Posts Tagged Steve Pavlina

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Todays words from the digital man cave are about Reason #30….

A lot of reasons have been posted here over time, and I think I’ll stop with 30. I suppose I could keep going, since there are a number of reasons to like the guy, his website and his mission, but the last thing I’ll mention is his style. He just writes. I can’t remember where on his website he describes his method, but he doesn’t necessarily follow the conventions of blogging. For the most part I’m still stuck on blogging as it is widely accepted. Shorter articles. Relating posts with links so that people spend more time on the website and have more exposure to the content/advertising, etc. All this is good and fine, if your goal is to have those ads be viewed as many times as possible, clicked a few times, a product pushed here or there. Monetizing your blog. That is certainly one way to go.

If you’re writing for the sake of writing, or writing to cover a topic, you do yourself an injustice by sticking to 350 words or less. Because how much are you really going to say in that time? And how much will you really connect with your audience? I’ve still got it in my head that people have short attention spans and you’ve gotta be quick, and interactive. I do actually believe this is true. That’s just the generation I grew up in.

But I also know that if you’re compelling, or honest, or speak with an original voice (not necessarily an original topic), people will listen. They will stick around long enough to see where you’re coming from and what you’re about.

If you haven’t already seen yet that Steve Pavlina is someone worth paying attention to on the web, you just haven’t been paying attention. Sure, his website probably can be classified as “self-help” but if you assume you know what he’s about without taking a moment to understand him at least a little bit, you’re going to miss out on something that could change the way you look at life, and your journey through it.

Todays words from the digital man cave are about reason #5 on the list of reasons why I’d like to meet Steve Pavlina. It’s actually about one of my personal challenges in life. One I am finally beginning to get a handle on. One of my biggest challenges in life has  been procrastination. Always.

I’ll give you a hint on how bad it is for me.

I started writing this blog post on November 3rd.

Of 2010.

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Someone by the name of Derek Sivers. In one post he has single handedly made my list of good people who deserve a handshake and a punch in the arm. Most people on my list can’t say that. Typically it’s their body of work and general outlook that secures them access to that most exclusive of lists.

What has gained him a spot on the list and an impromptu post from me is that just over a year ago, when I desperately needed to be hearing words like his, he was talking about the feeling you get when faced with the paths in front of you. Does it spark you into action, does it make you feel nothing, or does it cause you regret it ever entering your brain space? He talks about and inadvertently recommends a book by someone else on my list that gives a great little exercise on determining what should get your very very, limited time and attention.

Very nicely done Derek. Bravo Steve.

Stay tuned for the regularly scheduled words from the digital man cave!

This is someone who I respect based on his writing alone. I’ve only been tooling around his blog for a relatively short time, and I know nothing about his life. But I want to meet him.

He’s got some rather  nice insight into life and he writes in a very matter-of-fact way, without resorting to what I call an “extreme marketing” approach (you know the in-your-face guy who is mildly insulting while telling you that you want to listen to him but you’ve been too much of a limp noodle to do so? THAT’S NOT STEVE).

He is funny though. And he’s direct. He’s got a pretty good thing going and I look forward to learning a little something from, and about, him.