Popular Quotes from The Gifts of Imperfection “Perfectionism is not the same thing has striving to be your best. Perfectionism is the belief that if we live perfect, look perfect, and act perfect, we can minimize or avoid the pain of blame, judgement, and shame. It’s a shield. It’s a twenty-ton shield that we
Popular Quotes from Traction Book “Vision without traction is merely hallucination.” “Most people are sitting on their own diamond mines. The surest ways to lose your diamond mine are to get bored, become overambitious, or start thinking that the grass is greener on the other side. Find your core focus, stick to it, and
Popular Quotes from Where I Lived, and What I Lived For Book “While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who are to inhabit them” “Be it life or death, we crave only reality. If we are really dying, let us hear the rattle in our throats and
Popular Quotes from What the Eyes Don’t See Book “Challenging injustice means standing up for the weak, the vulnerable, the abused, and the forgotten—be it in health, employment, education, or the environment. It means being vigilant on behalf of people who are treated as pariahs and scapegoats, populations that are dehumanized, displaced, and treated
Popular Quotes from The War of Art Book “If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends), “Am I really a writer? Am I really an artist?” chances are you are. The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.” “Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear
Popular Quotes from How to Talk to Anyone Book “Don’t flash an immediate smile when you greet someone, as though anyone who walked into your line of sight would be the beneficiary. Instead, look at the other person’s face for a second. Pause. Soak in their persona. Then let a big, warm, responsive smile
Popular Quotes from What Got You Here Won’t Get You There Book “Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.” “People who believe they can succeed see opportunities where others see threats.” “A leader who cannot shoulder the blame is not someone we will follow blindly
Popular Quotes from The Energy Bus Book “You haven’t failed until you stop trying.” “Positive energy and positive people create positive results. There is certainly a lot of negativity in the world and choosing positive energy helps us deal with the negative people and negative situations that can knock us off course.” “Thoughts are
Popular Quotes from The Way I Used to Be Book “He’s not the hero and he’s not the enemy and he’s not a god. He’s just a boy. And I’m just a girl, a girl who needs to pick up her own pieces and put them back together herself.” “I hate that just because
Popular Quotes from How Good People Make Tough Choices Book “The world, of course, hardly ever presents a truly level playing field. All things are rarely equal. An action that is right in the abstract may, in the push and pull of human interchange, be less right than some other. That’s where the tough
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