It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs.
Why are you going to choose failure when success is an option?
Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part.
A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul.
I will teach people not only how to identify their goals and dreams, but subsequently give them the tools to make those dreams a reality.
Try not to say, ‘I’m a failure.’ Instead, ask, ‘What can I do better? What did I do wrong?’ Then re-approach.
Whenever you have a failure or setback, you need to take a step back and find out what you can learn from the scenario. What did you do to contribute to that failure? This way, you can make sure you don’t repeat that pattern.
Parenting is not for sissies. You have to sacrifice and grow up.
My mom gave me enough self-worth to carry me through difficult experiences. She was very loving and accepting. She was like, ‘Whelp, you’re gay? OK, cool.’
I’m on the younger end of Gen X, and for me, growing up gay was not cool.
When you’re strong physically, it improves your strength in every other facet of your life. You’re more confident, your self-esteem is higher, and your self image is better.
There is really no room in any healthy diet for trans fat, artificial sweeteners, and artificial colors in food.
I only eat healthy food, and I only want healthy love!
The irony is that I’m actually a very empathetic person, but I don’t believe in sympathy at all.
I’m not sympathetic. I have zero sympathy. I understand about emotional eating, I understand how painful the process can be, but I also understand that change is possible.
It’s like, ‘Oh, well of course you want gay marriage, you’re gay.’ I think when heterosexual people are talking to their peers and they’re like, ‘This is an equal rights thing,’ it’s a little bit easier.
My partner loves gardening and beekeeping and chickens and all that stuff.
Gardening is not my thing. You’re digging in the dirt, and then a couple of months later, something happens.
It’s impossible to put yourself first when you’re a mom.
I looked to my mom as an example. And this is what I try to tell so many women: that my mom had a career, and she went to the gym. She took care of herself.
Obesity in children is growing out of control. A big part of this is economic. Fake foods are more affordable. It’s enticing people to eat more because they think they’re saving money when they’re really just buying heart disease.
You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won’t sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire.