Protect Your Peace Quotes

“Nipsey Hussle said it best: “Would you rather be at peace with the world and at war with yourself? Or be at war with the world and at peace with yourself?”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“Each time you protect your energy, you send a powerful message: “I value myself”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“At the beginning of each day, simply ask yourself a few questions. First, ask yourself, “How can I make myself better?” I put this first because you can’t start to fill someone else’s cup if yours is empty. You need charged batteries if you’re going to shine.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“self-care is actually about making choices that lead you to become the greatest version of yourself.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“Pouring that love into others can’t last when you aren’t consistently pouring it back into you first.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“Chasing is tiring. It’s hard—way too hard. Some of us are working too hard. Working too hard to make people like us. Working too hard to impress others. Working too hard to be something we’re not. Some of us are even working too hard to impact people. That may sound crazy, but if you are”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“When you say no to something you don’t want to do—something you know doesn’t work for your energy—you’re actually saying yes to yourself. And you deserve that yes more than anyone else. A guilt-and-worry-free yes, I might add. It’s that simple when we choose to look at it that way.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“It’s hard to feel empty when you are busy showing others how to feel full.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“You can have everything, but without peace, it means nothing.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“see through the perfection, the promises, the presentation, all of the external. Please give me peace in my soul to see clearly and make the right decisions in my life.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“Moments turn into memories. And at some point, memories may be all we have.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“You can’t take care of anyone else’s needs if you fail to honor yours first.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“But in order to keep my family a priority, I have to first prioritize my own needs so that I have a healthy amount in my cup of life to pour out for others.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“When you stay committed and consistent with your own boundaries, you are also instructing others on how to treat you.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“Taking it a step further, that worry may be coming from insecurity (part of the root).”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“worrying is a major source (a branch, if you will) of people-pleasing.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World

“Worry and guilt are first cousins—worry is the reason why people don’t set boundaries; guilt is the reason people don’t stand firm on them.”
― Trent Shelton, Protect Your Peace: Nine Unapologetic Principles for Thriving in a Chaotic World