Personal Development for Smart People^TM

Update Mar 21, 2008: The Spring Special is being held over for another week… until midnight on March 28th.
This is a quick announcement to inform you that Site Build It! is currently running a $100 Spring special. The details are the same as the Valentine’s Day special they ran last month. Basically when you buy […]

In a recent forum thread about starting a new business, someone asked about the best way to handle competition. How do you ensure that your efforts will pay off instead of merely jumping into a giant pool with everyone else and being unable to stand out?
My strategy for dealing with competition is the same no matter what […]

The Site Build It! discount for StevePavlina.com visitors has been extended another 48 hours, so instead of expiring tonight, it will continue until midnight on Sunday, February 24th. I know some people wanted a little more time to make this decision, so I asked if we could extend this discount a couple more days, and they agreed. So now you have […]

Since I announced my recommendation for the Site Build It! service a few days ago, dozens of people have signed up for it, and some are already well on their way to starting their own online businesses. If you’re one of them, I’m excited for you, and please do keep in touch to let me know how it goes […]

Starting a blog is very easy these days. You can start your own blog in a matter of minutes if you want. Many web hosts will even install a blog for you or provide an easy installation process. And of course you can always use a hosted service like WordPress.com or Blogger to get started.
Some […]

I love the lifestyle that comes from running an online business. I get to work from home each day, set my own hours, choose my own projects, and enjoy abundant income. It’s hard for me to imagine how I’d feed myself without the Internet. When I think about income generation, I immediately think of the web.
I was talking […]

Many people ask me how they can start generating income from a new line of work, especially work that is highly creative or artistic. Some have already created quite a bit of content like albums or books or paintings, but they aren’t making any money from it. Some have a decent level of skill, but […]

Many years ago I listened to an audio program by Brian Tracy where he said that everyone is essentially self-employed and that even if you’re an employee, you should think of yourself as the President of your own personal services corporation.  Call it Your Name, Inc.
This mindset makes a lot of sense.  Even if you […]

In order to develop a career that really suits you, it’s important to have a basic knowledge of your key strengths.  Unlike skills or knowledge you can acquire through education, your strengths are more basic talents.  For the most part you were born with them.  You can certainly continue to develop new talents, but in the area of […]

The essence of successful income generation is value creation.  If you want to earn income, you must provide something that matters enough to someone else that they’ll pay you for it.  The act of providing value may be direct, such as selling a useful product or service, or it may be indirect, such as providing a free […]