“The key to having whatever your heart desires – bar nothing – is finding a way to feel good about your Want; not to wish for it, yearn for it, long for it, sigh for it, or feel discouraged about it, but just feel good about it. Remember, need is from fear, desire is from […]

I’m extremely excited to announce the first eBook on The Next 45 Years is now available!
How to Finish Strong in Life is a collection of our best articles on how to improve relationships, sustain happiness and create lasting success for the rest of your life. The book is a reminder that it’s not about how […]

“They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot. Don’t it always seem to go. That you don’t know what you got until it’s gone.” - Joni Mitchell

The coffee shop a few blocks from my house recently closed. On nights when I wanted to […]

Welcome to the 33rd 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 […]

Today’s featured blogger is Andrea Hess of Empowered Soul.
Welcome to the seventh edition of The Next 30 Blogging Heroes series. Inspired by the book Blogging Heroes: Interviews with 30 of the World’s Top Bloggers by Michael A. Banks, this series will feature the next group of exceptional bloggers who are making an impact in the […]

by Nick Pagan
Most of us spend a great deal of time just reacting to emotions. We are either attempting to evade negative emotions or hoping for positive emotions. Emotions don’t happen by accident. There is a clear mechanism at work that most of us don’t know about.
This article explains how emotions are caused and […]

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Today’s world is a need it right now world. Emails, text messages, and cellular telephones have made us much more accessible and our level of accountability much higher. The expectations for immediate attention are overwhelming and can negatively impact our productivity and patience.
However, learning […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Dr. Joe Capista.
Have you ever thought about what Total Success would feel like? What would it look like? And what would you be like if you had Total Success?
Ask ten people what success means and you will likely get ten answers. Some base success on […]

Diet Tips for Preventing High Cholesterol Levels
Current stressed lifestyles and rushed, unhealthy diets are important promoters of high cholesterol levels. We should always remember that the first step toward recovering our health and treating any medical problem should be a medical evaluation.
These tips expand on the recommendations of my cardiologist, and they could prove useful […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Dr. Joe Capista.
Many people strive for their dream of success, but often miss the one element they absolutely must have in order to achieve their outcome - balance. I speak from the experience of having achieved a very high level of outward success by the time […]