1. If we are brave enough often enough, we will fail; this is the physics of vulnerability. In other words, when we commit to showing up, we are committing to falling.

2. Once we begin being brave, we can never go back. Rising up is difficult, but we will never go back to the place we were before we were brave enough to rise and fall.

3. The journey is ours but we shouldn't go through it alone. The journey to success is rough so we need support from others around us to come along for the ride.

4. We live to tell our story. When we tell our stories, we make connections and release chemicals in our brains that make us empathize and feel good.

5. Creativity is transferring what is in our head to our heart, then to our hands.

6. No matter your struggles, the process of rising strong is the same. As humans, we are feeling machines and when we are willing to feel, we are willing to grow and rise.

7. Comparative suffering is a function of fear and scarcity. When we fail or screw up, we begin to doubt ourselves and even compare ourselves to others. People believe their problems are comparatively worse or better than others; however, compassion is not finite. Hurt is hurt, and when we can respond to others with empathy and compassion, the healing that results affects us all.

8. The emotional, vulnerable, and courageous process is not a "one size-fits-all" formula. Rising strong does not offer a step-by-step guide to success, it's not a simple linear process. It's more a back and-forth action that takes different shapes for different people.

9. Courage is contagious. Your experience can profoundly affect the people around you whether you are aware of it or not.

10. Rising strong is a spiritual practice. Getting back on our feet doesn't require religion, theology, or doctrine; however, it does mean recognizing that we are all connected by a power greater than all of us and that connection is grounded in love and belonging.

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