About this quote

The line asks you to stop measuring your actions by who might judge them and to choose small acts of freedom instead. Give yourself two minutes to move however you want — no phone, no mirror. What would you try if nobody could judge you? Do this a few times a week and the small risks stop feeling like big ones; you'll care less about being watched.

When to use it

• At the office holiday party, nudge a nervous coworker and say, 'You've got to dance like there's nobody watching' — then pull them onto the floor.
• Before my recital, my drama teacher told us, 'You've got to dance like there's nobody watching' to drop the nerves and move freely.
• After a long stretch of bad news, I put on a loud song in the kitchen and tell myself, 'You've got to dance like there's nobody watching' — it actually lifts my mood.
• At my kid's school talent show I told my son, 'You've got to dance like there's nobody watching,' so he went out, messed up the steps and smiled anyway.