http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/11/proving-intention-manifestation-works/ Personal Development for Smart People Fri, 16 May 2008 03:56:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/11/proving-intention-manifestation-works/#comment-15877 Steve Pavlina and ChangeThis: Personal Development without the Schtick « Parenthetical Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:34:53 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=354#comment-15877 [...] What I’ve always read up on were the articles about business growth and thinking, entrepreneurship, and work and career. A lot of his advice is based on an individual’s consciousness and mindset being the fuel for change, improvement and a real positive impact on your life. Originally, I wanted to reject this idea because it reeks of subjectivity and immeasurability (which Pavlina himself admits), but after my interview with the Philippine All Stars (winners of the 2006 World Hip Hop Championships), positivity or, for them, faith seemed to work enough for them (to say the least) to merit at least a try. (And if it works, well, don’t knock it. No matter how much of an agnostic or deconstructionist you fancy yourself to be. We all exist in paradigms, like it or not. Some mornings when the coffee’s not hot and the weather’s not conducive to philosophizing, it’s just more effective to pick one and go with it.) [...] […] What I’ve always read up on were the articles about business growth and thinking, entrepreneurship, and work and career. A lot of his advice is based on an individual’s consciousness and mindset being the fuel for change, improvement and a real positive impact on your life. Originally, I wanted to reject this idea because it reeks of subjectivity and immeasurability (which Pavlina himself admits), but after my interview with the Philippine All Stars (winners of the 2006 World Hip Hop Championships), positivity or, for them, faith seemed to work enough for them (to say the least) to merit at least a try. (And if it works, well, don’t knock it. No matter how much of an agnostic or deconstructionist you fancy yourself to be. We all exist in paradigms, like it or not. Some mornings when the coffee’s not hot and the weather’s not conducive to philosophizing, it’s just more effective to pick one and go with it.) […]

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