“People don’t necessarily realize it when they contribute to the erosion of a child’s self-worth, but kids pay attention to how people treat them, and they get the message loud and clear. I wish I could say it didn’t distort their self-perception and make them more sensitive and insecure, but it does.”
― Grateful to Be Alive: My Road to Recovery from Addiction
― Grateful to Be Alive: My Road to Recovery from Addiction
“You have to promote yourself. This takes courage to put yourself out there; be proud of who you are and what you do!”
― Fear Is My Homeboy: How to Slay Doubt, Boss Up, and Succeed on Your Own Terms
― Fear Is My Homeboy: How to Slay Doubt, Boss Up, and Succeed on Your Own Terms
“I closed my eyes and wished the way I felt in that moment, lucky and loved, could last forever.”
― Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War
― Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War
“It's always been implied that if you fail to succeed, you aren't passionate enough. But I no longer invest in work emotionally. It isn't worth it. I learned that every single person is expendable. None of it is fair or based on passion or merit. I don't have the bandwidth to play that game”
― Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
― Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
“When the burden is not yours to carry, put it down.”
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