Showstopper Episodes

“Email is still king in terms of getting a hold of people. Second only to texting a person on their personal phone number…if you're giving somebody your email address, that means you're serious about what they've got, and that's a responsibility that people need to take very seriously.” - Stephanie Cansian

"Your story might be the lifeline someone out there needs." – Tyler Wittkofsky

"When our thoughts fail us, when those stories and beliefs get in our way, principles serve as a bright beautiful light that helps to guide our journey along the way." – Mary Katherine Morales

“You are more original than you think you are.” – Ken Lizotte

“You are a lot more fortunate than everybody in the cemetery.” - Joe De Sena

"I knew that if in that darkest moment, if I was going to be kept alive, there was a reason for it, and I knew life wasn't going to be what it had always been, it wasn't going to be this painful thing.” – Amanda Blackwood

"God is my source, not my bank account." – Donna Renay Patrick

“Even with business stuff, we have to listen to our gut just as much as we do when we're writing.” – Amy Wallen

"I truly had a radical healing by a radical God." - Sharon Hughes

“All the power that you need, all the confidence, all the badassery that you need to live your most best life, your most confident life, your most powerful life is already within you." - Jennifer Cassetta

“Worrying is a down payment on a problem you may never have.” – Allison Graham

“No matter where you feel, what you feel, where you feel you're sitting at right now, you are amazing.” - Kim Lengling

"When you focus on the reader's experience, a lot of things take care of themselves for you in ways and manners that you can anticipate." – Andrew Kap

“Guard your hearing jealously.” - Wayne Altman

"Make a courageous decision to live your life to the fullest. You're the only one who can make that choice." – Clint Hatton

“Curiosity can and will change the world.” - Shana Francesca

“Every question is like an invitation to find something in myself I've never found before.” – Catherine Llewellyn

"When we own what's unique about us, it really helps us see what other people are good at without the confidence-killing effects of compare and despair." - Kelli Rae Thompson

"Don't be afraid to shine, and don't be afraid to get your book out there and let it make a difference in people's lives." - Kim Thompson-Pinder

"It's very fulfilling to be there for others and to help others in whatever it is that you're good at, whatever it is that sparks you. If you can find a way to use that to be there for others, it's a twofer.” - Marinda Dennis

"Fear kills fun." – Mike Montague

"Equality in the realm of relationships is the kiss of death.” - Andre Paradis

“This earthly walk we're on is not for the faint of heart. And, you know, not always the easiest, softer way. I think I'm going to read the fine print when I come in next time.” – Susan Gold

"Life gets really boring if you don't challenge yourself to try something new." – Rod Bourn