Quotes About Empowerment

Freedom is being allowed to think your own thoughts and live your own life.

One man can make a difference and every man should try.

If there is a lesson from the lives of the men John Kennedy depicts in this book, if there is a lesson from his life and from his death, it is that in this world of ours none of us can afford to be lookers-on, the critics standing on the sidelines.

One man can make a difference and everyone should try

There's not a chance we'll reach our full potential until we stop blaming each other and start practicing personal accountability.

Here's a QBQ twist for all of us: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know—it's me!

It's better to be one who is told to wait than one who waits to be told.

God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know—it's me!

Accountable people look for solutions, not scapegoats. They blame no one—not even themselves. If a "self-critique" is warranted, they ask QBQs like "What could I have done differently?" and "How can I learn from this experience?

You may already be familiar with the Serenity Prayer: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." Here's a QBQ twist for all of us: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know—it's me!

Blame and "Whodunit?" questions solve nothing. They create fear, destroy innovation, inhibit teamwork, build walls, and prevent people from engaging.

The best thing we can do to get rid of victim thinking in our world is to get rid of it in ourselves. The first QBQ guideline says all

Stress is a choice.

A woman has within herself the ability to spontaneously rise up after she has hit bottom. A man does not have to fix her. She is not broken but just needs his love, patience, and understanding.

What you feel, you can heal.

Women today truly need their men and whatever help they can provide.

Practise doing things for yourself and not depending on him to make you happy.

Asking for help when you can do it yourself is perceived as a sign of weakness.

Men are motivated and empowered when they feel needed…. Women are motivated and empowered when they feel cherished.

For a brief moment we believe, "Now I have the power to be me and do what I want.

The truth was that, at the age of thirty-six, Lacy was content to live alone, to sleep in the center of the bed, to clean up only after herself, to make and spend her own money, to come and go as she pleased, to pursue her career without worrying about his, to plan her evenings with input from no one else, to cook or not to cook, and to have sole possession of the remote control.

After the first week, Pete convinced Nix to appoint him a jail trusty, which meant his cell was not locked during the day and he could roam as he pleased as long as he did not leave the building

sometimes it takes balls to walk away. Do it now while you can still enjoy life.

I'm at a point in my life where I will not be yelled at.