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Martine Thompson Quotes

Total quotes: 7
“No one’s comfort is more important than my peace of mind and well-being, and I need to stop feeling guilty about that.”
— Martine Thompson, How I Learned to Stop Being a “Chill Girl” and Start Being Me
Tagged: The Cool Girl, Pleasing Others, Social Anxiety, Peace Of Mind, Self-Worth, Self-Love, Empowering, Living
“I wish for a speedy death to the chill girl within all of us, a kiss of death to the malleable shell of ourselves surviving only on our socialized compulsion to people please. And a long and fruitful life to the woman who has patiently been waiting underneath.”
— Martine Thompson, How I Learned to Stop Being a “Chill Girl” and Start Being Me
Tagged: Identity, Womanhood, bad girl, The Cool Girl, Inspirational, Overthinker, Pleasing Others
“You’ve got to give yourself permission to not have the answers, to survive things going amiss, to exert less energy into bullshit, and trust you’ll be okay. This doesn’t mean become stagnant or coast in mediocrity, but find solace in relinquishing the idea of control. Simply do your best, and vow to start anew at the end of a shit day.”
— Martine Thompson, How I Learned to Stop Being a “Chill Girl” and Start Being Me
Tagged: Inspirational, Be yourself, Self-Acceptance, Social Anxiety, Control Freak, Try Again, perseverance, Living
“Get comfortable saying no. Once a people-pleaser realizes the world won’t crumble into smithereens if she says no or changes her mind, it’s a new day.”
— Martine Thompson, How I Learned to Stop Being a “Chill Girl” and Start Being Me
Tagged: The Cool Girl, Pleasing Others, Saying No, Living
“A fixation on being perceived as nice or ‘sooo chill’ is a colossal waste of time.”
— Martine Thompson, How I Learned to Stop Being a “Chill Girl” and Start Being Me
Tagged: The Cool Girl, Nice Girl, Be yourself, Pleasing Others, Living
“Perhaps the most exhausting part of the charade was time spent watching myself through the lens of others; contorting myself into something more palatable for the next person; shouldering guilt and expectations that weren’t mine to bear; and swallowing discomfort when I wanted to bellow, 'I’m not okay with this!'”
— Martine Thompson, How I Learned to Stop Being a “Chill Girl” and Start Being Me
Tagged: Chill Girl, Girls, Personality, Being Yourself, Self-awareness, Living
“Stop giving apologies you don’t owe. Rightfully take up space. Know you have something of value to add to the conversation. Know when to shush and just listen. Rustle feathers. Do more things that make you nervous. Do that thing people in your life won’t get but ultimately makes you feel fulfilled. Take mental notes of the times you feel comfortable, confident, and happy (more of that!) versus uneasy and panicky (less of that!). Eventually we’ve got to embrace certain eccentricities as character traits. Someone will appreciate them; just make sure you’re the first.”
— Martine Thompson, How I Learned to Stop Being a “Chill Girl” and Start Being Me
Tagged: Identity, Be yourself, Self-Acceptance, Free Spirit, Social Anxiety
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