Quotes from Rachel Hollis

I have immense respect for anyone with a physical deformity and the courage and confidence it takes just to go out in the world.

For years, I've worn my dainty gold bracelets with inspirational sayings and encouraging one-liners to motivate me in my career. I liked to look down at my wrist and be reminded of my goals.

For years, I've admired wrist tattoos, but I was always afraid that they would hurt - I'm kind of a weenie about pain. In fact, it's why I wear so many bracelets on my left wrist. The bracelets represented the words or phrases I'd want to get tattooed but didn't have the courage to.

When someone tells me they want to start a diet, I'll suggest they start by aiming to drink half their body weight in ounces of water every day. It's much easier to add a habit than to take one away, but the water goal is a challenge. When they conquer that for the month, they've set a new standard for achievement and can add on something tougher.

The second you get set in your ways is the second a newer, fresher, more innovative company is going to come in and take your market share.

Was there ever a better invention in the cookie world than the Oreo?

I pretty much live in my denim jacket. The best thing about this piece is that I can wear it for every season.

We all know you can't have a Fourth of July barbecue without the fixings that go with it.

To qualify the term 'boss' by adding 'girl' or 'babe' or 'honey' or 'pink' or whatever other ridiculous, antiquated-gender role assignment the media thinks is cute this month, is, at the least, disrespectful and at the worst, damaging to the way young women view themselves and our fight for equality in the business world.

Ever since I was little, I loved soup! Whether I was sick or had a bad day, my momma would always make me soup!

Like most working moms, my life is a constant juggling act.

I love my boys more than anything on this earth.

Motherhood is a beautiful, wonderful gift... except when it's not.

Two weeks in Hawaii with four kids is one of the dumber ideas I've ever had.

My early years as a 'speaker' involved note cards that shook like a leaf while I held them because I was so nervous.

Learn to accept your spouse's point of view, and allow them their emotions because you'd expect the same thing in return.

I can't even count the number of times I've obliterated my diet with a binge session. One second, I'm floating along just fine, four days into a successful low-carb lifestyle. The next? I'm standing alone in a dark kitchen, eating a sleeve of Ritz crackers and cream cheese with a spoon.

Every single day I'm alive or you're alive, we're choosing this life and this persona. We choose to be the stay-at-home mom who loves baking and Pilates. We choose to be a hipster who loves coffee shops and artisan goods. We choose to be a lawyer who runs marathons and only eats organic.

People always send me notes saying they'd love to be a speaker, but they could 'never speak as well as you do!' I'm like, 'Girl, of course you won't. You're just starting out... everyone stinks when they start!'

There's no better way to treat your Valentine then with a delicious meal.

Did I really want to teach my children that a list of successes is the most valuable legacy to leave behind? I absolutely did not.

Having kids in school feels stressful for me.

If you're living strictly for the future or living in the past, it can make your partner feel neglected. Make yourself focus on the moment you're in.

Having a baby will put your marriage through the ringer, and if you're lucky, you'll come out the other end stronger for it.