Showstopper Episodes

“Most people think that mentors don't get anything out of it, but if you've ever given someone a gift that they've unwrapped and they have really loved it, it's exactly what they wanted and needed, the joy that you feel—that's …

“Listen to that voice of intuition and prioritize it like never before.” – Joy Giovanni

“If you write for 15 minutes a day, you can get out about 250 words. In 200 days, that's 50,000 words. That's a book. So, where were you 200 days ago?” – Sam Bennett

“The stories can either bind us, or we can use them to create magic.” – Judy Koons

“The doctors said my son might never walk or talk, but today he made two baskets at his basketball game. He’s the passion behind what I do every day.” – Jeaneen Tang

“When you are working on your own, you just have to make sure that you do the behind the scenes things that need to be done to create your own success.” – Lois Creamer

"The act of writing is a way for me to physically see what goes on in my brain. It's amazing what will be revealed to me when I read it back, and it's a way for me to check in …

"You can't put a price tag on peace of mind." – Julie Coraccio

“Anytime you have a negative emotion, it's coming from the meaning you're giving the events, not the events.” – Shelly Lefkoe

“If Jesus hadn't saved me that day, I wouldn't be here today, six decades later. He is really the only friend I ever had, the only love I ever knew.” – Andi Buerger, JD

“I know books change people's lives, and I know that firsthand because a book changed my life.” – Terry Whalin

"I saw people in their apocalypse, their version of the apocalypse. They not only survived it, but they did so with hope and with courage, forgiving each other and working together across the lines where they normally would have been …

“You gotta throw a little spice into whatever it is that you're doing, regardless of whether everybody's got the same idea.” – Dilgilio Rodriguez

“Sometimes being right means being alone and realizing the consequences of what it means to be right. I had to stick up for my core values, even if it meant facing consequences.” – John R. Miles

“Even when we're closed-minded, we should never stop being open-hearted.” – Justin Jones-Fosu