Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals (Girl, Wash Your Face)

You choose to believe what you believe and accept what you accept, and these behaviors can either help you immensely or harm you without you ever really knowing it.

there isn’t one thing in your life or your calendar right now that you didn’t allow to be there. Let that sink in for a second. Being overscheduled? That’s on you. Not finding time to feed yourself? You. Spending two hours a night watching TV or scrolling Instagram as a way to relax? Also your choice.

What am I willing to give up in order to get it?

Because, friend, if you can’t get over your fear of not doing it as well as they do, you’ll never have the opportunity to be a trailblazer for someone else.

care more about changing the world than I do about its opinion of me.

There’s a big difference between faking something that you have no idea how to do and having the confidence to step into a role that you don’t have full training for yet.

You were made to have the dreams you’re afraid of having. You were made to do the things you don’t think you’re qualified for. You were made to be a leader. You were made to contribute. You were made to make changes for good, both in your local community and the world at large. You were made to be more than you are today and—this is the important p

Who you are is defined by the next decision you make, not the last one. So get planning, make your road map, and take the next step.

Let them watch! Let them see what grit looks like! Let them see the mistakes! Let them watch the missteps! Let them see you dust yourself off again and again and again and keep going.