Showing Up Quotes

“The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

“Bravery is the choice to show up and listen to another person, be it a loved one or perceived foe, even when it is uncomfortable, painful, or the last thing you want to do.”
― Alaric Hutchinson

“The true measure of a best friend is where they are when you “make” the biggest decision of your life, not where they were during the decision process.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“The formula for success is 2% talent, 8% luck, and 90% of showing up every day.”
― Jeffrey Fry

“The truth is, being a parent is mostly just reacting. Sometimes you get it right and sometimes you don't. You give what you can. And at the end of the day, most of it is just being there.”
― Jennifer E. Smith, The Unsinkable Greta James

“At its best, activism is a form of healing. It is about what we do and how we show up in the world. It is about learning and expressing regard, compassion and love.”
― Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts

“The energy we show up with is more often than not the energy we encounter.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“He wore his medals. He had a surprising number of them, the real kind, not the ones you got for turning up. Although turning up was no mean thing, some days.”
― Nick Harkaway, Tigerman

“It is the doing of your calling that attracts the support of the God of the Universe. When I stepped into that space, the wind in my life changed direction. The doing rallied the Heavens. It was the voice of my faith. If you don’t do out of your being, you aren’t truly showing up. Maybe that’s what’s meant by faith without works is dead. Without it, there are no smoke signals going up to attract the people, resources or opportunities.”
― Suzette Hinton

“As we sat, Derek pulled a handful of energy bars from his pocket, and gave me one.
"Oh, right. You must be starving." Simon reached into his pockets. "I can offer one bruised apple and one brown banana."

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"You guys are weird," Tori said.
Simon sat on the crate beside me. "That's right. We are totally weird and completely uncool. Your popularity is plummeting just by being near us. So why don't you—"
"Chloe?" Derek interrupted. "How's your arm?"
"Her—?" Simon swore under his breath. "Way to keep showing me up. First, food. Now her arm." He turned to me. "How is it?" ”
― Kelley Armstrong, The Awakening

“The ethical divide between showing up and coming back loomed large; it made me feel accused. This was respect, I thought: to look and keep looking, not to look away as soon as you'd gotten what you needed.”
― Leslie Jamison, Make It Scream, Make It Burn

“All these years later, I'll be back on that dance floor. I will be swaying and the music will fill me and I will be a girl again. My friends will be there, and we'll dance all night, one song after another, and we will be laughing and laughing in each others' arms. I will be thirteen again, or fourteen, or twenty-six, or thirty, breath and rhythm, everyone awkward and ridiculous and perfect. We will be young, we will be alive, and I will be deeply grateful for these friends. I know that I was lucky to find them, the kind of friends who bring you halfway across the world, who fly with you to Puerto Rico, who hold you at your grandmother's funeral, who invite you into their home, invite you into their families, take care of you, check on you, fight for you, who make you want to be better, who give you their time and attention, share their secrets, their dreams, their communities, who show up, who see you, who hear you calling from hundreds of miles away, and slowly, slowly, love you back to life.”
― Jaquira Díaz, Ordinary Girls

“Life is about showing up, so is writing. That’s why I sit at my desk every day and dance my fingers across the keyboard”
― Laurie Buchanan, PhD

“No matter how many obstacles we face from birth—the outcome of letting loose love and showing up marks humankind— for success wins human equality, discretely.”
― Kamini Arichandran

“You have to be a man to understand why it’s important to cry and how to be there for others who cry.”
― Drue Grit

“When you are firmly rooted, you can fully stand up for others.”
― Rachel Wilkerson Miller, The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People

“When determining the size or complexity of a new habit ask yourself, "What can I stick to—even on my worst day?"
Start there. Master the art of showing up. Then advance.”
― James Clear

“You get points just for showing up and most of life is all about showing up.”
― Mark Samraj

“What we regret most are our failures of courage, whether it's the courage to be kinder, to show up, to say how we feel, to set boundaries, to be good to ourselves, to say yes to something scary.”
― Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

“No matter what role you play in a meeting, how you show up in that role is critical to the meeting’s success.”
― Emily M. Axelrod, Let's Stop Meeting Like This: Tools to Save Time and Get More Done

“In the context of this book, “showing up” means facing into your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors willingly, with curiosity and kindness.”
― Susan David, Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life

“Recognize and reward people for excellence, not for just showing up.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“Attendance means nothing, bodies are not minds.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“Showing up is most of life’s success!”
― Dr. Mansur Hasib

“A man shows up. For himself and others. He doesn’t run, he doesn’t pass the buck, he shows up. And when he is hurt, or when he has done wrong, or has made his own mistake — a man shows up. For himself and others.”
― Drue Grit

“When you start doing video enough, your people will feel like they know you better and better.”
― Kyle Draper, Rethink Everything: You “Know" About Social Media

“Showing up for others is one of the most powerful things you can do.”
― Naomi Evans, Being an Ally

“To get things done, you must show up, to attract allies, you must make your intention public. Showing up and making your intention public will rub the wrong people the wrong way. But just DON'T STOP!”
― Jeff Ocaya

“Some folks are predictably unpredictable.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“When no one else believes in you, you gotta depend on what your inner eye is focusing on. Showing up for yourself causes the universe to adjust to your vision.”
― Robin Brown, Glitter Saints: The Cosmic Art of Forgiveness, a Memoir