No one on earth has lived through the exact same experiences you have, and no one thinks the exact same thoughts you do. Steve Pavlina More Quotes by Steve Pavlina More Quotes From Steve Pavlina If you don’t take the time to get really clear about exactly what it is you’re trying to accomplish, then you’re forever doomed to spend your life achieving the goals of those who do. Steve Pavlina timeinspirationallife 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. Steve Pavlina cellsbodyideas Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love. Steve Pavlina smartegowork When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn't an option. It's a necessity. Steve Pavlina hard-workstrongpurpose Fear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow. Steve Pavlina compassenemyneeds Thoughts are like seeds. If you want different results in life, you have to figure out which thoughts are capable of growing those results and which aren’t. Steve Pavlina growingdifferentwant 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 do what is difficult is like having a key to a special private treasure room. Steve Pavlina disciplinekeysspecial If someone offers you a gift, and you decline to accept it, the other person still owns that gift. The same is true of insults and verbal attacks. Steve Pavlina insultdeclineaccepting If you aren't working on your goals, you aren't working. You're just wasting time. Steve Pavlina wasting-timegoalifs The most intelligent thing you can possibly do with your life is to grow. Steve Pavlina growsintelligentlife-is 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 in that state if you can avoid it. Make a firm, immediate decision, and move from uncertainty to certainty to action. Let the world tell you when you're wrong, and you'll soon build enough experience to make accurate, intelligent decisions. Steve Pavlina intelligentdecisionmoving Planning allows you to mentally create a model of your future. Steve Pavlina our-futureyour-futureplanning When you reach the point of becoming independent of external events, you’re truly free. Steve Pavlina becoming-independentindependentevents 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 thought-provokingmirrorschoices A man doesn't require the approval of others. He's willing to follow his heart wherever it leads him. When a man is following his heart-centered path, it's of little consequence if the entire world is against him. Steve Pavlina mmaheartmen If you dislike the answers you’re getting from life, try asking better questions. Steve Pavlina askinganswerstrying Willpower is a concentration of force. You gather up all your energy and make a massive thrust forward. Steve Pavlina willpowerforceenergy If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work. Steve Pavlina falling-in-lovehard-workgoal The only thing stopping you is fear, and the only thing that will get you past it is courage. What you do with your life isn't up to your parents, your boss, or your spouse. It's up to you and you alone. Steve Pavlina bossthought-provokingpast The universe cannot show you anything which you've intentionally chosen to block from your reality. Steve Pavlina blockshowsreality
