When you do hit the gym, you should push yourself. This is what makes fitness phenomena so interesting.

Be brave and be patient. Have faith in yourself; trust in the significance of your life and the purpose of your passion.

Sometimes people will hear you and be able to change their behavior, but often their behavior has more to do with their own need for approval than with your need for support. No matter what their response, you need to be firm and hold your ground. At the end of the day, your health is your responsibility.

Visualize what you want out of life and think big. Don’t feel undeserving. We're all deserving of living our dreams—some of us realize it and some don't. You’re not doing anyone any favors by living small. Embrace these truths and step up. The world is waiting.

Ask yourself this: How much deprivation, how much self-effacement must you suffer through before you act on your desire for meaning and fulfillment? Before it’s your turn to thrive in your life, instead of barely surviving it? Some people live their dreams. Why not you?

The truth is that you are as unique on the inside as you are on the outside.

I felt the calling to adopt. You just know in the deepest part of your being that you are meant to find this little soul and guide them through life.