16 Quotes by Lisa Nichols

Sometimes our talent is plain old everyday people skills that have been lost in our fast-paced society – listening, compassion, a sense of humor, and a positive outlook.

All the people in your life are truly doing the best they can with what they have. People can only love you to the capacity that they are able to love themselves. They can only forgive and embrace you to the capacity that they are able to forgive and embrace themselves. They can only give you what they have the capacity to give. You may think that you deserve more, and you may be correct. But that means nothing if a person simply doesn’t have the ability to give it to you.

Your story is important.

Comparison is and will always be the thief of all joy.

Learn how to ask for what you need in a way that leaves your community feeling not only empowered to give you what you ask for, but inspired to do so.

Don’t make your community and loved ones guess what you need. It’s not fair to them. Instead, proactively tell them – in an uplifting way – how to love you.

I now spend my time solely on those activities that only I can do, and even then only on those activities that have the highest return. These.