Take the Lead Quotes

“What pain or fear do you hold that is ready for you to release with a refreshing exhale? Is the fear even yours, or is it someone else’s that you have taken in and held for a lifetime? What have we been taught in our lives that needs to be unlearned in order to make us who we really are . . . not the “who” people expected us to be growing up?”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“So now when I write in the mornings, I don’t just write to wish for something better; I ask myself what I require to make that change happen. Part of that is an accounting of what I will need that day. Is it resilience? Patience? And also giving myself time to explore what hurt or worry I need to work through—to vent or repent—so I don’t bury it only for it to resurface when I don’t expect it. Because even pain is truth, and the truth always comes out.”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“Or perhaps you’ve turned your life into making everyone else’s life work smoothly, maybe at first because it was demanded of you—hello, fellow moms—but later because it was easier to make everyone else happy than to do it for yourself.”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“Sometimes, I wish I could hire a brain electrician to fix my wiring. But it doesn’t work like that, unfortunately. It takes work to free ourselves.”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“Fear will keep us at a standstill, going nowhere fast. Did the last year change you? Did it drive you to make shifts that you were consciously or subconsciously hoping for? Or did it leave you waiting for deliverance from all the difficulty that’s built up? When you quiet your mind, do you feel more anxious than ever, or are you empowered by your own strength?”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“To lead ourselves into something greater than yesterday, we have to let go of it.”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“Because even pain is truth, and the truth always comes out.”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“We have to confront each demon, truly feel the emotions brought up and trace how they’ve wired our daily thoughts, judgments, and actions. Make friends with the things that scare us, but take away their power.”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“I have belittled myself for far too much of my existence, fearing the regret of my own decisions. Only I can allow myself to move—no longer paralyzed, pretending that I can’t.”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“When you quiet your mind, do you feel more anxious than ever, or are you empowered by your own strength?”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“Fear will keep us at a standstill, going nowhere fast.”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“So, this year I am focusing on letting go of my fears—big and small, one by one—to get where I need to go. If I want to lead myself into something greater than yesterday, I have to surrender the things that scare me and hold me back.”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead

“Are we all ready to make a change, like we’ve been saying we are? Or are we expecting life to do it for us?”
― Jessica Simpson, Take the Lead