Just Be Yourself? To Grow Faster, Do This Instead
Ever heard the advice to “just be yourself” and found it worthless? Me too! Today’s new video shares a fresh take on how to engage with situations where you may feel like a fish out of water. I invite you to take a deeper look at your identity, self-concept, and mental and emotional flexibility. This compact video covers a lot of ground in only 9 minutes, and there are some fun surprises along the way. I encourage you to subscribe to my YouTube channel because then you’ll have a better chance of catching my newest videos when they’re released. We’re coming up on 9300 subscri...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - March 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Emotions Lifestyle Values Video change flexibility growth identity just be yourself self-concept self-development self-image Source Type: blogs

The Most Counterintuitive Growth Skill
Here’s a new video for you to enjoy about an important self-development skill that people often overlook. It’s only 6 minutes and fast-paced throughout. I edited it with a very different style than I’ve ever done before, so you’re surely going to be surprised. Just watch the first 15 seconds to see if it resonates with you. It’s very direct and to-the-point… but with a twist. If you haven’t already done so, I encourage you to subscribe to my YouTube channel – I just passed 9200 subscribers – and please share your comments on the new video too. Receive Steve's new artic...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - February 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Productivity Video Source Type: blogs

My Shroomie Depeche Mode Concert Experience: An Extraordinarily Beautiful Night
On December 1st, 2023, I took some magic mushrooms two hours before a Depeche Mode concert (from their Memento Mori tour). I created a new 8-minute video to share what that experience was like – deeper, richer, and more beautiful than I’d imagined. I think it’s the best video I’ve made thus far. My Letter to Depeche Mode Dearest Depeche Mode, My intention in writing this is simply to thank you for what your music has meant to me. I first becoming aware of DM during the 80s (I was born in ’71). I have a fond memory of singing “People Are People” with my classmates to our te...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - February 14, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Lifestyle Source Type: blogs

The Spiritual Meaning of Illness
Several days after I posted the 2024 Intentions video, I succumbed to an illness – fever, aches, pains, chills, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, nausea, etc. At Rachelle’s suggestion I took a COVID test – and tested positive. Whoa! This was my first time getting COVID (as far as I’m aware). I’ve been vaccinated and double-boosted, but my last booster was about 18 months ago. I guess I’m boosted now. While meditating on the meaning and purpose of this illness, I tried to tune in and communicate with the Spirit of COVID directly. This resulted in a fascinating dialogue, including the invitation...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - January 31, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Health Video Source Type: blogs

2024 Intentions
After nearly 20 years of blogging about self-development, this year I intend to contribute mainly through video instead of writing, which is a big change for me. I want this to be the first year that I publish more new videos than articles. I’ll still share new YouTube videos via my blog, but if you’re into YouTube, you may want to subscribe to my channel there. In this first new video of 2024, I also reveal many other intentions; recent decisions; and updates about psychedelics explorations, Conscious Growth Club, the new Engage course, and more. I recorded this one mainly for long-term members of this comm...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - January 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Values Video Source Type: blogs

Beyond Bravery: The Trust Bridge to Genuine Courage
Here’s a new 8-minute video I created to share a harmonious way to build and exercise your courage – one that doesn’t require pushing through fear and resistance. If you watch the video, I invite you to post a comment on YouTube to let me know your thoughts about the relationship between trust and courage in your life. Enjoy! Receive Steve's new articles by email.Read related articles:Creative CourageCourage is the GatewaySimple Acts of Courage (Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog)
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - November 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Relationships Values Video Source Type: blogs

Recordings Available for The Spirit of Money and The Power of Spirit
Full recordings of the recent live events, The Spirit of the Money and The Power of Spirit are now available. Read the respective blog posts to learn more about them, and use the links within the posts to enroll in either or both experiences. I recommend starting with The Spirit of Money and then advancing to The Power of Spirit when you’re ready. The Spirit of the Money, delivered live in September, delves into the spirit-level aspects of money, how to understand your existing karmic relationship with money and its purpose in your life, and how to create a supportive and thriving relationship with money throughou...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - October 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Source Type: blogs

The Power of Spirit Begins October 7 at 10 AM Pacific – Join Us!
This is a final reminder that The Power of Spirit event begins shortly on Zoom (about 2 hours after I’m posting this) at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, October 7 & 8. Dozens of people from the community have already enrolled, and there’s still time for you to sign up and join us for a weekend of spirit-level immersion. I know some people need a little more time to build their courage, so we’ll keep the door open for you. The highlight of today’s call will be the Fire Ceremony, which invites you to release misaligned thoughts, feelings, and energy patterns to make your human journey lighter and more ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - October 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Source Type: blogs

The Power of Spirit Event Now Open for Enrollment
I’m happy to share that our new live Zoom event – The Power of Spirit – is now open for you to enroll, so I’ll point you to the invitation post for all the glorious details. Then you can decide if you want to join us for this immersive weekend deep dive into spirit space. It’s happening October 7 & 8, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time each day. The whole event will be recorded, and you’ll get the recordings too. We’re also including two guided ceremonies as part of the experience: the Fire Ceremony on Saturday to release misaligned patterns and the Water Ceremony on Sunday to cleanse...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - October 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Source Type: blogs

The Power of Spirit – Join the Event
This post is an invitation for you on multiple levels. First, there’s the human-level invitation, which you’ll get by reading the words here. I’m hosting a live event on Zoom this weekend called The Power of Spirit, and I invite you to join us for it. It will be 3 hours each day, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time on October 7 and 8, 2023. The second level of this invitation is the spirit level. I’m writing this invitation while feeling very tuned in (thanks in part to a minidose of magic mushrooms this morning). As I’m writing, I can also feel some of the energy of the upcoming event flowing...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - October 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Announcements Creating Reality Emotions Lifestyle Relationships Source Type: blogs

Two Weeks of Purging, Releasing, and Opening
Integration of my recent MDMA journey has been going well and keeping me busier than I expected. It actually feels like I’m still going through that journey. I sense that the energies involved knew that I’d have two weeks to myself with Rachelle out of town (she’s visiting family in Canada and returns tonight), so they invited me to have an extended solo experience. I’d kept my schedule very open during those two weeks, so I feel that on some level I said yes to that invitation. I haven’t taken any substances since a microdose of mushrooms on the 16th, opting for a longer break, but that ha...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - September 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Emotions Source Type: blogs

Money Is a Psychedelic Too
Money is actually psychedelic. Let me ‘splain… Money isn’t as intense as the psychedelics you put directly into your body – physical consumption changes the intentionality – but money still behaves very much as a psychedelic substance. Money responds powerfully to set and setting, the set being your mindset and the setting behind the environment of other relationships that you bring to your interactions with money. When this realization popped in, I asked my higher self if this was true, and he said, “Bingo! Indeed it is.” I see this very clearly in my own relationship with money as it...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - September 27, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Creating Reality Source Type: blogs

My First MDMA Journey (Solo)
Yesterday I had my first MDMA journey, alone. I had planned to do it about two weeks in advance, knowing it was going to be a big deal for me. It was not what I expected. But I think it was the most remarkably life-shifting experience I’ve ever had. I can tell it changed me profoundly. The short version is that it was like having my higher self embody me fully for 8-9 hours, letting me feel HIS feelings, hear HIS thoughts, speak with HIS voice, understand HIS perspective, and experience HIS energy. No, it wasn’t LIKE that. It was EXACTLY that. Here’s the more detailed version: I got up early that...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - September 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Lifestyle Source Type: blogs

Bluesky Social
This morning I got my invite code for BlueSky. This is Jack Dorsey’s (original Twitter founder) new social media platform that’s currently in beta. Apparently they’re developing a protocol to decentralize social media in some ways, such as by enabling you to carry followers from one service to another. That alone would be pretty revolutionary for some people. Imagine not having to build a new network from scratch on every platform. The timing of this invite is auspicious, especially since I just shared on Saturday’s call the spiritual interpretation of why I got banned from TikTok. That was very much for...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - September 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Source Type: blogs

The Spirit of Money Starts at 10 AM Pacific Today
Today’s Zoom call, The Spirit of Money goes live in just a short time, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. You’re still invited to join. You can expect a sizable group for the call, so there’s going to be a lot of energy with us. We’re currently at 120 sign-ups with more people still joining. This doesn’t include Conscious Growth Club members, who also get access to it. See the invite post for the details and to sign up: Read the Invitation The call will be recorded, and you’ll get access to the recording too, within about 24 hours after we finish. It’s the same sign-up for the live call and for t...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - September 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Source Type: blogs