Security is worthless if you have to sacrifice growth to get it
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).
More Steve Pavlina Quotes
-
-
Are 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 PAVLINA -
Risk the stuff. It’s worthless anyway. But don’t make the insane choice of sacrificing your happiness for stuff.
STEVE PAVLINA -
Think 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 PAVLINA -
The most intelligent thing you can possibly do with your life is to grow.
STEVE PAVLINA -
You must give before you can get.
STEVE PAVLINA -
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.
STEVE PAVLINA -
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.
STEVE PAVLINA -
Regardless 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.
STEVE PAVLINA -
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.
STEVE PAVLINA -
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.
STEVE PAVLINA -
Fear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow.
STEVE PAVLINA -
To abandon a comfortable lifestyle that isn’t deeply fulfilling is to abandon nothing.
STEVE PAVLINA -
The more you’re able to explore, the more connections you can form, and the greater your spiritual growth will be. When you feel a strong desire to connect with something in your reality, listen to your intuitive guidance, and make the connection.
STEVE PAVLINA -
When you fail you discover your boundaries. You map out the edges of your capabilities. And this allows you to eventually move beyond them. Being wrong eventually leads to being right. And even where it doesn’t, it’s still a more interesting path than being nothing.
STEVE PAVLINA -
Treat 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 PAVLINA