Book Byte #197 "You Are a Badass" by Jen Sincero

How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

📣 Curious Quotes from the Author

“If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.”

“You are responsible for what you say and do. You are not responsible for whether or not people freak out about it.”

“You are perfect. To think anything less is as pointless as a river thinking that it’s got too many curves or that it moves too slowly or that its rapids are too rapid. Says who? You’re on a journey with no defined beginning, middle or end. There are no wrong twists and turns. There is just being. And your job is to be as you as you can be. This is why you’re here. To shy away from who you truly are would leave the world you-less. You are the only you there is and ever will be. I repeat, you are the only you there is and ever will be. Do not deny the world its one and only chance to bask in your brilliance.”

“What other people think about you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them.”

“You are loved. Massively. Ferociously. Unconditionally. The Universe is totally freaking out about how awesome you are. It’s got you wrapped in a warm gorilla hug of adoration. It wants to give you everything you desire. It wants you to be happy. It wants you to see what it sees in you.”

“Because if you base your self-worth on what everyone else thinks of you, you hand all your power over to other people and become dependent on a source outside of yourself for validation. Then you wind up chasing after something you have no control over, and should that something suddenly place its focus somewhere else, or change its mind and decide you’re no longer very interesting, you end up with a full-blown identity crisis.”

“There’s nothing as unstoppable as a freight train full of f*-yeah.”

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

“So often, we pretend we’ve made a decision, when what we’ve really done is signed up to try until it gets too uncomfortable.”

“It never ceases to amaze me the precious time we spend chasing the squirrels around our brains, playing out our dramas, worrying about unwanted facial hair, seeking adoration, justifying our actions, complaining about slow Internet connections, dissecting the lives of idiots, when we are sitting in the middle of a full-blown miracle that is happening right here, right now.
We're on a planet that somehow knows how to rotate on its axis and follow a defined path while it hurtles through space! Our hearts beat! We can see! We have love, laughter, language, living rooms, computers, compassion, cars, fire, fingernails, flowers, music, medicine, mountains, muffins!”

“Never apologize for who you are. It lets the whole world down.”

“We only get to be in our bodies for a limited time, why not celebrate the journey instead of merely riding it out until it’s over?”

“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.”

📚 Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea

To become the badass you've always wanted to be, figure out what in your life is preventing you from reaching your full potential. Then, make the necessary adjustments to your way of living and way of thinking to overcome these obstacles. Refrain from letting anyone divert you from your passion! You'll eventually find yourself leading the life you've always desired.

🤝Collaborative Insight for Techies

The whole world is always trying to tell you what they want you to be.

The only way to deal with that is ignore it and be who you really want to be.

Mirroring the behaviors of the people you admire is the quickest way to get there.

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