Steve Maraboli Quotes

Maybe the reason nothing seems to be "fixing you" is because you're not broken. Let today be the day you stop living within the confines of how others define or judge you. You have a unique beauty and purpose; live accordingly.

Get Off The Scale!

You are beautiful. Your beauty, just like your capacity for life, happiness, and success, is immeasurable. Day after day, countless people across the globe get on a scale in search of validation of beauty and social acceptance.

Get off the scale! I have yet to see a scale that can tell you how enchanting your eyes are. I have yet to see a scale that can show you how wonderful your hair looks when the sun shines its glorious rays on it. I have yet to see a scale that can thank you for your compassion, sense of humor, and contagious smile. Get off the scale because I have yet to see one that can admire you for your perseverance when challenged in life.

It's true, the scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your relationship with gravity. That's it. It cannot measure beauty, talent, purpose, life force, possibility, strength, or love. Don't give the scale more power than it has earned. Take note of the number, then get off the scale and live your life. You are beautiful!

I am grateful to those who have betrayed me ... They thought they were just stabbing me in the back, but they were also cutting me free from their poisonous life.

There are times in my life when I have been medicine for some while poison for others. I used to think I was a victim of my story until I realized the truth; that I am the creator of my story. I choose what type of person I will be and what type of impact I will leave on others. I will never choose the destructive path of self and outward victimization again.

The strength of a man isn't seen in the power of his arms. It's seen in the love with which he EMBRACES you.

Success is more than a desire; it's a behavior. Act accordingly.

Her love ... so unconditional, so unapologetic; reminds me that I am worth so much more than the standard I have set for myself.

Being in a relationship doesn't entitle you to anything. You don't get what you expect, you get what you create.

Let the old year be gone and with it your old habit of getting in your own way! This is your year! It will reveal itself to you one day at a time. In each day you will have countless opportunities to have your actions reflect your goals. Don't throw away another day/another year. Make each day count! If you see something different for yourself in the future, you have to do something different for yourself in the present. Let today be the day you interrupt your thoughts of "I should" with your actions of DOING!

The universe is so well balanced that the mere fact that you have a problem also serves as a sign that there is a solution.

A broken heart bleeds tears.

Live authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that's beautiful to create something that is fake?

Beware of perpetrators in disguise ... Some people set fires wherever they go, and have mastered the art of playing the burn victim.

Your life is a print-out of your thoughts.

As for biblical or religious theory, I don't ever want to fight about the details of the story, I want to live the reality of the message.

The right person will make you a priority. If you find yourself feeling like you're not good enough, it's because they're not good enough.

At every given moment we are absolutely perfect for what is required for our journey.

Sometimes the memory of someone is better than the reality of them.

Change isn't a choice; it's already happening. You are atoms and molecules in motion ... you can't avoid change; you ARE change. The question is whether you will EMBRACE the power of change to enhance your life or continue to exhaust yourself in the pointless endeavor to halt it.

If the self-help books worked, it would be a shrinking industry not a growing one.

You are beautiful. Your beauty, just like your capacity for life, happiness, and success, is immeasurable.

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

Most people are resentful of the happiness of others and yet we seem to seek validation from others in order to allow our own happiness ... it's easy to see the problem with this system.

Everything is easier said than done. Wanting something is easy. Saying something is easy. The challenge and the reward are in the doing.

Why Not You?

Today, many will awaken with a fresh sense of inspiration. Why not you?

Today, many will open their eyes to the beauty that surrounds them. Why not you?

Today, many will choose to leave the ghost of yesterday behind and seize the immeasurable power of today. Why not you?

Today, many will break through the barriers of the past by looking at the blessings of the present. Why not you?

Today, for many the burden of self doubt and insecurity will be lifted by the security and confidence of empowerment. Why not you?

Today, many will rise above their believed limitations and make contact with their powerful innate strength. Why not you?

Today, many will choose to live in such a manner that they will be a positive role model for their children. Why not you?

Today, many will choose to free themselves from the personal imprisonment of their bad habits. Why not you?

Today, many will choose to live free of conditions and rules governing their own happiness. Why not you?

Today, many will find abundance in simplicity. Why not you?

Today, many will be confronted by difficult moral choices and they will choose to do what is right instead of what is beneficial. Why not you?

Today, many will decide to no longer sit back with a victim mentality, but to take charge of their lives and make positive changes. Why not you?

Today, many will take t

I fell in love ... she caused a type of smile within me that nothing else can or has.

If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly.

Never underestimate the healing power of silliness and absurdity.

Mindset matters... always. The difference found between the victorious and the envious, the successful and the haters; is mindset.

Every step towards your dream today is a step away from your regret tomorrow.

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.

This is my life ... my story ... my book. I will no longer let anyone else write it; nor will I apologize for the edits I make.

Our relationships are nourished and shaped by the commitment we express through our actions. Don't just speak; ACT!

Change is in the air. This change reminds us that we are made and beautifully sculpted by the same power that orchestrates the change of season. Let this be the season you embrace and align yourself with this change.

If you want drama, settle for the one who will change your relationship status. If you want love, wait for the one who will change your life.

The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description.

It's time to care; it's time to take responsibility; it's time to lead; it's time for a change; it's time to be true to our greatest self; it's time to stop blaming others.

God is the name we give to the science we don't understand. Science is the name we give to the God we don't understand.

Breakups can be sad, but sometimes tears are the price we pay for a freedom we need.

Sometimes it seems that those with the greatest disregard for our laws are the same people in charge of creating or enforcing them.

The path to freedom is illuminated by the bridges you have burned, adorned by the ties you have cut, and cleared by the drama you have left behind. Let go. Be free.

An empowered life begins with serious personal questions about oneself. Those answers bare the seeds of success.

The victim mindset will have you dancing with the devil, then complaining that you're in hell.

We can't continuously be a society of well-wishers. We must take action to bring those wishes to fruition.

My soul feels reborn each time I see you; falling in love with you again and again.

Spirituality is the poetry of our experience. Science is the gauge of our reality. Together, they create the essence of our humanity.

When love is at the base of something, it is a masterpiece.

For most people, blaming others is a subconscious mechanism for avoiding accountability. In reality, the only thing in your way is YOU.

It's my life and I'm not afraid to LIVE it! I would rather experience the ups and downs of a life I have chosen, than to suffer the regret of a life I have settled for.

Our eyes met, our souls embraced, and our spark of love ignited into a blissfully intense flame.

Blame is the coward's retreat.
They think it frees them, but it confines them ...
Blame is also the coward's warden.

Stay alert! Don't let someone's words blind you from their behavior ...
They can say all the right things, they can make you feel things you've never felt before, but don't be fooled; their actions will reveal their true character, desires, and priorities.
Behavior speaks; pay attention to what it tells you. Behavior is math; pay attention to what it reveals.

We can spend today joyously celebrating potential by acting upon our purpose, or we can spend it mourning the days and opportunities gone by ... the first will find you amongst the few who are content and accomplished; the latter will find you with the suffering majority as you exhaustedly swim in the ocean of regret.

The world gives us PLENTY of opportunities to strengthen our patience. While this truth can definitely be challenging, this is a good thing. Patience is a key that unlocks the door to a more fulfilling life. It is through a cultivation of patience that we become better parents, powerful teachers, great businessmen, good friends, and a live a happier life.

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.

Your life is a reflection ... you don't get what you WANT, you get what you ARE. You gotta BE it to SEE it.

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.

Many like to ask the questions; few like to hear the answers.

Apathy is a trap. There is no challenge ... so there is no reward. Remember, there is always free cheese in a mousetrap.

Someone who loves you will reveal beautiful things within yourself ... things you had never noticed before ... things nobody else cared to.

Writing has always been therapy for me. When life cuts me, I bleed on paper.

Some people will try to condemn you to the prison of their bullshit. They tell you they want a soulmate, but they're actually creating a cellmate.

Start shaping your own day. Start walking your own walk. This journey is yours, take charge of it. Stop giving other people the power to shape your life.

Eden is within you; it is your life's garden. It is from this internal garden that you experience your external life. If you see weeds, pluck them!

Action is the universal language of success.

The path to misery is paved by the tears of those trying to make others happy.

I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, aw shit, he's up!

Why are we so quick to limit the possibility of our own happiness?

Yesterday was not your defining moment. The calendar moved forward; why not you?

Others may sit around and wait for magic to happen… I like to get up early and work towards my goals and dreams. Every morning I plant the seeds of what the haters call 'luck.' Now, I love magic as much as the next guy, but I realized a long time ago that the magic that turns dreams into reality is YOU. When you are inspired by a dream, create a good plan. Creating that plan turns your dream into a goal. Then, take action! Live your life in a way that will bring that dream, that goal, to life. The magic is you.

CHANGE: Don't just talk about it, go out there and do it. Don't just meditate about it, go out there and create it. Don't just pray about it go out there and take action; participate in the answering of your own prayer. If you want change, get out there and live it. - Steve Maraboli

Don't settle ... wait for the one who treats you like an investment; not a test drive. Someone who inspires you to be at your best ... One who looks beyond your outer beauty and falls in love with your soul.

It's not that "sorry" doesn't mean anything; it just doesn't mean anything when some people say it ... Don't be one of those people.

I'm water...
If you're oil, we'll clash.
If you're a flower, I'll nourish you.
If you're a light, I'll reflect you.
If you can't swim, you'll drown in me.
If you're up for adventure, I'm endless entertainment.
I'm just being me.
If we don't fit, it's not my fault, nor yours.
You be you. I'll be me.

The word "seek" is a verb. Are you treating it as such in your life? If you seek change, success, or love, DO it - BE it!

Dear haters, You're never going to catch up. Because while you're talking about how "lucky" I am, I'm working. While you're talking about what you're going to do, I'm already doing it. While you're making resolutions, I'm setting behaviors.

Nobody ever talks about the pyramids that weren't built, the books that weren't written, the songs that weren't sung. Stop letting your fear condemn you to mediocrity. Get out of your own way. Your dreams are a poetic reflection of your soul's wishes. Be courageous enough to follow them. There is no greater time than now to experience the full power of your potential. Make this the day you take the first step in the beautiful journey of bringing your dreams to life.

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

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.

While you're telling yourself you'll 'do it tomorrow', I'm doing it today. And while I'm living my success, you'll be using words like 'lucky' to mask your jealousy and regret.

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

Take ACTION! When we DO NOT take action, our potentiality becomes the soil that houses the seeds of our regret.

I definitely give more chances than I should, but when I'm done, I'm done. I mean it... like, that ship has sailed... and it was the Titanic. I'm done.

This is your life. This is your moment. Think of all you have been through just to get here ... MAKE IT COUNT!

Most of us would benefit greatly from recognizing and accepting the difference between our history and our destiny.

Free yourself from the limitations you placed upon yourself. There is no-thing holding you back.

I am so grateful for the many times God has shown me the mercy of not giving me what I want.

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.

Do the best you can, with what you can, while you can, and success in inevitable.

You are my favorite book. I immerse myself in your story and fall in love with each page. I will never be able to truly express to you how much I admire and cherish who you are. Nor will I be able to articulate the level of honor I feel to find myself included amongst the pages being written with each passing day. I love you. Thank you.

You're not asking me for advice, you're asking me for permission.

Many companies expect loyal customers without providing loyal service. This has been the visionary failure of countless corporations.

The journey of success requires a map for effective navigation. Establish a destination by defining what you want. Once you have a destination, take physical action by making choices that move you towards that destination.

As for the journey of life; at some point you will realize that YOU are the driver and you will drive!

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

People will always have opinions about your decision because they're not courageous enough to take action on their opinion.

You would free yourself from so much stress and drama if you just understood and embraced the truth that you are enough.

Participate in your dreams today. There are unlimited opportunities available with this new day. Take action on those wonderful dreams you've had in your mind for so long. Remember, success is something you experience when you act accordingly.

The only thing in retrograde is your sense of personal accountability. Make positive behavioral changes and watch your life exponentially improve... regardless of where the moon or the planets are.

Every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.