Top 86 Quotes & Sayings by Rachel Hollis - Page 2

When someone tells me they want to start a diet, I'll suggest they start by aiming to drink half their body weight in ounces of water every day. It's much easier to add a habit than to take one away, but the water goal is a challenge. When they conquer that for the month, they've set a new standard for achievement and can add on something tougher.

People always send me notes saying they'd love to be a speaker, but they could 'never speak as well as you do!' I'm like, 'Girl, of course you won't. You're just starting out... everyone stinks when they start!'

I'm a pretty early riser, so I'm sort of the queen of five A.M. I love getting up early. It's how I've written most of my books - that hour and a half before my kids are up.

Once I actually learned how to eat well and exercise regularly so the weight would stay off, it was really easy to do so after my third son was born.

You can work out until you're blue in the face and run a thousand miles a week, but none of it will matter if you aren't eating well.

Like most working moms, my life is a constant juggling act.

Motherhood is a beautiful, wonderful gift... except when it's not.

My early years as a 'speaker' involved note cards that shook like a leaf while I held them because I was so nervous.

Having a baby will put your marriage through the ringer, and if you're lucky, you'll come out the other end stronger for it.

Learn to accept your spouse's point of view, and allow them their emotions because you'd expect the same thing in return.

Decor sets the stage for any party, and it also gives a great indication to your guests as to how much effort you've put into hosting them within your home.

Moms, you should parent in whatever way works for your family and spend less time worrying about other people's perceptions of how you're doing.

If you know cookies are your weakness, don't even bring them in the house because, like me, you will eat them.

Only commit to things you know you can accomplish because they're incredibly important to you. Otherwise, you set yourself up for continued failure.

The most interesting people to me are entrepreneurs. As someone who's owned my own business for over a decade, I am always so inspired by people who are building things.

My favorite podcast ever is 'How I Built This.'

If you decide on a goal - for example, 'I'm going to write a novel' or 'I'm going to run a 10K' - your subconscious will formulate the likelihood of that happening based on past experiences.

Did I really want to teach my children that a list of successes is the most valuable legacy to leave behind? I absolutely did not.

I love my kids. They are the greatest thing I've ever done with my life, and they bring me joy every day.

My big brother Ryan was funny and unfailingly kind. He was one of the most talented musicians you might encounte, and had a prodigious ability to pick up any instrument and play it by ear within the span of a single day.

I like to tell people that I have some of the biggest mentors in the world... they just don't know I exist. Dave Ramsey, Sara Blakely, Oprah, Tony Robbins, Brendon Burchard - I've learned everything I know from their wisdom through books, podcasts and conferences.

For years, I've worn my dainty gold bracelets with inspirational sayings and encouraging one-liners to motivate me in my career. I liked to look down at my wrist and be reminded of my goals.

I love my boys more than anything on this earth.

Mental illness lives all around us every day. I've seen it in other family members, I've seen it in friends, and I've dealt with it myself with my own postpartum depression.

I graduated high school a year early and moved to Los Angeles to go to acting school, which is hilarious.

When I got pregnant with my second son, I still hadn't lost weight from the first, and since I came from a long line of overweight people, I was terrified that I was quickly going to become one of them.