Danielle LaPorte Quotes

You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge. Apologize for mistakes. Apologize for unintentionally hurting someone - profusely. But don't apologize for being who you are.

If you round out your edges, you lose your edge.

Being your true self is the most effective formula for success there is.

When you decide to go after a new dream, you need to give less to your current reality and more to your desired reality... Take your energy out of what you don’t want to be doing anymore so you can put it in what you really want to be doing.

It's not the imbalances of life that will get you down-it's doing meaningless things that aren't taking you where you want to go.

You don't have to be fearless. Just be sincere.

The secret to success: Do what you say you're going to do.

Knowing how you actually want to feel is the most potent form of clarity that you can have. Generating those feelings is the most powerfully creative thing you can do with your life. And not only do we have to put our feelings at the heart of our ambitions, we have to pursue our desires in a way that is life-affirming, rather than soul-depleting. Rigid goal-chasing is burning us out. Soul-anchored intentions are the way to get home.

Knowing how you actually want to feel is the most potent form of clarity that you can have.

First. get clear on how you want to feel. Then, do stuff that makes you feel that way.

We must have the daring to be nothing but ourselves if we are to know what true power is.

Shift your energy from protecting yourself from failure to squeezing the life out of life.

The journey has to feel the way you want the destination to feel.

Small, deliberate actions inspired by your true desires create a life you love.

Don't let perfection become procrastination . Do it now.

Self-criticism is not "love," and it is certainly not indifferent. It's a form of hatred. And when I name that, when I see it for what it is (raw and uncomfortable and saddening), when I refuse to sugar-coat self criticism, judgment, agitation, and constantly trying to improve myself, then I'm one quantum leap closer to freedom.

Forget about being impressive and commit to being real.

Gratitude is an astoundingly reliable, immediate way of becoming present.

The biggest threat to your creativity is the fear that it's already been done, said, created. (So why bother?) Say it, do it, make it anyway - but tell YOUR story along the way. The story of how you came to know what you know. The story of what you want to know more of. The story of why you do what you do. The story of how you came to care. And that's how you create what's never been created before.

Passion will always move you in the direction of your authentic self.

Eventually, you have to stop picking a fight with your true nature and decide to seek the joy that underlies it all.

My friend and coach reminded me this week that there is a moment when the acrobat lets go of one trapeze and is completely suspended in mid-air before she catches the incoming rung. You have to let go to get there.

If you don't do what Fear says...you'll go ahead and speak up, you'll sign up, you'll buy, you'll sell, you'll jump.

Sometimes even feeling bad feels good. Negative emotions can feel so familiar (especially if they mimic our past) as to actually be comforting. Awareness is realizing that our life could always be better. Growth is doing what it takes to make it better.

Whatever is on your plate got there because you said yes to it.

Almost any decision is better than no decision -- just keep moving.

Passionately protest mediocrity.

Sometimes, you need to stop taking your medicine to let your body heal itself. Sometimes, you need to pause so you can move forward. Sometimes, you need to turn away from something so you can see why you fell in love in the first place.

Joy is the clearest indicator of deep wellness.

Happiness is like rising bubbles -- delightful and inevitably fleeting. Joy is the oxygen -- ever present.

I only want to hit my targets if the aiming and the hitting both feel good.

The surest sign that you're working with the life-affirming kind of discipline, rather than the spirit-depressing kind, is that you don't complain very much about doing what it takes.

Make generosity part of your growth strategy.

You don’t need to be burned out to go on hiatus.

Surprise your doubts with action.

I can't help you. Not really. I can only show up with a bright heart and hope that I get you at the right micro-moment with the perfect dose of light that helps you see what you already know.

I want to surrender to the feelings and shapes of words and not stop until I am clearly heard by myself and my God.

Consider that you radiate. At all times. Consider that what you’re feeling right now is rippling outward into a field of is-ness that anyone can dip their oar into. You are felt. You are heard. You are seen. If you were not here, the world would be different. Because of your presence, the universe is expanding.

The world reflects back to you how much you value yourself.

If your goals aren’t synced with the substance of your heart, then achieving them won’t matter much.

Life is full of opportunities to feel exactly the way you want to feel.

What if desire wasn't an urge to be tamed, but a beacon of truth to be followed?

Pull over to the side of your journey and look how far you've come

Launch and learn. Everything is progress.

Going with the flow is responding to cues from the universe. When you go with the flow, you’re surfing Life force. It’s about wakeful trust and total collaboration with what’s showing up for you.

Your success is directly proportional to the quality of the relationships in your life.

You're not going to die. Here's the white-hot truth: if you go bankrupt, you'll still be okay. If you lose the gig, the lover, the house, you'll still be okay. If you sing off-key, get beat by the competition, have your heart shattered, get fired...it's not going to kill you. Ask anyone who's been through it.

Life balance is a myth. It's an illusion and the very pursuit of it is driving us crazy. For me it's about proportion - it's really a work hard/play hard equation.

Value inner attunement as much as you value outer attainment.

In my experience, if you steer clear of dogma and muster up more love than you thought you had to give, then your vitality increases, satisfaction sets in, sweetness surfaces. I believe in the creative power of good feelings. I'm convinced that the desire to be real is everyone's divine imperative.