Steve Pavlina Quotes

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• Don't die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be.
• Believing that you must do something perfectly is a recipe for stress, and you'll associate that stress with the task and thus condition yourself to…
• Pour the bulk of your time into action, not deciding. The state of indecision is a major time waster. Don't spend more than 60 seconds…
• When you discipline yourself to do what is hard, you gain access to a realm of results that are denied everyone else. The willingness to…
• Hard work pays off. When someone tells you otherwise, beware the sales pitch for something "fast and easy" that's about to come next. The greater…
• 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…
• When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn't an option. It's a necessity.
• The more disciplined you become, the easier life gets.
• 'Someday' is the day after you die.
• Don'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…
• I got screwed over in some bad business deals, but as long as I focused on those past problems, I couldn't move forward. I had…
• You must assume 100% responsibility for your financial life. If you're going to improve your situation, you have to put the full burden of doing…
• Passion and purpose go hand in hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally find it's something you're tremendously passionate about.
• Achieving meaningful goals requires that you commit your entire ass, not just one cheek.
• Risk the stuff. It's worthless anyway. But don't make the insane choice of sacrificing your happiness for stuff.
• 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…
• "Stop asking "What should I do now?" That question only brings up what others expect of you. Free people don't have shoulds. They have choices."
• 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…
• Are you one of those people who notices the problems of the world and says ... somebody ought to do something about that? Why not…
• If you don't make a conscious choice... someone else will decide for you. It may be your boss, a family member, an advertiser, a collective…

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