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 PAVLINAI believe the ultimate goal of living and refining your values is to identify and achieve congruence with universal principles.
More Steve Pavlina Quotes
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Everyone 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.
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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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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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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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Don’t die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be.
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By all means listen to other people’s advice, but when in doubt go with your gut instinct.
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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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To 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.
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Replace “Have to” with “Want to.”
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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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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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People 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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Using passion as your only fuel will no more assure you of success than being in love will ensure a successful long-term relationship.
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To abandon a comfortable lifestyle that isn’t deeply fulfilling is to abandon nothing.
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You must give before you can get.
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