Stories Episodes

“Don't waste time being something that you think people want you to be. Go ahead and do your own thing.” – Mark Reid J.D.

“Inside my pain was my life purpose. I had to go and heal myself, and inside that healing was my life purpose.” – Gina Cavalier

“If you can learn to run your business like you would a successful rock band. You will always be successful. You will never hire a bass player who's lousy bass player. So, in your business, do the same thing. Only hire the best people or consultants to do the work with you.” – Michele Blood

"Technology has changed so much that the gatekeepers are no more. There's nothing stopping people from writing a book except themselves." – Christopher Greyson

“Own where you are at the moment.” – J.R. Martinez

“When I talk about wanting the characters to come alive, I'm really wanting to show people how to take care of their soul, heart, mind and decision making.” – Dr. Lisa Dorsey

“Fear has no place within a civilized mind.” – Laura Brennan Ballet

"Self-care is both daily and doable." – Janice McWilliams

"It's okay to write what scares you." – Rachel Thompson

“I share our story so that this hopefully never happens to another family. I'd like to raise awareness, and I don't think that we can learn without sharing stories.” – Betsy Gall

“Most of what writers do is out of love of it. We love creating. We love telling stories. So, to cut that out of the human experience, I think is sort of sad.” – Alison McBain

“I promised myself during that moment when I wasn't really sure if I was going to make it or not. I thought to myself, you know, if I make this out alive, then I have to write a book about it.” – Dr. Momoko Uno

“When you ignore your heart, you get yourself in trouble. If you listen to your heart, it will lead you to where you're supposed to be.” – Susan Glenney

“What I learned about myself was that I could actually do it.” – Beth Pellino-Dudzic

"Trust that you are worthy to be seen." – Dr. Nicole Janz

“When things are in your head, you're thinking about them. You know, you come to conclusions about things, but when it's outside of you and you're looking at it, it becomes more objective.” – Dana Diaz

“People always get impressed by the feat of writing a book, but they don't think about the love of it. Love can make it less daunting.” – Itua Uduebo

“Being forced to talk to other people allowed me to find this other part of myself that I didn't know existed.” – Kirsten Rudberg

"I started to behave like the person that I needed to become to be my future self, and that was someone of greater confidence." – Emily Jaenson

“Once I was clear on my purpose, my writer's purpose, and what the goal is for this book, everything fell into place.” – Jean Burgess, PhD

“That experience of being an outsider and someone that doesn't fit in is like the key to absolute success and making it in life if you know how to channel it.” – Haleh Rabizadeh Resnick

"I distinctly remember at one point, I wasn't really praying in a dedicated prayer space, but I said, 'Alright, God, I don't think I have a story, but you called me to this, so let me just start writing and see what comes out.'" – Amy Vogel

“If this is the next 30 years of your life, is this enough?” – Genevieve Piturro

“Slow down and appreciate every single moment and every interaction you have.” – Dr. Michelle Maidenberg