Friendship is such a powerful healer and source of support.

My definition of confidence is how you feel about yourself, and not letting the external world define you.

I realized that I spent more time thinking about my problem clients than my great clients. I had to stop feeding the drama of the problem clients-and other problems in my life.

Friends are people who are in your life because you feel good around them and you like them. Friends are the people you choose to be with.

Because I am a one-legged, black, short, woman I had to spend every day of my life pushing against what society told me I should be. I had to sell my value every day of my life. Confidence is what enables us to push back on reality. Once you get good at that, you can use it to live your joy.

You have the strength to push back against what others are making you think or do. You use that muscle of confidence. In the same way, joy is from the inside out, and not letting the things on the outside define you.

I spent so much of my life shut down from the abuse of my childhood. I didn't have friends and I didn't have connections with people.