Quotes About Authenticity

In order to have what you really want, you must first be who you really are.

Life can be complicated; the truth is not.

We break down our day and laugh about which of us fucked up the worst. There is no greater superpower than the ability to say "This is who I am." Most people push that away, because they don't want to be judged. Winners don't care. They judge themselves, and live with the verdict. Think about how much energy and time go into trying to be someone or something you're not. How much further along would you be if you put that same effort into being yourself?

We're all flawed. Confident people don't hide their flaws; they laugh at them, because they don't care what you think. Those flaws work for them. They don't have to work for you.

Because trust earned by action is always better than words.

We all know what a snooze perfection can be.

When I honor, I don't keep track of it. I don't save it for later as a leverage point to get the other person to honor me. I do it because the behavior is consistent with the person I want to be.

That which is good or great makes itself known, no matter how loud the clamor of denial. That which deserves to live - lives.

The truth is bigger than the stories people tell themselves and bigger than the lies they live with.

Leo laughs. It has the too bright, clear sound of someone who has to laugh a lot professionally.

Make your peace with the fact that saying 'no' often requires trading popularity for respect." —Greg McKeown, Essentialism

One of the most universal causes of self-doubt and depression: trying to impress people you don't like. Stressing to impress is fine, but do it for the right people - those you want to emulate.

Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity. You'll avoid the tough decisions, and you'll avoid confronting the people who need to be confronted."—Colin Powell

Show up in every moment like you're meant to be there, because your energy precedes anything you could possibly say." Marie Forleo

I can't give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time. —HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE, American editor and journalist; first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize

stick to what excites you no matter what people say. It's your life, live it the way you know is right for you.

To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing."—Elbert Hubbard

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!'"—Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967

El éxito es: ¿te recuerdan tus hijos por ser el mejor padre? No un padre que les diera todo lo que pedían, sino, ¿serán capaces algún día de contarte lo que sea? ¿Te llamarán cualquier día sin venir a cuento, da igual para qué? ¿Eres la primera persona en la que piensan para pedir consejo? Y, al mismo tiempo, ¿eres capaz de romper moldes en cualquier cosa que decidas ser en la

6. «Intentar gustar a todo el mundo es un signo de mediocridad. Evitarás las decisiones difíciles y evitarás enfrentarte a la gente a la que debes enfrentarte.» — Colin Powell

A. H. Almaas: "Ultimately, your gift to the world is being who you are. It is both your gift and your fulfillment.

6—"Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity. You'll avoid the tough decisions, and you'll avoid confronting the people who need to be confronted."—Colin Powell

We are whatever we pretend to be.

Somos los que simulamos ser".»