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Steve Pavlina
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: April 14
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Santa Monica
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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.
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One of the fundamental choices you face in every encounter is the choice to approach or avoid.
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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.
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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.
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Our brains are fairly powerful, but our conscious minds are still extremely limited in their ability to hold onto multiple simultaneous thoughts
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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.
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Don't die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be.
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Whatever happens to me during the course of my life - physically, socially, or financially - I can always choose to focus on giving. When I'm in that state, nothing else matters. I cease to exist as a separate being and merge into an expression of divine oneness.
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If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.
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Willpower is a concentration of force. You gather up all your energy and make a massive thrust forward.
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If you dislike the answers you’re getting from life, try asking better questions.
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Fuzzy thinking leads to hesitancy in acting. Clear thinking makes it easier to act boldly and consistently.
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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.
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One of the secrets to success is recognizing that motivation follows action.
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One of my core beliefs is that belief itself is a choice that can be made of our own free will.
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Passion requires focused direction, and that direction must come from three other areas: your purpose, your talents, and your needs.
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I want my life to have had more value than just acquiring stuff and living comfortably. I may die rich, or I may die broke. But I won't die with my music still in me.
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Replace Have to with Want to.
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Achieving meaningful goals requires that you commit your entire ass, not just one cheek.
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Our beliefs act as lenses. These lenses can help us see things we can't otherwise see, but they can also block us from seeing parts of reality.
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