. The world needs you to show up for your life and take hold of your potential! We need your ideas. We need your love and care. We need your passion. We need your business models. We need to celebrate your successes. We need to watch you rise back up after your failures. We need to see your courage. We need to hear your what if. We need you to stop apologizing for being who you are and become who you were meant to be. "
18 " focused outside myself; I was focused on my why. My why was powerful; my why made me feel passionate enough to figure out my how. "
19 " most women, regardless of where they grew up or what their cultural background is, have been taught essentially that to be a good woman is to be good for other people. The problem with this is that it means you’re letting other people determine your worth. Is it any wonder that half the women I know suffer from anxiety and depression, drowning underneath the wave of what other people think? We’ve been taught that we don’t have any value without the good opinions of others. But I digress. I went to this conference and "
20 " You cannot keep living in the excuses of something that happened fifteen or twenty years ago. Because, seriously, how is that working for you? "
