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“Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it—it can’t survive being shared. Shame loves secrecy. The most dangerous thing to do after a shaming experience is hide or bury our story.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Over time, this definition has changed, and, today, courage is more synonymous with being heroic.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“Heroics is often about putting our life on the line. Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today’s world, that’s pretty extraordinary.1”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“hope is a combination of setting goals, having the tenacity and perseverance to pursue them, and believing in our own abilities.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“Hope is learned!”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“The new cultural belief that everything should be fun, fast, and easy is inconsistent with hopeful thinking. It also sets us up for hopelessness. When we experience something that is difficult and requires significant time and effort, we are quick to think, This is supposed to be easy; it’s not worth the effort, or, This should be easier: it’s only hard and slow because I’m not good at it. Hopeful self-talk sounds more like, This is tough, but I can do it.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Suppose to Be and Embrace Who You Are: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“Laura Williams always says, “Comparison is the thief of happiness.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“The surest way to have money in the bank tomorrow is to put it there today.”
― Devin D. Thorpe, Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom: A Financial Planning Guide for Latter-day Saint Families

“It's not about if you have chaos in your life, it's about how well you manage it.”
― Jennifer O'Neill, The Pursuit of Happiness: 21 Spiritual Rules to Success

“They will continue to make choices over and over that will match who they believe they are, because your choices are very much a reflection of your personality.”
― Jennifer O'Neill, The Pursuit of Happiness: 21 Spiritual Rules to Success

“Understand that ultimately you are the final decision maker in your own life. There is no one to blame; you are the CEO in charge!”
― Jennifer O'Neill, The Pursuit of Happiness: 21 Spiritual Rules to Success

“Never keep someone in your life because you are expecting them to change, keep them in your life because you appreciate them regardless of change!”
― Jennifer O'Neill, The Pursuit of Happiness: 21 Spiritual Rules to Success

“Anyone can say anything, but that doesn’t make it the truth. And the biggest liars are usually the most confident, so you never can tell.”
― Karen McQuestion, Edgewood Series #1-3

“is worry’s sly assassin.”
― Leif Enger, Peace Like a River

“Thinking that your life will improve without taking time to improve yourself is simply asking for disappointment.”
― Mark Bacera, The Latter-day Morning: Create a Happier, More Successful, Spiritual Life Before Breakfast