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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

660: Ask Steve - Why Grow by Steve Pavlina

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2017

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Steve Pavlina answers a reader's question about his motivation to pursue personal development. Episode 660: Ask Steve - Why Grow by Steve Pavlina (Developing Habits & Personal Growth). Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Daily News, Self Magazine, The Guardian, and countless other publications. He's also a frequent guest on popular podcasts and radio shows. The original post is located here: https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/07/ask-steve-why-grow Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 660.

0:03.6

Ask Steve, why grow?

0:05.8

Buy Steve Pavlina of StevePavlina.com,

0:08.3

and I'm Justin Malik, the guy who reads blog posts

0:10.7

to you every single day to help you optimize your life.

0:14.1

Happy October, it's not as quick.

0:16.3

Today's post comes from Steve Pavlina,

0:18.2

and the title might seem like it's an obvious post,

0:21.3

but it's not that simple, I think it's worth it.

0:23.4

So let's hear today's post as we optimize your life.

0:26.4

Ask Steve, why grow?

0:32.9

Buy Steve Pavlina of StevePavlina.com.

0:37.0

Why do you want to constantly improve and develop yourself?

0:39.5

Why not simply say, this is good enough,

0:41.8

while just relaxing the garden with a glass of wine

0:44.1

instead of finding a way to be more productive?

0:46.7

Where does this self-improvement drive come from?

0:50.2

Initially, my interest in personal development

0:52.1

was a totally reactive event.

0:54.7

As I explained in podcast one,

0:56.5

intro to personal development,

0:58.1

I was in a very dark place in my life.

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