The universe cannot show you anything which you’ve intentionally chosen to block from your reality.
STEVE PAVLINAThe universe cannot show you anything which you’ve intentionally chosen to block from your reality.
STEVE PAVLINAIt should feel genuinely good to earn income from your blog – you should be driven by a healthy ambition to succeed. If your blog provides genuine value, you fully deserve to earn income from it.
STEVE PAVLINAWhen you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. It’s a necessity.
STEVE PAVLINAI believe we can proactively choose to believe whatever we want instead of merely letting our beliefs coalesce as reactions to events.
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 crazy).
STEVE PAVLINATo work effectively you need uninterrupted blocks of time in which you can complete meaningful work… I’ve found that a minimum of 90 minutes is ideal for a single block.
STEVE PAVLINAOur brains are fairly powerful, but our conscious minds are still extremely limited in their ability to hold onto multiple simultaneous thoughts
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 PAVLINAYou must give before you can get.
STEVE PAVLINAIn 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.
STEVE PAVLINAAre you one of those people who notices the problems of the world and says … somebody ought to do something about that? Why not you? If you feel a strong urge to see a problem fixed, then why not act on it?
STEVE PAVLINAReplace “Have to” with “Want to.”
STEVE PAVLINASaying 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.
STEVE PAVLINATreat your business relationships like friendships (or potential friendships). Formality puts up walls, and walls don’t foster good business relationships. No one is loyal to a wall… except the one in China.
STEVE PAVLINAAny relationships that would reject you for being true to yourself are – by definition – abusive relationships. You’ll be much better off when you let them go.
STEVE PAVLINATackling challenges that are too big for you is what makes you grow as a human being.
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