Suzette R. Hinton Quotes

They say that knowledge is power. I believe that is only partially true. Knowledge is power only if your Wise Self interprets how it relates to you.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Owning the sound--Wow!--that is what brings joy to every step. That is what causes people to wake up every morning excited about their day. That is what leaves them energized rather than exhausted like before. There is a sound. And as your coach, I help you to go from cosigning on everybody else’s sound to owning your own sound.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

We know how to work hard. We know how to go for the goal. We know how to achieve, achieve, achieve but we don’t know how to enjoy the journey.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

I dare say that if you aren’t showing up as you, you aren’t showing up at all. You are sending a phony, a counterfeit. It isn’t you. You might even reach a goal and have happiness, but the day will come that you’ll need more.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

By its definition, sound is interactive. It is you connecting with the frequency of something greater or richer through hearing. Likewise, when your sound goes out, you can no longer hear the sound of your voice. And if you cannot hear your voice, you don’t know who you are.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Certainly, it’s wise to ask for counsel in whatever you endeavor to do. There is safety in that. But when the asking comes from a place of dependence, it is unhealthy.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

If there's going to be pain anyway, I'd rather it be the pain of growth rather than the pain of staying stuck.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

If the sound of your voice is not so loud it cannot be ignored, you aren’t quite there yet. You’ll continue to try this for a little while and then switch to that. You’ll chase everything that boasts of success but never truly find fulfillment in it.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

I believe that purpose is not only a destination but it is the energy that pushes us toward its fulfillment.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Honoring your feelings awakens your soul. Feelings keep you awake. And it is from that awake place, that sound, that you build your life.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Your humility is what secures your future and there is nothing like accountability partners who keep you real.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Men want to be known and loved for who they are by women.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

It’s not enough to hear someone else’s voice or to sing someone else’s song or to play the note that you heard someone else play. I had to tune into my sound and by doing so, I have recovered not only the sound of my voice but the sound of my life.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

I want to speak to the dream in your heart. That dream that has taken a backseat as you have strived to live up to something different.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Every life has a sound. A voice to be heard. A song to be sung. A note to be played.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Pay your bills, yes. But don't invest in them. Invest in your dreams. What you invest in grows.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

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 R. Hinton

Every step you take, every breath, every conversation, your calling is center stage. There is no longer a piece here and a piece there, but there is wholeness. The sound of your voice and the sound of your life have come together.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Authenticity distinguishes between a hobby and a calling. A hobby is something you like to do when you can. A calling is something that won’t wait. There is a different sound to one versus the other. Your hobby brings you joy but it is not a priority. Your calling is impolite and disruptive and doesn’t care whether it’s a good time or not.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Take your past off life support.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

There is a rest that comes when you live out of your sound. Silence is no longer something to be avoided. It signifies a soul at rest.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

The church I had loved so much was not a good place for me to hear the sound of my own voice. There was room for my talent but no room for my voice. The preacher’s voice was too loud. Teachings rooted in fear and condemnation were too loud. I had to get in a space where I could hear.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

A woman in love is her most lovely. A relationship end does not change that unless she lets it.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

You are the only author of your book that matters.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Every good love story has a start and a finish. What matters is what happens in the middle.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

The sound of your life knows that nothing is lost-- nothing. Absolutely nothing is lost. The most devastating of things that have happened to you have brought you to this place. They give credibility and soundness to what you have been given to serve the world. What was once your weakness has become your strength. And the sound of your life helps you to see that.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Your fear ain’t nothin but gum on the bottom of your shoe. The residue from some past experience is all it is. You can scrape the gum off or it can serve as a reminder of your testimony of survival.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

You’ll know that you and the vision are one when your actions flow out of a knowing that’s greater than your fears. Sure, you might be stunned by an obstacle, but it doesn’t determine your ultimate response. Your ultimate response comes from your true, authentic, pure voice.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

If you are single and don't want to be. The only regret is staying that way.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Life is so much more about the experience than the destination. One will waste their life if they are waiting to reach a goal to celebrate. Still, it happens all the time.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Recovery is most often associated with some type of illness, addiction or mental health issue. I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about the struggle of getting back to where you were before the sound went out.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

We must say no to what, in our heart, we don't want. We must say no to doing things out of obligation, thereby cheating those important to us of the purest expression of our love. We must say no to treating ourselves, our health, our needs as not as important as someone else's. We must say “no.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

The one thing I have that nobody else has or can duplicate is my sound. The sound of my voice. The sound of my life. Others may say similar things but they can’t say them like I do.

~ Suzette R. Hinton

Love is a contact sport you were born to win.

~ Suzette R. Hinton