Security is worthless if you have to sacrifice growth to get it
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.
More Steve Pavlina Quotes
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Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love.
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I think the best friendships are those that can stand the test of time, where the friendship is based more on who you are than on what you do or what you have.
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We primarily grow as human beings by discovering new truths about ourselves and our reality.
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Do what you love, but be damned sure it’s profitable. If you do work you love, but it doesn’t generate income, your business will fail. If you do work you hate, but it generates income, your health will fail… and your business along with it.
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If you dislike the answers you’re getting from life, try asking better questions.
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Passion and purpose go hand in hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally find it’s something you’re tremendously passionate about.
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Productivity = creating value and delivering it to people. All other busywork is unproductive fluff and should be minimized.
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For good or ill, your habits will make or break you.
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One of my core beliefs is that belief itself is a choice that can be made of our own free will.
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Saying no isn’t easy, but it’s a required skill if you wish to have any degree of focus in your life. If you say yes too often, you’ll likely fall into the common trap of saying yes to the good while simultaneously saying no to the best.
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Courageous people are still afraid, but they don’t let the fear paralyze them.
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It’s a serious character weakness to think you can get something of value for little or nothing, to believe that life will flood you with abundance when you won’t commit yourself to delivering your best contribution in exchange.
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Replace “Have to” with “Want to.”
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You must assume 100% responsibility for your financial life. If you’re going to improve your situation, you have to put the full burden of doing so squarely on your own shoulders. First and foremost, you must hold yourself responsible.
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In the absence of this kind of conscious conditioning, you’ll automatically become weak in both body and mind. If you aren’t regularly exercising your courage, then you are strengthening your fear by default; there is no middle ground.
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