Top 110 Quotes & Sayings by Danielle LaPorte

Surprise your doubts with action.

What you stop doing is just as important as the things you start doing.

Shift your energy from protecting yourself from failure to squeezing the life out of life.

If you don't do what Fear says...you'll go ahead and speak up, you'll sign up, you'll buy, you'll sell, you'll jump.

Someone you haven't met yet is already dreaming of adoring you.

Knowing how you actually want to feel is the most potent form of clarity that you can have. Generating those feelings is the most powerfully creative thing you can do with your life. And not only do we have to put our feelings at the heart of our ambitions, we have to pursue our desires in a way that is life-affirming, rather than soul-depleting. Rigid goal-chasing is burning us out. Soul-anchored intentions are the way to get home.

I can't help you. Not really. I can only show up with a bright heart and hope that I get you at the right micro-moment with the perfect dose of light that helps you see what you already know.

Don't let perfection become procrastination . Do it now.

I want to surrender to the feelings and shapes of words and not stop until I am clearly heard by myself and my God.

Life balance is a myth. It's an illusion and the very pursuit of it is driving us crazy. For me it's about proportion - it's really a work hard/play hard equation.

Almost any decision is better than no decision -- just keep moving.

Feeling good is the primary intention

What if desire wasn't an urge to be tamed, but a beacon of truth to be followed?

It's not about the goal, it's about how you want to feel when you get there.

Consider that you radiate. At all times. Consider that what you’re feeling right now is rippling outward into a field of is-ness that anyone can dip their oar into. You are felt. You are heard. You are seen. If you were not here, the world would be different. Because of your presence, the universe is expanding.

The journey has to feel the way you want the destination to feel.

Don't let your want for perfection become procrastination

Sometimes, you need to stop taking your medicine to let your body heal itself. Sometimes, you need to pause so you can move forward. Sometimes, you need to turn away from something so you can see why you fell in love in the first place.

I know how to go, go, go. Stopping, I've learned is the stuff of mastery.

Make generosity part of your growth strategy.

The biggest threat to your creativity is the fear that it's already been done, said, created. (So why bother?) Say it, do it, make it anyway - but tell YOUR story along the way. The story of how you came to know what you know. The story of what you want to know more of. The story of why you do what you do. The story of how you came to care. And that's how you create what's never been created before.

If knowledge is power, then curiosity is the muscle.

The secret to success: Do what you say you're going to do.

You don't have to be fearless. Just be sincere.

First. get clear on how you want to feel. Then, do stuff that makes you feel that way.

When you decide to go after a new dream, you need to give less to your current reality and more to your desired reality... Take your energy out of what you don’t want to be doing anymore so you can put it in what you really want to be doing.

Passionately protest mediocrity.

Your life unfolds in proportion to your courage.

We must have the daring to be nothing but ourselves if we are to know what true power is.

Set out to do three or four things this year with gusto and excellence, rather than doing a dozen things just sufficiently. Trust me on this.

Joy is the clearest indicator of deep wellness.

Gratitude is an astoundingly reliable, immediate way of becoming present.

The moment you say yes to acting on your desire is the real beginning.

Whatever is on your plate got there because you said yes to it.

The world reflects back to you how much you value yourself.

Launch and learn. Everything is progress.

Your success is directly proportional to the quality of the relationships in your life.

The surest sign that you're working with the life-affirming kind of discipline, rather than the spirit-depressing kind, is that you don't complain very much about doing what it takes.

My friend and coach reminded me this week that there is a moment when the acrobat lets go of one trapeze and is completely suspended in mid-air before she catches the incoming rung. You have to let go to get there.

Life is full of opportunities to feel exactly the way you want to feel.

Love the necessary hard work.

Your desires will very often be contradictory and so will your strengths. All of our contradictions make us whole.

Nobody can tell your story the way you can tell your story.

It's not the imbalances of life that will get you down-it's doing meaningless things that aren't taking you where you want to go.

Being your true self is the most effective formula for success there is.

Forget about being impressive and commit to being real.

Eventually, you have to stop picking a fight with your true nature and decide to seek the joy that underlies it all.

You're not going to die. Here's the white-hot truth: if you go bankrupt, you'll still be okay. If you lose the gig, the lover, the house, you'll still be okay. If you sing off-key, get beat by the competition, have your heart shattered, get fired...it's not going to kill you. Ask anyone who's been through it.

Determination can be a battle or a thrill. Choose to be thrilled.

Knowing how you actually want to feel is the most potent form of clarity that you can have.

The gratitude you receive from others is a reflection of your genius.

Pull over to the side of your journey and look how far you've come

Sometimes even feeling bad feels good. Negative emotions can feel so familiar (especially if they mimic our past) as to actually be comforting. Awareness is realizing that our life could always be better. Growth is doing what it takes to make it better.

Passion will always move you in the direction of your authentic self.

Your most valuable currency is what comes most naturally to you. Cash in!

You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge. Apologize for mistakes. Apologize for unintentionally hurting someone - profusely. But don't apologize for being who you are.

Small, deliberate actions inspired by your true desires create a life you love.

All communication begins with an intention, and your intention determines the quality of your life.

Self-criticism is not "love," and it is certainly not indifferent. It's a form of hatred. And when I name that, when I see it for what it is (raw and uncomfortable and saddening), when I refuse to sugar-coat self criticism, judgment, agitation, and constantly trying to improve myself, then I'm one quantum leap closer to freedom.

There’s a time and purpose for being lost. If you don’t judge the being lost you get through it sooner.