Quotes by Steve Maraboli

Help people help themselves. Don’t judge, just help. In this process, be cautious to simply point them in the right direction and help them get moving. Don’t make your journey theirs, nor make their journey yours.

Spread your happiness to others and let them spread theirs to you.

Be true to yourself, be kind to yourself, read and learn about everything that interests you, and keep away from people who bring you down.

How would your life be different if your religion was love, and your spirituality was governed by kindness? How would the world be different if everyone did this?

Do you think peace of mind can be found in holding a grudge… or harboring resentment… or wallowing in thoughts of what could have been? Me neither.

Over-analysis is a dream killer. Sometimes you can drown yourself in your own thoughts.

When we’re not true to our thoughts and not true to the feelings we have deep inside, we find ourselves unhappy. Be courageous enough to align your life with your feelings, desires, and sense of purpose.

We could do ourselves a tremendous favor by letting go of the people who poison our spirit.

Let go of the people who dull your shine, poison your spirit, and bring you drama. Cancel your subscription to their issues.

New levels bring new devils. Stay unapologetically committed to your goals and let go of anyone who poisons your spirit.

Country music is the poetry of the American spirit.

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.

Our love is sharpened by the stone of our challenges and strengthened by the struggles of our growth.

Some people will try to talk you out of chasing your goals; not because they think you’ll fail, but because they are scared you’ll succeed.

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?

Stop using, easier said than done, as an excuse to not change! Bringing your life to a higher level is challenging; get over it and rise to the challenge!

Stop blaming other people and circumstances for killing your dreams. The truth is; we tend to talk ourselves out of acting upon our dreams. Most dreams die of suicide, not murder.

If you can see the vision of your goal clearly, you can plan and map effectively, and navigate efficiently.

Get out of your own way... stop the paralysis by analysis... dream your dream... then, WAKE UP and bring it to life!

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.