We throw away real people searching for the "perfect" person the same way that we throw ourselves away searching for our "perfect" self.

Be real. Be authentic. Be yourself, whatever the emotional cost. Pain goes away, while regret over a life lived trying to be a plastic version of yourself does not.

You’ll never know who you are unless you shed who you pretend to be.

We try so hard to make ourselves lovable, and yet each layer of this mask puts another wall around us – a wall that keeps love out.

We sacrifice our potential because we do not know that we are pure potential.

Who was I fooling, telling my heart to quiet its beautiful song so I could march in the parade of conformity? My biggest fool was me.

There is a difference between working hard to create a life that truly serves you and working hard to create a life that you’ve been told you should want.

I believe that the best leadership is loud authenticity. That is what the world needs now. We don’t need more plastic, Photoshopped perfection. I don’t want people to look at me and wish they could be me. I want people to be more accepting of their own failures, imperfections, and struggles because they are inspired by how I accept my own.

If you do not let yourself be seen, you cannot see.