Showstopper Episodes

“Living is a progressive art.” – Dr. Candy Campbell

"There's no better way than to call your own bullshit, then to write your own story through the hardest and messiest parts of your life. Because as time passes, and as hindsight tends to be, you can finally see yourself clearly.” – Becca Eve Young

“When you hit rock bottom, and you really hit rock bottom, you look around and you kind of take account and you go, all right, why am I here? How do I get out of here? When you're down there and you're alone, it leaves an impression. And so, when I got myself out of it, I just decided I never wanted another man to have to feel that way again.” – Rory Paquette

"Don't let fear rule your life, let possibility and curiosity drive you." – Kathryn Henry

“If you don't care about that reader, if that's not the main focus, the rest doesn't matter.” – Troy Horne

"Keep having conversations that drive people to more and better." – Bridget Hom

“You face conflict every single day of your life. There's conflict that you love and conflict that you're not so enamored of, and the conflict that you love, you have no problem with.” – Dana Lynn Bernstein

“I had different ideas for what I thought the book would be, and that's actually what got in my way of writing in the beginning.” – Pia Mailhot-Leichter

“Leadership is about the energy that we bring. Are we bringing a negative, toxic energy? Are we bringing an exhausted, burned out energy, a victim energy? Or are we bringing positivity and courage and empowerment?” – Alison C. Jones

“The reason why people want to be so perfect and have perfectionism isn't because they're scared of failure. They're scared of failing in front of other people.” – Roy Redd

“When you get mindful, it's so beautiful because you're saying, you know what? I'm worthy of being more than my repetitive thoughts.” – Jenny Garufi

“I wanted to be an impact player. And what that meant to me was whatever time I'm given on the field, whenever I step on the field, that my presence will be known, felt, and seen.” – Phebe Trotman

“You want to fail fast, and you want to fail big, because that's how you get ultimately to your objective to accomplish your mission.” – Shaun L. Murphy

"I was told to slow down, and I did. And then the second I could run back to the hustle; I went back to it because that was where my identity was." – Dr. Portia Preston

“If you're not where you want to be, create a space to get to where you want to go.” – Dr. Shanea Clancy

“I faced a choice as a young man. I was either going to continue to pitch my fit and end up divorced, or I’m going to give God a chance. And in my arrogance, I told God I’d give Him a chance, and in His grace and kindness, He gave me a chance.” – Jim Tracy

“We’re all going to ask ourselves, did I do enough? And at the end of the day, for me, it's what we leave behind that matters.” – Kira Hartley Klinger

“Happy people focus on what they have, and unhappy people focus on what's missing.” – Andrew Byrnes Matthews

“If you're going to create, open yourself up to different things that might come in that are outside of your design, because that's where the gifts come. And if you're not open to that, it's a lot tougher to create.” – Gregory Copploe

“Anything that you're forcing is not going to be as good as what's coming naturally out of your heart and soul.” – Megan Michelle, PhD.

“Refine your game and make sure you know what you want going forward.” – Nadja Sayej

“Walking is more powerful than any antidepressant. It's the best antidepressant we have. It's getting out and moving, especially outside.” – Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum

“Writing is a wonderful way to process your life.” – Dr. Sheila K. Collins

"Don't mistake the hope of change for the hope of progress." – Linda Shirey