I believe we can proactively choose to believe whatever we want instead of merely letting our beliefs coalesce as reactions to events.
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.
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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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For good or ill, your habits will make or break you.
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Any 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.
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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.
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We primarily grow as human beings by discovering new truths about ourselves and our reality.
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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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Spend 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.
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The exact process you use to build courage isn’t important. What’s important is that you consciously do it. Just as your muscles will atrophy if you don’t regularly stress them, your courage will atrophy if you don’t consistently challenge yourself to face down your fears.
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Spiritual development requires the freedom to connect with different parts of reality in order to understand them more fully.
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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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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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Achieving meaningful goals requires that you commit your entire ass, not just one cheek.
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If 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.
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To abandon a comfortable lifestyle that isn’t deeply fulfilling is to abandon nothing.
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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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