The Personal Development Carnival

Lorraine has posted the final edition of the Personal Development Carnival to her Bring It On Weblog.

Thank you, Lorraine, for another great edition, and for all the support you’ve provided.

And thank all of you for your submissions and hosting over the past year and a half.

As Lorraine said in the closing quote to this edition: “Whoo Hoo– What a Ride!”

I’ve been fighting myself over this for weeks now…

It’s time to move on.

When I first started this carnival (here’s the first announcement post), there were no carnivals that I could find dedicated specifically to personal development…

Now there are plenty.

And I no longer have the desire to run it.

This site will remain as it is until the domain expires… There is one more edition scheduled on another blog (Lorraine’s Powerfull Living - be sure to check it out if you haven’t) which I’ll leave up to her to do with as she wishes.

Thank you all for your support and submissions over the past year and a half… it is much appreciated.

Welcome to the October 28, 2007 edition of The Personal Development Carnival!

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Wenchypoo presents An Investment in Life and the Family Orchard posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Brad Bollenbach presents Finding Your Passion posted at 30 sleeps, saying, “Figuring out what you truly love to do is about much more than asking yourself the right questions. It’s about backpacking through the world of experience, and activating your Weird Idea Radar.”

FitBuff presents Home Workouts: Hotel Room Edition posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, “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!”

Charles H. Green presents Mummers, Trust, and the Threat of Violence posted at Trust Matters, saying, “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.”

Liz Fuller presents Friends are Vital to Small Business Success posted at More Than WE Know, saying, “Studies have shown that having a best friend at work is critical for full engagement in your job. So where does that leave the solo entrepreneur? How do small business owners find motivation and resilience when times get tough?”

Luciano Passuello presents Never Eat Alone posted at Litemind, saying, “A mind map with the full summary of the book ‘Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time’.”

GP presents There are no Rainy Days posted at Innside Montana-Your Home at the Range, saying, “Tiger Woods said it best.. A rainy day is my chance to be home; be a fan; be a kid; be lazy… problem is, there are no rainy days.”

Marc and Angel presents 7 Productive Pieces of Unconventional Wisdom posted at Marc and Angel, saying, “Never quit, always win, learn to fit in… Nonsense! Here are 7 pieces of unconventional wisdom that will hopefully assist you in leading a more productive and rewarding life.”

Jamin presents 5 Simple Tricks to Help You Win Any Argument posted at WondR.net, saying, “We all get into arguments from time to time. But how do you deal with those people who consistently want to fight and act like they are always right? Contradicting them just feeds their desire for conflict and will frustrate and cause strife. Here are a five alternative methods for dealing with this type of difficult person.”

Carlo presents Time Management: The Key to Success posted at Carlo Selorio’s Internet Entrepreneur’s Journey, saying, “Time management is the key to success in the workplace as well as in our personal lives. Without proper time management you cannot meet your daily goals or finish your work on time. You will ultimately fail in your business and your life will be filled with stress.”

Gavin Ingham presents Goal setting with no limitations posted at Gavin Ingham.

Albert Foong presents Love, Sorrow, and Attachment posted at Urban Monk, saying, “Gautama Buddha once said: ‘I teach one thing and one only: that is, suffering and the end of suffering.’ And what causes this suffering? He answers this question in his four Noble Truths: ‘The origin of suffering is attachment.’ How do we overcome attachment, then? The strangest thing of all - the one thing that we think causes attachment.”

Dominic Tay presents Personal Mastery of Development posted at Dominic Tay Dot Com, saying, “You suddenly stopped working so hard and don’t feel like being a winner anymore. Take heart! Many feel that they’re too exhausted giving all their best, or burned out due to lost of motivation. Are you one of these people? Learn the 3 keys in sustaining your winning performance at work and personal development to success.”

R. Pettinger presents How to Reduce the Ego. posted at Sri Chinmoy Inspiration, saying, “How to reduce your ego, the genuine way to happiness.”

Dr. Scott Davis presents Is My Son Addicted To Internet Porn? posted at R. Scott Davis, Psy. D..

Yaro Starak presents Can What You Do Today Make You Money Tomorrow? posted at Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak.

Daniel Brenton presents I am Grateful I Have Learned Appreciation posted at Daniel Brenton, saying, “I’d like to offer some reflections on the practical aspect of the practice of gratitude, and how gratitude has changed my life in a down-to-earth, matter-of-fact way.”

Peter S C presents A Weekend Without Alcohol posted at I will change your life . com.

edithyeung presents God Creates No Garbage posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Chris presents 3 Secrets to Early Retirement (and Life like a Nomad forever) posted at nomad4ever.

Tristan Loo presents How to Invest & Grow Your Relationship Bank Accounts posted at Synergy Institute, saying, “In this article, Life Coach Tristan Loo of the Synergy Institute highlights the similarities between relationships and checking accounts and how you need to be making consistent emotional deposits into your relationship accounts to build value in them, rather than depleting those accounts with too many emotional withdrawals.”

Becky Gillaspy presents How to Prepare for Weight Loss Success posted at Weight Loss without Worry, saying, “You decide to start a diet… now what? You won’t see results on the scale until you start doing the right things, in the right order, and in a purposeful way. This requires some lead-in time because you need time to prepare properly. Here is what you need to do before day one of your diet.”

Kathleen Gage presents Meet The Left Thumb Blogger posted at Street Smarts Marketing, saying, “Every so often our paths will cross with someone who is truly incredible. Such is the case with Glenda Watson Hyatt, The Left Thumb Blogger. Glenda is the author of I’ll Do It Myself.”

Tezza presents So Your Stuck In A Rut, Now What? posted at 4 Eva Young, saying, “We all get sucked into a black hole from time to time where our life just seems to have lost it’s luster. The bounce in your step is now just a fading memory and your starting to dread the days. It’s like someone came and pressed the pause button on your life and your just waiting for them to return to press play again. If your life seems to be stuck in a bit of a rut then hope is not lost. Here are some handy tips to help you get back on your feet.”

James D. Brausch presents A Mindset Challenge posted at jamesbrausch.com.

iamstr8fire presents Do it RIGHT Do It LIGHT. Do it WRONG do it LONG posted at bodybuilding.com - iamstr8fire, saying, “Article that discusses the benefits of performing tasks right the first time to avoid wasting time.”

Tupelo Kenyon presents Listen with Your Heart posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “When someone is talking to you, do you hear with your ears, monitor with your mind, or listen with your heart? Invest a few minutes thinking about the importance of listening well – a deliberate conscious act – and watch your relationships grow to a new level of closeness and understanding. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)”

Alex Blackwell presents 10 Things to Say or Do Every Day posted at The Next 45 Years.

Kalyn presents 10 Tips to Improve Your Life in 5 minutes or Less posted at LifeEdit.net.

Phil B. presents Racist against Racists posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “Only through time and patience, can we hope that racists and bigots will change their views. So let s not add to the hate by hating racists and bigots.”

Dr Martin W. Russell presents EFT Is Bunkum? - Part 2 posted at Dr Martin W. Russell.

Rahul Bhambhani presents How to Make the Right Decision Every Time posted at Personal Development Advice, Tools to Improve the Quality of your Life, saying, “Each one of us has been blessed with an internal compass that lets us know whether or not we are about to make the right decision in any situation. I like to call this compass ‘universal intuition.’”

James presents Other options besides Payday Loans posted at Payday Loan Cheapskate.

Miami Phillips presents Happiness is Change (for me) posted at Miami Phillips - About Happiness, saying, “Happiness is found by defining success for you, then defining your values - and then creating your life around those definitions. Simple!”

Raymond David Salas presents How to Love the Environment and Planet Daily posted at ZenChill.com Power Tools Blog.

Carole Fogarty presents Take time out to marinate your life: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE, saying, “What do you really, really, really want?”

GreatManagement presents Time is NOT an Excuse posted at The GreatManagement Blog.

Matthew Paulson presents The Realities of Franchise Ownership posted at Getting Green.

Daylle Deanna Schwartz presents What Do You Really Want? posted at Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat, saying, “Often we get into the habit of making choices based on what we think others would like us to choose. To please them. And we stop being in touch with what we’d really want. This recovering DoorMat gives tips for breaking those habits to make choices based on our needs, not the need to please.”

Rick Cockrum presents EFT And The Placebo Effect posted at Shards of Consciousness.

Balanced Life Center presents The 7 Keys to Happiness posted at Balanced Life Center.

Arun presents Seven Mistakes Guys Make When Approaching Women posted at Arun is Bringing You… Your Daily Remedy.

Lorraine Cohen presents Gratitude - The Doorway to More Happiness and Joy! posted at Powerfull Living, saying, “Learn keys to feeling more happiness in your life.”

The Happy Rock presents Change Your Child’s Genetics By Giving Up The BMW posted at The Happy Rock, saying, “Our decisions can overcome our children’s bad genes.”

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That’s it for this edition of the Personal Development Carnival. I truly hope that you found something that will contribute to the quality of your life.

Thank you to all of the bloggers who submitted articles! Next week’s carnival will be hosted at Creating a Better Life - get your article (one per blog/blogger, please) in via the carnival submission form, kindly provided by Blog Carnival.

Interested in hosting an edition of the carnival? Check out the Host an Edition page.

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

I’ll be hosting the October 21, 2007 edition of the Personal Development Carnival at Creating a Better Life. It’s only Wednesday, and there are already 28 submissions for this edition. Get your article in before Saturday the 20th to be considered for inclusion by using Blog Carnival’s submission form.

Hosts are needed for the following weeks. If you are interested in hosting an edition of the carnival, be sure to check out the “Host an Edition” page to get all of the information.

The October 14th edition of the Personal Development Carnival has been posted to ask the Career Counselor. Be sure to check it out!

Big thanks to Devon for hosting this week’s edition.

We’ve got a new host to introduce for the October 14th edition - Ask the Career Counselor will be hosting it’s first edition of the Personal Development Carnival for the first time this coming Sunday.

Get your article in (one per blog/blogger please) via our submission form provided by Blog Carnival.

I continue to live my life a few days behind - it’s about time that I let the world know that Lorraine has posted the October 7th edition of The Personal Development Carnival to Powerfull Living. Thanks for another great edition, Lorraine.

On September 30th, The Healthy Living Lounge will be hosting an edition of The Personal Development Carnival for the first time. Thank you, Carol, for joining us.

Be sure to get your article (one per blog/blogger, please) in for consideration via Blog Carnival’s submission form in order to be included.

Personal Development for the Book Smart has posted the September 23rd edition of the Personal Development Carnival. It was actually posted a couple of days ago… it seems like I’ve been running a couple of days behind on everything lately!

Be sure to check out this edition of the carnival.

I just got an email that The Personal Development Carnival will be a featured carnival on Blog Carnival this coming Wednesday, September 26th!

Thank you, Blog Carnival!