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.
STEVE PAVLINAIt’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.
STEVE PAVLINASpend time cultivating your deepest desires, no matter how impractical or impossible they seem. It’s perfectly OK to want the impossible. It’s not OK to pretend that your desires don’t matter.
STEVE PAVLINACourageous people are still afraid, but they don’t let the fear paralyze them.
STEVE PAVLINAIf you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.
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. We are all parts of a larger whole, like individual cells in a body.
STEVE PAVLINAIf something is important enough to you that you feel the urge to donate your money or time to it, I think it’s best to try to express that form of giving through your career, not just as something you do on the side.
STEVE PAVLINAWe primarily grow as human beings by discovering new truths about ourselves and our reality.
STEVE PAVLINAAchieving meaningful goals requires that you commit your entire ass, not just one cheek.
STEVE PAVLINAI 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.
STEVE PAVLINAIt’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.
STEVE PAVLINATackling challenges that are too big for you is what makes you grow as a human being.
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.
STEVE PAVLINAIf you dislike the answers you’re getting from life, try asking better questions.
STEVE PAVLINANetwork selectively. Nothing says “business newbie” like shotgun networking. “You never know when someone might say yes” is marketing for dummies.
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 dysfunctional relationships. But these are all milestones along the path of a life lived courageously.
STEVE PAVLINAPeople often overestimate what they can reasonably achieve in a year. But they vastly underestimate what they can achieve in 5 years.
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