The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

A goal without an action plan is a daydream.

If we attach more importance to what other people believe than to what we know to be true - if we value belonging over being - we will not attain authenticity.

Be careful what you say to your children. They may agree with you.

Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of the misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves-their convictions and their aspirations-every day. There is nothing noble about it. It takes far more courage to fight for your values than to relinquish them.

Accepting does not necessarily mean liking, enjoying, condoning. I can accept what is-and be determined to evolve from there. It is not acceptance but denial that leaves me stuck.

The ultimate test of our integrity is not how we deal with those whom we agree but how we deal with those who we do not agree.