“Passion will always move you in the direction of your authentic self.”

Decide to get over it. You know, just let it go. It can be that simple.

I want to surrender to the feelings and shapes of words and not stop until I am clearly heard by myself and my God.

Pull over to the side of your journey and look how far you’ve come.

But what if we took it one step further and made an effort to actually transform our pain into something beautiful? What if we went full out and made an effort to transform other people’s pain into something beautiful?

People magazine with a bag of sour cream and onion chips always makes be feel a bit trashy. But good trashy.

It’s a great privilege to dream.

Shift your energy from protecting yourself from failure to squeezing the life out of life.

The cosmos doesn’t measure sweat and hours for reward. The cosmos deals in the currencies of joy and satisfaction.

Apologizing makes me feel vulnerable. And strong. Expressing gratitude makes me feel vulnerable. And strong. Maybe there’s something to this vulnerability/strength connection, eh?

If your goals aren’t synced with the substance of your heart, then achieving them won’t matter much.

Love the necessary hard work.

If you try to keep your most sacred ambitions off of your weekly calendar and your most genuine traits off of your resume, then you’re missing out on the power of real integrity.

Your life unfolds in proportion to your courage.

What if desire wasn’t an urge to be tamed, but a beacon of truth to be followed?

Forget about being impressive and commit to being real.

Gratitude is like love or fresh air – you can’t get too much of it.

When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own.

You taught me how to be kind, generous, honest, truthful, trustworthy, authentic, by simply being yourself.

The key in telling stories that people relate to is, not surprisingly, vulnerability and authenticity. That means that letting people know the struggle behind your brand – the failures and mistakes – and how you got through them is really important.

True success – financial, personal, and professional – lies above all in loving your family, working hard, and living your passion. In telling your story. In authenticity, hustle, and patience. In caring fiercely about the big and the small stuff. In valuing legacy over currency.

People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.

Whenever you feel authentic and genuine, you are headed in the right direction.

We’re so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it’s difficult to be authentic and trust that we’ll be accepted just as we are.

Authentic love can be unconditional and still require reciprocity, respect, and mutual willingness.