"Anybody pretending to be anything other than who you really are-you will never, ever reach your personal potential."
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"Skiing is the next best thing to having wings."
"Devote today to something so daring even you can't believe you're doing it."
"If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay."
"There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction."
"I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull."
"Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you."
"Every day brings a chance to live free of regret and with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand."
"I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become."
"What I know for sure is that your life is a multipart series of all your experiences- and each experience is created by your thoughts, intentions, and actions to teach you what you need to know. Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter."
"It makes no difference how many peaks you reach if there was no pleasure in the climb."
"I believe there's a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware. And awakened. To answer the call."
"Mr. Right is coming, but he's in Africa and he's walking."
"My highest achievement: never shutting my heart down. Even in my darkest moments - through sexual abuse, a pregnancy at 14, lies and betrayals - I remained faithful, hopeful, and open to seeing the best in people, regardless of whether they were showing me their worst. I stayed open to believing that no matter how hard the climb, there is always a way to let in a sliver of light to illuminate the path forward."
"Your calling isn’t something that somebody can tell you about. It’s what you feel. It is the thing that gives you juice. The thing that you are supposed to do. And nobody can tell you what that is. You know it inside yourself."
"Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter."
"Knowing your deepest intention can be your guiding force in the creation of a better life."
"Nothing happens until you decide. Make a decision and watch your life move forward."
"You are not your circumstances. You are your possibilities. If you know that, you can do anything."
"Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus."