Isn't it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?

Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on.

Strong minds talk about ideas; weak minds talk about people.

You should see my baby pictures. My cheeks hung off my face like water balloons. You can imagine how often I was teased.

Instead of trying to blend in and be like everyone else, be proud of and celebrate your unique differences and qualities. A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.

These problems are real, and you can't turn off real life. So I won't try. Instead, I'll give you a set of tools to help you deal with real life.

Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.