I lost myself in the process and I realized how much I had identified myself with Maria Shriver, newswoman. When that was gone, I had to really sit back and go, 'Well, actually, who am I today?

I'm only asking you to stop every so often and turn off your mobile device, put down the Angry Birds and the Words with Friends and take a moment. Stop to look up and look around. Pause and check in with yourself - and spend a moment there.

I like cookies, any cookie you put in front of me - animal cookies, sugar cookies, anything crunchy.

Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.

The love and laughter are what you need most in your life. They'll fill out all the potholes in the road.

Take off your armor; dare to be vulnerable, dare to unwrap yourself, and dare yourself to be yourself.

It takes time to get to the top, and that's good - because by the time you get there, you'll have learned what you need to know in order to stay there.