Steve Pavlina > Quotes

“Your environment will eat your goals and plans for breakfast.”
― Steve Pavlina

“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.”
― 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

“Stop wearing that mask that is trying to be a match for everybody, and realise that you have to have more of a 1s and 10s model. A 1s and 10s model means that if you want to be a 10 for somebody you have to risk being a 1 for somebody else. [...] You wanna express who you really are.”
― Steve Pavlina

“Motivation starts the race, but self-discipline ultimately crosses the finish line.”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“Waiting for clarity is like being a sculptor staring at a piece of marble, waiting for the statue within to cast off the unneeded pieces. Do not wait for clarity to spontaneously materialize—grab a chisel and get busy!”
― Steve Pavlina

“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

“If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.”
― Steve Pavlina

“Your beliefs about reality become your beliefs about yourself.”
― Steve Pavlina

“Discipline is like a muscle. The more you build it, the more you can rely on it.”
― Steve Pavlina, How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds: Sleep Secrets to Cure Insomnia Forever, Heal Your Chronic Sleep Disorder, and Hack Your Sleep Schedule So You ... Sleep Deprivation, Fall Asleep Quickly)

“Security is worthless if you have to sacrifice growth to get it”
― Steve Pavlina

“So you have two basic options: deny the unpredictability of life and create your own false sense of security, or accept the vagaries of life and learn to live with them.”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.” — HENRY MILLER”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“The way I see it, school is never out. If you want to put yourself in a position of creating substantial value, you must commit to being a lifelong student.”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.” — R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“When you feel lazy and unmotivated, the simple reason is that you’re feeling disconnected. You’ve fallen out of alignment with truth, love, and power. When you recognize that you’re in this state, stop and reconnect with the real you. Remember who you are. Reconnect with what excites you. Revisit those times in your life when you were on fire—not because of external events, but because you were aligned with your truth, your love, and your power. Turn your gaze within and ask yourself: Where is the path with a heart, and what can I do to honor that path right now? Whatever answer you come up with, summon the courage to take immediate action. Growl ferociously if you think it will help, but get yourself into motion no matter what.”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“Are you trying to live a safe life? The word safe is both an adjective and a noun. As an adjective it means “being free from danger.” As a noun it’s “an enclosed storage container with a lock.” If you’re living the adjective, you’re living the noun. Don’t trap yourself in a cage of false security by trying to avoid rejection. In the long run, building your courage is a smarter choice than running from imaginary dangers.”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“When you go to bed whenever and allow yourself to get up whenever, you reward your brain for continued laziness and inefficiency.”
― Steve Pavlina, How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds: Sleep Secrets to Cure Insomnia Forever, Heal Your Chronic Sleep Disorder, and Hack Your Sleep Schedule So You ... Sleep Deprivation, Fall Asleep Quickly)

“Persistence of action comes from persistence of vision.”
― Steve Pavlina, Steve Pavlina: Self-Discipline

“your relationships exist only in your mind. Your perceptions define them.”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“Many difficulties which nature throws our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence.” — TITUS LIVIUS”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“If you want different results, you must go out and create them yourself. Accepting full responsibility for your life means being willing to do what’s necessary to create the outcome you want. You must be willing to pay the price to meet your needs and fulfill your desires. You must actively make your life happen instead of passively letting it play out. You’ll surely make mistakes along the way, but you must never give up on yourself”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“think about starting your own business and imagine how great it will be when everything is running smoothly. Now return your focus to the present and consider how this goal can improve the quality of your life in this very moment, not a year from now, not five years from now, not even tomorrow. What does the goal of starting your own business do for you here and now? Does it give you hope? Does it inspire you? Does it fill you with desire? Allow those thoughts to churn through your mind for a while. Consider how the goal of starting your own business improves your life right now. If you see no immediate improvement, then drop the goal and consider a different one.”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“Money itself is too weak to motivate much discipline. This is one reason so many people are deep in debt.”
― Steve Pavlina, The Passive Income Book

“One of the secrets to success is recognizing that motivation follows action. The momentum of continuous action fuels motivation, while procrastination kills motivation. So act boldly, as if it’s impossible to fail. If you keep adding fuel to your desire, you will reach the point of knowing that you’ll never quit, and ultimate success will be nothing more than a matter of time.”
― Steve Pavlina, How To Get More Done in Less Time

“Time isn’t a disposable resource. You can’t spend time. No matter what you do or don’t do, time passes on its own. You have no choice regarding whether to spend time or not; your only choice is how you direct your focus in the present moment.”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“Instead of meeting your needs, you experience true abundance. Instead of applying your knowledge to your tasks, you unlock your true genius. Instead of tolerating your daily routine, you work in a state of joy. And instead of just putting in the time, you fill your days with a sense of purpose. What”
― Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth

“A la sociedad no le importa lo duro que trabajes. No le importa lo creativo que seas. Sólo le importa el valor que estés poniendo realmente en manos de la gente. Para eso es que te pagan”
― Steve Pavlina, Cómo Generar Ingresos Pasivos: Sistemas Automatizados para Ganar Dinero

“Your social network will eventually reflect your neural network.”
― Steve Pavlina

“Como adulto tú eres responsable de tu propia educación.”
― Steve Pavlina, Desarrolla tu Disciplina Personal