Hollis - Girl, Stop Apologizing

PRAISE FOR RACHEL HOLLIS AND GIRL, STOP APOLOGIZING

Rachel Hollis is a live-out-loud leader with a heart for helping women tenaciously chase their purpose and dreams without apology. Rachels ability to share stories and principles with raw honesty inspires her readers to discover and take the practical steps that will put them on a lifelong path of personal growth.

Dr. John C. Maxwell, author and leadership expert

Ever felt stuck? Ever struggled to make time for your dreamsor struggled even to admit those dreams to yourself? In Girl, Stop Apologizing, Rachel Hollis points out the pitfalls, challenges, and excuses that stop us from achieving our aims. She speaks with refreshing (and often hilarious) candor about her own experiences and mistakes, and offers concrete advice about how to create the lives we want.

Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project

Girl, Stop Apologizing is the life-changing guide (and permission!) weve all needed to dump our excuses, embrace our dreams, set boundaries, and gain real confidence and momentum in life. Its how to overcome a lifetime of people pleasing and start crafting the vibrant, authentic life you deserve. This is a must-read for taking your destiny into your own hands. I loved every page!

Brendon Burchard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Millionaire Messenger, The Motivation Manifesto, and High Performance Habits

Reading Girl, Stop Apologizing is like sitting down with a best friend who can speak deeply into the dark places youve been trying to hide and shines a light on them. Rachel has the ability to help you silence your inner mean girl while encouraging you to believe that you truly can change and become the woman youve always envisioned yourself to be. Rachels gift is in giving you permission to not feel alone or ashamed of where youve been, while also giving you hope and a plan for whats ahead of you. Her voice in my ear has been a guiding light to pursue greatness and more for this one life I am living.

Jenna Kutcher, photographer, podcaster, educator, and host of The Goal Digger Podcast

Rachel is the modern-day Oprah and female Tony Robbins! She provides a safe place for women to dream big and believe in themselves, while also giving the tough love all great moms give to their kids to take ownership of their life and providing the keys to succeed. Rachel is raw, real, and full of life. She combines emotion, humor, and straight-talk to make all of us believe and see how we can have the life we want if weve invested the time and learned how to get there. Get this book and stop apologizing!

Lewis Howes, New York Times bestselling author and host of The School of Greatness podcast

Though energy-evoking, motivation alone isnt enough to actually move the needle in your life. Rachel Hollis gets this at the deepest level possible. Girl, Stop Apologizing is a true masterpiece that combines heartfelt inspiration with the perfect mix of tools and a framework that can allow you to effectively adopt new behaviors and skills in your life that create real and lasting change.

Dean Graziosi, New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and investor

Rachel Hollis is a force of inspiration who is impacting the world on a massive level. Her unapologetic message of self-worth will continue to transform lives for many decades to come.

Trent Shelton, author, motivational speaker, and founder and CEO of RehabTime

Rachel is the leader in modern-day personal development for a reason. Her authenticity, vulnerability, and experience separate her from everyone else. She just knows how to get real in a way that is unapologetically Rachel.

Ed Mylett, entrepreneur, personal development coach, speaker and host of the Ed Mylett Show podcast

Girl, Stop Apologizing is an unflinchingly relatable manifesto that is as unapologetic as it gets. Each chapter is an espresso shot that kickstarts your can-do-itude and challenges you to reach further and higher to achieve your goals.

Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing director of Backstage Capital

Its time to truly embrace your greatness, and there is no better rally cry than Girl, Stop Apologizing. Unapologetic herself, Rachel is the fearless girlfriend you need to help you leap into the bold unknown and fulfill that big audacious goal you have been waiting to achieve. And thats a movement Im thrilled to be a part of.

Amy Porterfield, online marketing expert

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2019 by Rachel Hollis

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Published by HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus, LLC.

Illustrations created by Annie Ludes.

ISBN 978-1-4002-0961-3 (eBook)

ISBN 978-1-4002-0960-6 (HC)

ISBN 978-1-4002-1506-5 (IE)

Epub Edition January 2019 9781400209613

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018957777

Printed in the United States of America

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For my daughter, Noah.

May you live your lifewithout apologyin

celebration of who God created you to be.

CONTENTS

When I originally started writing this book I fully planned on calling it Sorry, Not Sorry. And, yes, I was basing that title on a Demi Lovato song. In fact, Id go so far as to say that the song was the impetus for this entire book.

Imagine, if you will, the late summer of 2017 when I first heard this jam. It was a sunny Monday morning. I know it was Monday morning because my entire staff was dancing around our conference table, pumping themselves up for our weekly kickoff meeting. And I know it was sunny because it was summertime in Los Angelesthe exorbitant property taxes ensure that the climate will never fall below a balmy seventy-three degrees.

We always dance it out before big meetings because it brings up our energy and gets us in the right headspace. Each week (to keep things fair) we rotate the role of house DJ, the person on our team who gets to pick our pump-up music. That summer, the entire staff (besides me) was under twenty-eight, so it was a millennial box of chocolatesyou never knew what you were going to get. On that particular Monday I heard the song for the first time.

It was love at first listen.

If youve never rocked out to this particular piece, you should add it to your workout playlist immediately. Its upbeat and fun and irreverent to the point of challengethe exact kind of inspiration you want before an intense cardio session or a first run in the local mayoral election.

Demi lets us know that shes looking great and feeling great and living her life on her own terms. And shes sorry, but shes not sorry. I live for this kind of jam. Its poppy and catchy and easily fits in the arsenal of music I use to give myself energy or alter my mood.