Steve Pavlina
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| Stephen Michael Pavlina[1] | |
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 Steve Pavlina in 2010 |
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| Born | April 14, 1971 Santa Monica, California |
| Occupation | Blogger, Motivational speaker, Author |
| Spouse | Erin Pavlina (divorced) |
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| stevepavlina.com | |
Steve Pavlina (born April 14, 1971)[2] is an American self-help author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He is the author of the web site stevepavlina.com and the book Personal Development for Smart People.
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[edit] Background
On February 4, 1991 Pavlina was arrested for grand theft in Sacramento, California and given 60 hours of community service.[3] 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 was the founder and CEO of Dexterity Software as well as a software developer at that company. Dexterity published the award-winning computer game Dweep. In 2000, Dweep won the Shareware Industry Award.[4] In 2001, the sequel Dweep Gold won the Shareware Industry Award for Best Action/Arcade Game[5] (beating out Arkanoid for the honour). 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 his gamer-related contacts and obligations and e-mail and relationships so that he was surrounded by an environment that completely reinforced the new identity.[6]
Steve Pavlina served as Vice President of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) in 1999[7] and President of the ASP in 2000.[7] By this stage, Steve's writings in the software development community were already having a some impact.[8] The ASP's Hall of Fame page describes him as having had "a significant, lasting influence on others via his articles and postings".[7]
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.[9]
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.
[edit] 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.[10] One well known trial he performed involved polyphasic sleep,[11] with a related article on early rising[12] appearing in the British newspaper The Guardian[13] and other newspapers and magazines[14][15] [16]
[edit] Sources
- Gallagher, David F. (2001-06-13), "They Give It Away, Get Plenty Back" ([dead link] – Scholar search), The New York Times: 23, http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30D16FF3D5B0C708DDDAF0894D9404482
- Sutton, Neil (2001-07-20), "Calgary association aims to crack pirates", Computer Dealer News 17 (15): 30, ISSN 11842369
- Loftus, Tom (2003-07-31). "Fast, cheap and everywhere". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3078394/.
- Sosnowski, Carolyn J (2007-04-01), "Even if Your Boss Didn't Spell It Out, Writing Is Part of Your Job Description", Information Outlook 11 (4): 11, ISSN 10910808
- Belkin, Lisa (2007-05-31), "Time Wasted? Perhaps It's Well Spent", The New York Times: 2, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/31/fashion/31work.html
[edit] References
- ^ Personal Development for Smart People Forums
- ^ The Meaning of Life: Intro
- ^ County of Sacramento Court record for Steve Pavlina, case #91M01363, 1991-04-02
- ^ 2000-1992 Shareware Industry Award Winners
- ^ 2001 Shareware Industry Awards Winners and Nominees
- ^ Pavlina, Steve (2004-12-15). "Environmental Reinforcement of Your Goals". Personal Development for Smart People. http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2004/12/environmental-reinforcement-of-your-goals/. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ a b c Association of Shareware Professionals Hall of Fame
- ^ The Escapist : The Indie Guru
- ^ http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/10/halloween-updates/
- ^ Personal Development
- ^ della Cava, Marco R. (2006-02-27), "When sleep is just a dream; Overstimulated Americans struggle to get quality rest", USA Today: A1, ISSN 07347456, http://www.usatoday.com/educate/college/healthscience/articles/20060305.htm
- ^ Pavlina, Steve (May 23, 2005). "How to Become an Early Riser". http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/05/how-to-become-an-early-riser/. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- ^ Burkeman, Oliver (February 3, 2007). "Rise and shine". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,2003777,00.html. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- ^ Schacter, Harvey (2012-12-02). "Is sleep throwing off your work-life balance?". The Globe and Mail (Canada). http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/morning-manager/is-sleep-throwing-off-your-work-life-balance/article2256502/. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ 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). 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. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ Painter, Kim (2011-11-22). "Can you become a morning person? Yes, but it's not easy". USA Today. http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2011-11-21/Can-you-become-a-morning-person-Yes-but-its-not-easy/51338980/1. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
