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	==Background==		==Background==
	Prior to starting his ] site, Steve was the founder and ] of ] as well as a ] at that company. Dexterity published the award-winning ] '']''. In 2000, ''Dweep'' won the ].<ref></ref> In 2001, the sequel ''Dweep Gold'' won the ] for Best Action/Arcade Game<ref></ref> (beating out ] for the honour).

	Steve Pavlina served as ] of the ] (ASP) in 1999<ref name="ASP HoF"></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 a significant and inspiring impact<ref></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"/>

			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:
	On ], ], Steve Pavlina closed Dexterity Software and retired from game development in order to focus on a web site and ] dedicated to ], .

			{{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.'''}}
	==StevePavlina.com==
	Steve's blog covers topics such as personal development and success; consciousness and courage; productivity, motivation and ] setting; career, wealth and business; and spirituality<ref></ref>. Some of his most popular writing is around lifestyle experimentation, where Steve will try a different style of living and transparently blog about the day-to-day experience. His most famous experiment in this regard is with ]<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 = ] \| pages = A1 \| issn = 07347456 \| year = 2006 \| url = http://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 \| accessdate=2007-12-04}}</ref> appearing in the the ] newspaper '']''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,2003777,00.html \| title=Rise and shine \| author=Burkeman, Oliver \| publisher=The Guardian \| date=February 3, 2007 \| accessdate=2007-12-04}}</ref>

			Pavlina's outrageous 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.
	After being arrested for grand theft in Sacramento, CA and given 60 hours of community service<ref></ref>, Steve claims that this was the impetus he needed to turn his life around. He claims to have earned two college degrees in three semesters <ref></ref> from ]<ref name="StevePavlina.com"></ref> - he says that he partly achieved this by attending a college that was generous in awarding advanced placement credits for courses he had taken in high school, thus reducing his required course.<ref> </ref>.

⚫	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.

		⚫	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==		==References==

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	\| last1 = Gallagher \| first1 = David F.
			===Other sources===
	\| title = They Give It Away, Get Plenty Back

	\| newspaper = The New York Times
			'''As head of Dexterity Software:'''
	\| date = ]
		⚫	* ''Fast, cheap and everywhere'' - MSNBC, July 31, 2003.
	\| pages = 23

	\| year = 2001
			'''As President of the ASP:'''
	\| ~~url~~ = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30D16FF3D5B0C708DDDAF0894D9404482 }}		* ''SOFTWARE; They Give It Away, Get Plenty Back'' - New York Times, June 13, 2001.
	*{{Citation

	\| last1 = Sutton \| first1 = Neil
			'''As a blogger and speaker on Personal Development:'''
	\| title = Calgary association aims to crack pirates
			* ''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.
	\| journal = Computer Dealer News
			* ''BLOGGING FOR DOLLARS SOME MAKE ENOUGH MONEY OFF SITES TO QUIT DAY JOB.'' - Daily News (Los Angeles, CA), October 29, 2006.
	\| issn = 11842369
			* ''Rise and shine'' - The Guardian (UK) February 3, 2007. (refers to his blog article on becoming an early riser).
	\| date = ]

	\| pages = 30
			'''Other - as an advocate of Polyphasic Sleep:'''
	\| volume = 17
			* ''When sleep is just a dream : Overstimulated Americans struggle to get quality rest'' - USA Today, February 27, 2006.
	\| issue = 15
			* ''Weekend: Mind: THIS COLUMN WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE" - The Guardian (London) - Final Edition, GUARDIAN WEEKEND PAGES; Pg. 70 September 30, 2006..
	\| year = 2001 }}
	*{{cite web
⚫	\| ~~url~~ = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3078394/
	\| title = Fast, cheap and everywhere
	\| accessdate =
	\| last = Loftus
	\| first = Tom
	\| date = 2003-07-31
	\| publisher = MSNBC
	}}
	*{{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 = 10910808
	\| date = ]
	\| pages = 11
	\| volume = 11
	\| issue = 4
	\| year = 2007 }}
	*{{Citation
	\| last1 = Belkin \| first1 = Lisa
	\| title = Time Wasted? Perhaps It's Well Spent
	\| newspaper = The New York Times
	\| date = ]
	\| pages = 2
	\| year = 2007
	\| url= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/31/fashion/31work.html }}

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Stephen Michael Pavlina
Born	(1971-04-14) April 14, 1971 (age 53) Santa Monica, California
Occupation(s)	Blogger, Motivational speaker, Author
Spouse	Erin Pavlina

Steve Pavlina is the author of a popular web site and blog dedicated to personal development, StevePavlina.com. He writes on a broad range of topics, but his lifestyle experiments (eg. polyphasic sleep) have generated the most interest. He has written a book, 'Personal Development for Smart People', but the book has not yet been released.

Background

Steve Pavlina is a Russian adherent of pseudoscience and a notorious Internet scammer. Among other frauds, he is today most well known for his so-called "Million Dollar Experiment", 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 "reality is subjective". 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:

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.

Pavlina's outrageous scam attempts has previously been noted by Internet essayist Zenofeller, who openly condemned Pavlina's "Million Dollar" scam attempt in an essay entitled "Where's the drowned faithfull, Steve?". 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 maliciously register on various internet forums and sending out malicious personal messages 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.

Steve added a public forum to his website in 2006 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

Other sources

As head of Dexterity Software:

Fast, cheap and everywhere - MSNBC, July 31, 2003.

As President of the ASP:

SOFTWARE; They Give It Away, Get Plenty Back - New York Times, June 13, 2001.

As a blogger and speaker on Personal Development:

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.
BLOGGING FOR DOLLARS SOME MAKE ENOUGH MONEY OFF SITES TO QUIT DAY JOB. - Daily News (Los Angeles, CA), October 29, 2006.
Rise and shine - The Guardian (UK) February 3, 2007. (refers to his blog article on becoming an early riser).

Other - as an advocate of Polyphasic Sleep:

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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