The polarization comes (I think) from the way he delivers his message. It’s almost a ‘this is how it is and if you don’t agree with me you’re wrong’ approach. I think it’s that attitude that offends some people. I may be wrong of course ;-)

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i would not be able to say the same of steve pavlina, therefore i will not be purchasing any of his books.

rather than offer a cerebral opinion, which have been written here to fore i will simply say that he strikes me as
a putz. no doubt his mother loves him and for that i am glad. i would rather not.

now you see why i am a quiet absorber…

“In a way Pavlina’s genius was to realize that most people love to read about, or talk about writing a game, rather than actually writing a game.”

Anyway Tim, take heart. If SP’s factually correct – then we’re all but pigments on your subjective reality canvas ;-)

Keep this up and you’ll have him as a JV partner in no time haha!

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I stand by what I said regards life coaches though. I think if you are stuck in life you will get far more traction and momentum by investing in a good life coach than by consulting SP’s site. It’s kind of a boot strapping thing. It’s not easy to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps sometimes, whereas a good life coach can grab ‘em and heave :)

I would just like to follow up on Hayden Tompkins posts above regarding Itty Biz. I read the post referred to above and I thought Naomi was a bit harsh. So I read a couple of her other articles and also thought – a bit harsh. On the other hand I do think she is right with regards “do you need a business coach” there is a lot of sense in what she says.

First, if you are stuck or confused in life, and can’t seem to get going a life coach will help – simply because a third party can often see the wood for the trees and the fact that the coach can make you accountable really helps a ton.

Second, with regards a business coach, you probably don’t need one. Just start a business, any busness and gain the experience and refine the process as you go along. I’ll give you an example. One Friday I was made redundant. A phone call. No redundancy package, no warning. Friday I had a job, Monday the company was gone. I’d worked there for nearly 10 years.

One week later I had set up my own business and had my first contract. 9 months later I’d earned double what my annual salary had been. I then took 3 months off and moved onto something else that caught my eye. Point is I didn’t do anything special, I had no website, no business plan, in fact no plan at all, but I just plugged away and refined my operation as I went a long. You learn a HELL of a lot in that situation.

The great thing is I am now planning another new business, using all the experience I gained running my old one (and which I still run part-time). It’s all a learning process.

If you don’t have much business experience then set something up part-time. The idea that you have to risk your house to start a business is poppycock. People sometime say to me “I’d like to start a business but don’t want to risk my house” – I say “then start a business where you don’t risk your house!”.

So my FREE advice is: in business, like life, just jump in and try it, refine your process, and, if you “fail”, learn from that and try again. It really is that simple.

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