Personal Development Carnival: Issue 31

Editor’s Note: Beginning next Sunday, March 2, 2008, the Personal Development Carnival will feature only 10 authors each issue. This adjustment has been made in order to allow the weekly series to focus on the best of the best from the past week.

Not only will this change benefit the readers by providing the best possible content, it is also intended to benefit the authors who contribute with increased exposure.

Please be assured the same ten bloggers will not be featured week after week. I will review each submission and select the articles that best speak to personal development and relationship building for that week.

Thanks for your continued readership and support. - Alex Blackwell

Welcome to the 31st issue of the Personal Development Carnival. This carnival is dedicated to people who want to share and receive ideas to improve the quality of their relationships, sustain happiness and create lasting success for the next 45 years; and beyond. Every Sunday a new carnival containing your thoughts, articles and inspirational stories will be shared. You may participate by visiting the submission form at the bottom of this issue.

Continue to live while resisting the temptation to regret your past. Instead, you need to take full advantage of your future. After all, it isn’t how you start in life, it’s how you finish.

Featured Writers

Karen Lynch presents Co-Creating with a Significant Other (Live The Power) posted at LivethePower. When we find that “significant other” who makes our heart sing and we decide to come together for the purpose of co-creating a magnificent life, oftentimes we tend to believe that everything that we are interested in and everything that we like our spouses like to.

Louise Manning presents Generations coming together posted at The Human Imprint, Manning asks in this article, “Do we spend too much time focusing on what divides the generations rather than what keeps us together?”

Stephen Martile presents How to Change Your Beliefs with Praxis, Part 3 posted at Stephen Martile. The more often you are inspired the more likely you will feel good. The better you feel, the more likely you will attract more of those good feelings into your life.

CG Walters presents Spirit Story…an Old Genre Reawakening posted at Into the MistA path of communication with the subconscious—as opposed to a communication with the conscious mind—is alive, more a communion between the personal subconscious and the Collective Consciousness, possibly awakening or speaking to the personal consciousness a little along the way.

David B. Bohl presents Do You Make The Mistake Of ODing On Self Help? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. I love self-help books. But I’m a little concerned that some people seem to always be reading the latest self-help book and saying things like, “This is the book for me. This is what I’m going to do to change my life.

Best of Personal Development

Phil B. presents All Men Are Not Created Equally « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. All Men Are Not Created Equally

Suzie Cheel presents How I Zap the Nots! posted at The Abundance Highway. Sometimes just when you feel you are making big steps forward. a little or even big demon, can set you up for failure. Suzie looks at developing success habits to move forward.

Warren Wong presents How To Get Whatever You Want From Anyone posted at Personal Development for INTJs. Wong reveals to the secre to get whatever you want from anyone you want - from money to love.

Jirel presents Learning to live with the present posted at Positive and Successful Life Style tips. The moment we are at this time is the most valuable in our life and I myself always try to utilize this time to get maximum output from my life though I know past and future are equally important for successful life.

Carl Mills presents Daily Dose of Motivation posted at Daily Dose of Motivation. If you belive it, you can do it!

Daniel Santos presents Creating A Dream posted at Creating a Dream. It began by accident, as all good cosmic coincidences must. That zap! when Purpose manifests in your life. Purpose - your reason for being here.

Jeniffer presents How To Grow Beyond Your Comfort Zone-Fantastic 5 For Friday-Issue 13 thethirtydayyear.com posted at http://feeds.feedburner.com/Thethirtydayyearcom. What is your comfort zone, and why you should seek to grow it?

Wayne Buckhanan presents How to “Win” in Life posted at Life, Love, & Learning. Assume for a moment that life is a game. Like all superb games it is not zero-sum — there is a way for one player to win without another player having to lose. As I mentioned previously the upward spiral of win-win-win is achieved by being valuable and serving others.

Mike Remer presents Celebrating! My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog. No matter how out of shape you may be, no matter how old or young you are, no matter how long it has been since you did any “exercise,” no matter whether you like to exercise or not, the time and effort you invest in your path to fitness will pay you dividends way beyond anything you can imagine.

Semi-Charmed Wife presents Think Big! posted at Semi-Charmed Wife. Has anyone ever told you that your dreams are too big? Don’t buy it! Reach for the stars, and have no regrets.

James D. Brausch presents Is Your Keyboard Making You Fat? posted at Weight Loss Dude. Do an experiment right now. Don’t keep reading. Do it.

Pat Ruppel presents 6 Ways to Overcome Adversity posted at Plain Talk and Ordinary WisdomI’ve read so many blogs with examples of how people deal with adversity and shine. Going through a bit of adversity myself at present, it has been a source of inspiration and hope in seeing how people face adversity and walk through the fire overcoming what appears to be insurmountable odds.

Babs Mountjoy presents What makes a marriage? « Awalkabout’s Weblog posted at Awalkabout’s Weblog. A friend of mine recently decided in order to preserve her marriage, she needed to leave the marital home. She and her husband now live in two homes in the same city, while they work through counselors to cure the issues that separated them.

GreatManagement presents What Every Manager Can Learn From Barack Obama posted at The GreatManagement Blog. What Every Manager Can Learn From Barack Obama.

Tiffany Colter presents Writing Career Coach: A Pleasant surprise and How I got here Part 2 posted at Writing Career Coach. This week has just zipped past me. I had something really exciting happen to me today. I was at the grocery walking through the meat section and scouting out deals when my husband called.

Akemi presents Networking: It’s Not Just Who You Know posted at Yes to Me. Much has been said about the importance of networking in business, but I am yet to see a comprehensive account how each piece fits into the big picture.

Julie Rains presents How To Maintain Your Identity When Everything Has Changed Parenting Squad posted at Parenting Squad. Motherhood. A life changing experience. There is very little that anyone can say or do to actually help you realize the true meaning of that word.

Life. Money. Development. presents Acquiring the Habits of Highly Successful Students posted at Life. Money. Development.. We humans are innate learners, as learning is the cornerstone for survival. We must remember, abstract and apply knowledge in diverse (and often harsh) environments in order to develop into and behave as truly intelligent beings.

Mark McClure presents Giving Up posted at Mark McClure Today. McClure states in this article, “Sometimes it’s necessary to give up and let go of ’stuff’.” I couldn’t agree more!

Matt presents Taking responsibility for your own happiness posted at Life is your Career. We are all responsible for our own hapiness. Stop waiting for the “happy times ahead” and take steps towards becoming the person you want to be.

JC presents 10 Inspirational & Motivational Movies posted at A Journey Of Dreams. Check out this list and see if some of your favorites are on it.

Lana Burris presents Ten Happiness Boosters that Cost $25 or Less posted at Happiness Quotient Headquarters. Money may not be able to buy happiness, but it sure can perk you up a little when thoughtfully spent. It’s easy to spend $25 and not even remember where it went. This time, try something that will boost your spirits.

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

Life Tips Tuesdays Begin Tuesday, March 4

This new weekly series will feature practical tips for living a more productive, happier, simpler and successful life. Look for Life Tips that will cover these topics:
· Personal Development
· Relationships
· Family & Children
· Finance
· Health
· Technology
· Career

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