Rachel Hollis’s book Girl, Stop Apologizing is a must-read inspiring piece of literature for girls and women of all ages. It helps make us stop and ponder about life, thus waking up to see it in a whole new light. Teaching that we are of importance and need to take a stand for our beliefs and personal goals as women. To persevere through life’s challenges, and break old acquired habits in the pursuit of happiness and fulfillment.
Hollis was one of 6 kids whose parents supported them by picking cotton. But her big break came in the form of a viral Instagram photo that featured Rachel in her infamous bikini and scored over ten million likes. Encouraging women of all ages to Be comfortable in their own skin instead of aspiring to become someone or something they’re not. Her publishing debut got its start with “Girl, Wash Your Face”. A sort of self-help book about being in control of your own life and figuring out that which makes you happy. Since the release of Rachel’s successful publishing she now has more than 150,000 YouTube subscribers. And in the year 2019, presented the world with her follow-up book and these 45 motivational
“Girl, Stop Apologizing” Quotes
1. “By embracing your calling and refusing to hide your glow, you wouldn’t just make your world brighter, you’d light the way for the women who come behind you.” — Rachel Hollis
2. “If you can’t find a single hour for yourself in a twenty-four-hour period, you need to look at your priorities.” — Rachel Hollis
3. “At some point, you grow up enough to understand that many people here on earth are different from you: and what you do with that knowledge defines much of your story.” — Rachel Hollis
4. “A goal is a dream with its work boots on.” — Rachel Hollis
5. “It’s not that you’re not enough to cross the finish line; it’s just that you haven’t yet figured out how to run this particular race.” — Rachel Hollis
7. “Continuing to reach for a better version of myself even when people openly judge me for it… I’m gangster like that.” — Rachel Hollis
8. “You are allowed to want more for yourself for no other reason than because it makes your heart happy. You don’t need anyone’s permission, and you certainly shouldn’t have to rely on anyone’s support as the catalyst to get you there.” — Rachel Hollis
9. “We are afraid of many things when it comes to our dreams, but the biggest fear is of being judged for having them in the first place. ” — Rachel Hollis
10. “Be the kind of woman who believes that she is capable of doing amazing things in this world. Be the kind of woman whose own dreams make her nervous and then go ahead and do them anyway. Be the kind of woman who never asks permission to Be herself.” — Rachel Hollis
11. “I don’t care what religion you were raised in. You weren’t taught guilt and shame by your creator. You were taught guilt and shame by people.” — Rachel Hollis
12. “The problem isn’t that you aren’t accomplished; the problem is that you don’t give yourself any credit for the things you have done.” — Rachel Hollis
13. “Sadness and pain are things you have to sit with and get to know or you’ll never Be able to move on.” — Rachel Hollis
14. “The world doesn’t get to decide what you can try. You are the only one who can make that decision.” — Rachel Hollis
15. “Doubt will kill more dreams than failure ever will.” — Rachel Hollis
16. “Recognizing the lies we’ve come to accept about ourselves is the key to growing into a better version of ourselves.” — Rachel Hollis
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17. “Who you are is defined by the next decision you make, not the last one.” — Rachel Hollis
18. “You aren’t going to find the time to pursue your goals; you’re going to make the time to pursue your goals. And the first thing you’re going to need to accept is that you’re in control of your schedule.” — Rachel Hollis
19. “Nothing that lasts is accomplished quickly.” — Rachel Hollis
20. “Embracing the idea that you can want things for yourself even if nobody else understands the whys behind them is the most freeing and powerful feeling in the world.” — Rachel Hollis
21. “If I want to achieve any new thing in my life, the questions is never, Can I do it? The question is always, What am I willing to give up in order to get it?” — Rachel Hollis
22. “Comparison is the death of joy.” — Rachel Hollis
23. “Stop apologizing for being who you are and become who you were meant to be.” — Rachel Hollis
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24. “I was living my entire life waiting for a moment to Be special enough for me to look, feel, and act my best, and the truth is, you don’t need a special moment, or any reason at all, to do that.” — Rachel Hollis
25. “Some days I feel as if I’m getting closer to the best version of me. Other days I eat cream cheese for dinner. But the gift of life is that we get another chance tomorrow…” — Rachel Hollis
26. “Stop asking permission to Be yourself.” — Rachel Hollis
27. “Stop waiting for someday; someday is a myth. Don’t wait to have the time; start planning to make the time.” — Rachel Hollis
28. “Childhood trauma is not a life sentence.” — Rachel Hollis
29. “We need to start having a very real conversation about why we accept truths about ourselves as women that we would never consider for men.” — Rachel Hollis
30. “Failure means that you’re living. Failure means that you’re trying.” — Rachel Hollis
31. ‘On walking through hard things, on accepting the season you’re in – even with it sucks.” — Rachel Hollis
32. “How can anyone follow their what if, if they need someone else to approve of it first?” — Rachel Hollis
33. “If you aim at what you can hit, you’ll likely get there ever time: never any higher, never any bigger, never any better. But if you aim far above your own head, even when you fail you’ll fly so much higher than you can imagine.” — Rachel Hollis
34. “No doesn’t mean that you stop; it simply means that you change course in order to make it to your destination.” — Rachel Hollis
35. “Ambition looks like you living in a way others won’t so you will have a life others can’t.” — Rachel Hollis
36. “I can achieve anything if I’m willing to work for it. Not because I’m especially gifted, but because I’m dedicated to improving along the way.” — Rachel Hollis
37. “You are more than you have become.” — Rachel Hollis
38. “Don’t Be afraid of failure. Be afraid of never achieving anything at all because you were too afraid of what others might think of you for trying.” — Rachel Hollis
39. “All you can do at any stage and season of life is try your best, and someone else’s opinion of how you’re doing or what you’re doing is… none of your business.” — Rachel Hollis
40. “I am still here because I didn’t allow the hard time to make weak; I willed it to make me strong.” — Rachel Hollis
41. “Your struggles don’t mean that you’re weak; they mean you’re human.” — Rachel Hollis
42. “Nobody deserves verbal and mental abuse, and every time you allow it to happen to you, you’re giving that person permission to treat you that way. You’re not required to put up with it just because you always have.” — Rachel Hollis
43. “I recognized a great truth; if I wanted a better life than the one id been born into, it was up to me to create it.” — Rachel Hollis
44. “If you live your life to please everyone else, you forget what used to make you “you”.” — Rachel Hollis
45. “You were made to have the dreams you’re afraid of having.” Rachel Hollis
Girl, Stop Apologizing Video – interview with Rachel Hollis
In “Girl, Stop Apologizing,” #1 New York Times bestselling author and founder of a multimillion-dollar media company, Rachel Hollis sounds a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people instead of learning how to own who they are and what they want. With a challenge to women everywhere to stop talking themselves out of their dreams, Hollis identifies the excuses to let go of, the behaviors to adopt, and the skills to acquire on the path to growth, confidence and believing in yourself.
Summary
You are the ultimate person responsible for your own fate in life and these quotes should help along the way. Each promising enrichment and shrowd you with positive Hollis energy.
My personal favorite would have to Be “There’s a big difference between gratitude for your life and blind acceptance of whatever comes your way.”!
As a woman, I often found myself being in agreeance with situations regardless of how I felt on the inside. If you find yourself in need of a little pick-me-up or morale boost, please refer to the above 45 Rachel Hollis Quotes. After all, you, I, and every other female deserve happiness in this unpredictable world.
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