June 13, 2004, 3:24 pm

So far this year I’ve spent a great deal of time on non-work activities, including reading, playing games, spiritual development, etc. But now I’m feeling my energy return to a desire to really put some effort into my career for the second half of this year and to work hard at pulling ahead financially. The difference is that now I feel I’m being drawn forward out of a sense of ambition and positive energy rather than being compelled by fear and disappointment with the past.

I’m ready to begin working on business projects again, for Dexterity Software or otherwise, and get some energy moving forward. I feel I’ve had enough private victory in order to be able to push myself ahead into public victory. Whereas the past year has seemed like a time of contraction and turning inward, I feel that the next year is a time of expansion and turning outward. I can practically feel the cycle of energy shifting.

I sense there is a wave of energy entering into my life right now, and I want to ride it forward as far as I can.

Here are some of the things I want to achieve:

Raise my income dramatically — into the $30-50K/month range
Buy a beautiful 5-bedroom house here in Vegas in a terrific neighborhood
Get really good at poker, and start playing tournaments regularly; be able to win consistently both online and offline
Begin exercising regularly again.
Build a new web site at stevepavlina.com with a focus on personal development, including a blog and some articles, and begin developing and selling audio programs. Actually create a basic business plan for the site to make it a profitable venture.
Improve dramatically as a speaker through Toastmasters
Be extremely true to my own energy in all that I do, not trying to be something I’m not. Express myself genuinely.
Write and self-publish at least one book (especially one that can make a decent profit).