Life is about growth and exploration, not achieving a fixed state of balance. You have a very limited time on earth to experience all that you can. Figuring out how to squeeze the most out of your family, work, and spirituality is your life's purpose. Go do it.

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You need to recognize that the risk of moving toward your dreams is much lower than the slow, everyday punishment you inflict on yourself by suppressing your dream

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If you only ever did the things you don’t want to do, you’d have everything you’ve ever wanted.

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You were born not to be just fine

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Fear-bola attacks the part of the brain responsible for rational thinking. It starts with a low-grade concern about the two health care workers diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas and slowly builds into fear of a widespread epidemic in the United States.

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The F-bomb. It's everywhere. You hear it all the time. And I honestly don't understand what the appeal is over the word.

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Everything about your life, about your body, grows! Your cells regenerate; your hair, your nails, everything grows for your entire life. And your soul needs exploration and growth. And the only way you'll get it is by forcing yourself to be uncomfortable. Forcing yourself to get outside, out of your head.

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Finding meaning in your work is your responsibility. Any job can be better when you actively work to find meaning in the work.

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You always know. You have basic needs, and when they aren't met, your body sends signals. Hunger, loneliness, exhaustion, thirst, and fear are all signals that something is missing, and you need to act on it now.

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You have something unique that no one else has - your life experience. That's the power of you.

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The moment you feel yourself hesitate on something you know you should do, count 5-4-3-2-1 to activate your prefrontal cortex and interrupt the habit of overthinking, self-doubt, and fear.

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There's a lot of buzz words in the business world these days - Design thinking, innovation, fast-failure, disruption, cross-functional leadership - and at the heart of every one of these concepts is the ability for people to make small moves forward, learn, iterate.

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Sexism is bad enough when it's men demeaning women. When women do it to other women, it's even more deflating.

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Never in my lifetime has there been more misogyny on display than during the 2016 election. It was disgusting. The biggest offender: Donald Trump.

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I believe that 'passion' is another word for energy. That's it. What energizes you? And that - we naturally have a tremendous amount of body wisdom about that, and that every one of us has a internal fuel tank that is either empty or full. And if you're empty, you feel depleted. If you're full, you feel energized.

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You can quit smoking and lose weight at the same time.

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I believe I am a brilliant and gifted guide, that I have been given a tremendous intuition.

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The more generous you are, the easier and more satisfying and fun your life is. And it took me so long.

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Our nation, our economy, and our families would be much stronger if half of our companies were run by women and half of our households were run by men.

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My job gives me the permission to ask really great questions, like, 'Are you sure you're not pissed at him?' or, 'Is the eating really about food, or does it have something to do with your mother?' or, 'How is your sex life? I mean, I know we're here talking about your job, but I can tell this has to do with your sex life.'

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I realized I wasn't a good employee because I was too busy listening to people's personal problems to do work.

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