Most social and religious systems reward conformity with approval and access. We're trained from the beginning of our lives, in almost every organize… - Danielle LaPorte

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Most social and religious systems reward conformity with approval and access. We're trained from the beginning of our lives, in almost every organized endeavour, to look outside of ourselves for the right answer. Our parents, teachers, and leaders ask it of us. And then we carry on the tradition and ask it of others: Please meet my expectations. Its a snarled up mass of illusions and dogma, laced with the sublimely universal human need to be comforted and to have an effect.

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About Danielle LaPorte

Danielle LaPorte (born May 25, 1969) is a Canadian author, entrepreneur, and blogger. Danielle LaPorte was born in Windsor, Ontario, and grew up in the rural parts of Essex County. She is an only child, born shortly after her parents graduated high school. LaPorte did not attend college or university.

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When we want to feel courageous more than we want to check accomplishments off our list … When we want to feel free more than we want to please other people … When we want to feel good more than we want to look good … then we’ve got our priorities in order. Divine priorities — the kind that will steer you to the life you long for most deeply.

We wrote out a bunch of positive feelings, and then we asked ourselves, “So what can we do to feel that way?” In that simple question lay a new way of living life, which subtly and slowly led to profound changes in the way I went about getting things done.

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