Behind every flinch is a fear or an anxiety - sometimes rational, sometimes not. Without the fear, there is no flinch. But wiping out the fear isn't what's important - facing it is.

— Julien Smith

Everything you are used to, once done long enough, starts to seem natural, even though it might not be.

— Julien Smith

Getting lost is not fatal. Almost every time, it will make your world.

— Julien Smith

No one has a problem with the first mile of a journey. Even an infant could do fine for a while. But it isn't the start that matters. It's the finish line.

— Julien Smith

So if you see no one like you, no one who agrees, don't worry. There are actually hundreds of people like you, and they're waiting for a leader. That person is you.

— Julien Smith

Success works as a cycle - growth and contraction, balancing and unbalancing - all while you're encountering hurdles that get higher and higher over time.

— Julien Smith

The ability to withstand the flinch comes with the knowledge that the future will be better than the past.

— Julien Smith

The truth is that judgment and fear will never stop, but they don't actually do anything.

— Julien Smith

What you're missing is that the path itself changes you.

— Julien Smith

You can change the world again, instead of protecting yourself from it.

— Julien Smith