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Welcome to yet another edition of the personal development carnival! We have so many quality submissions this time round and it’s indeed a pleasure for me to host such a great edition.

So without further ado, I invite you to bask in the radiance of the following personal development reads…

Dr Martin W. Russell presents The Quicksand Guide To Professional Help posted at Dr Martin W. Russell, saying, “The ‘experts’ that are meant to help us…”

Marco Richter presents Adding extra hours to your day posted at MarcoRichter.net.

Living Better presents Using Instant Gratification to Reach Your Goals posted at PlainAdvice.

Tezza presents 4 Eva Young - Success : Motivation: Personal Growth posted at 4 Eva Young, saying, “Achievement of goals is a lifelong pursuit. The day you no longer have a goal or dream to aspire to is the day you begin your process of death so to speak. After all they say if you are’t growing you are dying.”

Luciano Passuello presents One Small Step Can Change Your Life posted at Litemind, saying, “How should you proceed implementing positive changes and making them permanent in your life?”

Alex Blackwell presents Achieving Life Balance posted at The Next 45 Years.

Tristan presents Rewarding Yourself for Getting Things Done (and on Time) posted at The Synergy Institute, saying, “In this article, Life Coach Tristan Loo, lists five simple strategies to maximize your motivation and your productivity when trying to get things done. These techniques work at home or at the office.”

Glendell Miller presents Glendell’s Art and Music: 4 Ways To Create A Positive Life posted at Glendell’s Art and Music, saying, “This is a very helpful article.” Continue Reading »
The Personal Development Carnival, September 23, 2007 Edition

I was greatly inspired by a very courageous young man by the name of Nick Vujicic. Nick was born without arms and legs, but today he is a motivational speaker, who brings hope to millions of people. In the following videos, Nick Vujicic talks about the importance of Perspective, Vision and Choices - the three main keys which helped him go from a life without limbs to a life without limits.

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Nick Vujicic, the man with no limbs, on Perspective, Vision and Choices

The 4 Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferriss, caused such a stir in the blogosphere that it fired up the imagination of Edward Mills, who boldly asked all those who dared to dream, “What would you do if you had 36 extra hours each week?”

Zoe Routh took part in Ed’s challenge, with a lovely post (complete with pictures) of the adventures she plans to embark on and the activities she never found time for. I was pleasantly surprised to be tagged by Zoe to paint my own rosy images to this fascinating question.

So, without further ado, here’s the utterly incomplete list of things I would do if I were given an additional 36 hours every week:

Write THAT book.
You know, THAT book. THAT book I have been meaning to write since I was 16. THAT book which is going to make a major difference in many people’s lives. THAT book which I have put off for the longest time. THAT book.

I’m sure you have THAT book you need to start writing too, no? Continue Reading »
What would you do with an extra 36 hours every week?

Welcome to the September 2, 2007 edition of the personal development carnival! This is the first time I am hosting the personal development carnival and I want to thank everyone for your overwhelming support! Please take your time to read through these quality empowering submissions…

Chris_SS presents Introverted Traits That Can Hold Back Your Social Success posted at How to have more social success.

Matthew Paulson presents Have a Will and a Living Will? You’re Not Done Yet. posted at Getting Green.

Golbguru presents The (Lack Of) Relationship Between Intelligence And Wealth posted at Money, Matter, and More Musings, saying, “Of the ingredients essential to become wealthy, “intelligence” isn’t one of them. Ambition, willpower, discipline, and emotional stability are necessary and they essentially do not depend on intelligence.”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Does Size Matter: How Small A House Are You Willing To Live In? posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Some people are able to live simply and frugally to the point of even downsizing their homes. Living smaller is certainly better for the environment but is this something we can handle?”

FitBuff presents Out of Body Experiences: Medical Mysteries or Scientific Explanation? posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, “Out of body experiences have long been a medical mystery, but a new study broke new ground in actually being able to trigger the phenomenon on demand. The implications of this research could apply to everything from life-saving technology to virtual reality video games. But, do you think there is more to some people’s out of body experiences that can’t be explained quite so easily?” Continue Reading »
The Personal Development Carnival, September 2, 2007 Edition