Many people are in the dark when it comes to money, and I'm going to turn on the lights.
Suze OrmanRead
Stop saying yes out of fear about what others will think about you and say NO out of love for yourself!
Interpretation
Prioritize self-love over the fear of judgment from others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of setting boundaries and making choices that reflect self-respect rather than succumbing to the pressures of societal expectations. It encourages individuals to prioritize their own well-being and desires by saying no when necessary, rather than agreeing to things that might compromise their self-worth out of fear of disapproval from others.
In practice
In a motivational speech about personal growth.
Many people are in the dark when it comes to money, and I'm going to turn on the lights.
Bad debt is sacrificing your future day needs for your present day desires.
We are all powerless as children, and money looms so powerfully... we don't grow up to claim our financial power until we look money directly in the eye, face our fears, and claim that power back.
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.
Believing you are worthy of love means that you believe I deserve to be treated well - with respect and dignity. I deserve to be cherished and adored by someone. I am worthy of an intimate and fulfilling relationship. I won't settle for less than I deserve. I will do whatever it takes to create that for myself.
So many financial dreams are thwarted by the failure to act upon good intentions.
Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.
I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions.
Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite
But man's capacities have never been measured; nor are we to judge of what he can do by any precedents, so little have been tried.
Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon the one way, The way of wisdom.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
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