Change your thoughts, change your life. —LAO TZU When I was fighting depression, I remember hearing this expression and not understanding it at first. When I decided to implement it in my life, a whole new world opened up for me. Change the negative, self-loathing thoughts to positive, self-affirming ones. When you’re positive about yourself and everything around you, you begin to see the world in a different light. Your life today is what you make of it. Goal: Be mindful of the tone of your thoughts.

When you start to beat yourself up, remind yourself of how worthy you are of love.

It's gonna be okay, no matter how hard your rock bottom is, you can rise above it and you can come back.

When you do your best and live out your dreams, you inspire others to do the same.

The fact that you have the ability to stand on stage and sing while you’re crying is so brave.

Be grateful for your journey because it is yours alone.

After hundreds of auditions and nothing, you're sitting home and wondering, 'What am I doing?'