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Orange · 11-23-2008, 06:07 PM

I belive that steve could manifest his book to be a best seller, why hasnt this happened yet?

TonyToneTone · 11-23-2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Orange

I belive that steve could manifest his book to be a best seller, why hasnt this happened yet?

His book is doing very well: Personal Development for Smart People Book Cracks Amazon Top 100

cylon · 11-23-2008, 08:17 PM

I saw it displayed face forward at a local Barnes & Noble.

Acting Like Godot · 11-24-2008, 07:53 AM

I saw it prominently displayed in a leading bookstore in my country too. And note that my country is approximately halfway around the world, from where Steve is.

Eisho · 11-24-2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Orange

I belive that steve could manifest his book to be a best seller, why hasnt this happened yet?

Maybe masses of people are waiting for the paperback version?

Eisho

Savage · 11-24-2008, 05:08 PM

Making the book a bestseller wasn't my goal.

My specific intention for the book was: "Personal Development for Smart People is always available." This means that the book is always available for people to read, at least during my lifetime. My intention was to write a book that would endure, something that would be accessible to people for a very long time.

As for bestseller status, that might be a nice thing to have, but it wasn't that important to me. I focused my intention on what I wanted most, which was the longevity aspect of the book. I set this intention before I started writing the book.

Andrew Brunelle · 11-24-2008, 05:19 PM

Perhaps in a thousand years, it will have sold more copies than any other book in the history of literature. Since the principles are universal, I can see that happening. But becoming a "bestseller" right now isn't something to expect with a first book anyway. Steve says above what he expected and IMO that intention seems to be coming to fruition.

TonyToneTone · 11-26-2008, 02:30 AM

I just got my copy today and it was right next to Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking. Both were faced forward with multiple copies behind them.

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Savage Master Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,988	Making the book a bestseller wasn't my goal. My specific intention for the book was: "Personal Development for Smart People is always available." This means that the book is always available for people to read, at least during my lifetime. My intention was to write a book that would endure, something that would be accessible to people for a very long time. As for bestseller status, that might be a nice thing to have, but it wasn't that important to me. I focused my intention on what I wanted most, which was the longevity aspect of the book. I set this intention before I started writing the book. __________________ Steve Pavlina www.StevePavlina.com Join me on: Twitter \| Google+

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cylon Family Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,852	I saw it displayed face forward at a local Barnes & Noble.

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Acting Like Godot Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 9,613	I saw it prominently displayed in a leading bookstore in my country too. And note that my country is approximately halfway around the world, from where Steve is.

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