Showstopper Episodes

“You want to fail fast, and you want to fail big, because that's how you get ultimately to your objective to accomplish your mission.” – Shaun L. Murphy

"I was told to slow down, and I did. And then the second I could run back to the hustle; I went back to it because that was where my identity was." – Dr. Portia Preston

“If you're not where you want to be, create a space to get to where you want to go.” – Dr. Shanea Clancy

“I faced a choice as a young man. I was either going to continue to pitch my fit and end up divorced, or I’m going to give God a chance. And in my arrogance, I told God I’d give Him a chance, and in His grace and kindness, He gave me a chance.” – Jim Tracy

“We’re all going to ask ourselves, did I do enough? And at the end of the day, for me, it's what we leave behind that matters.” – Kira Hartley Klinger

“Happy people focus on what they have, and unhappy people focus on what's missing.” – Andrew Byrnes Matthews

“If you're going to create, open yourself up to different things that might come in that are outside of your design, because that's where the gifts come. And if you're not open to that, it's a lot tougher to create.” – Gregory Copploe

“Anything that you're forcing is not going to be as good as what's coming naturally out of your heart and soul.” – Megan Michelle, PhD.

“Refine your game and make sure you know what you want going forward.” – Nadja Sayej

“Walking is more powerful than any antidepressant. It's the best antidepressant we have. It's getting out and moving, especially outside.” – Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum

“Writing is a wonderful way to process your life.” – Dr. Sheila K. Collins

"Don't mistake the hope of change for the hope of progress." – Linda Shirey

“No matter how difficult your life is, to know that you are resilient enough. Your spirit, your soul, you will make it.” – Christine Sadry

“Every single one of your setbacks and every moment of adversity is truly your advantage. You just need to figure out how to frame it for you.” – Bianca D'Alessio

“My health was so bad I had to walk away from a seven-figure business that I built up over a number of years just to fight, to survive. And when I came through that period, my shrine has always been the bookshop.” – Elizabeth Gould

“You have to pay a new price every day for the success that you want to have in this life that you want to live.” – Dom Brightmon

"I've never chased profits. I've chased helping people, and the profits chased me." – Chris Robinson

“It's just so wonderful to know that I can give joy to people and they can return it back.” – Gwen Tolios

“There’s a lot of thought that needs to go into becoming a manager. And then once you are one, you need to see it as a lifelong learning experience and an experience that can impact other people in the best of ways or actually in the worst of ways.” – Joanne Merrick

“Write as soon as you can. Maybe your first book is a mess, but then at least you learn something, and your second book is going to be awesome.” – Jurriaan Kamer

“Healing and recovery are not linear, so wherever you are, just be there and be kind to yourself.” – Kath Essing

“When I heard that statistic, I realized I was easily part of the 99% who never write their book. I decided to become the 1% and just do it.” – Dr. Albert Bramante

“If I wanted to pick up and move, I pick up and move, and then I would just fall into whatever job I could find. And even though it was scary, I still did it because I was like, this could be a story, there could be a story in this.” – Nkrumah Mensah

“Most of the time, we have the answers. It's just that we're so scared because we can't figure out how to do it. We haven't seen it. We haven't done it for ourselves. We just need evidence of that next right step.” – Aneta Ardelian Kuzma