INDIA ARIE
“One of the things that I’ve worked my way out of doing, and I knew that I needed to, was comparing myself to other people. That just poisons everything. It all of a sudden determines even clothes you’re going to choose to wear that day or what you’re going to do with the a music production or how you’re going to sequence it. It poisons everything. Your real job in the world is to be you.  Comparing yourself to other people I think that hurt me more than anything.  Allowing myself to go there so much in my head hurt me.

Your self-worth is your job. It’s your sacred space to cultivate cause there’s always going to be somebody who comes along and says you’re not thin enough or your hair’s not ‘that’ enough or your voice’s not high enough, you’re not going to make it in the music industry because you don’t sound like all the others. There always has to be somebody who comes along and says something like that but if you can remind yourself that they’re wrong because you know your own path and you can just remind yourself. And one of the things I do know after all the healing work I’ve done is I sit in my journal or my meditation time what would I do about this thing, whatever it is – sometimes I think it’s an opportunity I’m not ready for – sometimes it somebody telling me that I can’t or I’m not worthy – and I sit in my private space and I say, I really just play it all out- I can visualize it or I write it – and I say …What would I do if I knew I was 100% worthy of this? What would I do?”  Super Soul Sunday with Oprah Winfrey

TAYLOR LAUTNER

“I was viewed as a little bit of an outcast. I didn’t have one group of friends who I hung out with every single day. I would have friends on my football team, friends in drama, friends in video production, and I would hang out with different people. I know that wasn’t the normal thing to do in high school. The normal thing is to be in a group or be a part of a clique. But for me, I love hanging out with different people and just having fun. I believe in the saying, ‘If you aim at nothing, you’re going to hit nothing.’ So if you don’t set goals, then you have nowhere to go. I guess winning an Oscar is the ultimate dream. A lot of amazing actors go their whole career without even being nominated. So that would definitely be a goal to reach. It’s a difficult one, but I’m aiming for it!”  Seventeen Magazine

VICTORIA JUSTICE

“In high school I became a target for some people who thought I had changed when I got on a TV show-it’s very easy for people to find things wrong with you. In high school, popularity is so much about going to the right parties and hanging out with the in crowd and looking a certain way. I went to a big public school with a lot of people, and I had a small group of friends who I was comfortable with. I wanted to hang out with people who are good and honest. If popular means being one of the girls who are obsessed with looking good all the time and having lots of boys like them, I don’t want to hang out with those people. That’s being immature and stupid. Why would anyone want to isolate themselves from people who you could potentially learn something from and be friends with? I think cliques are ridiculous.”  Seventeen Magazine

BETHANY MOTA On How To Not Let Anyone Limit You

 “I want to tell everyone here that you are capable of so much. I used to limit myself all of the time and I would think of things that I wanted to do and I’d be like, ‘there’s no way that I can do that,’ and I’d dismiss the thought from my mind. But, making YouTube Videos is one of the things that I just went for and I’m like, ‘there’s no way anyone’s gonna wanna watch my videos, I’m way too weird.’ But I did it anyway and now I have this amazing community. I want to remind you that you are all strong and powerful so don’t allow anyone to limit you and most of all, never limit yourself because you’re incredible.” Teen Choice Awards

DON MIGUEL RUIZ & DON JOSE RUIZ

“If your beliefs are telling you, ‘m fat. I’m ugly. I’m old. I’m a loser. I’m not good enough. I’m not strong enough. I’ll never make it,’ then don’t believe yourself, because it’s not true. These messages are distorted. They’re nothing but lies. Once you can see the lies, you don’t have to believe them. Use the power of doubt to challenge every message that you deliver to yourself. ‘Is it really true that I’m ugly? Is it really true that I’m not good enough?’ Is this message real, or is it virtual? Of course it’s virtual. None of these messages come from the truth, from life; they come from distortions in our knowledge. The truth is, there are no ugly people. There is no good enough or strong enough. There’s no universal book of law where any of these judgments are true. These judgments are just agreements that humans make.

Can you see the consequences of believing yourself? Believing yourself is one of the worst things you can do because you’ve been telling yourself lies your whole life, and if you believe all those lies, that’s why your dream isn’t a pleasant dream.”  Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz, in “The Fifth Agreement”