I want my life to have had more value than just acquiring stuff and living comfortably. I may die rich, or I may die broke. But I won’t die with my music still in me.
STEVE PAVLINACuriosity is more flexible and practical than belief.
More Steve Pavlina Quotes
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I believe the ultimate goal of living and refining your values is to identify and achieve congruence with universal principles.
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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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If you experience chronic difficulties in a particular area of your life, there’s a strong chance that the root of the problem is a failure to accept reality as it is.
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To abandon a comfortable lifestyle that isn’t deeply fulfilling is to abandon nothing.
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Realize 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.
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If you dislike the answers you’re getting from life, try asking better questions.
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When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. It’s a necessity.
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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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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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Imaginary testing is unreliable, and in many cases, it’s a huge waste of time and energy. In truth you just don’t know what will happen until you try.
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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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I realized that my bliss and my heartbreak both point in the same direction. I follow my joy and my heartbreak simultaneously because they’re two sides of the same coin.
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It’s important to note that you don’t have to earn money from all of your interests. If you just dive in and pursue what you enjoy, you may be surprised to find out which interests help you generate income and which don’t.
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Fear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow.
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Tackling challenges that are too big for you is what makes you grow as a human being.
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