That's Bold of You: How To Thrive as Your Most Vibrant, Weird, and Real Self

“It’s never too late to be the person you could have been.”

It's OK to say, “I don’t know” and just leave it there. In fact, I find that allowing yourself to not have all the answers is how you end up finding them.

BUT there is a difference between someone’s opinion mattering and it having value.

One of the oldest presentations of wabi-sabi is known as kintsugi or “golden scars.” This is the practice of filling cracks with gold fillings.

“My hard work will pay off because I’m willing to put in the work.”

A first human look - that’s your innate reaction to something that sets itself apart from the norm. It could be wealth, it could be influence, or it could be looks. It’s whatever makes them impressive or desirable at first glance.

You don’t need anyone else’s approval to be proud of progress in your life.

A second look - that’s where you take back your power and YOU decide if you’re actually impressed or not.

What they see is their reality, not yours.