Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

"Stop giving your life away to other people."

"What do you think will be more effective when it comes to succeeding, believing you can or KNOWING you will? Let today be the last day you took timid steps of belief and start taking confident steps of purpose-driven knowing!"

"Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it."

"I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me."

"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."

"It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world. It is these two blessed things that can begin to heal all broken hearts."

"You can't just wish change; you have to live the change in order for it to become a reality."

"Your life is a print-out of your thoughts."

"Religious structure often dilutes the spiritual experience."

"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"

"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."

"Your greatest self has been waiting your whole life; don't make it wait any longer."

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

"Be happy with who you are and what you do, and you can do anything you want."

"How would your life be different if…You didn’t allow yourself to be defined by your past? Let today be the day…You stop letting your history interfere with your destiny and awaken to the opportunity to release your greatest self."

"Don’t tell me about your god with your words. Show me about your god with your actions."

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

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

"The right thing to do and the hard thing to do are usually the same."

"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."