Alex Shalman . com - Practical Personal DevelopmenAlex Shalman . com - Practical Personal DevelopmenPersonal Development is the act of actively seeking, gathering, and utilizing information in order to enrich your life. This blog covers topics such as health, money, blogging, goal setting, time management, communication, leadership and law of attra Articles
Stop Talking & Start Doing
2009-11-04 12:24:00 This is a guest post by Alex Fayle of SomedaySyndrome. In one of my favorite fantasy books, Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede, the main character Cimorene finds herself about to be married off to a Prince she can’t stand. Eventually she finds herself in a conversation with a talking frog who asks her what ... More About: Start , Talking , Stop
Building Self-Esteem (or, Why Are You Worth Feeding?)
2009-10-21 12:00:00 Self-esteem is NOT what you think. It’s not really the ‘I feel good about myself’ emotion. If you would have asked me a year ago, I wouldn’t have guessed that such interesting topics would be taught in dental school, but here I am learning about them. My favorite class in school right now is Dentist-Patient-Relationship. Here ... More About: Building , Self Esteem , Worth
Busyness is Laziness: 17 Strategies to Kill Busy Work
2009-10-19 12:00:00 This is a guest post by David Turnbull. Being busy is considered the opposite of laziness. It’s not. Laziness is likened to sloth-like activity, performing tasks slowly and begrudgingly. And that’s no different from busy work which fills most our lives. We do things because we’re too lazy not to do them. Never ending busyness means you ... More About: Work , Strategies , Productivity
The Art of Overkill
2009-10-17 12:00:00 I strongly believe that how you do one thing is how you do everything. The amount of effort you put into one area of your life, and your attention to detail, is likely consistent with how you execute all of your undertakings. It’s the beat to your internal drum – your philosophy. At first, while studying ...
Your Productivity Prescription
2009-10-15 12:00:00 This is a guest post by Haider Al-Mosawi Productivity is a hot topic in personal growth literature. But with all the resources and tips out there, we don’t seem to be getting more productive. In fact, we’re spending too much time trying to digest productivity resources that we could’ve spent actually being productive! The productivity tips we ...
Catalog Your Mind to Recall Information Easier
2009-10-13 01:07:00 My goal while in dental school is to improve my study technique on a daily basis. I want to get to the point where I don’t even have to think about it, and I’m doing all the right things on auto-pilot. This will open up opportunities for me to put more effort into new activities, ... More About: Information , Recall , Mind , Catalog
Become a Prfessor and Teach Anything to Anyone
2009-10-10 00:42:00 “Keep your eyes on the horizon, and you won’t get sea sick.” Those were Jim Kukral’s words of advise to me as we sailed on the East River in New York City. It was a beautiful summer evening, and the affiliate summit booze cruise was buzzing with people sharing million dollar ideas with old friends and ...
Hear me Live on Think for Yourself Radio
2009-10-07 12:00:00 It’s been awhile since I’ve put in my two-cents around here (other than commenting as much as possible). I hope you have been enjoying all the wonderful guest posts as much as I have. They’ve been really resonating and speaking to me for the most part, and I’m very happy to have this information passed ... More About: Radio , Hear , Live
Better Health Leads to Greater Happiness
2009-10-05 12:00:00 Article written by Alex Blackwell. Connect with Alex on Facebook. Just as setting small and attainable goals are the building blocks for achieving success; living a lifestyle of making good health choices leads to greater and more sustainable happiness. The cliché ?You are what you eat? does resonate with pieces of truth and common sense. There have ... More About: Health , Leads , Happiness
10 Simple Keys to Great Energy Everyday
2009-09-30 12:00:00 This is a guest post by Mr. Self Development. I often write about success and successful living, but I realize it?s difficult to become successful, if you?re too tired to accomplish anything. So today I want to discuss ?10 Simple Keys to Great Energy .? There was a time when I didn?t have enough energy to make it ...
The Importance of Setting Long-Term Goals
2009-09-28 12:00:00 This is a guest article from Glen Allsopp. I’ve always been a fan of quick wins and quick results, and as I’ll soon cover, so is the rest of society. With that in mind, not that many of us have long term goals, of if we do, we’re not working towards them. Up until about a ... More About: Goals , Long
Ask The Readers: Criticize My Presidential Speech
2009-09-27 05:49:00 I ran for the position of Class Council President for my New York University School of Dentistry class – for our first year. I lost. While not every attempt can result in a win, I believe that we can learn from just about everything. The sound quality isn’t the best, but it’s doable – I’m putting ... More About: Videos , Presidential , Readers
The Caves We Fear to Enter
2009-09-21 12:00:00 This is a guest post by Steven Aitchison. We have to travel many paths in our lives in order to reach the state of our true self. There are also many caves to enter. Caves are those places deep inside us where we are a little bit nervous to enter, some we have to ... More About: Fear , Enter
10 Ways to Go Hard or Go Home
2009-09-18 01:51:00 As you guys know, I’ve recently started NYU Dental School. I’m surrounded by a lot of brilliant students and faculty, and as I’m meeting everyone I’m keeping my ears open for life lessons. Last week my classmate and future dental-superstar Damoon Yashar told me about his life philosophy. Go hard, or go home. He meant this ... More About: Home , Hard
The Benefit of Exercise
2009-09-13 00:28:00 This is a guest post by Diggy. Do you think that exercise is just unpleasant hard work and lots of effort, just designed to make us tired and lose weight? There are,in fact, many benefits of exercise that go beyond getting the physical body into a great shape. If you aren’t doing any form of exercise in ... More About: Exercise , Benefit
A Practical Guide to Success: ?You Get What You Plant?
2009-08-31 12:00:00 This article explains the path to success using the simple concept of planting ?corn? seeds. We know that if you ?plant? corn, four things are going to happen: Number 1: You?re going to get corn (not apples) Number 2: You?re going to get the corn later than you planted it Number 3: You?re going to get ... More About: Success , Guide , Plant
What?s Your HELL YEA!?
2009-08-26 16:45:00 It’s time to destroy the pros and cons method of decision making once and for all. Pros and cons are soooo blah…grey…BORING. Why not go for the all or nothing mentality? I mean, you only live once, right? Ever wonder what kind of conversations successful people have? No, it’s not gossip or negativity. A few weeks ... More About: Hell
NYU Dental School Class of 2013 ? Here I Come!
2009-08-18 23:35:00 The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. ~Randy Pausch Long story short – I’ve been accepted to the NYU Dental School graduating class of 2013. That means I start ... More About: Class , Featured
What Everyone Ought to Know About Fans and Friends
2009-08-17 13:00:00 If you’re trying to be my friend you have to meet some basic criteria: You must be a kind person, be ambitious, be open to personal growth, and I must respect and admire you. If you think we’re friends, and you don’t meet this criteria, then you’re my fan. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate my ... More About: Relationships , Friends , Communication , Fans
You Are Not Your Business Card
2009-08-12 05:53:00 Whenever you see a potential contact, come right up to them and give them your business card - if you want to fall under their radar. “People don’t want to do business with business cards, they want to do business with people.” ~Audio (via @LewisHowes) I’ve placed myself in an excellent position to observe networking patterns between homo ... More About: Business , Card , Networking , Business Card
12 Transformational Life Coach Tricks
2009-08-07 17:40:00 This is a guest post by Tim Brownson. When Alex asked me if I would like to write a post entitled 12 Transformational Life Coach Tricks , I was like, ?Wow, that could be tough, because these are topics that I often spend 1,500 words on and up and I?m sure he doesn?t want a 20,000 word ...
My Twelve Crazy Things ? Brainstorm With Me
2009-08-05 17:02:00 The plan is to put myself in the twelve most uncomfortable situations that I’ve ever been in. With over 6000+ paid speaking gigs, Ted Fattoross is the most prolific speaker who I’ve had the opportunity to hang out with. Since I want to become a master storyteller, and touch, move, and inspire people – and ... More About: Crazy , Things , Twelve , Brainstorm
AlexShalman.com Podcast #018 ? Interviewing Mark Sisson
2009-08-03 15:00:00 AlexShalman.com Practical Personal Development Podcast #18 Mark Sisson is the guy that puts the facts behind lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition claims. His current mission is to create the happiest, healthiest, leanest, most fit, and productive life that he can while he’s here on earth. In the good ol’ days Mark Sisson was a professional triathlete, endurance runner ... More About: Podcasts , Featured
Practical Personal Development: Kindle Edition
2009-07-31 15:00:00 This is a scam. That’s the first thing that came to mind when I first heard of Amazon charging $0.99 cents to let people read free blogs on a kindle. A scam for the readers who could be reading the same blogs for free online, or on their mobile device and a scam for the bloggers, ... More About: Personal , Development , Edition
7 Signs of a Successful Person
2009-07-29 15:00:00 This is a guest post by Mr. Self Development. A friend of mine approached me a few weeks ago asking if I could make an investment into a jewelry store he was looking to purchase. Typically when I get these types of offers, I don?t give them too much attention, but this offer was slightly ... More About: Signs , Person
7 Fears That Prevent You From Truly Living
2009-07-27 18:00:00 This is a guest post by Bud Hennekes ?The key to change… is to let go of fear.? ~Rosanne Cash Many of us live a life full of fear and consequently omit only a small percentage of our true being. The battle with fear can be a daunting one no doubt, yet with the right mind-set, any fear ... More About: Living , Fears
Euphoria Salon, East Brunswick, NJ ? A Business That Gets It
2009-07-09 20:38:00 How horrible is it that when we discover a business that operates with the utmost attention towards customer service that we recognize it as the exception to the norm? I have a dream that every business will be so customer centric that walking into a business that doesn’t give it their best shot will be unheard ... More About: Business , Leadership , East , Salon
A Fat Girl?s Struggle With Discipline
2009-07-07 15:26:00 My friend, and future Doctor, Sofiya, shared an inspirational story with me the other day about an acquaintance of hers. We’ll call this acquaintance Margie (not real name). Margie is a classic example of a girl with no discipline, who let herself go, and was basically shunned by boys because of being overweight, having a low ... More About: Health , Girl , Discipline , Fat Girl
Permission to Think Big
2009-06-29 16:52:00 At any given point in the day, I’m just one thought away from losing it and going over the edge! At the very same time I’m just one thought away from being ecstatically happy. Last Sunday I was rear ended by a car while standing at a red light. I took a second, got out of ... More About: Permission , Thinking
AlexShalman.com Podcast #017 ? Interviewing Suzy Welch
More articles from this author:2009-06-24 02:36:00 AlexShalman.com Practical Personal Development Podcast #17 Suzy Welch graduated at the top of her class at Harvard Business School, wrote a column in Oprah’s O Magazine, and was the editor of the prestigious Harvard Business Review. Since then Suzy has gone on to marry the ex-CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, who now runs 11 companies. Jack ... More About: Podcasts , Featured 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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