Leslie Ehm > Quotes

“You are not your history. You are the stories you tell yourself.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“There’s no degree or certification for being a badass. You can just choose to be one.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“You wouldn't pick up someone else's baggage off the carousel. So why do it in life?”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Swagger requires you to let your guard down. If nothing can get in, then nothing can get out.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“When you filter your truth through the lens of approval, you only say things you’ve seen approved of in the past.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“When you confess your mess, you invite everyone else to say “ME TOO!” That’s connection.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“If there’s more than one ‘version’ of you, one of them is lying.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Stop waiting for someone to tell you it’s OK to be yourself. Swagger needs no permission.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“There’s no such thing as “sounding smart”. Smart is either knowing or seeking to know.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“To have swagger, your intention has to outweigh your fear.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Asking for knowledge is often wiser than having it.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Insecurity is rarely about the challenge in front of us. It’s the history of self-doubt that is the killer.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Use facts to fight the demons of insecurity. Facts don't lie. But that voice in your head does.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“No one has a problem with swearing when you tell them how f*cking awesome they are.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Love your swagger haters. They’re a reminder that you have something valuable they don’t.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Being awesome doesn’t guarantee you swagger. Believing it does.  ”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“When you keep your sh*t real, it’s your true self that achieves, is acknowledged, and celebrated.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Once you start censoring yourself for others, you're giving them to power to decide what, when, where and how much you say.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Being expected to apologize means allowing others to judge your intention.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Every person you think is better or smarter than you is thinking the exact same thing about you right now.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Swagger isn’t just about what you do or say. It’s how you feel about it.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Let your successes be your proof and your shit-show moments be your learning.  ”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“The fear of speaking your truth isn’t cured by having a title. This is a human condition, not a positional one.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Having swagger doesn’t mean you’re immune to self-doubt. But it sure as hell dictates what you do with it.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“You can't fake confidence. Confidence can only come as a result of competence.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“There’s no bad truth. But there is bad timing.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want

“Speaking truth gets a bad rap, usually by those who don’t have to courage to speak it.”
― Leslie Ehm, Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want