Quote

Willpower is a concentration of force. You gather up all your energy and make a massive thrust forward.

Steve Pavlina

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Steve Pavlina
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: April 14
Author
Businessperson
Engineer
Programmer
Writer
Santa Monica
California
Gather
Concentration
Massive
Forward
Force
Energy
Willpower
Make
Thrust

More quotes by Steve Pavlina

Image
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
Image
You must give before you can get.
Steve Pavlina
Image
Negative feelings mean you`re going the wrong way
Steve Pavlina
Image
In reading the biographies of very successful men and women, one theme frequently surfaces: such people have a strong bias for action. Those who achieve high levels of success in some areas of life tend to take a LOT more action than those who settle for average or below average results.
Steve Pavlina
Image
Curiosity is more flexible and practical than belief.
Steve Pavlina
Image
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
Image
If you want to express your creativity, then don't choose a path where someone else tells you what to do and how to do it. Choose a path where creativity is rewarded, not punished.
Steve Pavlina
Image
If you dislike the answers you’re getting from life, try asking better questions.
Steve Pavlina
Image
Achieving meaningful goals requires that you commit your entire ass, not just one cheek.
Steve Pavlina
Image
Understand that relationships are more important than contracts. Business deals are relationships between people. The signed piece of paper is important, but it's merely the result of the relationship, not the cause. If the relationship crumbles, the contract won't save you, although it could be very lucrative for your lawyer.
Steve Pavlina
Image
One of my core beliefs is that belief itself is a choice that can be made of our own free will.
Steve Pavlina
Image
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
Image
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.
Steve Pavlina
Image
When in doubt, act boldly, as if it were impossible to fail. In essence it is.
Steve Pavlina
Image
The momentum of continuous action fuels motivation, while procrastination kills motivation.
Steve Pavlina
Image
If you try to impress an alarm clock, it will simply tell you the time.
Steve Pavlina
Image
The more disciplined you become, the easier life gets.
Steve Pavlina
Image
Fear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow.
Steve Pavlina
Image
It's been said that the first hour is the rudder of the day. I've found this to be very true in my own life. If I'm lazy or haphazard in my actions during the first hour after I wake up, I tend to have a fairly lazy and unfocused day.
Steve Pavlina
Image
When you reach the point of becoming independent of external events, you’re truly free.
Steve Pavlina