Brent

“Beating yourself up doesn't make you stronger- it leaves you bruised. Being kind to yourself isn't about ignoring your disappointments. We grow by embracing our shortcomings, not by punishing them.”
― Adam Grant, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

“Not long ago, it dawned upon me that impostor syndrome is a paradox:

- others believe in you
- you don't believe in yourself
- yet you believe yourself instead of them

If you doubt yourself, shouldn't you also doubt your low opinion of yourself?”
― Adam Grant, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

“Recently I was caught up in a spirit of anxiety. Nothing would shake it. But I simply gave myself to thanking and praising God for everything I could think of.”
― C. John Miller, The Heart of a Servant Leader: Letters from Jack Miller

“Putting good things out into the universe didn’t undo or negate the negative things I’d done. It also didn’t negate the fact that every action has its own consequence.”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose