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
Advertising Is Now So Simple Even A Caveman Might Be Able To Do It
2008-01-30 08:14:00 Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. -Albert Einstein. OIOPublisher goes by the great slogan, “Time to take out the middle-men…” and they certainly do that by making blog monetization extremely simple. By taking out big advertisers, you get to put the 50% commission right back in your wallet. This means you can ... More About: Advertising , Blogging , Simple , Caveman
7 Ways To Effectively Delay Hanky Panky
2008-01-29 21:37:00 While hanky panky can be a fun, intimate, and even orgasmic experience, it can also be your demise if you have a deadline to complete, need some rest, or some quality alone time. This is why, for the sake of productivity, I have carefully compiled a list to help you stay on point, and keep ... More About: Relationships , Hanky Panky
The World?s 12 Simplest Steps To Get Things Done
2008-01-28 12:00:00 Editor’s Note: This post was written by Charlie. You can visit his personal development blog here. We all have desires. We enjoy thinking about the future and coming up with new ideas about how things are going to play out. However, a surprising amount of people I’ve talked to contemplate the success they want in their ... More About: World , Productivity , The World , Things , Steps
The Landmark Forum
2008-01-25 17:00:00 The last time I attended the Landmark Forum was in August 2006, and boy did I get transformed. From that weekend I created being a person of unshakable integrity and learned about the world of endless possibilities. I learned that life is empty and meaningless, and it’s empty and meaningless that it’s empty and meaningless. ...
Life By Design: Using The C Word To Get Things Done
2008-01-24 23:00:00 [Editor’s Note: This article was written by Anna K Commitment Just the sound of that word might give people the shivers or send them running out the door. Despite whatever fears we may have, commitment is all around us. Life is full of very different types of commitment. If you look at most people, they are committed to ... More About: Design , Word , Productivity , Things
The Afore-established Dichotomy: Physical Endurance And Mental Strength
2008-01-23 22:45:00 Editor’s Note: This article was written by Marina Tsipenyuk Ever wonder why athletes are generally more healthy than non athletes? Seems like a very obvious answer! Exercising the body is essential for a healthy heart, strong muscles, good coordination…etc…and a healthy mind? Our culture tends to dichotomize mind and body by their own respective features. The body ... More About: Health , Mental , Physical , Endurance
From Slacker To Productivity Monster In 23 Days
2008-01-22 22:00:00 digg_url="“; Editor’s Note: This article was written by Tynan. You can keep track of his worldly travels at Life Nomadic. I’d had a great year by almost any standard. I had a great love life, my income had become totally passive, I planned my around-the-world tour, I changed to a 99.9% clean vegan diet, ... More About: Productivity , Slacker , Monster , Days , Mons
Affiliate Summit In Las Vegas, Why Me?
2008-01-22 10:15:00 Our beloved John Chow, the guy who makes money online by telling people he makes money online, is hosting yet another contest. This time John is kind enough to give away a $1,449 ticket to the 2008 Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas . If you would like to receive this $1,449 ticket, write a post on why ... More About: Networking
I Think Life Is Empty And Meaningless. Still Want My Advice On Life?
2008-01-21 11:00:00 Life is empty and meaningless and it’s empty and meaningless that it’s empty and meaningless. When I posted that Life is empty and meaningless, I was just curious to see what type of comments I would get. I could have explained what I meant then, but I thought it would serve me better to wait. Some people ... More About: Life , Advice , Thinking , Empty
Sunday?s Speedlinking 01-20-08
2008-01-20 17:46:00 40 Motivational Songs have been compiled for us by Ellesse Chow of Goal Setting College. Ellesse Included a special bonus video to a very inspirational Paul Potts on the bottom of her post that is definitely worth the 4 minutes to investigate. When I stumble upon fundamental principles, I tend to be impressed by their simplicity. ... More About: Networking , Sunday
Life Is Empty And Meaningless
2008-01-17 11:00:00 … and it’s empty and meaningless that it’s empty and meaningless. FYI: I do have a point, but I’m waiting to see if anyone nails it in the comments section. The Hidden Secret In Think And Grow Rich: A great book that shows you what Napoleon Hill really meant, and gives you the secret to achieving ... More About: Life , Thinking , Empty
Using A Bucket List To Enhance Your Relationships!
2008-01-16 11:00:00 My wise older sister, who is happily married with 3 children, gave me some advice a few months ago. She told me that when looking for the person I want to spend the rest of my life with, two things matter the most. The person must be a kind person, and our goals have ... More About: Relationships , List
10 Traits To Be Perceived As A Winner!
2008-01-15 05:53:00 {Disclamer: Definition of what a winning person is may differ} I happen to think that a winning personality is someone that is trusted, loved, and respected. To you, it may mean someone who is rich, charismatic, or successful. We won’t dwell on semantics during this post, and just stick to my initial definition. In order to ... More About: Relationships , Winner
Rules Of The Game
2008-01-10 04:07:00 The time in my life when I got serious about personal development started on the tail end of me studying books on how to pickup women. The whole pickup world became a fun hobby for me and several of my friends, so we ended up reading a few more books than one would deem… healthy. ... More About: Relationships , Networking , Book Review , Game , The Game
Who?s Life Are You Living?
2008-01-08 11:00:00 Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Basho If you’ve read my bio in the about me page, than you know that I’m currently a graduate student ... More About: Life , Living
An Eschatological Laundry List
2008-01-07 17:00:00 As you may or may not know, I’m not a big fan of being late. This is why I like to come early on days when I go to see my life coach. This time around I came a whole 30 minutes early, and decided to brain storm some ideas in my moleskin. In order to ... More About: Laundry , Book Review , List , Thinking
Sunday?s Speedlinking 1-06-08
2008-01-06 20:39:00 Michael Kwan of Beyond The Rhetoric was kind enough to blog an answer to a question I had e-mailed him. Check out How to write a killer review by one of my favorite freelance writers. Michael Montoure gives is HackYourself.org. His explanation of how we stop ourselves from achieving in life. Ravi Vora gives us the Top ... More About: Networking , Sunday
Starting Off 2008 With A Morning Routine
2008-01-01 22:53:00 There are limitless benefits to starting and sticking to a solid morning routine. My favorite benefit is that once the routine is a habit, it can be executed in such a robotic way as to not exert much effort on your part. To start this new year off right I’ve devised a new morning ... More About: Health , Productivity , Morning , 2008
Manipulate Your Enemies To Serve Your Benefit
2007-12-30 18:55:00 View people you are likely to quarrel with as your partners in personal growth. They are likely to make you more aware of your vulnerabilities, limitations, and mistakes. Don’t let this get you down. Rather, let it serve as your coach. You now have more awareness of what you need to ... More About: Relationships , Productivity , Enemies , Benefit , Pula
Turn Anticipation Anxiety Into Excitement
2007-12-27 18:33:00 Have you ever noticed how desire and anticipation are sometimes more exciting and profound than obtaining the object that we yearn for? Whether we’re anticipating a vacation, wanting to get to know a person we saw from a far, or hungry for an appetizing dish, we are assuming that we will be receiving a certain ... More About: Anxiety , Thinking , Turn , Excitement , Temen
Would You Be Friends With Yourself?
2007-12-23 20:00:00 Consider having an out of body experience. Imagine walking along and meeting yourself, the way you are now. Would you be friends with yourself? If your character and actions are not congruent with what you think makes up a good friend, then perhaps its time to start lowering standards of friends, or raising standards of yourself. What ... More About: Relationships , Friends , With You
Thank You For This Special Year
2007-12-23 02:30:00 December 15th 2007 marks the one year anniversary of Alex Shalman dot com. It’s an understatement to say that this has been an incredible journey, an amazing pass time, a captivating passion, and a full filling devotion. The benefits that I have seen in my life as a direct result of this website are colossal, yet ... More About: Updates , Special , Year
Three Ways Dreaming Can Improve Your Blogging
2007-12-21 17:40:00 After a night of studying with my best friend, a glass of sweet Ressling wine, and some good sleep on a couch, I had an interesting dream. I woke up, and the first thing I thought to myself was, “Wow, there’s a good blog post! No. There’s TWO great blog posts!” For a moment I thought ... More About: Blogging , Dreaming , Improve
The Evolution Of Co-mentoring Relationships: A Quest For Dialogue
2007-12-19 14:50:00 My mentoring experience had marked one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences that I had ever undergone. I was hoping to extend a dialogue over a group of people who I had never before encountered, but I had not, under any circumstances, known the kind of mental dialogue that this would foster within me ... More About: Relationships , Evolution , Leadership , Mentoring , Quest
What Is Relaxation?
2007-12-18 11:37:00 Photo by Oson Editor’s Note: Guest post by Anna Kravtsov. What does it mean to relax? Is relaxation a person, place, thing? Many people think that relaxation is a vacation from work, a bubble bath, a movie- but in fact it really depends on many factors. When on vacation are you packing everything into the day? Are ... More About: Productivity , Relaxation
Never Worry Again! Interested?
2007-12-11 17:00:00 Photo by pedrosimoes7 Wouldn’t it be great if you could live a totally worry free life? Think about all the time and energy that you would save, and all the stress you would avoid. If you’re enrolled into the idea that You Can Control Your Life With One Thought, then I have an interesting lens ... More About: Worry , Thinking , Eres
5 Tips To Help You Make A Winning First Impression
2007-12-10 20:33:00 Everyone knows that a first impression can have a major impact on how people see you for the entirety of your relationship. A bad first impression can be difficult to overcome while a good one can make you stand out in a positive and memorable way. The initial meeting can be one of the ... More About: Relationships , Tips , Make , Winning , Impression
Sunday?s Speedlinking - 12-09-07
2007-12-09 18:55:00 Laura Milligan over at Bootstrapper brings us Negative Calorie Foods: 15 Foods That Actually Burn More Calories Than They Contain. Sounds like a diets dream to me. Bob Grant writes at love-lectures and gives us 7 things he won’t appreciate. This is general advice for women, as to which actions their man may not appreciate. ... More About: Networking , Sunday
I Have Re-discovered The Cure For Racism, Prejudice, And Violence
2007-12-04 19:06:00 digg_url = \'http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/12 /04/i-have-re-discovered-the-cure-for-rac ism-prejudice-and-violence/\'; Something tells me that philosophers and religious leaders have thought of this idea thousands of years ago, but it struck me again today while driving in my car. In the past, I held the belief that if everyone learned to communicate on a higher level then wars and violence could be ... More About: Relationships , Racism , Violence , The Cure , Cure
Take Control Of Your Life With One Thought
More articles from this author:2007-12-03 22:19:00 It’s actually quite astonishing to think about how many thoughts an average person has per day. The number is approximately 12,000 thoughts per day for the average person and much more for deeper thinkers. To me that sounds like our thoughts are out of control, and we just leap frog from one to the ... More About: Life , Thought , Control , Thinking 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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