Steve Maraboli Quotes

There is no problem this universe can hand you that you aren't innately designed to solve. If it has been handed to you, it can be handled by you. This is the brilliant effectiveness of our design.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

The problem that we have with a victim mentality is that we forget to see the blessings of the day. Because of this, our spirit is poisoned instead of nourished.

~ Steve Maraboli

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

You express the truth of your character, your dedication to your goals, and your commitment to your relationships with the choice of your actions.

~ Steve Maraboli

You express the truth of your character with the choice of your actions.

~ Steve Maraboli

You can speak with spiritual eloquence, pray in public, and maintain a holy appearance... but it is your behavior that will reveal your true character.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

Life had broken her; just as it had broken him. But when they got together, their pieces became whole. And they continued on their journey, together, mended as one.

~ Steve Maraboli

How many of us walk around being weighed down by the baggage of our journey? You can’t possibly embrace that new relationship, that new companion, that new career, that new friendship, or that new life you want while you’re still holding on to the baggage of the last one. Let go… and allow yourself to embrace what is waiting for you right at your feet.

~ Steve Maraboli

The love of your life is out there… but they won’t just drop on your lap, nor you on theirs… so stop living an on-hold life! Go out there and experience your life, write your story, and live your fairy tale… It is on that journey that you’ll cross paths with the love that’s worthy of the story…

~ Steve Maraboli

It is an unnecessary burden to make negative judgmental assumptions about others. We are all on a journey.

~ 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

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

Pay attention: Are your daily choices in alignment with the life you want for yourself? If not, nothing will change.

~ 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

Life is a treasure-chest of opportunities, choices, and time. Unfortunately, the choice many people make is to argue about the details of the chest instead of seizing the treasure within it.

~ Steve Maraboli

Empowerment is being aware that there is no one to blame for my choices and actions, that I have a personal choice and responsibility for my life.

~ Steve Maraboli

Choose to do more than just exist, choose to live.

~ Steve Maraboli

Express your emotions in a multidimensional manner. Don’t just speak, act! Don’t just say, show!

~ Steve Maraboli

Sometime people are disempowered because they subconsciously identify themselves by their temporary circumstances instead of connecting with their innate value and truth.

~ Steve Maraboli

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

~ Steve Maraboli

I could see that others had confused her disorganized passion for volatility. In reality, she was a scrumptious mess; deliciously majestic. She was on her way to great things in this life.

~ Steve Maraboli

She lives her life like a flame, a dance of purposeful chaos.… Her enchanting light can guide you and quell your fears… She’s hot, warming those who respect her and burning those who don’t... She is a flame with an unforgettable glow… A weak man will try to dim her luminance... but her soul mate will take pleasure in fanning the blaze.

~ Steve Maraboli

True love has taught me that there is a difference between a woman getting naked for you and one revealing herself to you.

~ Steve Maraboli

When you judge a woman by her appearance, it doesn't define her, it defines you. Ladies, never allow yourself to be defined by someone's inability to appreciate your unique beauty.

~ Steve Maraboli

Religion imprisons God. By its own accord, if we are made in the image and likeness of God, then His condemnation of the sinner is an act of hypocrisy. I believe God to be greater than that.

~ 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

We each contribute our own book to the great library of humanity.

~ Steve Maraboli

It took me a long time and a lot of heartache to realize that just because you love someone doesn’t mean they deserve it.

~ Steve Maraboli

The knives of betrayal and drama cut deep and hurt… but they also trim away the nonsense and reveal your true friends.

~ Steve Maraboli

Bitterness and resentment are a bottomless well. They can only be healed by the phenomenon of someone else's sorrow rising to your level of pain... it never happens - save yourself endless hurt.

~ Steve Maraboli

Free yourself from the poisonous and laborious burden of holding a grudge. When you hold a grudge, you want someone else's sorrow to reflect your level of hurt, but the two rarely meet. Let go… Sometimes, forgiveness is simply a reflection of loving yourself enough to move on.

~ Steve Maraboli

If you want something different, do something different. Same crap, different day doesn't describe the day; it describes your attitude towards it.

~ Steve Maraboli

Embracing an attitude of gratitude is nourishing to the soul. When we allow ourselves to be engulfed in gratitude, this abundant soul nourishment overflows to your relationships, careers, and day to day lives. Act in gratitude today… If you are grateful to those you love, show them. If you are grateful to those who have helped you, show them. If you are grateful to your creator, to your family, to your friends, and you want it to be known, let it be shown!

~ Steve Maraboli

Gratitude opens our eyes… We are often praying for something God has already given us.

~ Steve Maraboli

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.

~ Steve Maraboli

Gratitude is the bridge that merges your love with longevity. It is the vital ingredient for a lasting relationship.

~ Steve Maraboli

How would your life be different if you celebrated the things in your life that you do have instead of lamenting things that you don't? Let today be the day you embrace gratitude and appreciation and let go of entitlement and expectation.

~ Steve Maraboli

I am ambitious. I set goals; not because I am ungrateful for what I have, but because I am happy with who I am. I enjoy the experience of rising above my perceived limitations and discovering new levels of my capabilities.

~ Steve Maraboli