Steve Maraboli Quotes

A life-changing moment for me was the realization that sometimes the healthiest relationship you can have with someone (or something) is none at all. ~ Steve Maraboli

The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description. ~ Steve Maraboli

Don't give up! It's not over. The universe is balanced. Every set-back bears with it the seeds of a come-back. ~ Steve Maraboli

The haters just don't get it...
They're never going to catch up.
Because while they're talking about how "lucky" you are,
you're working.
While they're talking about what they're going to do, you're already doing it.
While they're making resolutions, you're setting behaviors. ~ Steve Maraboli

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. ~ Steve Maraboli

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. ~ Steve Maraboli

There is magic in this wonderful life, but only if you choose to do more than just exist; the magic is found when we choose to live. ~ Steve Maraboli

If Karma is a thing, then wouldn't wanting someone to experience bad Karma also get YOU bad Karma? ~ Steve Maraboli

Of course people have insulted me ... that's just the reality of living a life in which you stand out. Does it bother me? No. Those people overestimate the weight I give their opinion. I'm just going to be me, unapologetically. You don't have to applaud, you don't have to cheer ... but I know you're watching. ~ Steve Maraboli

If you're offended by my boundaries, then you're probably one of the reasons I need them. ~ Steve Maraboli

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. ~ Steve Maraboli

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

It's not about having an absence of fear, it's about having dominance over it. ~ Steve Maraboli

When it's the wrong person, anything you ask is too much. ~ Steve Maraboli

Most people will talk the talk, few will walk the walk; be amongst those few. ~ Steve Maraboli

I will spend an eternity loving you, caring for you, respecting you, showing you every day that I hold you as high as the stars. ~ Steve Maraboli

The dream is yours ... why are you asking others to validate or nourish it? Your journey must be self-propelled. It must be fueled from within. ~ Steve Maraboli

It is in the balancing of your spirituality with your humanity that you will find immeasurable happiness, success, good health, and love. ~ Steve Maraboli

Today, you have the opportunity to transcend from a disempowered mindset of existence to an empowered reality of purpose-driven living. Today is a new day that has been handed to you for shaping. You have the tools, now get out there and create a masterpiece. ~ Steve Maraboli

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

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

Pay attention, behavior speaks… While preacher are telling you to pray for abundance, they're passing around a basket. ~ Steve Maraboli

Sometimes problems don't require a solution to solve them; instead they require maturity to outgrow them. ~ Steve Maraboli

A healthy choice for your overall health and well-being is one of a happy and positive disposition. ~ Steve Maraboli

Serving my country was a life-changing experience for me. It was during those years that I realized the importance of commitment, dedication, honor, and discipline. I have never laughed so much; nor have I ever prayed so much. I made life-long friends. The leaders and heroes I served with helped shape me into the man I am today. I feel honored to have been a part of such a great tradition and grateful to others who have walked the same path. Thank you! ~ Steve Maraboli

Some people behave as though they are having an allergic reaction to feelings. ~ Steve Maraboli

Your life is a reflection of how effectively you balance potential and kinetic energy. ~ Steve Maraboli

To imprison yourself and then beg to be freed; this is the dynamic of a victim mindset. ~ Steve Maraboli

Just because you are available for a relationship, doesn't mean you are ready for one. ~ Steve Maraboli

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. ~ Steve Maraboli

While spirituality provides an efficient and endless fuel for your mind and body, you must burn that fuel with human action towards your goals, dreams, and desires. ~ Steve Maraboli

You unlock the door to greater levels of excellence and success when you accept who you are. It is from the point of acceptance that we can create a masterful life. ~ Steve Maraboli

Batshit Kind of Love
The type of love that can't be described with words ...
The type of love that can't be measured by time ...
The type of love that inspires haters to hate ...
The type of love that makes no sense to those around you ...
The type of love that exists in the beautiful eyes in which you can see all of your tomorrows ... all of your children and grandchildren ...
The type of love that makes you feel like forever will not be long enough ...
The type of love that is born out of a relationship that is built on honor, respect, and truth ...
That is our love ... That is our connection ...
The batshit kind of love that makes no sense at all ...
and at the same time ... all the sense in the world ...
That is us ...
You and me; a WE. ~ Steve Maraboli

Behavior is math: Truth is found in the sum of its parts. ~ Steve Maraboli

Stop waiting for the perfect day or the perfect moment ... Take THIS day, THIS moment and lead it to perfection. ~ Steve Maraboli

You want my advice? Put down your phone. Hug her from behind and kiss the back of her neck. Entwine your fingers with hers ... . You're welcome. ~ Steve Maraboli

A grateful mindset can set you free from the prison of disempowerment and the shackles of misery. ~ Steve Maraboli

The person who doesn't have patience for your imperfections, is usually sitting on a mountain of their own. ~ Steve Maraboli

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. ~ Steve Maraboli

The people who claim to be the most spiritual are usually the least so. ~ Steve Maraboli

With no action to nourish it, your dream becomes a fantasy. ~ Steve Maraboli

Challenges in life can either enrich you or poison you. You are the one who decides. ~ Steve Maraboli

If the universe does consist of a battle between the devil and God, the final analysis should conclude that religion would have been the devil's most brilliant move and science, God's. ~ Steve Maraboli

Sometimes it's the same moments that take your breath away that breathe purpose and love back into your life. ~ Steve Maraboli

It's such an amazing awakening to realize that nothing in this universe happens TO YOU, 100% happens FOR YOU. ~ Steve Maraboli

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. ~ Steve Maraboli

When was the last time you woke up and realized that today could be the best day of your life? ~ Steve Maraboli

Take accountability ... Blame is the water in which many dreams and relationships drown. ~ Steve Maraboli

It took me a long time to learn the difference between working on a healthy relationship and wasting my time on a long goodbye. Never again! ~ Steve Maraboli

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. ~ Steve Maraboli

If you are bored, you're doing yourself a tremendous disservice. Open your mind, break-free from your conditioned routine, and reignite the flames of excitement and discover. ~ Steve Maraboli

The movie is on, but I'm not really watching ...
the music is playing, but I'm not really listening ...
all of my senses are focused on you ... us ... the way your hand fits mine ... the way our hearts beat as one ... the passion that we're engulfed in ... the love we make ... the life we build. ~ Steve Maraboli

Be creative and daring in your dreams and the steps you take to bring them to fruition. ~ Steve Maraboli

I find that I am most happy and healthy when I am living in alignment with my goals, dreams, and principles. ~ Steve Maraboli

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

Love and compassion are the mother and father of a smile. We need to create more smiles in our world today. Smiles, after all, pave the way to a happy world. ~ Steve Maraboli

There comes a day that we become tired of hearing empty promises and insincere apologies; not just from others, but also from ourselves. ~ Steve Maraboli

Resolutions are most often empty promises for those who have an abundance of dreams, but refuse to wake up and live them. ~ Steve Maraboli

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

Don't ignore what they show you. No matter how much you wish it weren't so, it is. Stop arguing with reality. They are what their behavior reveals them to be... Respond and move forward accordingly. ~ Steve Maraboli

(Sometimes it seems that haters are just fans who are in denial.) ~ Steve Maraboli

I find few things more personally enriching than exploring the parameters of my own ignorance. ~ Steve Maraboli

Life is a balanced system of learning and evolution. Whether pleasure or pain; every situation in your life serves a purpose. It is up to us to recognize what that purpose could be. ~ Steve Maraboli

You want a great life? Well, greatness is on the other side of that f***ing wall ... don't just go over it, go through it! What are you waiting for? ~ Steve Maraboli

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

Remember, while words can be powerful, eloquent, and lasting, it is our committed action that will ultimately serve as the defining factor of our relationships. ~ Steve Maraboli

If you want change and don't make choices that reflect the change, you are making a choice to keep things the same. ~ Steve Maraboli

Betrayals shatters illusions... It breaks your heart, but clears your vision. ~ Steve Maraboli

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? ~ Steve Maraboli

Let your words merely reiterate what your actions have already stated. ~ Steve Maraboli

When you finally meet the right one for you, it suddenly becomes clear why everyone else was so wrong. ~ Steve Maraboli

Free yourself from the complexities and drama of your life. Simplify. Look within. Within ourselves we all have the gifts and talents we need to fulfill the purpose we've been blessed with. ~ Steve Maraboli

You are designed for success. Life's tough, but you are greater than its challenges. No matter what you have been through, you're still here. You have a history of victory.

So ignore the haters, the doubters, and free yourself from the emotional saboteurs. Don't ever forget that you are beautiful, you are capable, you are worthy... you are enough.

Set healthy standards and stick to them. Don't settle. Set healthy goals and follow them. Let your behavior speak the love and passion in your heart. Live life to the fullest... make each day worth remembering... Dream BIG & dare to go for it... Be unapologetically you! ~ Steve Maraboli

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

I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I AM BETTER THAN THAT ... Goodbye. ~ Steve Maraboli

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

Country music is the poetry of the American spirit. ~ Steve Maraboli

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

Many like to ask the questions; few like to hear the answers. ~ Steve Maraboli

Act upon your love ... Breathe romance back into your relationship ... Let your enthusiasm break the monotony ... You deserve a love that is alive ... Bring it to life! ~ Steve Maraboli

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

My life was forever changed the day I realized there was a big difference between having a dream and chasing it. ~ Steve Maraboli

I used to hold grudges until I realized that most people are narcissistic and their actions are driven by an unhealthy self-interest and not maliciousness towards me. ~ Steve Maraboli

Free yourself from the people who cause you drama and poison your soul. You know who they are ... The first ones you thought of when you read this. They have to go. ~ Steve Maraboli

Two Immeasurable Things: The healing power of love and the destructive power of hate. ~ Steve Maraboli

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. ~ Steve Maraboli

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

Perspective makes all the difference. It's not what you look at; it's what you see ... Remember that the sun never actually sets; it's our perspective that makes it appear to. Our sunset is another's sunrise. It's all perspective. How would your life be different if you applied this truth to the things that cause you stress? Letting go isn't about erasing the past; it's about looking at the same event and seeing something different. Activate this power in your life! Take the pain and poison of the past and allow it to nourish a new found wisdom. Remember, you can't change the past, but you can change the labels you place on events. Perspective - it's not what you look at; it's what you see. ~ Steve Maraboli

There is a fascinating chaos to life; but there is always a message in the mess ... always. ~ Steve Maraboli

What we instill in our children will be the foundation upon which they build their future. ~ Steve Maraboli

Behavior speaks ... Before you even open your mouth, your actions have told me who you are and what you're about. ~ Steve Maraboli

People tend to be generous when sharing their nonsense, fear, and ignorance. And while they seem quite eager to feed you their negativity, please remember that sometimes the diet we need to be on is a spiritual and emotional one. Be cautious with what you feed your mind and soul. Fuel yourself with positivity and let that fuel propel you into positive action. ~ Steve Maraboli

I find that being considerate of others and keeping what I say and what I do in agreement makes for a great night's sleep. ~ Steve Maraboli

Never confuse someone else's inability to do something with its inability to be done. ~ Steve Maraboli

The people who are happy for your happiness and sad for your sadness ... keep them around. ~ Steve Maraboli

Think of what makes you smile; makes you happy ... and do more of that shit. ~ Steve Maraboli

As I got older, I started to cut out food that was bad for me. As I got wiser, I did the same with people. ~ Steve Maraboli

Nostalgia is your brain's way of photoshopping the blemishes of your past. ~ Steve Maraboli

When you are living the best version of yourself, you inspire others to live the best versions of themselves. ~ Steve Maraboli

Fear can only grow in darkness. Once you face fear with light, you win. ~ Steve Maraboli