Quotes About Empowerment

Once you face down your fears of saying no, you'll be much better able to stick to situations that don't drain you.

When you dim your light to please others, the whole world gets darker.

Every morning before you get out of bed, say the following: "I expand in abundance, success, and love every day as I inspire those around me to do the same.

Do not make the mistake of thinking that you can defend yourself against this. You can't. Just walk away. Don't try to make your case. At the end of the day, you will be judged by your behavior—not your words. Walking away is very powerful.

One more tip. Gay Hendricks came up with what he calls the "Ultimate Success Mantra" as a good place to start. Every morning before you get out of bed, say the following: "I expand in abundance, success, and love every day as I inspire those around me to do the same.

One of the best ways to minimize your interaction with energy vampires is to become "empowered in the negative." In other words, learn how to turn people down, even if you have to hurt them a bit in the process. This is essential. Be like those old drug commercials: Just Say No.

Remember that Darkness feeds on your fear and anger, so stop feeding it.

The wise man understands his weakness and seeks to find a lesson from it. The fool lets it control and destroy him.

I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.

It takes courage to create your own identity, to stop believing old stories about who you are or that limit who you can be.

You are beautiful no matter what they say.

Why is a woman's sexuality always under so much scrutiny? Why can't she do exactly what she please without being called a million things?

When there's no one else look inside yourself -- like your oldest friend -- just trust the voice within -- then you'll find the strength that will guide your way. You'll learn to begin to trust the voice within.

If you are a woman and you're assertive and you want to get the job done, you're a bitch. If you're a guy, you're just assertive.

I don't see makeup as a defense. I see it as a creative outlet. I am a woman who has my extreme vulnerable side and my baggage--and at times I feel extremely weak. And who's to say a little mascara doesn't make you feel more confident when you pop it on and look in the mirror? It helps, especially in my position, where I have people waiting down the street to take pictures of me so they can evaluate and criticize every little flaw on my face.

I think women are sensual, beautiful beings, and I feel empowered when I express myself sexually.

To the sky, I rise / Spread my wings, and fly / I leave the past behind / And say goodbye to the scared child inside / I sing for freedom, and for love / I look at my reflection / Embrace the woman I've become / The unbreakable lotus in me / I now set free

I love red and I think it's more than just a color: It evokes an emotion. When you wear red, it makes you feel empowered and sexy. For me, sin is all about temptation and the power of seduction. Red Sin is a combination of those elements to make women feel irresistible.

That overachieving, ambitious, nobody-can-hold-me-down attitude I had, which came from a place of anger and aggression, has transformed into feeling like I will take on the world, but I will do it with an embrace, rather than with my dukes up.

I still got the nasty in me.

I don't need nobody tryin' to make me over -- I just wanna live simple and free.

It's an amazing thing to say, 'I'm beautiful ' without feeling like you're cocky.

My future daughter is not going to go through what I did.

Growing up with the childhood that I had, I learned to never let a man make me feel helpless, and it also embedded a deep need in me to always stick up for women.