Empowerment is a set of measures designed to increase the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities in order to enable them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. Inspirational self empowerment quotes will challenge the way you think, and help guide you through any life experience.
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Empowering Quotes
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. Believe in kissing. Eve Ensler
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha
We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here now with the power to shape your day and your future. Steve Maraboli
Self worth is so vital to your happiness if you don’t feel good about yourself, it’s hard to feel good about anything else. Sandy Hale
How would your life be different if. You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day. You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others. Steve Maraboli
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. Marilyn Monroe
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month. Theodore Roosevelt
A healthy self love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life. Andrew Matthews
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t you’re right. Henry Ford
Low self esteem is like driving through life with your hand break on. Maxwell Maltz
You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously. Steve Maraboli
Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own? Brigham Young
A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition. James Allen
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. Sir Edmund Hillary
You are one thing only. You are a Divine Being. An all powerful Creator. You are a Deity in jeans and a t shirt, and within you dwells the infinite wisdom of the ages and the sacred creative force of All that is, will be and ever was. Anthon St. Maarten
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Your fear is 100% dependent on you for its survival. Steve Maraboli
The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. Mark Twain
You just can’t let life happen to you, you have to make life happen. Idowu Koyenikan
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. Malcolm S. Forbes
Be happy with who you are and what you do, and you can do anything you want. Steve Maraboli
People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer. Dan Pearce
Only you can take inner freedom away from yourself, or give it to yourself. Nobody else can. Michael A. Singer
There are so many more important things to worry about than how you’re perceived by strangers. Dennis Lehane
Your greatest self has been waiting your whole life; don’t make it wait any longer. Steve Maraboli
The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. Rita Mae Brown
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Marianne Williamson
Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you’re worth the trip. Glenn Beck
Do what you think is right. Don’t let people make the decision of right or wrong for you. Steve Maraboli
Your self worth grows when you fight for something you love. Maxime Lagacé
You can do anything you want. You don’t believe me. You think, she’s out of her head. Yeah, I’m out of my head on being me. What are you on? On being them. You don’t even know. I bet you were never given a chance to know. Listen. You can be anything you want to be. Be careful. It’s a spell. It’s magic. Listen to the words. You are anything everyone, anyone. You listen to them, teachers, parents, politicians. They’re always saying, if you steal you’re a thief, if you sleep aroung you’re a slut, if you take drugs you’re a junkie. They want to get inside your head and control you with their fear. Don’t play their game. Nothing can touch you; you stay beautiful. Melvin Burgess
Don’t waste a second of your time convincing other people you’re worth loving. Atticus
In your own life it’s important to know how spectacular you are. Steve Maraboli
Only make decisions that support your self image, self esteem, and self worth. Oprah Winfrey
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Kahlil Gibran
True abundance isn’t based on our net worth, it’s based on our self worth. Gabrielle Bernstein
You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life! Steve Maraboli
You are not what you’ve done. You are what you keep doing. Jack Butcher
The mermaid is an archetypal image that represents a woman who is at ease in the great waters of life, the waters of emotion and sexuality. She shows us how to embrace our instinctive sexuality and sensuality so that we can affirm the essence of our feminine nature, the wisdom of our bodies, and the playfulness of our spirits. She symbolizes our connection with our deepest instinctive feelings, our wild and untamed animal nature that exists below the surface of outward personalities. She is able to respond to her mysterious sexual impulses without abandoning her more human, conscious side. What happened to the girls who dreamed of being mermaids? Anita Johnston
Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. Ella Fitzgerald
Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you. Rob Liano
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. John D. Rockefeller
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can. Martha Graham
If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore. Michele Ruiz
The realisation that limitations are imaginary will make you strong and overpowering. Stephen Richards
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr.
God did not create you to fail! Tommy Coletta
If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. Roald Dahl
Never allow your mind to wander untamed like a wild animal that exists on the basis of survival of the fittest. Tame your mind with consistent focus on your goals and desires. Stephen Richards
A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. Serena Williams
There is no greater force for change than people inspired to live a better life. Steve Maraboli
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. William James
I think that if you have a horse, pegasus, qilin, or unicorn, you should sit on it! You should stroke its hair, whisper in its ear, be one with it! And you shouldn’t feel sorry if other people don’t have one. C. JoyBell C.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. John Maxwell
If you think you can you can! Ronald Reagan
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all. Emily Dickinson
Self pity is spiritual suicide. It is an indefensible self mutilation of the soul. Anthon St. Maarten
Success is not final, failure is not fatal it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill
A failure is always in the passenger seat in his or her life. Stephen Richards
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt
If you care about what people think about you, you will end up being their slave. Reject and pull your own rope. Auliq Ice
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. William James
The need to prove who you are will vanish once you know who you are. Danielle Pierre
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. Albert Einstein
Magick happens when you step into who you truly are and embrace that which fulfills your soul. Dacha Avelin
You do not find the happy life. You make it. Camilla Eyring Kimball
Learning to let go is not giving up! It is simply passing the burden to a better fighter, so you can fight another day. Shannon L. Alder
It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts. Ella Fitzgerald
For centuries we have been ripped apart by the hands of others as well as ourselves. Our personalities have been conditioned to become disconnected from our most Earthly ancestral knowledge. The days of disconnectedness are over. We must begin anew. Dacha Avelin
It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot
I don’t want someone to believe my lies, I need someone to accept my truths. Kellie Elmore
You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens. Mandy Hale
Limitations are like mirages created by your own mind. When you realise that limitation do not exist, those around you will also feel it and allow you inside their space. Stephen Richards
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. Martin Luther King Jr.
No one has the power to shatter your dreams unless you give it to them. Maeve Greyson
You are enough just as you are. Meghan Markle
Hopefully, you will glimpse something of your own life’s journey and with Elemental’s Power of Illuminated Love, possibly recognize and celebrate something you had not been able to recognize or celebrate before. Luther E. Vann
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. Michael Altshuler
Be with someone that promotes a healthy state of being mind, body, and soul. Kierra C.T. Banks
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness. Frank Tyger
If we are to survive the impact, we must shift the frequency of who we are and how we approach our life going forward. Andrea DeWitt
Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever. Peter Hagerty
Self empowerment is a choice that only you can make. Chris Jankulovski
If you look to others for fulfilment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the world belongs to you. Lao Tzu
If you have no one to tell you, I’m telling you now; whatever negative thing you’re carrying around or trying to keep hidden, whatever is occupying your thoughts and your time, takes an enormous amount of stamina to sustain. It is sucking your energy and taking your power. If it is someone who has harmed you, they don’t deserve your time or energy. If it is the loss of someone you deeply love, they wouldn’t want that for you. Either way, take back your power. Claim it. Turn it around. Reassign it. Use it for your benefit. Do it now. Amie Gabriel
Everything is a gift of the universe even joy, anger, jealously, frustration, or separateness. Everything is perfect either for our growth or our enjoyment. Ken Keyes Jr.
Leave from where you’re not wanted. Mitta Xinindlu
You cannot judge what should bring others joy, and others cannot judge what should bring you joy. Alan Cohen
I can’t give to you what I have failed to give my self. Teninteni
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than growing with them. Bernard M. Baruch
When you understand your inner self your passions, motivations, moral code and vulnerabilities, you don’t have to blow in the wind of someone else’s expectations; you can stand firm in your own truth. Janet Autherine
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. Denis Waitley
Fighting demons isn’t for the faint of heart, but neither is surviving the ones that got us here in the first place; it is how we became warriors, you and I. Amie Gabriel
Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. Greg Anderson
So you escaped certain death and can’t stop wondering why you survived? God whispered in your ear many times. This time, God is giving you a nudge. He wants you to know that your life is worth so much more, you are capable of so much more. Stand in your power. Make your life count. Sama Akbar
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha
You don’t have to be born into a family of fifty to be successful. You can be one in a million all by yourself. Michael Bassey Johnson
In our lives, change is unavoidable, loss is unavoidable. In the adaptability and ease with which we experience change, lies our happiness and freedom. Buddha
Make a happy life for yourself. No one will ever know how to do it except you. Mitta Xinindlu
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. Mary Anne Roadacher Hershey
