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This has been on my reading list since I was a little girl and my mom told me about it. I can't believe I waited so long to read it. LIFE CHANGING. This made me cry, gave my heart wings, stirred my spirit, challenged my thinking. I would give it extr
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“We have also learned that we're much more driven by all kinds of intangible, emotional forces: the need to be recognized and to feel ownership; to feel a sense of accomplishment; to find the security of a long-term commitment and a sense of shared purpose. We want to feel as if our labor and lives matter in some way, even after death.”
― Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations
― Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations
“There’s no hierarchy of pain. Suffering shouldn’t be ranked, because pain is not a contest.”
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
“Much of teaching is autobiographical; we teach who we are.”
― The Colors of Excellence: Hiring and Keeping Teachers of Color in Independent Schools
― The Colors of Excellence: Hiring and Keeping Teachers of Color in Independent Schools
“But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go of the limiting stories you’ve told yourself about who you are so that you aren’t trapped by them, so you can live your life and not the story you’ve been telling yourself about your life.”
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
“[Y]ou care too much about what the world says. Listen to those who know you best, and you'll be okay.”
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