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?” [Read more →]