Richelle Mead Quotes

We need to ascend beyond our own petty Resistance, our own negative self-judgment and self-sabotage, our own "I'm not worthy" mind-set.

It's a good thing to feel like you have to prove something

Oh, I would love to be a motivational speaker. I have pulled myself out of a million potholes, and I can see the potholes ahead of me. That doesn't mean that I could always do that so perfectly for my own life. I totally fall in potholes.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

I was always the kid at school who thought it was a good idea to set off the fire alarm. And much as I'm aware that that's a trait which also propels other things which are good, I wish I could just pause and go, 'Is this really what you want to do?'

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.

If I'm the weak link or whatever, I guess that means I've got something to prove. I've always had something to prove.

Have I gone too far?

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.

Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

I'm constantly trying to make myself better, to learn more. I didn't finish college, so I feel like I'm always having to prove myself. I don't want to feel like the smallest person in the room.

A man is always better than he thinks.

A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.

God knows I tried to make it earlier in life, but with all due respect to myself, nothing I ever did was any good.

Having goals can be useful, but don't lose sight of how great you are and how much you can help yourself and others right now.

I just thought to myself, 'What am I doing? Is this how I'm going to live my adult life, banging my head, especially with what I've learned and know about the dangers?'

I've always felt a strong urge to prove myself.

One of the things that has inspired me so much is knowing that I felt like I could never measure up.

The greatest step toward success is self confidence. The greatest builder of self confidence is self esteem, and self esteem comes from doing the daily things you know you should do. Your self esteem will start to soar when you make some critical decisions - decisions to walk a new road, to start a new direction, to start a new discipline.

Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that!

Grow up? Get herself straightened out? Her mind reeled from the verbal battering. No matter what she did, her father would tell her she was wrong. Worthless. Undeserving.

I can't make anybody happy, so I try my best to be good at what I do

Keep doing what you love to the best of your ability. Stop judging and get out of your own way.

I told myself that I'll do everything within my power to never let that happen again.

Make the best of where you are and do your best to line up your Energy from where you are, because any bit of struggle or any bit of regret only holds your cork under the water and doesn't allow you to connect with the Energy that would allow anything to improve.