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{{Short description|American self-help author, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur}}
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'''Steve Pavlina''' (born April 14, 1971)<ref name="meaning">{{cite web|url=http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-meaning-of-life-intro/|title=The Meaning of Life: Intro|publisher=stevepavlina.com|date=June 2005|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> is an American self-help guru, ] and ]. He is the author of the web site stevepavlina.com and the book ''Personal Development for Smart People''.
'''Steve Pavlina''' is the author of a popular web site and ] dedicated to ], . He writes on a broad range of topics<ref></ref>, but his lifestyle experiments (eg. ]) have generated the most interest. He has written a book, 'Personal Development for Smart People', but the book has not yet been released.<ref>http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1401922759/105-9229573-7870842?ie=UTF8&tag=dexteritysoft-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1401922759</ref>


==Background== ==Background==
Steve was born and raised in Los Angeles, the eldest of four kids. During his childhood, Steve went to a private Jesuit high school.<ref name="meaning" />


On January 27, 1991 Pavlina was arrested for grand theft in ] and given 60 hours of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://services.saccourt.com/indexsearchnew/CaseNumberList.aspx?SearchValues=PAVLINA,STEPHEN,MICHAEL,2277077|title=Public Case Access System|access-date=9 June 2015}} ()</ref> He claims that this was the impetus he needed to turn his life around, he also claims that he was let off a much worse sentence owing to a mistake in the legal process.<ref name="meaning" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/06/overcoming-depression/|title=Overcoming Depression|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref>


Prior to starting his ] site, Pavlina founded ], an independent computer game developer and publisher. He described in a blog post how he transitioned from one identity (as a game publisher, forum participant etc.) into a public speaker and self-help blogger, by removing shortcuts from his desktops and favorites, reducing anything gamer-related, such as contacts, obligations, e-mails, and relationships, in order to be surrounded by an environment that completely reinforced the new identity.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pavlina|first=Steve|title=Environmental Reinforcement of Your Goals|work=Personal Development for Smart People|url=http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2004/12/environmental-reinforcement-of-your-goals/|date=2004-12-15|access-date=2011-12-29}}</ref>
Steve Pavlina is a ] adherent of ] and a notorious Internet ]. Among other frauds, he is today most well known for his so-called "", in which he attempts to con unsuspecting believers into ''"us the power of intention to manifest $1 million for each person who chooses to participate."'' Pavlina claims the money in question will manifest itself because "]". He further claims money will simply manifest out of thin air if the adherents of his "experiment" will recite the following "intention" when taking part in it:


Steve Pavlina served as ] of the ] (ASP) in 1999<ref name="ASP HoF">{{cite web|url=http://asp-shareware.org/membership/asphof.asp|title=ASP Hall of Fame|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> and ] of the ASP in 2000.<ref name="ASP HoF"/> By this stage, Steve's writings in the software development community were already having some impact.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_87/493-The-Indie-Guru|title=The Indie Guru|date=6 March 2007|work=The Escapist|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> The ASP's ] page describes him as having had "a significant, lasting influence on others via his articles and postings".<ref name="ASP HoF"/>
{{cquote2| '''In an easy and relaxed manner, in a healthy and positive way, in its own perfect time, for the highest good of all, I intend $1,000,000 to come into my life and into the lives of everyone who holds this intention.'''}}


In 2004, Steve Pavlina began a web site and ] dedicated to ], StevePavlina.com ("Personal Development for Smart People"). Dexterity Software went dormant at this time and on October 31, 2006, Steve closed Dexterity Software in order (he said) to focus full-time on the website and blog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/10/halloween-updates/|title=Halloween Updates|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stevepavlina.com/dexterity.htm|title=Dexterity Software has closed|access-date=9 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526125449/http://www.stevepavlina.com/dexterity.htm|archive-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
Pavlina's outtageous scam attempts has previously been noted by Internet essayist , who openly condemned Pavlina's "Million Dollar" scam attempt in an essay entitled ''""''. Pavlina, after having read the essay in question, went to great lengths attempting to shut down Zenofeller's website in order to silence his critisism of his repeated pseudoscientific hoaxes. In his attempts, Pavlina actually went as far as to and sending out malicious ] to random individuals under the false name of "Zenofeller" in order to stir up negative feelings and to get Zenofellers website shut down from repeated complaints of forum spamming. Zenofeller has ] he has no intention of giving in to Pavlina's criminal tactics.


On October 15, 2008, ] published Pavlina's book ''Personal Development For Smart People''. The book expands upon several topics featured on his blog.
Steve added a public forum to his website in 2006<ref>http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/11/forums-launched/</ref> where readers can post about a myriad of personal development subjects. These forums are extremely biased and anyone suggesting something negative about Steve or Erin is immediately banned by the moderators. ]
==References==


==Personal development blog==
<references/>
Pavlina's blog covers topics such as personal development and success; consciousness and courage; productivity, motivation and ] setting; career, wealth and business; and spirituality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/category/personal-development/|title=Personal Development|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> One trial he allegedly performed involved ],<ref>{{Citation | last1 = della Cava | first1 = Marco R. | title = When sleep is just a dream; Overstimulated Americans struggle to get quality rest | newspaper = USA Today | date = 2006-02-27 | pages = A1 | issn = 0734-7456 | url = https://www.usatoday.com/educate/college/healthscience/articles/20060305.htm }}</ref> with a related article on early rising<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/05/how-to-become-an-early-riser/ | title=How to Become an Early Riser | author=Pavlina, Steve | date=May 23, 2005 | access-date=2007-12-04}}</ref> appearing in the ] newspaper '']''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/weekend/story/0,,2003777,00.html | title=Rise and shine | author=Burkeman, Oliver | work=The Guardian | date=February 3, 2007 | access-date=2007-12-04}}</ref> and other newspapers and magazines.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/morning-manager/is-sleep-throwing-off-your-work-life-balance/article2256502/ | title=Is sleep throwing off your work-life balance? | author=Schacter, Harvey | publisher=The Globe and Mail (Canada) | date=2012-12-02 | access-date=2011-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/talk-of-the-day/is-there-a-battle-between-night-owls-and-early-birds/article_566b8e4e-1519-11e1-90b9-0019bb30f31a.html | title=Is there a battle between night owls and early birds in your family?| author=St. Amand, Amanda | publisher=stltoday.com (The #1 St Louis Website) | date=2011-11-22 | access-date=2011-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2011-11-21/Can-you-become-a-morning-person-Yes-but-its-not-easy/51338980/1 | title=Can you become a morning person? Yes, but it's not easy| author=Painter, Kim | publisher=USA Today | date=2011-11-22 | access-date=2011-12-10}}</ref> He has also promoted ], having been one since 1997.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=September 1, 2018|first=Steve|last=Pavlina|url=https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/09/why-vegan/|title=Why Vegan?|date=September 9, 2006|website=Stevepavlina.com|url-status=live|archive-date=October 11, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011135851/https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/09/why-vegan/}}</ref>


On December 15, 2010, Steve Pavlina released all the content he had created until that date (excluding his book Personal Development For Smart People), as well as all content that he would create in the future (unless explicitly specified) in the public domain.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2010/12/releasing-my-copyrights/ | title=Releasing My Copyrights | author=Pavlina, Steve | date=December 15, 2010 | access-date=2010-12-15}}</ref>
===Other sources===


==Influence==
'''As head of Dexterity Software:'''
In 2013, actress ] got a tattoo based on the "truth, love, power" triangle from Steve Pavlina's book, blogging an image from Pavlina's book representing the triangle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/lindsay-lohan-explains-meaning-behind-her-tattoo-140035056.html|title=Lindsay Lohan Explains the Meaning Behind Her New Tattoo|date=16 October 2013|work=Yahoo Celebrity|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref><ref></ref>
* ''Fast, cheap and everywhere'' - MSNBC, July 31, 2003.


==References==
'''As President of the ASP:'''
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* ''SOFTWARE; They Give It Away, Get Plenty Back'' - New York Times, June 13, 2001.


== Sources ==
'''As a blogger and speaker on Personal Development:'''
*{{Citation
* ''Steve Pavlina, creator of the world's most popular personal development website, to join Las Vegas Convention Speakers Bureau'' - Yearbook of Experts (R) News Release Wire, November 15, 2006.
| last1 = Gallagher | first1 = David F.
* ''BLOGGING FOR DOLLARS SOME MAKE ENOUGH MONEY OFF SITES TO QUIT DAY JOB.'' - Daily News (Los Angeles, CA), October 29, 2006.
| title = They Give It Away, Get Plenty Back
* ''Rise and shine'' - The Guardian (UK) February 3, 2007. (refers to his blog article on becoming an early riser).
| newspaper = The New York Times
| date = 2001-06-13
| pages = 23
| url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E7DE163FF930A25755C0A9679C8B63
}}
*{{Citation
| last1 = Sutton | first1 = Neil
| title = Calgary association aims to crack pirates
| journal = Computer Dealer News
| issn = 1184-2369
| date = 2001-07-20
| pages = 30
| volume = 17
| issue = 15
}}
*{{cite web
| url = https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3078394
| title = Fast, cheap and everywhere
| last = Loftus
| first = Tom
| date = 2003-07-31
| publisher = NBC News
}}
*{{Citation
| last1 = Sosnowski | first1 = Carolyn J
| title = Even if Your Boss Didn't Spell It Out, Writing Is Part of Your Job Description
| journal = Information Outlook
| issn = 1091-0808
| date = 2007-04-01
| pages = 11
| volume = 11
| issue = 4
}}
*{{Citation
| last1 = Belkin | first1 = Lisa
| title = Time Wasted? Perhaps It's Well Spent
| newspaper = The New York Times
| date = 2007-05-31
| pages = 2
| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/31/fashion/31work.html }}


==External links==
'''Other - as an advocate of Polyphasic Sleep:'''
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* ''When sleep is just a dream : Overstimulated Americans struggle to get quality rest'' - USA Today, February 27, 2006.

* ''Weekend: Mind: THIS COLUMN WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE" - The Guardian (London) - Final Edition, GUARDIAN WEEKEND PAGES; Pg. 70 September 30, 2006..
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Steve Pavlina
Steve Pavlina in 2010
BornStephen Michael Pavlina
(1971-04-14) April 14, 1971 (age 53)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Blogger, motivational speaker, author
Spouses
Erin Pavlina ​ ​(m. 1998; div. 2009)​
Rachelle Fordyce ​(m. 2018)​
Children2
RelativesChristine Pavlina (sister)
Websitestevepavlina.com

Steve Pavlina (born April 14, 1971) is an American self-help guru, motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He is the author of the web site stevepavlina.com and the book Personal Development for Smart People.

Background

Steve was born and raised in Los Angeles, the eldest of four kids. During his childhood, Steve went to a private Jesuit high school.

On January 27, 1991 Pavlina was arrested for grand theft in Sacramento, California and given 60 hours of community service. He claims that this was the impetus he needed to turn his life around, he also claims that he was let off a much worse sentence owing to a mistake in the legal process.

Prior to starting his personal development site, Pavlina founded Dexterity Software, an independent computer game developer and publisher. He described in a blog post how he transitioned from one identity (as a game publisher, forum participant etc.) into a public speaker and self-help blogger, by removing shortcuts from his desktops and favorites, reducing anything gamer-related, such as contacts, obligations, e-mails, and relationships, in order to be surrounded by an environment that completely reinforced the new identity.

Steve Pavlina served as Vice President of the Association of Software Professionals (ASP) in 1999 and President of the ASP in 2000. By this stage, Steve's writings in the software development community were already having some impact. The ASP's Hall of Fame page describes him as having had "a significant, lasting influence on others via his articles and postings".

In 2004, Steve Pavlina began a web site and blog dedicated to personal development, StevePavlina.com ("Personal Development for Smart People"). Dexterity Software went dormant at this time and on October 31, 2006, Steve closed Dexterity Software in order (he said) to focus full-time on the website and blog.

On October 15, 2008, Hay House published Pavlina's book Personal Development For Smart People. The book expands upon several topics featured on his blog.

Personal development blog

Pavlina's blog covers topics such as personal development and success; consciousness and courage; productivity, motivation and goal setting; career, wealth and business; and spirituality. One trial he allegedly performed involved polyphasic sleep, with a related article on early rising appearing in the British newspaper The Guardian and other newspapers and magazines. He has also promoted veganism, having been one since 1997.

On December 15, 2010, Steve Pavlina released all the content he had created until that date (excluding his book Personal Development For Smart People), as well as all content that he would create in the future (unless explicitly specified) in the public domain.

Influence

In 2013, actress Lindsay Lohan got a tattoo based on the "truth, love, power" triangle from Steve Pavlina's book, blogging an image from Pavlina's book representing the triangle.

References

  1. ^ "'Steve and Misplaced Pages', Personal Development for Smart People Forums". forum.stevepavlina.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. ^ "The Meaning of Life: Intro". stevepavlina.com. June 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. "Public Case Access System". Retrieved 9 June 2015. (archive url)
  4. "Overcoming Depression". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. Pavlina, Steve (2004-12-15). "Environmental Reinforcement of Your Goals". Personal Development for Smart People. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  6. ^ "ASP Hall of Fame". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  7. "The Indie Guru". The Escapist. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  8. "Halloween Updates". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  9. "Dexterity Software has closed". Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  10. "Personal Development". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  11. della Cava, Marco R. (2006-02-27), "When sleep is just a dream; Overstimulated Americans struggle to get quality rest", USA Today, pp. A1, ISSN 0734-7456
  12. Pavlina, Steve (May 23, 2005). "How to Become an Early Riser". Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  13. Burkeman, Oliver (February 3, 2007). "Rise and shine". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  14. Schacter, Harvey (2012-12-02). "Is sleep throwing off your work-life balance?". The Globe and Mail (Canada). Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  15. St. Amand, Amanda (2011-11-22). "Is there a battle between night owls and early birds in your family?". stltoday.com (The #1 St Louis Website). Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  16. Painter, Kim (2011-11-22). "Can you become a morning person? Yes, but it's not easy". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  17. Pavlina, Steve (September 9, 2006). "Why Vegan?". Stevepavlina.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  18. Pavlina, Steve (December 15, 2010). "Releasing My Copyrights". Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  19. "Lindsay Lohan Explains the Meaning Behind Her New Tattoo". Yahoo Celebrity. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  20. Lindsay Lohan's blog "My New Tattoo"

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