Being our authentic self
"It's better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you are not." Kurt Cobain
On your own terms
“You don't have to live your life the way other people expect you to.” Chris Guillebeau
It takes guts and grit
“Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.” J.K. Rowling
Getting too comfortable
"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine - it's lethal." Paulo Coelho
Making tough choices
"We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy." Aldus Dumbledore
Change for the better
“Your life doesn’t get better by chance, it gets better by change.” Jim Rohn
Free to be ourselves
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” Joseph Campbell
Freeing ourselves from judgment
“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” Lao Tzu
Determining our self-worth
"Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have." Thomas Edison
Always being ourselves
"Be yourself. Who else is better qualified?" Frank J. Giblin
Investing in our self-worth
“Low self esteem is like driving through life with your handbrake on.” Maxwell Maltz
Staying connected with loved ones
"Distance means so little when someone means so much." Tom McNeal
Putting courage to the test
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point." C.S. Lewis
Being perfectly imperfect
"I am a recovering perfectionist and an inspiring "good-enoughist." Brené Brown
Self-enCOURAGEment
"Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use." Ruth Gordon
Dissolving negative thoughts
"We suffer more in our imagination than in reality." Seneca
Living fully with more confidence
"Life shrinks or expands according to one's courage." Anaïs Nin
Rising and thriving together
"In fact, the socialization gives us the tools to fill our evolutionary roles. They are our building blocks." Warren Farrell
Intentions vs. Follow-through
"If you really want to do something you will find a way. If you don't you'll find an excuse." Jim Rohn
Taking inspired action
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." William James