Quotes from Steve Pavlina

People often overestimate what they can reasonably achieve in a year. But they vastly underestimate what they can achieve in 5 years.

Persistence of action comes from persistence of vision.

Passion and purpose go hand in hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally find it's something you're tremendously passionate about.

We Americans have so much potential. We just need to cultivate an environment that allows us to let go of our Cro-Magnon nationalism and start living like citizens of earth.

Tackling challenges that are too big for you is what makes you grow as a human being. Why do you think this problem keeps coming up in your life, staring you in the face? Do you think youíre supposed to ignore it and hide from it and wait for someone else to solve it for you? If you notice it, you own it.

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.

Future is purely a mental construct — an illusion — because you never exist in the future, only in the present. By using a consistent, internally congruent vision of the future to make decisions day after day, you start to build momentum, and you'll ultimately achieve your goals.

Fuzzy thinking leads to hesitancy in acting. Clear thinking makes it easier to act boldly and consistently.

Catching a glimpse of your own greatness can be one of the most unsettling experiences imaginable.

Don't die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be.

Reading is a lot like physical exercise. Reading is a workout for the brain.

Using passion as your only fuel will no more assure you of success than being in love will ensure a successful long-term relationship.

I learned that accepting others and accepting myself are two sides of the same coin; you can't love and accept yourself without doing the same for others.

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 pretend that your desires don't matter.

I believe we can proactively choose to believe whatever we want instead of merely letting our beliefs coalesce as reactions to events.

When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn't an option. It's a necessity.

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

Your environment will eat your goals and plans for breakfast.

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 ideal for a single block.

Realize that you earn income by providing value - not time - so find a way to provide your best value to others, and charge a fair price for it.

Fear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow.

There are many problems in life where the solution is largely a brainless time investment

If you follow a universal principle, it positively impacts all areas of your life. Universal principles dont compartmentalize

The purpose of your existence is yours alone to discover.