Jillian Michaels

Quotes by Jillian Michaels

• Part of abandoning the all-or-nothing mentality is allowing yourself room for setbacks. We are bound to have lapses on the road to health and wellness, but it is critical that we learn how to handle small failures positively so that we can minimize their long-term destructive effects. One setback is one setback— it is not the end of the world, nor is it the end of your journey toward a better you.

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• Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part.

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• Why are you going to choose failure when success is an option?

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• It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.

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• Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!

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• Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!

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• Part of abandoning the all-or-nothing mentality is allowing yourself room for setbacks. We are bound to have lapses on the road to health and wellness, but it is critical that we learn how to handle small failures positively so that we can minimize their long-term destructive effects. One setback is one setback— it is not the end of the world, nor is it the end of your journey toward a better you.

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• Why are you going to choose failure when success is an option?

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• Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part.

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• It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.

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• I was picked on as a kid. I had a nose the size of a softball plus braces and acne. It was rough.

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• I was an overweight kid, and my father struggled with his weight, too. We would go for a ride on his motorcycle on Sunday morning to get doughnuts, to make pizza together, or go get ice cream. I quickly learned that food equalled love and attention.

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• I supplement a lot. So I'll take a probiotic, and I mostly eat green food.

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• You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire.

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• You can be predisposed genetically, but it's not a sentence. I'm genetically predisposed, but I manage my weight. The root of obesity, though, is usually emotional. The poor habits are a symptom of a deeper emotional issue.

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• Lazy doesn't exist. Lazy is a symptom of something else. The person who can't get up off their butt is just a person who's depressed. It's usually a pervasive lack of self-worth, or a feeling of helplessness.

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• I've always believed fitness is an entry point to help you build that happier, healthier life. When your health is strong, you're capable of taking risks. You'll feel more confident to ask for the promotion. You'll have more energy to be a better mom. You'll feel more deserving of love.

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• In my experience, honesty is the best policy. And being a friend to somebody is not always the best way to help them.

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• Think of it this way: If you got a flat tire, what would you do? Change the tire? Or get out of the car and slash the other three tires? No! Get back on the road. Don't dwell on it; don't beat yourself up. That gets you nowhere.

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• People believe practice makes perfect, but it doesn't. If you're making a tremendous amount of mistakes, all you're doing is deeply ingraining the same mistakes.

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