If we want to be able to move through the difficult disappointments, the hurt feelings, and the heartbreaks that are inevitable in a fully lived life, we can't equate defeat with being unworthy of love, belonging and joy. If we do, we'll never show up and try again.

I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter. To be on that list, you have to love me for my strengths and struggles.

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance.

Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion.

If we can’t stand up to the never good enough and who do you think you are? we can’t move forward.

There is no creativity without vulnerability.

At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.