Never Kowtow to the Expectations of Others

 

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

To free us from the expectations of others,
to give us back to ourselves -
there lies the great singular power of self-respect.
- Joan Didion

Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him,
and then choose that way with all his strength.
- Hasidic Saying

Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices,
be sure they are your own.
- Alan Cohen

Further reading: Have Confidence in Yourself

Trust Your Own Advice

Believe in Yourself

Think for Yourself
       

Be a First Rate YOU

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

To free us from the expectations of others,
to give us back to ourselves -
there lies the great singular power of self-respect.
- Joan Didion

Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him,
and then choose that way with all his strength.
- Hasidic Saying

Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices,
be sure they are your own.
- Alan Cohen

Further reading: Have Confidence in Yourself

Trust Your Own Advice

Believe in Yourself

Think for Yourself
       

Be Your Own Best Self

 

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

To free us from the expectations of others,
to give us back to ourselves -
there lies the great singular power of self-respect.
- Joan Didion

Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him,
and then choose that way with all his strength.
- Hasidic Saying

Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices,
be sure they are your own.
- Alan Cohen

Further reading: Have Confidence in Yourself

Trust Your Own Advice

Believe in Yourself

Think for Yourself
       

Be Yourself

 

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

To free us from the expectations of others,
to give us back to ourselves -
there lies the great singular power of self-respect.
- Joan Didion

Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him,
and then choose that way with all his strength.
- Hasidic Saying

Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices,
be sure they are your own.
- Alan Cohen

Further reading: Have Confidence in Yourself

Trust Your Own Advice

Believe in Yourself

Think for Yourself
       

Trust Your Own Self

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

To free us from the expectations of others,
to give us back to ourselves -
there lies the great singular power of self-respect.
- Joan Didion

Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him,
and then choose that way with all his strength.
- Hasidic Saying

Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices,
be sure they are your own.
- Alan Cohen

Further reading: Have Confidence in Yourself

Trust Your Own Advice

Believe in Yourself

Think for Yourself
       

Be Your Own Self

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices,
be sure they are your own.
- Alan Cohen

Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him,
and then choose that way with all his strength.
- Hasidic Saying

To free us from the expectations of others,
to give us back to ourselves -
there lies the great singular power of self-respect.
- Joan Didion

Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

Further reading: Have Confidence in Yourself

Believe in Yourself

Trust Your Own Advice

Think for Yourself
       

Just Be Yourself

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him,
and then choose that way with all his strength.
- Hasidic Saying

Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

To free us from the expectations of others,
to give us back to ourselves -
there lies the great singular power of self-respect.
- Joan Didion

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices,
be sure they are your own.
- Alan Cohen

Further reading: Believe in Yourself

Have Confidence in Yourself

Trust Your Own Advice

Thinking for Yourself
       

Rejoice in Being Yourself

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

Really rejoice in being yourself.
Have your own drumbeat.
- Kim Cattrall

Believe in yourself, and trust your own wisdom
rather than being swayed by the opinions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Think for Yourself

Believe in Yourself

Have Confidence in Yourself

Trust Your Own Advice
    

Illusions

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions;
reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.
- Simone Weil

Tradition is the illusion of permanence.
- the Woody Allen movie Deconstructing Harry

How strange; when an illusion dies,
it's as though you've lost a child.
- Judy Garland

Growing up is best measured in terms of illusions lost.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: All Is Not As It Appears

The Illusion of Knowledge

Practice Keen Awareness

First-Rate Self

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices,
be sure they are your own.
- Alan Cohen

Trust your own inner guidance.
Have faith that your steps are
carrying you toward your dreams.
Keep your eyes on the heavens
and believe that your feet will carry you well.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Believe in Yourself

Trust Your Own Advice

Have Confidence in Yourself

Thinking for Yourself
    

Be Simply Yourself

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

Since you are the one who has to live with your choices,
be sure they are your own.
- Alan Cohen

Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves.
The process never ends until we die.
And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Trust your own inner guidance.
Have faith that your steps are
carrying you toward your dreams.
Keep your eyes on the heavens
and believe that your feet will carry you well.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Believe in Yourself

Trust Your Own Advice

Appreciate Yourself

Have Confidence in Yourself

My Own Person

Thinking for Yourself

Be Yourself

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

 Be simply yourself and don't compare or compete.
- Lao Tzu

No one can give you better advice than yourself.
- Cicero

When I'm trusting and being myself...
everything in my life reflects this
by falling into place easily, often miraculously.
- Shakti Gawain

Trust your own inner guidance.
Have faith that your steps are
carrying you toward your dreams.
Keep your eyes on the heavens
and believe that your feet will carry you well.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Believe in Yourself

Today is Your Day

My Own Person

Appreciate Yourself

Be Yourself

Self Esteem

Thyself

Self Respect

Trust Yourself

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 

 Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. - Howard Thurman 

 Believe in yourself, and trust your own wisdom rather than being swayed by the opinions of others. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie 

 Further reading: How to Be Yourself 

  How To Not Care What Others Think 

  How to Feel Better About Yourself 

  Need For Approval

Feeling Lonely and Depressed?

When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.
- Lee Ann Womack

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

No one knows what he can do until he tries.
- Publilius Syrus

Spending the holidays without family can feel depressing, but if you are not with your family this holiday, take positive steps to feel good about yourself: affirm your self worth, spend time with your religious (or community) group, and extend yourself to be of service to the less fortunate.

Do you know someone who is not with their family this holiday? Invite them to spend the day with yours.

Further reading: How to Cope with Loneliness

the important differences between self esteem and self confidence

Be yourself. Honor yourself.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

Play with life, laugh with life,
dance lightly with life,
and smile at the riddles of life,
knowing that life's only true lessons are writ small in the margin.
- jlh

This above all, to thine own self be true.
- William Shakespeare

Be yourself. Honor yourself. Live your own life with courage and enthusiasm.

Daily affirmation: I live with enthusiasm, and give thanks for my life.

Further reading: 12 Life Lessons I Learned From My Cat

What is Love?

How to Sleep Better

How to Save Money while Living Well

Master Self-Motivation

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- J. K. Rowling

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

When you get motivated, you can accomplish almost anything. You can get motivated to lose weight, to exercise, to study, or to do almost anything else that is truly important to you.

The keys to self-motivation are...

• Understand Your Life Purpose
• Choose Your Priorities
• Visualize Success
• Write Down your plan, dates, milestones
• Begin Now - Never Quit
• Celebrate Your Victories
• Use Your Support Network
• Build Your Self-Confidence

Read my full article How to Get Motivated at
www.how-to-self.com/get-motivated

Further reading: Motivational Quotes

Quotes on Attitude

Can Do Quotes

Quotes about Choices

Courage Quotes

No Fear Quotes

Never Give Up Quotes

Look well into thyself - Marcus Aurelius

Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength 

which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there.
- Marcus Aurelius

Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, 

and then choose that way with all his strength.
- Hasidic Saying

Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
- John F. Kennedy

Put some distance between yourself and whatever is concerning you.
Distance in space or time always creates a new perspective.
- jlh

Find a time and place of solitude. 

Look into the distance and into the future. 

Visualize the tomorrow you are going to build -- 

and begin to build that tomorrow, today.

Further reading: Eight Ways to Balance Your Life

VISION - the fifth Point of Simply An Inspired Life

Where there is no vision, there is no hope. - George Washington Carver

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. Mother Teresa

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
- Mother Teresa

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers.
- Henry David Thoreau

If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.
- Jean-Paul Sartre

If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely?
- Judy Garland

Loneliness is not what it seems. One does not feel lonely because one is alone, but because of a feeling of lack - a feeling that something is missing. Loneliness is essentially independent of how many other humans are around. It has much more to do with one's self-esteem - one's sense of inherent worth.

How can people like Henry David Thoreau happily spend months in solitude while Judy Garland and many other famous people feel lonely in the midst of adoring crowds? A good part of the answer lies in how much you like yourself and how confident you feel.

Further reading: Paul Tillich: Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the

Judy Garland: Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy Garland