Dave Hollis Quotes

A life of growth means a life of exhilarating discomfort.

She is crazy. Head to head with an ogre. Loony Lolli, Sketchy Dave, Crazy Val. You're all a bunch of freaks." Val made a formal bow, dipping her head in their direction, and then sat on the blanket. Loony Luis, more likely," Lolli said, kicking her flip-flop in his direction. Luis One-Eye," Dave said. Luis smirked. "Bug-head Dave." Princess Luis," Dave said. "Prince Valiant." Val laughed, thinking of the first time Dave had called her that. "How about Dreaded Dave?" Luis leaned over, grabbing his brother in a headlock, both of them rolling on the cloth, and said, "How about Baby Brother? Baby Brother Dave?" Hey," Lolli said. "What about me? I want to be a princess like Luis.

If you want a meaningful life, you must create situations that make you uncomfortable.

You never lose when you fail; you only learn from the experience.

Doing something wrong doesn't make you wrong at your core; it makes you human.

We are the result of the life we've lived, but we only become prisoners of our mistakes if we allow it.

Limiting beliefs are things we mistakenly hold as truths about ourselves. As they inform our identities, they give us permission to pursue certain dreams, act in a certain way, have confidence in our abilities, or think we do or don’t have the right to do certain things. We think these are laws, that we have to learn to live within their bouns. But this is simply not the case.

Don't give up the power you have to be who you were meant to be because of what people who are not thinking about you might think. These people you're worried about? Their fulfillment does not hinge on your success. It's your dream, and because of that you have to make a choice. Are you going to keep people who are just casually part of your life happy, or are you going to be fulfilled?

Success can mess with you just as much as failure

We are the result of the life we’ve lived, but we only become prisoners of our mistakes if we allow it.

I am responsible for finding fulfillment in my job, for being happy with what I do, for knowing my value regardless of my title, the company I work for, the salary I make, or the way anyone looks at all of it.

Charlie and Bel never spoke, even though they’d been given microphones. They were just props, the picture of a reunited family. Happy, but not too much, Dave had told them. It wasn’t a true happy ending until the man was caught.

Don’t give up the power you have to be who you were meant to be because of what people who are not thinking about you might think.

Whether you're in a business or personal relationship, being open about the things you're struggling with makes you relatable, allowing you to connect more authentically.

As it turned out, I had to get into it and work through it if I was going to be able to get out of it.

It is possible to get out of your own wat, but it requires deliberate attention and careful coordination of many moving parts.

The future that you aspire to will only come if you're willing to let go of what you need to release in your life today.

Comfort is a causality of growth

In each instance, whenever we started a meeting, she asked a simple question: "What is the intended outcome of this meeting?

The opinion of people sitting on the sidelines should not intimidate you, because you've already done something they haven't by putting yourself in the game.

In a world that moves a quickly as the one we're living in, leaning on how you were raised or what you learned in school may very well make you obsolete if you're not willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work.

Get Out of Your Own Way is a call to arms for anyone who's interested in a more fulfilled life, who, along the way, may have lost their "why" and now wonders how to unlock their potential or show up better for the one they love.

Rachel's books have worked, and her live events have worked, and in those most insecure moments, I asked this question: My identity has in part been grounded in her need for me and the provision that comes from my salary--- now that she is the primary earner for our family, now that she doesn't need me, will she still want me?

It was some time before Stoner recognized the source of his attraction to Hollis Lomax. In Lomax’s arrogance, his fluency, and his cheerful bitterness, Stoner saw, distorted but recognizable, an image of his friend David Masters. He wished to talk to him as he had talked to Dave; but he could not, even after he admitted his wish to himself. The awkwardness of his youth had not left him, but the eagerness and straightforwardness that might have made the friendship possible had. He knew what he wished was impossible, and the knowledge saddened him.

She made a decision to keep doing what she knew was going to make her a better person tomorrow, and she did it even though it was bugging the crap out of me. That choice-- the decision to unapologetically reach for a better version of herself- had an effect on me over time. What started as anger(obviously, in hindsight, fueled by my insecurity that she might outgrow me if she continued to evolve)slowly gave way to curiosity. What the heck had gotten into her? How is she still so motivated? How can she keep doing so much better when I seem to be doing so much worse? I had no clear answers. I was struggling to know where to begin. I'd been able to figure things out on my own for so long that it was hard to admit I might actually need help to get out of this muck I felt stuck in. At this point, I started to ask questions. I was finally willing to address this space between who I was and who I wanted to be--this space between Rachel growing and me dying. It was a catalyst for me to take a first step toward therapy.

As the kids say, I was shook. Pain can be incredible leverage. The possibility of underutilizing your potential can be incredible leverage.

Now I’m in this new role at a company that’s less about trail management and more about trailblazing. I left what I knew for what I needed. I jumped into something foreign for the opportunity to be challenged, and the experience has been harder than I thought it might be.

Charlie Price, a name forever marred after Dave Winter arrested him for something he didn’t do. That made sense, Dad leaving for that reason, Bel could shift things around in her head to accept that.

Just put a big fat F in the middle of my forehead. Right then I could have punched Boz for bringing up Elena and Nika. And Dave for smiling at me so sympathetically. And Stephanie just because.

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That choice - the decision to unapologetically reach for a better version of herself - had an effect on me over time. What started as anger (obviously, in hindsight, fueled by my insecurity that she might outgrow me if she continued to evolve) slowly gave way to curiosity.