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Savage · 02-22-2010, 03:20 AM

Use this thread to discuss the following entry from Steve Pavlina's blog:

How to Order

Matt Willard · 02-22-2010, 03:26 AM

Man, I was JUST rereading "How To Visualize Your New Reality" and then you throw this up? Gotta love it when things link together like that!

Nameless One · 02-22-2010, 03:26 AM

Don't forget to tip the waiter.

Angela · 02-22-2010, 03:30 AM

Specific is one way to order. You can even be all Sally about it ("Waiter, I'll begin with a house salad, but I don't want the regular dressing. I'll have the balsamic vinegar and oil, but on the side. And then the salmon with the mustard sauce, but I want the mustard sauce on the side.")

Another way to order is to trust the establishment that you're ordering in, and ask them to bring you The Daily Special -- that is, ask the chef to bring you a wonderful tasting surprise that will benefit you most.

This works best if you are a regular.

And you may want to watch out for the exasperated patron at the corner table next to a geeky, vegan, bisexual dining companion, the guy brandishing a water pistol.

Zach M · 02-22-2010, 03:35 AM

Quote:

The Universal Restaurant is not to be confused with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. I know that’s what you were thinking.

LOL! How do you do that, Steve? Thanks, I needed a good laugh today.

jayh · 02-22-2010, 03:42 AM

This post was exactly the advice I needed to hear today. Thanks!

Sorry to be holding up the line while I keep changing my mind!

Zach M · 02-22-2010, 04:03 AM

BTW, we aren't idiots if we've never been taught how to order. Of course now we have.

Savage · 02-22-2010, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zach Matley

BTW, we aren't idiots if we've never been taught how to order. Of course now we have.

My apologies... my writing tends to get a bit aggro when I go a week w/o sex.

I'm sure some level of compassion will be restored in about 4-5 more days. My waiter is a bit slow tonight for some reason.

Zach M · 02-22-2010, 04:11 AM

Taking a trip to Canada, or she is coming to see you?

Savage · 02-22-2010, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zach Matley

Taking a trip to Canada, or she is coming to see you?

She's still in Hollywood. I'll be going there later this week, staying a few days, and then abducting her back to Vegas. I may not let her return to Canada for a while, at least not until it thaws.

Magicinthenight · 02-22-2010, 05:02 AM

Thanks, I needed that post.*

*Says the idiot who's still feeling hungry after a substantial meal.

bright · 02-22-2010, 05:08 AM

Steve, what are your religious beliefs?

I haven't seen you mention 'god' anywhere in your posts so I think you don't believe in a god, but with the intention manifestation model it seems like you do believe in a higher power of some sort, so that means you're a pantheist?

Cloverhart · 02-22-2010, 05:14 AM

I giggled so loudly and so knowingly at 12:12 I can't even describe..but I agree, I always give much detail when I order

jdbhouston · 02-22-2010, 05:33 AM

Steve, thank you for finally talking to me like an idiot. Go on, shoot me in the eye with the water pistol, too (just water, please!). Your article is exactly how I needed it broken down for me. This goes along nicely with a dash of synchronicity (I watched a DVD of The Secret last night) and a couple of other experiences today, and so I feel like I am about to do some MAJOR ordering from the grown-ups menu at the Universal Restaurant. Sounds promising!

ericonoahu · 02-22-2010, 06:04 AM

I see the point but I also like Dooley's take on it - the Universe knows better than you do what you want and will bring it if you don't get bogged down in the how's and specifics.

How is $50,000 going to do anything for me? It's not the paper and ink its what I'm going to with the money - travel or whatever - that is going to make me happy. And its the happiness that's the real goal. So, if I say I want to write a book that's going to make me $50,000 the first year so I can take a cool trip to Europe I am placing limits on the Universe.

What I want is the international travel so I should ask for that rather than ask for the stuff that I think is the best way to get there. Admittedly, that's basically what the post says. Splitting hairs I guess.

I didn't get the cool gig I have now by asking specifically for it, I got it by just trusting/expecting that everything would work out. It did and better than I'd hoped for.

In any case, great post. Thanks for it.

KaleidoskopicVision · 02-22-2010, 06:19 AM

NO SOUP FOR YOU!

Love the Seinfeld and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy references

This was an excellent post. The analogy works super well. I'm going to order a brand new speedboat with red trim and I'll also have the $50k special with a side of tax free acquisition. And I'd like you to keep refilling my order of being an incredibly creative, talented and prolific artist. There's a tip in it for you if you get my orders right, Universe

Zach M · 02-22-2010, 06:37 AM

Waiter, I need to move to another table. It's hard to read the menu when my companions are complaining about the food and service.

Elfwing · 02-22-2010, 06:54 AM

*Laughs* So thanks to this post I went back to a message I wrote to the Universe, back in August, and what "I would like." I realised how timid it was, and reworded it, and I intend on seeing an awesome counselor next week.

I feel a lot more empowered, and now I realise that the way I worded it suits the way I'd not-had it... it was always something that was just out of reach, and I'd worded it in a way that made it sound like it was far away and not coming.

So, that's fixed up.

Ordering's fun, though. Maybe I'll go order some more stuff!

Rebecca800 · 02-22-2010, 07:19 AM

Awesome metaphor... and thanks for the gazillion comedy references - made me smile

Savage · 02-22-2010, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bright

Steve, what are your religious beliefs?

I haven't seen you mention 'god' anywhere in your posts so I think you don't believe in a god, but with the intention manifestation model it seems like you do believe in a higher power of some sort, so that means you're a pantheist?

None of the above. Read Chapter 13 of my book if you want the answer to your questions. Too much to explain in a forum post.

PaulV · 02-22-2010, 08:35 AM

Good post. You don't actually say anything you haven't said before, but the metaphor really helps to put it in perspective. I've definitely been vague and changing my mind.

bright · 02-22-2010, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

None of the above. Read Chapter 13 of my book if you want the answer to your questions. Too much to explain in a forum post.

But do you believe in god?

KaleidoskopicVision · 02-22-2010, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bright

But do you believe in god?

His beliefs are complex. They aren't as simple as black and white. Read the book. The whole definition of 'god' has a different meaning for certain people.

cacheborn · 02-22-2010, 09:31 AM

Excellent.

Guess we need to be reminded of the ordering procedure from time to time. Perhaps, it's the way we have been brought up, that makes us forget. and we always get caught up in the why's and how's and when's. I have found this many times that it works best when I forget about how it's going to happen, and simply order.

Seinfeld and HHGTTG rock.

one mulligatawny to go.

Melchior · 02-22-2010, 10:29 AM

"Hi, I'm here to accept the offer I received a while back to train under the head chef of this place."

Joachim · 02-22-2010, 11:14 AM

Quote:

If you want a geeky, vegan, bisexual, happily jobless girlfriend who gives amazing blow jobs and loves to travel, then order that.

If you have bisexual on the list, then where's the fun in ordering just one?

MyEyeIsOpen · 02-22-2010, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joachim

If you have bisexual on the list, then where's the fun in ordering just one?

Touché!

Nice Steve, this is a good one.

Matt Willard · 02-22-2010, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joachim

If you have bisexual on the list, then where's the fun in ordering just one?

Once you pop, you just can't stop.

roxyruby · 02-22-2010, 01:57 PM

Thanks again for your hard work SP!

Actually maybe thats part of how I lost weight, I had a thread on here called "weighing 55kg journal" so it was always really clear what the goal was

Now I have a journal sort of thing called "weighing 50kg journal"

And also have one about achieving a income amount.

I think I haven't been clear enough for the financial goal. Like my goal amount would always change. But like my weight loss goal, I'll just stick to something small and seemingly reachable now, and stick with it, that one clear goal, and then when I reach it I can increase the income amount.

roxyruby · 02-22-2010, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joachim

If you have bisexual on the list, then where's the fun in ordering just one?

wheres the fun in ordering just two?

lol lol

02-22-2010, 03:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Savage Master Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,988	How to Order (Blog) Use this thread to discuss the following entry from Steve Pavlina's blog: How to Order

02-22-2010, 05:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
jdbhouston Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 17	Well that makes a hell of lot more sense now! Steve, thank you for finally talking to me like an idiot. Go on, shoot me in the eye with the water pistol, too (just water, please!). Your article is exactly how I needed it broken down for me. This goes along nicely with a dash of synchronicity (I watched a DVD of The Secret last night) and a couple of other experiences today, and so I feel like I am about to do some MAJOR ordering from the grown-ups menu at the Universal Restaurant. Sounds promising!

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Zach M Family Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,110	Waiter, I need to move to another table. It's hard to read the menu when my companions are complaining about the food and service. Last edited by Zach M; 02-22-2010 at 07:01 AM.

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Matt Willard Family Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,334	Man, I was JUST rereading "How To Visualize Your New Reality" and then you throw this up? Gotta love it when things link together like that!

02-22-2010, 03:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
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02-22-2010, 03:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Angela Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 22,520	Specific is one way to order. You can even be all Sally about it ("Waiter, I'll begin with a house salad, but I don't want the regular dressing. I'll have the balsamic vinegar and oil, but on the side. And then the salmon with the mustard sauce, but I want the mustard sauce on the side.") Another way to order is to trust the establishment that you're ordering in, and ask them to bring you The Daily Special -- that is, ask the chef to bring you a wonderful tasting surprise that will benefit you most. This works best if you are a regular. And you may want to watch out for the exasperated patron at the corner table next to a geeky, vegan, bisexual dining companion, the guy brandishing a water pistol.

02-22-2010, 03:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
jayh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 164	This post was exactly the advice I needed to hear today. Thanks! Sorry to be holding up the line while I keep changing my mind!

02-22-2010, 04:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
Zach M Family Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,110	BTW, we aren't idiots if we've never been taught how to order. Of course now we have.

02-22-2010, 04:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
Zach M Family Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,110	Taking a trip to Canada, or she is coming to see you?

02-22-2010, 05:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
Magicinthenight Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 391	Thanks, I needed that post.* *Says the idiot who's still feeling hungry after a substantial meal.

02-22-2010, 05:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
bright Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 82	Steve, what are your religious beliefs? I haven't seen you mention 'god' anywhere in your posts so I think you don't believe in a god, but with the intention manifestation model it seems like you do believe in a higher power of some sort, so that means you're a pantheist?

02-22-2010, 05:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
Cloverhart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 237	I giggled so loudly and so knowingly at 12:12 I can't even describe..but I agree, I always give much detail when I order

02-22-2010, 06:04 AM	#15 (permalink)
ericonoahu Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hawaii Posts: 36	I see the point but I also like Dooley's take on it - the Universe knows better than you do what you want and will bring it if you don't get bogged down in the how's and specifics. How is $50,000 going to do anything for me? It's not the paper and ink its what I'm going to with the money - travel or whatever - that is going to make me happy. And its the happiness that's the real goal. So, if I say I want to write a book that's going to make me $50,000 the first year so I can take a cool trip to Europe I am placing limits on the Universe. What I want is the international travel so I should ask for that rather than ask for the stuff that I think is the best way to get there. Admittedly, that's basically what the post says. Splitting hairs I guess. I didn't get the cool gig I have now by asking specifically for it, I got it by just trusting/expecting that everything would work out. It did and better than I'd hoped for. In any case, great post. Thanks for it.

02-22-2010, 06:19 AM	#16 (permalink)
KaleidoskopicVision Family Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 2,296	NO SOUP FOR YOU! Love the Seinfeld and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy references This was an excellent post. The analogy works super well. I'm going to order a brand new speedboat with red trim and I'll also have the $50k special with a side of tax free acquisition. And I'd like you to keep refilling my order of being an incredibly creative, talented and prolific artist. There's a tip in it for you if you get my orders right, Universe

02-22-2010, 06:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
Elfwing Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 281	Laughs So thanks to this post I went back to a message I wrote to the Universe, back in August, and what "I would like." I realised how timid it was, and reworded it, and I intend on seeing an awesome counselor next week. I feel a lot more empowered, and now I realise that the way I worded it suits the way I'd not-had it... it was always something that was just out of reach, and I'd worded it in a way that made it sound like it was far away and not coming. So, that's fixed up. Ordering's fun, though. Maybe I'll go order some more stuff!

02-22-2010, 07:19 AM	#19 (permalink)
Rebecca800 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 636	Awesome metaphor... and thanks for the gazillion comedy references - made me smile

02-22-2010, 08:35 AM	#21 (permalink)
PaulV Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 27	Good post. You don't actually say anything you haven't said before, but the metaphor really helps to put it in perspective. I've definitely been vague and changing my mind.

02-22-2010, 09:31 AM	#24 (permalink)
cacheborn Family Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6,439	Excellent. Guess we need to be reminded of the ordering procedure from time to time. Perhaps, it's the way we have been brought up, that makes us forget. and we always get caught up in the why's and how's and when's. I have found this many times that it works best when I forget about how it's going to happen, and simply order. Seinfeld and HHGTTG rock. one mulligatawny to go.

02-22-2010, 10:29 AM	#25 (permalink)
Melchior Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Here Posts: 787	"Hi, I'm here to accept the offer I received a while back to train under the head chef of this place."

02-22-2010, 01:57 PM	#29 (permalink)
roxyruby Family Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 5,929	Thanks again for your hard work SP! Actually maybe thats part of how I lost weight, I had a thread on here called "weighing 55kg journal" so it was always really clear what the goal was Now I have a journal sort of thing called "weighing 50kg journal" And also have one about achieving a income amount. I think I haven't been clear enough for the financial goal. Like my goal amount would always change. But like my weight loss goal, I'll just stick to something small and seemingly reachable now, and stick with it, that one clear goal, and then when I reach it I can increase the income amount.

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