Steve Pavlina runs an excellent personal development blog, which I "accidentally" discovered 5 weeks ago. Steve writes about subjects that many people would "tiptoe" around, or avoid writing about altogether. Many of his articles are controversial and thought-provoking, and I enjoy reading them.

Steve writes about his personal explorations with consciousness, and discusses the nature of reality, entrepreneurship, productivity, how intentions manifest, health, goal-setting, discipline and metaphysics—among many other subjects.

Must Reads from Steve's Blog…

The Law of Attraction

In this article, Steve tackles some tough questions relating to the Law of Attraction such as…

• What happens when people put out conflicting intentions, like two people intending to get the same promotion when only one position is available?
• Do children, babies, and/or animals put out intentions?
• If a child is abused, does that mean the child intended it in some way?
• If I intend for my relationship to improve, but my spouse/partner doesn’t seem to care, what will happen?

How Intentions Manifest

Steve discusses how intentions manifest in the physical world, and how we receive confirmation of our intentions.

Why Do Intentions Take So Long To Manifest?

If we live in a universe that responds to thought, then why don't our thoughts instantly manifest? Steve answers this question brilliantly and provides 5 reasons why this occurs. He also explains how our subconscious beliefs can sabotage our intentions.

Subjective Reality
Subjective Reality Q & A

In these 2 articles, Steve discusses subjective reality and answers commonly-asked questions such as…

• How can I know that subjective reality is real?
• How many subjective realities are there?
• Why do I identify with this particular body and not someone else’s?
• But what if I don’t believe that I am consciousness? What if I believe I am a physical body with a mind?
• So if I were to believe in something that didn’t exist or that wasn’t possible yet, it would actually begin to manifest in the physical universe?
• What about the physical laws of science? Can I break them?

The True Nature of Reality (Podcast)

This is a great podcast. In this audio recording, Steve answers the following questions…

• What kind of reality do we actually live in? What are its capabilities?
• Do people, places, and objects still exist when you aren’t perceiving them?
• How can you manifest more of what you want and less of what you don’t want?
• What assumptions have you made about reality that are totally unprovable and may in fact be wrong?
• What are the limitations of the Law of Attraction, why do they arise, and how do you work around them?
• Why might subjective reality be a more accurate model than objective reality?
• What are the practical consequences of a subjective belief system?
• If you’re stuck in an unhappy situation right now, why are you stuck, and how do you change it?

Cause-Effect vs. Intention-Manifestation

Steve discusses how cause-and-effect is really intention-manifestation. Most importantly, he points out that we often sabotage our own success because our intentions are not clear, and we have negative thoughts towards that intention.

If you want to achieve a goal you’ve set, the most crucial part is to DECIDE to manifest it. It doesn’t matter if you feel it’s outside your control to do so. It doesn’t matter if you can’t yet see how you’ll get from A to B. Most of those resources will come online AFTER you’ve made the decision, not before.

If you don’t understand this simple step, then you will waste a lot of time. Step 1 is to decide. Not to ruminate or to ponder or to ask around and see whether or not you can do it. If you want to start your own business, then decide to make it so. If you want to be married and have a family, then decide to attract a mate. If you want to change careers, then decide to do so.

It blows my mind that people think that something else has to come before the decision. People waste months trying to figure out, “Is this goal possible?” And this makes a lot of sense to do so if you’re at a certain level of consciousness. But all you’re really doing is creating delay, and you’ll simply manifest evidence to suggest that the goal is both possible and not possible. You think doubt in your head, you find doubt in the world.

Steve Pavlina is doing brilliant work by helping people improve their lives—and better understand themselves and the universe. I think his blog is a real gem, and I hope you find it useful too.