JOJO
“I self-sabotaged because I didn’t feel worthy of a loving, lasting relationship. I didn’t love myself. I am actively practicing self-love. It’s not just something you arrive at. I need to really work at it. My 20s were just about seeking approval. Now if I approve of myself, that’s all I need. That confidence really reverberates. It’s very powerful.” People Magazine
CARRIE BROWNSTEIN
“I try not to think in terms of mistakes. To me, a mistake, in retrospect, always feels like it happened for a reason and therefore can’t be considered a mistake. I think that’s the healthiest way to look at things that feel like failures or errors. We feel at our most humble when we have faltered, and that forces the next thing.” ADWEEK
TIFFANY HADDISH on learning how to love yourself
“When I hit 25, I read a book by Louis Hay, You Can Heal Your Life. It taught me about self-love, about looking in the mirror, in your eyeballs. This book was saying, just look into your eyeballs and tell yourself that you love and approve of yourself. The first time I did it, I cried really hard because I don’t think I really did love or approve of myself. And as I took on this practice and did it on a regular basis, it was like my life started to slowly change into what I thought I wanted. I really started to recognize my actual beauty and slowly became confident. I had a certain level of confidence that was deniable. And now I’ve nurtured myself like I wish my mother would have all those years ago. I just turned 21 for the 19th time. One of my goals was always to walk into a room and project happiness, elevate the room within 10-foot radius of where my body is there’s joy and happiness around there. ALLURE Magazine
MICHELLE OBAMA
“I’m just not someone who can be anything but who I am, letting someone else’s expectations dictate how I act or feel always leaves me feeling a little uncomfortable. It’s easier to just be me. The things that we think are our inadequacies are usually our strengths.” People Magazine
CHRIS EVANS
“Confidence. Not so much what’s on the outside, but your sense of self. To know and love yourself and be comfortable with who we are. You can feel it when someone has it. I’m not saying I do, I hate myself, [laughs] so I fooled you all. Vulnerability and humility. I don’t like to argue, I don’t like to raise my voice or any forms of manipulation. I think declarations of love are great; I love love. I’m a bit of a sap like that. I like being sentimental, I cry pretty easily. At a good song, nice sunset, yeah, my emotions are bubbling.” People Magazine
FRANCOIS CLEMMONS
“You make everyday a special special day just by being you, and I like you just the way you are.” People Magazine
SHAWN MENDES
“I’ve learned a lot about just accepting and loving myself and being here for me. Although sometimes I might say the wrong thing or I might do the wrong thing, learning how to have my own back is one of the most important lessons.” People Magazine
JENNIFER GREY
“Your self-esteem shouldn’t be attached to being perfect or judged. What if we all just did what makes us happy. I think one of the things I’ve understood as I’ve gotten older is how little I care what other people think of me. What I’m mostly concerned about is how I feel about myself. And if I can’t love my aging body, it’s not very kind to this body that’s been working so hard to keep me in the game. If I look at my stomach where my skin is loose because I had a daughter, I think to myself, ‘Oh, the skin…’ And then I go, ‘Who are you? This is not your higher self talking. Look at that beautiful daughter that you made in your body, this human being who’s the most important thing in the world to you, that changed your life .’ Considering what my body has put up with, I just have to be grateful. Don’t be afraid to fail. Don’t be afraid to not be great at something. Don’t be afraid to be a beginner. Don’t be afraid to just be whatever it is you are.” People Magazine