Steve Maraboli Quotes

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

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

Let today be the day you love yourself enough to no longer just dream of a better life, let it be the day you act upon it.

~ Steve Maraboli

Nostalgia... the blessing of a merciful memory.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

For me, the most magical truth of this universe is that no magic is required.

~ Steve Maraboli

It can be a beautiful experience to look for the magic that is hidden within the realm of our lives, but let's not let the process blind us to the majesty that is right in front of us.

~ Steve Maraboli

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

This magical universe is so faithful in waiting for us to get out of our own way. No matter how long you have gone astray, when you take action, the universe moves to support the act. Move in the direction of your goals and watch the magic flow.

~ 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 your salvation was dependent on your ability to read and understand scripture, Jesus would have been an author.

~ Steve Maraboli

Jesus said “Give us THIS DAY our daily bread”, knowing that you cannot fight today’s battles with yesterday’s bread. Knowing that you cannot fight today’s battles with the hope of tomorrow’s bread.  Knowing that today you will be nourished by this daily bread, and it’s what you have to fight today’s battle.

~ Steve Maraboli

When you're too religious, you tend to point your finger to judge instead of extending your hand to help.

~ Steve Maraboli

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion. Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return, just know in your heart it will be returned.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

Today I will take the opportunity to do unanticipated good.

~ Steve Maraboli

Embrace love and compassion with all your spirit. Understand that they never hurt or offend, they just heal and empower.

~ 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.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

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?

~ Steve Maraboli

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ 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

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

~ Steve Maraboli

Country music is the poetry of the American spirit.

~ Steve Maraboli

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

If your actions don’t reflect your goals… and your behavior doesn’t reflect your company’s vision… then you’re not a leader, regardless of what your title indicates.

~ 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

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

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

Action separates the heroes from the cowards, the achievers from the complainers, the successful from the mere dreamers, the happy from the envious; it separates those who rise to the challenge of their goals from the haters who cower in the shadow of stagnancy.

~ Steve Maraboli

Squeeze this amazing human experience for all its nourishing juices. Take action towards the life you see for yourself. Don’t just look to the sky and beg for it, put your feet on the ground and create it!

~ Steve Maraboli

Don’t choose to walk the well-worn path to regret. Be amongst the few who dare to follow their dreams!

~ Steve Maraboli