Steve PavlinaThe momentum of continuous action fuels motivation, while procrastination kills motivation.361Time
Steve PavlinaRisk the stuff. It's worthless anyway. But don't make the insane choice of sacrificing your happiness for stuff.374Philosophy
Steve PavlinaFear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow. ✨ The Courage to Live Consciously. www.stevepavlina.com. October 27, 2004.374Time
Steve PavlinaThe only thing stopping you is fear, and the only thing that will get you past it is courage. What you do with your life isn't up to your parents, your boss, or your spouse. It's … ▶321LifeTime
Steve PavlinaWaiting for clarity is like being a sculptor staring at a piece of marble, waiting for the statue within to cast off the unneeded pieces. Do not wait for clarity to spontaneously … ▶366Humor
Steve PavlinaStop asking What should I do now? That question only brings up what others expect of you. Free people don't have shoulds. They have choices.367Humanity
Steve PavlinaNegative feelings mean you`re going the wrong way312Life
Steve PavlinaThe exact process you use to build courage isn't important. What's important is that you consciously do it. Just as your muscles will atrophy if you don't regularly stress them, y… ▶334Thought
Steve PavlinaI got screwed over in some bad business deals, but as long as I focused on those past problems, I couldn't move forward. I had to let all of that go and forgive everyone and every… ▶335Time
Steve PavlinaRegardless of others' reactions, do your best to stay true to yourself. Make the choices that allow you to look in the mirror and feel good about the person gazing back at you.335Truth
Steve PavlinaIf you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.379Love
Steve PavlinaEveryone you meet in your life - even total strangers - are already intimately connected to you. The idea that we are all separate and distinct beings is nothing but an illusion. … ▶281LifeReadingThought
Steve PavlinaIf you don't make a conscious choice... someone else will decide for you. It may be your boss, a family member, an advertiser, a collective social influence, or someone or somethi… ▶303Love
Steve PavlinaI learned that accepting others and accepting myself are two sides of the same coin; you can't love and accept yourself without doing the same for others.293Love
Steve PavlinaDon’t die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be. You may go broke. You may experience failure and rejection repeatedly. You may endure multiple dysfuncti… ▶359DeathLife
Steve PavlinaCuriosity is more flexible and practical than belief.348Philosophy
Steve PavlinaRealize that you earn income by providing value - not time - so find a way to provide your best value to others, and charge a fair price for it.3610Time
Steve PavlinaThink for yourself. Unplug yourself from follow-the-follower groupthink, and virtually ignore what everyone else in your industry is saying (except the ones everyone agrees is cra… ▶282HumanityThoughtTime
Steve PavlinaIf you really believe something, you will act in accordance with that belief - always. If you believe in gravity, you will never attempt to defy it. If you claim to hold a belief … ▶293Hope
Steve PavlinaPour the bulk of your time into action, not deciding. The state of indecision is a major time waster. Don't spend more than 60 seconds in that state if you can avoid it. Make a fi… ▶339LifePoliticsTime
Steve PavlinaYour environment will eat your goals and plans for breakfast.3410Thought
Steve PavlinaIn reading the biographies of very successful men and women, one theme frequently surfaces: such people have a strong bias for action. Those who achieve high levels of success in … ▶263HumanityLifeReading
Steve PavlinaWhen you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn't an option. It's a necessity.274Humor
Steve PavlinaYour values are your current estimations of truth. They represent your answer to the question of how to live.318TimeTruth
Steve PavlinaFail your way forward. Recognize that Ready, fire, aim is superior to ready, aim, aim, aim. Straightforward trial and error produces better results than endless vacillating. If yo… ▶3310Reading
Steve PavlinaWe primarily grow as human beings by discovering new truths about ourselves and our reality. ✨ Steve Pavlina (2010). Personal Development for Smart People, p.1, ReadHowYouWa… ▶308HumanityReadingTruth
Steve PavlinaThoughts are like seeds. If you want different results in life, you have to figure out which thoughts are capable of growing those results and which aren’t.319LifeThought
Steve PavlinaWhen you discipline yourself to do what is hard, you gain access to a realm of results that are denied everyone else. The willingness to do what is difficult is like having a key … ▶3010Thought
Steve Pavlina'Someday' is the day after you die.233Death
Steve PavlinaNetwork selectively. Nothing says business newbie like shotgun networking. You never know when someone might say yes is marketing for dummies. Take the time to build a profile of … ▶299ReadingThoughtTime
