Steve Maraboli

"Sometimes the greatest messages come out of the greatest messes."

"Live your vision and demand your success."

"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."

"The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go."

"Within ourselves we all have the gifts and talents we need to fulfill the purpose we've been blessed with."

"Love in its most genuine sense, can only flourish if it is FREE. We, as people, can only flourish if we are free."

"God's word is not just to be heard and repeated, it is to be breathed, lived, and emulated with each action."

"Your dream is a reality that is just waiting for you to materialize it!"

"If your vision becomes distorted, your journey becomes delayed."

"Although time seems to fly by, it never travels faster than one day at a time. Each day is a new opportunity to live your life to the fullest."

"Even if you have been neglecting your body, you'll find that our cells are so much more forgiving than we are. The second you start loving your body, it starts loving you back. It doesn't hold grudges. As soon as you start feeding yourself better emotionally, spiritually, and physically, everything responds in the positive."

"How would your life be different if … You stopped focusing on what you didn't want and started focusing on what you do want? Let today be the day … You establish a clear intent, make a plan, and take actions towards your intent."

"Remember that there is an abundance of happiness that can be found in the smallest of places."

"Those who are successful give credit to their mistakes and give them a polished new name, experience."

"Live life with a purpose and live it full out."

"God is the architect of the event; you are the interpreter of the moment."

"You may be keeping a diary of your thoughts but know that, in every religion, the God you believe is keeping a diary of your actions."

"There is no greater force for change than people inspired to live a better life."

"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."

"Don't be afraid of your past. Learn from it so it can empower your present."

"No matter what your history has been, your destiny is what you create today. What are you going to create?"

"Do not let your TODAY be stolen by the ghost of yesterday or the "To-Do" list of tomorrow!"

"Time waits for no one. There is only one time for happiness and the time is NOW!"

"The reason why fear is so powerful is because you believe it to be stronger than you."

"Be considerate with the Earth. More people have to use it when you're gone."

"You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it fearlessly."

"Free yourself from the complexities of your life! A life of simplicity and happiness awaits you."

"A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success."

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

"In essence, your eyes don't show you what you see they show you what you believe."

"Nothing is so self-sabotaging as having your actions not reflect your goals. Your life is always just waiting for permission to go where you want it to go ... to be shaped how you want it to be shaped."

"I don't want my life to be defined by what is etched on a tombstone. I want it to be defined in what is etched in the lives and hearts of those I've touched."

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

"Listen to what others have to say. When you speak, you're only repeating things you already know. When you listen you learn."

"The very thing that is causing you pain is building you up."

"The only power fear has is the power you give it."

"The bank of love is never bankrupt."

"God's language is action. For God, faith is a verb."

"Intent is a reflection of the spirit's desire to create in the material world."

"How would your life be different if … You stopped worrying about things you can't control and started focusing on the things you can? Let today be the day … You free yourself from fruitless worry, seize the day and take effective action on things you can change."

"Come to accept that if your methods don't change, neither will your results."

"You have the ability to choose your reactions."

"If you perceive yourself in a negative manner then success is next to impossible."

"It's thinking you know that stops you from knowing."

"Every single time you help somebody stand up you are helping humanity rise."

"Stop giving meaningless praise and start giving meaningful action."

"Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know what tools you have to fulfill your purpose."

"The God we've been praying to is deaf to our words and only responds to our actions."

"If humans were inclined to goodness, religion would not be necessary."

"A true visionary shows me their vision with their actions."