What others are doing or accomplishing is irrelevant to your growth.

The subconscious mind is shielding or showing numerous potential paths, based on what it determines would represent a consistent reality for you.

It is humiliating to realize that when you drive yourself underground, when you fake who you are, often you do so for people you do not even like or respect.

Our attitudes are the results of who we believe ourselves to be.

This book probably makes it seem like I hate myself and everything I do. But that’s not totally true. I mostly just hate every person I’ve ever been. I’m actually fine with myself right now.

The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.

I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.

Your mission: feel good about who you are, what you do, how you think, and how you look–without needing anybody’s approval!

Is the beauty myth good to men? It hurts them by teaching them how to avoid loving women. It prevents men from actually seeing women. It does not, contrary to its own professed ideology, stimulate...

In her 20′s, a woman’s breasts double her self-esteem. In her 40′s, they halve it.

There’s no weakness as great as false strength.

Self respect, self worth and self love, all start with self. Stop looking outside of yourself for your value.

Live for what you love, and die for what you’re unwilling to live without…

Your “Self” was created in the image and likeness of your creator. How can you believe that your “self” can be improved? Self improvement is contradictory to your creation.

Believe in the strength of your own resolve.

Extra miles, extensive preparation and exhaustive efforts usually show astonishing results.

If one does well in life compliment; but do not bow down to their success.

The secret to life is to have no fear. When you can let go of what others think about you, how something is going to turn out, or how your past will affect your future,...

The only love you have to prove in life is your love of God and helping others. Anyone that can’t see that has proven themselves to be unworthy of your time because why would you...

[S]ince you are angry at me without reason, you attack me harshly with, “Oh outrageous presumption! Oh excessively foolish pride! Oh opinion uttered too quickly and thoughtlessly by the mouth of a woman! A woman...

Eating is not a crime. It’s not a moral issue. It’s normal. It’s enjoyable. It just is.

No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.

When you say, “I need more confidence,” what you’re really saying is, “I need those people over there to approve of me.”That is the desire to control other people and what they think. The first...

In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are...

After an initial rush of pleasure that left me trembling with need, I broke off the heated kiss and whispered, “Okay, you win.”He leaned over me and said into my ear, “Dutch, I won the...

Rewriting the negative beliefs you have learned is the essence of becoming the director of your life.

When you continually worry about what other people think of you, they own you.

Many Christians… find themselves defeated by the most psychological weapon that Satan uses against them. This weapon has the effectiveness of a deadly missile. Its name? Low self-esteem. Satan’s greatest psychological weapon is a gut...

Her skirt was nice, but she was wearing a dull-colored blouse that wasn’t at all attractive. I’d have to remember to tell her not to wear it when she was with me if the two...

The price you will offer yourself to the world, is how much they will buy you.

Don’t let a mediocre person tell you what you are capable of or how your future is going to be.

We do not know how to make ourselves feel worthwhile on our own, and unless we specifically learn how to value ourselves, we go to our graves depending on others for a sense of self-worth.

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

If you feel unwanted or unappreciated where you are or by those you’re with, it only means you’re in the wrong place or with the wrong people. Hang in there. Someone else will see you...

Yes, you ARE important enough; and yes, your needs and wants DO matter.

I am bigger than the box I’m in.

As women demanded access to power, the power structure used the beauty myth materially to undermine women’s advancement.

When you are clearly-defined, deliberate with intention and operating at your highest level, your brilliance cannot be hidden, diminished or overshadowed.

There’s no alternative to being yourself. Accept it, honour it, value it – and get on with it.

Only those few who are able to surpass their fear of death completely can fully experience the highest forms of life; not the mundane life of the mortal, but the godly life of the resurrected.

God did not create you to fail!

That’s not me talking, it’s your inner voice. I’d attempt the accent, only I don’t speak low self-esteem. It’s a language I’ve never needed to learn.

In this culture, cultivating unconditional self-acceptance truly is radical.

A person today who seems to have a great sense of self-esteem has his or her childhood days to thank for it.

The hero acts alone, without encouragement, relying solely on conviction and his own inner resources. Shame does not discourage him; neither does obloquy. Indifferent to approval, reputation, wealth, or love, he cherishes only his personal...

If you live life on your own terms it shouldn’t feel like a jail cell.

Don’t celebrate how old you are, celebrate the years you survived.

How do you know if someone loves herself? No hairstyle, religion, or ethnicity has ownership of self-love or a greater propensity toward self-hatred. The best way to tell if a woman loves herself is by...

We each appear to hold within ourselves a range of divergent views as to our native qualities.. And amid such uncertainty, we typically turn to the wider world to settle the question of our significance.....

I take a few quick sips. “This is really good.” And I mean it. I have never tasted tea like this. It is smooth, pungent, and instantly addicting.”This is from Grand Auntie,” my mother explains....