First Post

October 1, 2004 |

I just got the new StevePavlina.com web site up and running today after a marathon HTML/PHP/MySQL session. Whew!

The Strangest Secret

October 3, 2004 |

For at least a decade now, I’ve been an avid devourer of personal development info. I literally have it for breakfast, since I often listen to audio programs while eating. One audio program I recently picked up from the local library is Earl Nightingale’s The Strangest Secret. I own a number of Earl’s audio programs…

Can’t Keep a Secret

October 6, 2004 |

Today I learned that someone posted a link to this site at the Indie Gamer Forums. So welcome, Indie Gamer visitors. I only started developing this site on October 1st, so I haven’t even officially launched it yet. It was only this afternoon that I finished making the CSS style sheet for the site, but…

Journaling as a Problem-Solving Tool

October 7, 2004 |

One the most powerful personal development tools is simply to keep a personal journal. I’ve been keeping paper journals since 1996, and two years ago I converted to journaling software, which I find much faster and more convenient. The program I use is called The Journal. I just bought a second copy of the program…

Nanomanufacturing

October 9, 2004 |

Last night I attended a meeting of the Las Vegas Futurists, which is a discussion group that gathers monthly to discuss… the future. Being a first-time attendee, I wasn’t sure what to expect, hoping it wouldn’t be a bunch of local teens asking when we’ll have our own holodecks. Fortunately I was pleasantly surprised. The…

Quarterly Planning Time

October 11, 2004 |

Today I finished typing up my detailed plan for this quarter, which is about 10 pages long. I revise my goals and plans roughly every 90 days, and I find that although this can be tedious (usually 10-15 hours of tiresome work), it’s an essential tool for me, not just for running a business but…

How to Make $100K+ Per Year

October 12, 2004 |

I just saw a post in the ASP newsgroups about an article titled, What does it REALLY take to be making 6 figures as a service professional? The bulk of the article is a list of 50 tips, many of which will apply to more than just service professionals. Worth a quick read, methinks.

More on Planning

October 16, 2004 |

I’ve received some questions (both publicly and privately) about the Oct 11 entry on planning, so I think a follow-up is in order to address them…. Planning is such hard work. And it’s hard to keep plans up to date. So why do it? The best advice I can give here is to try it…

Modeling

October 17, 2004 |

One of the most effective concepts in personal development is modeling. Modeling simply means that you find someone who’s already getting the results you want in some area, learn what they did to get those results, and then basically just do the same thing. It’s a lot like following a recipe to re-create a meal.…

High-Protein Nonsense

October 18, 2004

As a follow up to some feedback I received on the last entry (I figured it would flush some Atkinites out of the woodwork)…. I agree that high-protein diets like Atkins’ can induce weight loss, and I personally know people who swear by the diet, but many are reporting that the manner in which the…