Pavlina’s Personal Development Podcast
this isn’t really a podcast as such, but is a loose collection of audio files. The last posting was on March 2009. What it is is a set of 23 talks given by Steve Pavlina, the personal development guru. It is basically him monologuing in front of a microphone, waxing lyrical about money, careers, and the universe. The guy is brimming with confidence, and seems to utterly believe everything that he says. It is an example of true self-belief or ultimate self-delusion. One can never tell where the line is crossed.
the talks are energetic and go quickly. Audio quality is quite good, as Steve makes quite a fuss about his recording equipment. His wife Erin appears on a few occasions, and says her part on psychic phenomena and relationships. She seems rather flaky.
whatever you think of the guy, Steve Pavlina has carved out his own place in internet culture – and was especially prominent in promoting blogging as a paying means of survival. Tapping a few keys at your laptop, and earning big bucks from it? He certainly shone a light for many people.
Nowadays he has a book and a seminal speaking career. His site seems rather ancient and out of the times. I wonder what role he has left to play.
