“One major cost of self-deception is that we use painful life experiences to justify being non-ideal versions of ourselves.”

“We would all benefit by shifting our focus from seeing pain as bad to seeing pain as motivation to change.”

“Living through difficult life circumstances in not an excuse for passing trauma onto someone else.”

“The truth is that our self-deceptive lies range from seemingly tiny untruths to massive life-altering falsehoods about reality.”

“I cannot overemphasize the impact our childhood has on our ability to be honest because we live out what we learned as children in our adult relationships.”

“When you are not aware that you are bringing old learning to your current relationships, you will want to lie about where it is coming from.”

“Keep your promises and be consistent. Be the kind of person others can trust.”

“The sand in the hour glass isn't meant to stick together. It will flow exactly same today, how it did ten years back. That's how much reliable that stuff is. The stuff that can be consistent.”

“Do what you can today. And keep working up until you can do everything you want to do in the day, every day.”