Steve Pavlina

Success is…knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.

All men are created equal. No matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

Dream big dreams. Only big dreams have the power to move men’s souls.

You’re a fighter. Look at everything you’ve overcome. Don’t give up now.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style.

Every setback might be the very thing that makes you carry on and fight all the harder and become much better.

Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not.

When it comes to money, the only skill most people know is to work hard.

In today’’s rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers.

Focus is essential to success, and successful people are people who can focus.

I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

You might not have a car or a big gold chain, stay true to yourself and things will change

If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.

I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.