Somewhere in there, among the worries, questions, advice and advertising jingles, lives your intuition, your true 'inner voice.' You can hear it to the extent that you give it your attention.

I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day.

You do not owe anyone your time. When you realize that, others will respect your time much more.

Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self.

If you find yourself getting nervous stop and relax for three full breaths. Then take one small step, then another. That is how people get to the top of Everest.

My deep belief is that all of us have the same lifelong work: to learn honesty, courage, and love. To learn, in other words, how to be our best selves.

The power to bring me out of solitude - or to push me back into it - had never belonged to another person. It was mine and only mine.