Personal Development & Happiness Carnival: Issue 13

Welcome to the 13th issue of the Personal Development & Happiness Carnival. This carnival is dedicated to people who want to share and receive ideas to improve the quality of their lives and relationships.

Remember every Sunday there will be a new carnival containing your thoughts, articles and inspirational stories will be shared. You may participate too by visiting the submission form at the bottom of this issue.

Edith Yeung begins this week’s carnival with The Secret Quotes posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.. Read some of the best quotes regarding “The Law of Attraction.”

Lorraine Cohen presents Gratitude - The Doorway to More Happiness and Joy! posted at Powerfull Living. Learn a great tip to attract more happiness and joy inyour life!

Tupelo Kenyon presents Choose Excellence and Lose Mediocrity posted at Tupelo KenyonWhat if you knew that a life of excellence was lurking right around the corner, if you would only prioritize your moments in such a way so that you could recognize it. Take an objective look at the various activities of your life. Get inspired to lose the mediocre to make room for something better.

Sandy Murphey presents Are You A Cultural Creative? posted at Evolving Times.

FitBuff presents Home Workouts: Hotel Room Edition posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. You should already know exercise not only improves your physical health, but your mental and emotional well-being as well. But, what if you don’t have time to get to the gym, or you’re on the road? This is a great video that shows you a quick and effective workout your can perform any time, any place!

Aparna presents Beauty and Personality Grooming: Count to 10 to Control Anger posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming.

John Kinde presents Halloween Humor — Get Dressed To Thrill! posted at Humor Power. A fun article about planning a Halloween costume.

Matthew Spears presents Joy at All Times posted at Loving AwarenessWe tend to think of joy as somehow mutually exclusive to other experiences. If we’re feeling sad, then of course it’s impossible to have joy. Likewise if we’re having a fight or our business is having a downturn. This article points out how they’re not exclusive, and helps the invitation of joy into your life.

John Hill presents How to Stop Worrying posted at Universe Of Success.

Carole Fogarty presents Eat, pray, love a journey of spiritual excitement posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGEDo you feel the calling deep inside for a good dose of spiritual spring cleaning?

Hueina Su presents The Gift of Receiving posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul, saying, “A bewildering encounter outside of Home Depot made me pause and ponder the importance of this gift.”

Vern L presents Your TV is No More Innocuous than a Terrorist Infiltration posted at Aim for Awesome!.

Jeanie Marshall presents JMviews Meditation and Empowerment»Blog Archive posted at JMviews Meditation and Empowerment. This article is the first of nine on the topic of personal empowerment and what it means to a variety of people. You can see the last article with links to all in the series at http://www.jmviews.com/?p=354

Tina presents Valuable networking tips for professional and personal growth posted at Life Balanced.

SJ Yee presents The FAQ Book on Public Speaking posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart.

Jirel presents How to Build Your Own Identity(1 of 2) posted at Positive and Successful Life Style tips.

Brip Blap presents stopping negative thoughts posted at brip blap. Type “stopping negative thoughts” into Google and you’ll get almost 2.5 million results. People recognize that although they have negative thoughts there is nothing that requires negative thoughts for health or mental stability. I believe you can live easily without them. Actually stopping them, though, is a whole different problem.

Tezza presents 7 Keys To Creating The Life You Want Today posted at 4 Eva YoungThere is something to be said about the person who is willing to forge and create the life they want.

S. Palmer presents Expect to get the best out of life Mystic Eye posted at Mystic Eye.

Luke Muehlhauser presents 100 Free Motivational Posters posted at lukeprog.com. Here are 100 motivational posters that demonstrate the NON-value of personal development aphorisms.

Warren Wong presents How To Be Genuinely Interested In People posted at Personal Development for INTJs. This articles shows why you should show genuine interest in people and how to go about doing it.

Anmol Mehta presents 5 Key Principles for Living an Enlightened & Good Life posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga. A good life and enlightened living is made possible by adhering to these five key universal principles.

Scott Fusco presents Thinking big vs. Thinking small posted at Personal development coaching Scott Fusco . net.

Brad Bollenbach presents The Joy of Living Dangerously posted at 30 sleeps blog. This is an article about the importance of living outside of your comfort zone. It suggests that security is an illusion, and that being truly happy requires taking risks.

Judy Braley presents Creating a Positive Attitude posted at growfromwithin.comFor those of you who, like me, were not blessed with a positive attitude as our constant state of being, here are suggestions of how to develop and maintain one!

Claudia Juarez presents 9 Keys to Recover Your Motivation posted at Reach your FULL POTENTIAL.

Jon Dyer presents Are You Living The Dream Or Dreaming Of Living? posted at Jon Dyer’s Blog.

Conan Stevens presents Fear Of Heights posted at Conan Stevens Online, saying, “Here’s how I defeated my fear…”

Sandy Murphey presents How to be a Positive Force In The Blogosphere And Beyond posted at Evolving Times.

Ralph Jean-Paul presents Dreaming of Success posted at Potential 2 Success. Can your daydreams really help you succeed? Many successful people have attributed their success to their ability to see their success before they are a success.

Dominic Tay presents The Economy of Personal Development posted at Dominic Tay Dot Com. Do you have the will to cope up with the fast pace of the corporate world and remains on the peak of success? It’s important that you focus on your long term goal and identify ways on how you can break into the tough competition in the business world. Read the four steps to your personal development and how these steps help you gain economic and personal success.

Charles H. Green presents Mummers, Trust, and the Threat of Violence posted at Trust Matters. Trust exists at that interesting boundary line, where you must take a step forward not being entirely sure that there will be solid ground to support your step.

Thanks to everyone who submitted articles. You are invited to submit your articles and inspirational stories to the next edition of the Personal Development and Happiness Carnival using our carnival submission form.

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