Learn from every mistake because every experience, encounter, and particularly your mistakes are there to teach you and force you into being more who you are.

I decided to be the best and the smartest.

Use what you have to run toward your best - that's how I now live my life.

I was like you are. I thought Jesus came and died on the cross. Jesus' being here was about his death and dying on the cross but it really was about him coming to show us how to do it. To show us the Christ-consciousness that he had and that conciousness abides in all of us. That's what I got. That's what I got.

What matters is how you feel inside, because feeling beautiful on the inside is key to looking good.

For years I've advocated keeping a gratitude journal, writing down five things every day that brought pleasure and gratefulness.

You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self doubt.