“You never know how your career is going to zig and zag and develop. And I think the tale here is that you just be open to anything because you just don't know.” – Jean Burgess, PhD
“Most of the time, we have the answers. It's just that we're so scared because we can't figure out how to do it. We haven't seen it. We haven't done it for ourselves. We just need evidence of that next right step.” – Aneta Ardelian Kuzma
“When we're not connected to our bodies and we're not feeling ourselves, we end up making choices, consciously or unconsciously, that hurt other people.” – LeeAnn Mallorie
"When we take care of ourselves, we can handle tougher times." – Stacey Olson
“The more you can understand and connect with yourself, the more you can understand and connect with other people.” – Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller
“Every time something, an idea, a solution, a way, something happens that I couldn't have thought of myself. Whenever that happens in my life, I really do consider it a miracle.” – Sara Connell
“Having someone just hear you out is so healing. And then when that person has some kind of impact as a result, their life is impacted in some way, then we heal even further because now whatever we're sharing is doing good in the lives of others." – Marcy Pusey
“The most important thing is making sure that you are not maliciously or negatively excluding things, people, elements, etc., because that's where you miss opportunities to make something wonderful and great.” – Delphia Howze
"Busy implies activity, but not necessarily accomplishment." – Jones Loflin
“I've never been happier professionally, and it's all because of my grandson stomping on anthills in the backyard one day.” – Ron Kinscherf
"For those of you who have had cancer or treatment, or you’ve watched family members or friends go through it, it takes everything out of you. It gave me a reason to not just focus on how miserable, tired, exhausted, and isolated I felt, because I could take some of what I had inside that I’d been …
"Love is the currency of life." – Joyce Marter, LCPC, CSP
“The things we perceive as voids in our childhood become our values in adulthood.” – Anna Shilina
"When I got my initial edits for my first book, my ego was so hurt. I thought it was great, but the editor tore it up. She was right, but I put it away for about four months because I couldn’t look at it…that setback taught me not to take edits personally and to keep moving forward." – Amani Roberts
“I decided to produce my own life for a change. I thought, if I can take an idea for a TV show and grow it into something you watch on your screen, then I can take an idea for a business and build that." – Shannon Russell
“We have to be really thoughtful about how we approach people. We don't know their story. We don't know what they're coming in with or what they need to gain. But what we do know is that people learn from people when we make them feel safe, when we have logic behind what we're doing, when we make i…
“I highly recommend just choosing and curating the stories that you want to in the world that you think need to be told, but that nobody else knows apart from you because you've just uncovered the stories.” – Tash Doherty
“Whether you want to publish a book or get paid to be a writer as your job, there are so many different ways to earn money as a writer. I hope people don't immediately think, 'Oh, being a writer means you're going to be broke.' I thought that growing up, and I was scared of becoming a writer until …
"You have to move with life, not against it." – Giovanna Silvestre
“Let's think of ourselves as emotional explorers. And we're always like that. You know, Raiders of the Lost Ark exploration because we want to have that excitement that I think education and understanding new things gives us.” – Ivana Chubbuck
“Networking is a two-way street, and I always emphasize the give aspect. When I meet someone new, I try to understand their needs and figure out how I can help them.” – Michael Morgan
“What better accomplishment could you have under your belt than being able to hand somebody a book with your name on it, saying, this is me.” – Danielle Hutchinson
“It is so important for every person to go and seek healing and really work through their traumatic experiences.” – Ana Megrelishvili
“You do not deserve to be harassed, or disrespected, or demeaned in your workplace. That is not normal.” – Jeff Davis