Steve Maraboli Quotes - Page 2

Life is like an ocean; an endlessly elegant dance between serenity and chaos. And while idly watching this can be so beautiful, that’s not what life is for. Don’t just stand on the shore… jump in!

I am who I am because the tears of my past have watered the magnificence of my present.

I will be generous with my love today. I will sprinkle compliments and uplifting words everywhere I go. I will do this knowing that my words are like seeds and when they fall on fertile soil, a reflection of those seeds will grow into something greater.

Be careful! If the opinion of others is your gauge, then it is also your goal. If you concern yourself with what others think, then you can only go as far as others think. You're better than that!

When you pursue your goals with passion, you will attract people who love you; but you’ll also attract haters. I’m okay with that; I welcome it. I don’t want to live life as a spectator. I’ve learned that if no one is cheering you on and/or booing you; it means you're not in the game.

There is something vibrantly beautiful, a glow, that radiates from someone who is actively moving towards their goals and dreams. I’m not sure what it is, but I know I love it, I’m attracted to it, and I surround myself with people who have it. The courageous few who dare to radiate this life essence... those are my people.

Be more than a father, be a dad. Be more than a figure, be an example.

When you hate something, you chain yourself to it.

It took me a long time to realize that when someone is not sorry for their behavior, that's their problem, not mine... I'll forgive them anyway, for me. Sometimes forgiveness is loving yourself enough to move on.

Focusing on what you don’t want instead of focusing on what do want gets you nowhere. Negativity makes a horrible motivator. Decide what you want and move in that direction.

Old religious dogma attempts to convince you that you are on a journey to God, then makes you pay tolls along that roadway.

There is no saint here. I have attained wisdom from life's experiences... the positive, the negative, the destructive, the nourishing. I have been medicine for some and poison for others. I've learned a lot about heaven from aligning with angels and I have learned a lot about hell from acting like a devil. I offer my scars... what you call "wisdom"... Seeds of knowledge that have been watered by tears and flowers of hope that are nourished by love... It's a garden of experience made beautiful by self acceptance... The insight I have gathered from my comfort of living within both the light and the shadow.

The efforts of a leader will be emulated. Depending on the quality of appointed leadership, this can be medicine or poison to a living business.

I don't know what's wrong with this world, but I do know what's right with it: Love. I have studied enough history to see that no matter how cruel the behavior of tyrants and no matter how dark the moments have been, Love has always prevailed. Always.

Every great tragedy forms a fertile soil in which a great recovery can take root and blossom, but only if you plant the seeds.

Only insecure boys will belittle a woman. The greatest way to "man-up" is to empower women.

What a blessing to love someone so much that you long for them at the core of your being. At the same time, when you are separated from that person, that longing is a torture I would not wish on anyone.

Those with a perpetual victim mindset tend to create the situations from which they suffer.

When forever becomes a place...when forever ceases to be just a word… when it ceases to be just a measurement of time…but instead becomes a place where soul mates can dance to the song in their hearts... that is a reflection of true love.

I am so grateful for my troubles. As I reflect back on my life, I have come to realize that my greatest triumphs have been born of my greatest troubles.

Get out of your own way… stop the paralysis by analysis… decide what you want, create a simple plan, and get moving!

If at first you don’t succeed, you’re doing it wrong. Learn from the experience. Try again, but with a different approach.

I dont write books so that you can be fascinated with me. I write them so you can be fascinated with YOU!

For all its accolades and celebrated recognition as sound guidance, I have personally noticed that sometimes, 'follow your heart,' is really bad advice.

The process of discovering your fearless self is of refinement, not adding. The best way to reconnect with your freedom is to look at the rules you have that govern your freedom.

If you intend to change, decide what you want and live your life accordingly.

I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.

Be You! It is so enchanting to see the beauty that radiates from someone freely expressing their uniqueness.

Happiness, Success, Excellence: They are not something you get for knowing the path; they are something you experience by walking it.

Just like your body and lifestyle can be healthy or unhealthy, the same is true with your beliefs. Your beliefs can be your medicine or your poison.

Sometimes the greatest storms bring out the greatest beauty… Life can be a storm, but your hope is a rainbow and your friends and family are the gold.

Blame is the creed of the disempowered.

How would your life be different if…You stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day…You look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey.

You gotta be in the NOW to create and experience the WOW!

Harness the power of today. Seize the blessings of today! Make something happen, enhance your life, make someone laugh, help a friend, love, love, love!

Create an environment that is conducive to your emotional and personal growth. Surround yourself with caring and positive people who support you, and reflect who you want to be.

The argument could be made that the word hero is overused. I do not think, however, that this is the case when referring to teachers.

It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on.

Your life begins to change the day you take responsibility for it.

LOVE – PEACE – SUCCESS: When they are what we desire, they fuel our hope… When they are seen in our behavior, they change our lives.

Learn from the past, but don’t live in the past.

Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Instead, shake things up today! Live through today. Don’t just exist through it - LIVE through it!

The knives of betrayal and drama cut deep and hurt… but they also trim away the nonsense and reveal your true friends.

Do not sabotage your new relationship with your last relationship’s poison.

For me, the most magical truth of this universe is that no magic is required.

Many people experience the travesty of regret in their end days; the realization that nothing held them back, that nothing was in their way, that there is no one to blame, only themselves. Don't just sit by waiting for your life to happen, make it happen! Don’t just hope your dreams will come alive, breathe life into them! Don't let your fear help you birth a well-nourished regret, take action today! At the end of the day, at the end of the year, at the end of your life, live in such a manner that you can hold your head up high, smile, and be proud of a life well lived.

I watch her with loving sadness as she dulls her shine to please others. Will this butterfly ever soar? Will she continue to pretend she can’t fly? Her greatest life awaits this decision.

A new day: Be open enough to see opportunities. Be wise enough to be grateful. Be courageous enough to be happy.

Don't keep all your feelings sheltered - express them. Don’t EVER let life shut you up.

Be purposeful in your actions. Be mindful to keep your behavior in alignment with your goals. Remember, you can refine, improve, and enhance yourself; all other control is illusory.

There is nothing better for your family than for you to be at your best, for you to be at your own peace, for you to be showing them in every way who you are, and what you stand for.

God doesn’t care how well you can preach about forgiveness… what He looks at is your behavior when presented the opportunity to practice it.

Can you hold happiness? Can you drink it? Can you taste it? Can you touch it? Of course not, it is immaterial. So, stop looking for it in the material world! Happiness is experienced within; when we bridge the gap between what we want to experience and how we choose to behave.

Haters never seem to realize that jealousy is an infinite torture to which you condemn yourself.

It takes bravery to recognize where in your life you are your own poison... it takes courage to do something about it.

What are you waiting for? How long will you keep waiting? Don’t sit back and wait for life to happen to you. Have a plan and take the needed steps to create what you want.

Sometimes you think you're helping someone up, but they're actually pulling you down. This is the painful dynamic of dealing with someone who is incurably selfish.

The critic is to art what the limp penis is to sex.

I'm grateful for past betrayals, heartaches, and challenges... I thought they were breaking me; but they were sculpting me.

You were born to journey in the direction of your purpose. Anything that halts your progress is contrary to your design.