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Self Improvement
We all can improve one way or the other. Here are some secrets that can help us all out along with my responses to them. I look forward to reading your responses (please note, however, that I will edit and/or delete inappropriate comments, which hopefully I won't feel drawn to do).
"The big secret in life is there is no secret. Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. "
Oprah Winfrey
My response to Oprah
Oprah
"What I lack in talent, I compensate with my willingness to grind it out. That's the secret of my life."
Guy Kawasaki
My Response to Guy Kawasaki
Kawasaki
"If I am to truly become an autonomous woman, then I must take over that role of being my own guardian."
Elizabeth Gilbert
My response to Elizabeth Gilbert
Gilbert
"For a performance at the White House in 2009, they asked me to do something from In the Heights, but I had 16 bars on Alexander Hamilton. And I was like,"How can I not to do this very American-themed thing at the first poetry event at the White House? The opportunity was there, and I was going to try this new thing instead of doing something that I knew worked."
Lin-Manuel Miranda
My response to Lin-Manuel Miranda
Sheri Fink
Lin-Manuel
"Being your authentic self is the ultimate secret to happiness in life."
Sheri Fink
My response to Sheri Fink
Hugo
"The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect."
Brene Brown
My response to Brene Brown
Brown
“The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.”
Bruce Springsteen
My response to the Boss
The Boss
“I always beat the sun up in the morning. It's the secret to why I'm double trouble.”
Al Sharpton
My response to Al Sharpton
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sharpton
“I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.”
Katy Perry
My response to Katy Perry
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
Anais Nin
My response to Anais Nin
Anais Nin
“Take responsibility for yourself because no one’s going to take responsibility for you. I’m not a victim. I grow from this and I learn.”
Tyra Banks
My response to Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks
"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes."
Mahatma Gandhi
My response to Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
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