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
AlexShalman.com Podcast #016 ? Interviewing AJ Jacobs
2009-06-09 21:27:00 Audio Podcast at the very bottom. AJ Jacobs is a fascinating NY Times bestselling author, current editor of the infamous Esquire magazine, and what I would say is the “father of outsourcing.” AJ Jacobs has written The Know-It-All, in which he documented his experience of reading the whole Encyclopedia Britannica from front to back in his ... More About: Podcasts , Featured
7 Ways To Escape From Confusion Island
2009-06-06 06:07:00 So you’re metaphorically stuck on an island, with a group of people who think, dress, and act in the same way. As your mind and body begin to reject the notion of spending your whole life on this island, you fall into a whirlwind of uncertainty and depression. You emerge on the other side, confused. You ... More About: Island , Confusion , Escape
You?ll Love This Doctor
2009-05-29 23:22:00 Caution: Don’t read this without your sense of humor. I don’t know original source, so if you point it out, I’ll cite it. Q: Doctor , I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it… don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears ... More About: Health , Love
90 Second Rule of Relationships
2009-05-20 16:37:00 The other day my inbox got hit with a press release on behalf of Jim Fannin. Jim is a life coach, specifically for celebrities, which I found to be pretty cool. Jim, don’t celebrities need a psycho-therapist, not a life coach? The press release had a very short, but powerful synopsis of Jim Fannin’s project, ... More About: Videos , Relationships , Rule
Sleeping in My Trunk (The Drunk Driving Story)
2009-05-18 20:29:00 Long story short, I slept in my trunk so I wouldn’t have to drive under the influence of alcohol. What follows is the full story, details, and reason behind this “strangeness.” I drove to a BBQ on Friday evening, where I met up with Marina and some of our friends. There was a bit of beer ... More About: Story , Sleeping , Driving , Drunk , Drunk Driving
Finding The WHY To Motivate Ourselves
2009-05-16 21:49:00 A reader contacted me with a question today. As my response was getting longer, I realized that this would be a very relevant topic to share with everyone on the blog. Her e-mail reads as follows: Hello Alex, I ran across your blog (and subsequently have sent you a LinkedIn invite) regarding finding what motivates you in ... More About: Featured , Motivate
How To Deal With Criticism
2009-05-07 15:36:00 This is a guest article by Vincent Tan. You can follow him on Twitter. We will receive our fair share of criticism in our life. It is hard to stop criticism from coming because there are too many people with different views and opinions, which may result in disagreements. There are a few reasons why people criticize ... More About: Deal , Criticism
How to Study with Focus, Confidence and Purpose
2009-04-12 22:19:00 In my previous article, Why Are You Still Trying, I mentioned that I failed to get into Dental School a couple of times since graduating University in ‘06. In ‘08 I finished my Masters degree, and I’m currently on the waiting list for NYU Dental School. Whether I’ll get accepted or rejected for this coming cycle ... More About: Study , Confidence , Purpose , Focus
Review: Private Label Rights
2009-04-01 21:57:00 This review is sponsored by PLR.me Remember when you were in school, and you had a term paper assigned to you? Imagine being able to log into a website, search through dozens of expert articles, pick the one you want and write your name on it. Sounds great in theory, but, you would be cheating both ... More About: Review , Rights , Label , Private
AlexShalman.com Podcast #015 ? Interviewing Ishtar Alabina
2009-03-30 22:08:00 AlexShalman.com Practical Personal Development Podcast #15 I’ll be referring to the superstar singer Ishtar from the world famous group Alabina as Ishtar Alabina in this interview. Ishtar Alabina is a singer that is truly loved by fans all over the world. In the early 2000s Ishtar Alabina made millions in record sales worldwide, while performing for ... More About: Podcasts
Why Are You Still Trying?
2009-03-26 04:02:00 I was on the phone with an old friend of mine. I started telling her about some of the steps that I’m taking to be super prepared for the Dental Admission Test. One of the six sections is Quantitative Reasoning (aka Math), and it covers a very broad spectrum of math topics. I went to the ...
Vote For Me on Blogger Face Off (1-click, no signup required)
2009-03-23 21:12:00 Glen Allsopp of PluginID has decided to host the first ever “Personal Development Blogger s Face Off.” What he does is ask 2 personal development bloggers a series of questions over e-mail, and then posts their answers side by side on his blog. The audience votes based on who has a better looking mug, and of course, ... More About: Click , Vote , Face Off
7 Guidelines To Live More Like A Modern Day Samurai
2008-06-10 16:00:00 “Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant.” ~Tsukahara Bokuden Editors note: This is a guest post by Shamelle Perera of The Enhance Life. The closest portrayal I got of a samurai was when I first watched the movie, The Last Samurai. The movie ... More About: Live , Modern , Guidelines
How Much Is Enough?
2008-06-09 21:10:00 I previously stated that I participated in the Landmark Forum, and this weekend I continued my education by participating in the Landmark Advanced Course. I not only recommend this education to you, your family, and everyone you know but I stand for it. The time frame in which this course takes place is Friday, Saturday, Sunday ...
60-second Guide To Productivity
2008-06-05 20:50:00 Let us walk together for 60-seconds as we explore what’s simple and effective in time management and productivity. Beyond the horizon, past the new-age mambo jumbo, there is level of simple achievement that any of us can obtain. The key is to recognize, capture and utilize the fundamentals, to take what works, and get rid of ... More About: Productivity , Time Management , Guide
10 Practical Ways To Make Your Own Luck
2008-06-05 04:16:00 Ten years ago I decided to take a more scientific investigation into the concept of luck. I decided that the best method was to examine why some people are consistently lucky whilst others encounter little but ill fortune. In short, why some people seem to live charmed lives full of lucky breaks and chance encounters, ... More About: Book Review , Make , Luck
5 Ways To Make A Negative Experience More Positive
2008-06-01 17:51:00 “The road to positivity is strewn with the abandoned vehicles of the faint-hearted.” ~Peter McWilliams Editor’s Note: This article was contributed by Heather Johnson. Each of us experience setbacks in life, all of which provide us with valuable lessons about the human condition. It is not the setback itself that influences your future, ... More About: Experience , Make , Positive , Negative
20 Smart Ways To Increase Productivity During Prime Time
2008-05-28 06:15:00 “All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that.” ~Baltasar Gracian While the amount of things we want to see, do, smell, taste and touch exceeds all but our imagination there are still just 24 hours in each day. Time flies by and many times people find themselves at the end ... More About: Smart , Productivity , Prime , Prime Time
Quit Trying To Become A Better Person ? Transform
2008-05-23 15:44:00 Considering that the theme of this website is Practical Person al Development, the title Quit Trying To Become A Better Person may come as a bit of a shock to you. This site has been a bit of a journal for my personal development endeavors over the past year and a half — you may be ...
Creating Workability In Relationships Whether You?re Right Or Wrong
2008-05-20 20:25:00 In life there are certain things that you have to be right about — fact. When you’re performing open heart surgery, nursing a baby, racing at 180 miles per hour, or landing a passenger plane you need to be right. Being wrong would be a catastrophe. What I consider just as important as human life ... More About: Relationships , Creating , Wrong
4 Lessons From The Life Of Winston Churchill
2008-05-19 16:40:00 Written by Shilpan Patel, Success Soul Great leaders lead the world by example. Their life becomes a fable of character, purpose, perseverance and magnanimity that transcends evil into goodness. They make the world a better place to live for the generations to come. They’re born with purpose to save the world at the hour of peril. ... More About: Life , Leadership , Winston Churchill , Lessons , Winston
Three Personal Development Principles That Changed My Life
2008-05-11 01:07:00 It was about 11:30 pm and the phone started ringing. It was Dmitry, who is usually a night owl, so I didn’t think it was weird or anything. He said he has been doing some thinking and he wanted to know how I’d been able to make a u-turn, “well, not a u-turn, but ... More About: Personal , Life , Development , My Life , Principles
7 Steps To Get Fit With Your Spouse
2008-05-05 17:04:00 “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.” ~John Donne No matter how much you’ve worked on your self-control you cannot deny that people in your life influence you. We happen to be the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with. Spend one half of ... More About: Health , Relationships , Spouse , Steps
20 Ways To Simplify Your Life In 15 Minutes
2008-04-29 13:39:00 “In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.” ~Henry Wadsworth We spend too much, own too much, and want too much — it’s the human condition — and as long as we aren’t aware of it we’ll be a slave to the cycle. Being the ingenious little critters that we ... More About: Life , Productivity , Minutes
The Impact Of Falling Off The Productivity Train
2008-04-28 16:46:00 “So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt During the past few months my productivity has ... More About: Productivity , Train
4 Signs That Your Spouse Is Slowly Ruining Your Life
2008-04-25 15:56:00 ?No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.? ~John Donne No matter how much you?ve worked on your self-control you cannot deny that people in your life influence you. We happen to be the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with. Spend one half of ... More About: Life , Relationships , Signs , Spouse
10 Life Lessons The Ernest Hemingway
2008-04-23 12:00:00 “The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.” ~James Bryce This post is written by Robert of Flimjo.COM A helpful source for practical personal development is literature. Nowhere else will you find better wisdom and insight to develop your sense of self and your character. You will also ... More About: Life , Life Lessons , Hemingway , Ernest Hemingway , Lessons
12 Tools To Recover From Procrastination And Get Things Done
2008-04-21 13:00:00 Contributed by: Vera Nadine of veranadine.com I am a procrastinator. There’s no two ways about it. And I don’t mean that I can sometimes put off doing the dishes until the next morning. I mean that I can put anything off, anytime, for any reason. What strikes me about the self-development movement is all ... More About: Tools , Productivity , Things , Procrastination
Sunday?s Speedlinking 4-20-08
2008-04-21 04:25:00 Here are this week’s goodies from around the web: Happiness: The Group Writing Project Inspired Money Maker Blog by Tyna Kelvin Goh Three new happiness projects this week. The numbers are really adding up! If you haven’t participated yet, and would like to do so then get the instructions from Happiness: The Group Writing Project. To see the entire list of ... More About: Networking , Sunday
5 Magic Steps To Get Crystal Clear About The Law Of Attraction
More articles from this author:2008-04-18 15:00:00 WARNING: Reading this post will open the door to endless possibilities. It contains a proven step-by-step system on how to turn your thoughts into money or anything else. But first, let’s watch a clip from Will Smith, one of the best actors in the world: Is it just me or was he having some trouble ... More About: Magic , Attraction , Law of Attraction , Crystal , Clear 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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