I wasn't really testing it on myself as much as I was learning from other people about what it meant to live and love with your whole heart, and then thinking, oh my god, I'm not doing that.

Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?"

There's no evidence that vulnerabilty is weakness.

Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, "Yeah, I'll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel a little vulnerable, but I'll try it!"

Don't try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.

Vulnerability is the absolute heartbeat of innovation and creativity. There can be zero innovation without vulnerability.

I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing. I feel very lucky to have a definitive moment where I know everything shifted in me, and it was the moment I read that quote. Because I thought, A. That's everything I know about vulnerability. It's not winning, it's not losing, it's showing up and being seen. B. That's who I want to be.