Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect. When we don't have that, we shape-shift and turn into chameleons; we hustle for the worthiness we already possess.

There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.

Hope is not an emotion; it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process.

Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.

Do you light up when your kids are coming in the room or do you become the instant critic?

Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.

Men walk this tightrope where any sign of weakness illicits shame, and so they're afraid to make themselves vulnerable for fear of looking weak.