So how did you find Steve?

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by MidasGirl

My buddy Jennifer, who knows just about every worthwhile PD forum in existence, (and who gets banned from almost all of them) told me about this one.

LOL. She's a chronic banner. She was fun.

[Harald]

Originally Posted by MidasGirl

My buddy Jennifer, who knows just about every worthwhile PD forum in existence, (and who gets banned from almost all of them) told me about this one.

Heh, that's awesome.

[NorthSouth]

A year and a half or so ago I Googled "how to get up when your alarm goes off".

At the time I didn't even know I was into personal development, and then the whole world of I-M and non-religious spirituality began to unfold in front of me. Thanks Steve! Thanks Erin!

[FelicityH]

It was around a year ago, I was Googling "polyamory".

Little did I know at the time that deciding to shed the artificial constraint of monogamy was going to set me off on a whole journey of figuring out how to shed all sorts of other artificial constraints and limiting beliefs, start me off on a spiritual journey, and turn my whole self inside out.

I don't post much (just got around to joining the other day) but I've been a "regular" ever since. There is so much here, on so many topics, that resonates with my way of thinking, in a world where I frequently feel like an alien.

[Ekb]

I think from searching for working without a job back when I'd just finished highschool - the first article I read said something about how he went from taking an hour to clean up the kitchen to 10 minutes - from then I was hooked!

[Solipsist]

Who's Steve?

[constantine]

Googled about jobs and making money, while at was... at my job
Found his "10 Reasons You Should Never Get A Job".

Gotten started with the very top article of the "Best of StevePavlina.com" section!

[Hapafreak of the Universe]

I had a metaphysical/mystical dream which was the most mind blowing beautiful, indescribable, exquisite, blissful experience of my life, a little over 2 years ago. And was trying to figure out what the **** just happened to me?! I think I was googling dreams of oneness & light or something like that & stumbled upon Steve & have been hooked ever since Thanks Steve! It's a healthy addiction LOL!

[Tigerlily]

Originally Posted by blossom

I literally stumbled on the forum site by accident. I wasn't looking to nor had I heard of Steve Pavlina before that day.

Same here. Not sure what I think of this site yet.

[AnnRus]

i googled: "forums for all people",(for having a practice of language) this forum was the first in list

[debbi24]

From a link in Roger Haeske's blog. Roger is a raw food guy, but the link was about the sleep experiment. It was before Steve went raw. Hooked ever since!

[Wax Frog]

Incessant Google searches on IM/LoA and related topics. This site was always the top match, which in retrospect doesn't surprise me.

The first thing to catch my eye was the million-dollar challenge.

[Stuffy]

I googled " what happens after you die" and Erin's blog was the first to pop up and the rest is history!!

[Tyler Fowler]

To be honest, I'm not sure how I found Steve. One day I wasn't reading it, then I was. Except I almost feel like the former day never really existed, you know? Sort of like in a dream, where you start in the middle of the action, but don't know how you got there . . . wait a second . . .

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by Tyler Fowler

To be honest, I'm not sure how I found Steve. One day I wasn't reading it, then I was. Except I almost feel like the former day never really existed, you know? Sort of like in a dream, where you start in the middle of the action, but don't know how you got there . . . wait a second . . .

Have you been in a dream for the past several years, then?

I wonder if you could fly.

[pyrogen]

I googled something related to manifestation or creating your own reality. I don't remember the search string. It was all downhill from there, hee.

What kept me here is that this is the only community that seems to really discuss *other* stuff, as well as have an even mix of genders.

[Tyler Fowler]

Originally Posted by Plays With Life

Have you been in a dream for the past several years, then?

I wonder if you could fly.

It's certainly felt like it, with all that's been happening to me lately. It's like I've achieved partial lucidity.

As for the flying, well, I haven't tried directly, but my world provides these handy, giant, metal contraptions that allow us to fly.

[codefreeze]

Originally Posted by Zach Matley

For me it's a long story, but I'll keep it brief: Had tried PD books in the past like Think and Grow Rich, and they didn't resonate. Gave up on them. Just stayed at home and worked on Atari 2600 programming, even though it didn't pay much. Then one day Amazon.com suggested Steve's book for me. Never heard of him before. If Steve hadn't been a math/computer science major and a former self-employed game programmer, I don't think I would have given the book the chance it deserved.

When I first opened the book and read about a PD model with universality, irreducibility, and completeness, I thought: Wow! This book was written for math majors!

What surprised me is that few people around here come from a math/comp sci background. (And I'm grateful for the variety.) So that leaves me curious, how did you find Steve?

Atari 2600? Didn't that die a death back around 1985 or something? Honestly, I'm surprised you made *any* money doing it. Making *some* money at all is pretty impressive!

Not sure why you wouldn't consider a PD book written by someone other than a scientist/coder!

I originally "found" Steve through his old computer games software company, Dexterity Software. I was coding games on the side for love (but sadly not money).

I must admit I was surprised when Steve hung up his compiler and started his new blog. But looks like it turned out OK!

(I have this theory that Steve will go back to coding one day)

[lookcloser]

I think I was like 16 and I was looking up articles on time management. I had a lot of windows open and then I fell asleep without turning the comp off. My Mom ended up reading Steve's article and how he graduated with two degrees in three semesters.
My Mom doesn't bother herself with PD or anything now. But I've been reading his articles and visiting the forums since then. On and off for while before this year actually.

And I was more attracted to Erin's blog actually. She is so cool.

[rodrigo]

In Jan 2006 I was looking for articles on "self discipline" and found Steve's posts. Have been reading his writings since then.

Rodrigo