You must give before you can get.

Believing that you must do something perfectly is a recipe for stress, and you'll associate that stress with the task and thus condition yourself to avoid it

When you reach the point of becoming independent of external events, you’re truly free.

Tackling challenges that are too big for you is what makes you grow as a human being. Why do you think this problem keeps coming up in your life, staring you in the face? Do you think you're supposed to ignore it and hide from it and wait for someone else to solve it for you? If you notice it, you own it.

By all means listen to other people's advice, but when in doubt go with your gut instinct.

Are you one of those people who notices the problems of the world and says ... somebody ought to do something about that? Why not you? If you feel a strong urge to see a problem fixed, then why not act on it?

Any relationships that would reject you for being true to yourself are - by definition - abusive relationships. You'll be much better off when you let them go.