Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

"If you can transcend from the dark rut of disempowered thinking to the bright light of an empowered agreement with reality, you will see opportunities not barriers. You will see the finish line, not the hurdles."

"If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you've made, if they don't realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go."

"Are you going to allow the world around you to change while you remain stagnant? Make this the time you throw away old habits that have hindered your happiness and success and finally allow your greatest self to flourish."

"It’s a lack of clarity that creates chaos and frustration. Those emotions are poison to any living goal."

"Stop giving your life away to other people."

"You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway."

"The value of a moment is immeasurable. The power of just ONE moment can propel you to success and happiness or chain you to failure and misery."

"When you say "I"and "my"too much, you lose the capacity to understand the "we"and "our"."

"How would your life be different if…You walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the day…You speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same."

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

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

"If you don’t know exactly where you’re going, how will you know when you get there?"

"Let today be the day you stop being haunted by the ghost of yesterday. Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison to the soul. Get even with people...but not those who have hurt us, forget them, instead get even with those who have helped us."

"Scholars, theologians, and even poets have yet to be able to truly describe and touch upon the beauty, romance, and magic of a relationship built on 100% authenticity"

"How would your life be different if…You approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty? Let today be the day…You dedicate yourself to building relationships on the solid foundation of truth and authenticity."

"Free yourself from the inauthenticity and disempowerment of your story."

"If you believe you can, you might. If you know you can, you will."

"Today, many will choose to live free of conditions and rules governing their own happiness. Why not you? Do not let another day go by where your dedication to other people's opinions is greater than your dedication to your own emotions! Today's a new day!"

"When you stop existing and you start truly living, each moment of the day comes alive with the wonder and synchronicity."

"Sometimes life knocks you on your ass... get up, get up, get up!!! Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them."