Top 100 Steve Maraboli Quotes
#1. The victim mindset produces a delusion of fault and blame that blinds you from the simple truth of cause and effect.
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#2. Just because we're related, doesn't mean we're family.
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#3. It is in the balancing of your spirituality with your humanity that you will find immeasurable happiness, success, good health, and love.
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#4. You always knew that one day you would stand up for yourself ... That one day you would raise the standard of your life ... That one day would say to yourself, "Enough with this bullshit" ... You might as well make today that day.
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#5. I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.
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#6. Instructions for successful living: Dream it. Plan it. Do it. Repeat.
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#7. Don't limit yourself to someone else's opinion of your capabilities. Be you. Dream, plan, execute!
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#8. The first thing I crave when I'm dieting is the worst thing for me. I have come to realize that the same is true when I set new relationship standards.
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#9. You can't just wish change; you have to live the change in order for it to become a reality.
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#10. Blame is the coward's retreat.
They think it frees them, but it confines them ...
Blame is also the coward's warden.
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#11. Stop lying to yourself. When we deny our own truth, we deny our own potential.
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#12. What we call "imperfections" are illusions caused by expectation. They are a psychological warning that we are not seeing true potential, but self- imposed limitation.
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#14. The only way you can own this moment is to evict the victim mentality from the dwelling of your mind.
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#15. To me, Hell isn't a place; it's a state of mind. It is a psychological self-imprisonment in which fear is the warden. It is a result of not living in alignment with your goals, dreams, and purpose. It is to find yourself in the endless emotional agony of, What if?
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#16. Sometimes the memory of someone is better than the reality of them.
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#17. Your life is a reflection ... you don't get what you WANT, you get what you ARE. You gotta BE it to SEE it.
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#19. Take ACTION! When we DO NOT take action, our potentiality becomes the soil that houses the seeds of our regret.
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#20. When you judge a woman by her appearance, it doesn't define her, it defines you. Ladies, never allow yourself to be defined by someone's inability to appreciate your unique beauty.
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#21. The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.
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#22. 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.
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#23. Don't throw away another day! No more procrastinating! Only YOU can make it happen. So, UN-ASS the couch and make it happen!
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#24. God's word is not just to be heard and repeated, it is to be breathed, lived, and emulated with each action.
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#25. When you're crying, your tears may be watering the seeds of your come-back.
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#26. I feel like when I give trust that isn't earned, I receive hurt that isn't deserved.
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#27. Only insecure boys will belittle a woman. The greatest way to "man-up" is to empower women.
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#28. I want love, passion, honesty, and companionship ... sex that drives me crazy and conversation that drives me sane.
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#29. Every step towards your dream today is a step away from your regret tomorrow.
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#30. I wish you the wisdom to recognize where your past relationships were poisoned ... and the strength to break the cycle of accepting less than you deserve.
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#31. You can't force someone to care ... You can only come to the realization that if you stay, they'll keep hurting you. I wish you the wisdom and courage to walk away and begin the healing process.
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#32. It is so beautiful to see a relationship that is nourished and fueled by a love expressed with action.
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#33. You cannot continue on the same path and arrive at a different destination. Make the choice to have your actions reflect your goals.
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#34. I don't think haters are small-minded; it's more tragic than that. I think they're great minded, but choose to sell themselves short every day.
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#35. You'll drive yourself crazy trying to control something that isn't yours to control. Let go. Free yourself. Allow your mind and energy to focus on something positive ... to build something beautiful.
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#36. What are you willing to have left undone in your life? Don't let yourself be another example of a life gambled but not lived. Do not waste another day! If not now, when?
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#37. If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly.
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#39. Stay away from people who gossip and spread rumors. They are choosing the path of emotional bullying and negativity.
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#40. I feel keeping a promise to yourself is a direct reflection of the love you have for yourself. I used to make promises to myself and find them easy to break. Today, I love myself enough to not only make a promise to myself, but I love myself enough to keep that promise
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#41. Empowerment is the ability to refine, improve, and enhance your life without co-dependency.
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#42. Those who have the ability to be grateful are the ones who have the ability to achieve greatness.
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#43. You are not on a journey to God; you are on a journey WITH God.
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#44. Today you will have countless opportunities to take action towards any dream or goal you've ever had. No matter how long you've waited, it's never too late. Let today be the day you give life to your dreams and goals. Don't throw away another day!
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#45. You didn't just cheat on me; you cheated on us. You didn't just break my heart; you broke our future.
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#46. If you're not comfortable enough with yourself or with your own truth when entering a relationship, then you're not ready for that relationship.
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#47. Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.
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#48. Excuses are a time thief. Have a goal, accept responsibility, and take action!
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#49. Relationships fail when people take their own insecurities and project them as their partner's flaws.
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#50. My soul feels reborn each time I see you; falling in love with you again and again.
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#51. It is an unnecessary burden to make negative judgmental assumptions about others. We are all on a journey.
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#52. Most people throw away their personal power ... If you want to know where, look at who and what you hate, blame, resent, and envy.
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#53. Everyone wants to look great in the summer ... Don't just dream, take action!
Your journey to being a summer yummer starts today.
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#54. At every given moment we are absolutely perfect for what is required for our journey.
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#55. A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.
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#56. There's no need to tell me who you are; you're already showing me.
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#57. In moments of prayer, people tend to pose as a critic and point out percieved flaws in God's art.
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#58. Don't be so quick to count out the teenagers. Some of the world's greatest changes, brilliant poetry, and innovations have come from the teenage mind.
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#59. When in a relationship, a real man doesn't make his woman jealous of others, he makes others jealous of his woman.
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#61. If you want change and don't make choices that reflect the change, you are making a choice to keep things the same.
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#62. There is no 'secret' to success.
There is a BEHAVIOR to success.
Decide what you want and act accordingly.
Dream. Plan. Execute.
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#63. Sports Jerseys: To wear another man's name on your back is a subconscious slap in the face to who you are. Don't fantasize about being someone else. Put in the work required to rise to the level of your greatest self.
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#64. Nostalgia is your brain's way of photoshopping the blemishes of your past.
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#65. Be mindful of your social environment. By nature, the group you hang-out with will develop a common behavior and mindset. This behavior usually gravitates towards the lowest common denominator. Choose your group wisely.
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#66. If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you've made, if they don't realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.
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#67. At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.
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#68. If the things behind you are tripping you, you're moving in the wrong direction.
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#69. The people who are happy for your happiness and sad for your sadness ... keep them around.
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#70. I used to only write poetry; now I live it. I finally matured enough to starve my hypocrisy to death.
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#71. What we instill in our children will be the foundation upon which they build their future.
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#72. I find that I am most happy and healthy when I am living in alignment with my goals, dreams, and principles.
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#73. Love is something you do; something not just to be said, but also to be shown. Let your love flow through your actions.
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#74. Get-rich-quick schemes are for the lazy & unambitious. Respect your dreams enough to pay the full price for them.
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#75. The strong-minded rise to the challenge of their goals and dreams. The weak-minded become haters.
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#77. True friendship is rare. Don't let a little dispute ruin a friendship.
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#78. Don't let the agony, regret, or fog of yesterday blind you to the fact that each new day carries with it a plethora of opportunities to move your life into the right direction.
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#79. It's a lack of clarity that creates chaos and frustration. Those emotions are poison to any living goal.
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#80. Religious dogma creates a perfect fertilizer for the weeds of hypocrisy.
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#82. Free yourself from the limitations you placed upon yourself. There is no-thing holding you back.
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#83. They thought they were helping me ...
but I didn't need help.
They thought they were fixing me ...
but I wasn't broken.
They thought they were watering me ...
but they were drowning me.
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#84. I am self-propelled; fueled from within. I appreciate people's opinions, but I'm not attached to them. I learned a long time ago that if I give them the power to feed me, I also give them the power to starve me.
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#85. The only people who experience no resistance are the unambitious and the dead. If you feel no resistance in your life, you need greater goals or you need to check your pulse. Life and movement come with resistance. Don't be discouraged by it, be strengthened by it.
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#86. Forever is a measure of time used by people who share an ordinary love. Our extraordinary love is immeasurable ... for us, forever just won't do.
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#87. The people who truly care about you won't have to tell you they care; they'll show you.
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#88. Being healthy is a way of life. It's not just about what you feed your body; it's about what you feed your mind and the social environment you keep. Make healthy food choices, exercise your body and brain, and choose your friends wisely.
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#89. If forgiveness is medicine for the soul, then gratitude is vitamins.
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#90. Don't be disheartened by the forces of evil. Nothing can happen that God hasn't allowed. Even resistance is all part of grand orchestration. The devil always has you right were God wants you.
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#91. When you find yourself in need of spiritual nourishment, it is in the opportunities to serve others that you will find the abundance you seek.
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#92. With automobile accidents, mechanical failure is seldom the cause; and most often, operator error. I find the same to be true with corporate failings ... . the people are rarely the issue ... the shortcoming is most often found in the leadership.
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#93. 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.
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#94. Happiness has to do with your mindset, not with outside circumstance.
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#95. It's not about what I SEE for our future, or humanity; It's about what I DO for our future and humanity.
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#96. Behavior speaks ... Before you even open your mouth, your actions have told me who you are and what you're about.
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#97. If you are not the hero of your own story, then you're missing the whole point of your humanity.
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#98. When I look back, I realize I was praying for something God had already given me.
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#99. Life is a miracle. YOU are a unique expression of this purposeful miracle. Think of how GREAT that makes you. Live big! You are not here to dwell within the basement of your potentiality.
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#100. The "growing" we attribute to becoming more mature, could be more accurately described as "shrinking," as we cut away the nonsense that emotionally weighs us down.
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