Danielle LaPorte speaking at the World Domination Summit.
I just returned from Portland, OR to Portland, ME. (Despite my home town often being referred to as the “other” Portland, the Oregonians named their fair city after us.) I very enthusiastically attended the World Domination Summit (WDS), author and traveler Chris Guillebeau’s annual conference for bloggers, travelers, change-makers, and others who dub themselves non-conformists. It was a festival of the unconventional.
Here’s what I love about this gathering: its a community where being uncool (aka 100% yourself) is applauded. There were some freak flags flying this weekend and it was breathtaking and life-enhancing.
I sat this morning attempting to write a post digesting the weekend’s events and take-aways, but I find myself at a loss. So much inspiration, so little time.
So instead, I’m sharing the profound words with you via poignant quotes from WDS. And guess what – they’re all Tweet-ready! Just click the quote to Tweet:
“The number one barrier to belonging is fitting in.” ~ Brené Brown
“Who you are will always trump who you think people want you to be.” Brené Brown
“Unused creativity is not benign.” ~Brené Brown
“Cool is mostly about self-protection.” ~Brené Brown
“I’m going deeper, not wider.” ~Danielle Vieth in reference to spending most of her WDS time with people she already knew instead of branching out. I did the same and felt guilty about it until she beautifully articulated what we were doing.
“The opposite of fear is not courage or bravery. It’s surrender.” ~Chris Brogan
“The more willing you are to look dumb, the better you look.” ~Chris Brogan
“You will succeed the weirder you get.” ~Chris Brogan
“Love scales.” ~Danielle LaPorte
“You don’t need to be burned out to go on hiatus.” ~Danielle LaPorte
“I don’t have it all. I have what I want. I have my version of it all.” ~Danielle LaPorte
“I would rather get out of the game than stay in the game to change the game.” ~Danielle LaPorte
“Nobody can tell your story the way you can tell your story.” ~Danielle LaPorte
“Keep your eyes on your own paper.” ~Nicole Antoinette, a new and enthusiastic long-distance runner
“Big sexy dreams are accomplished one very unsexy step at a time.” ~Nicole Antoinette
“There’s no cap on the amount of success that’s possible in the world.” ~Nicole Antoinette
So there you have it. WDS in one-liners. Have an unconventional day.
Love it, love it, love it. The perfect post for me today.
What an inspiring post! I love every single word of it! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Thanks so much for including me in this incredible quote round-up, Kate!
Kate: Even more good news than the above! I was compelled to open a Twitter account. How funny. Also, where and when is the next conference? g
Hi Gail! I’m so glad you’re on Twitter! Go to http://www.worlddominationsummit.com to find out more info!
Awesome! Exactly what I needed to hear:-)
Great post Kate! Thank you! I had some of the same quotes written down this weekend. You just organized them so well for me!
Just what I needed to read right now!!! Thanks for the hot quotes from the front line…xo
Very nice quotes and helpful on a day I’m feeling pretty blah. And thanks for making them tweet-ready. (How does that work, anyway?)
Check out clicktotweet.com. Very cool tool!
That tweet site is very cool; thanks!
Love it. Tweeted it.
Thank you beautiful!
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