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
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
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
Tackle Happiness, Don?t Chase It
2008-04-17 12:15:00 My whole life I wondered how it is that, all things being equal, two people in the same situation can be happy and unhappy, respectively. It puzzled me how people gravitated toward happiness in dire situations, while others, who seemingly had everything, were constantly depressed. Several months ago I stopped wondering and started searching by conducting what ... More About: Happiness , Chase
7 Steps To Get Past The Good Intentions And Get Results
2008-04-15 13:21:00 “The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat.” ~A.J. Cronin This article is for those of us that know exactly what we need to do, why we need to do it, yet still fail to follow through on our good intentions. Every person on the planet has been a victim ... More About: Results , Past , Good , The Good , Steps
The Essentials Of A Good Work Out: Urban Rebounding Review
2008-04-14 14:48:00 For the past month I’ve been having some excellent workouts. Work outs that I’ve been really looking forward to. Some people would argue that work outs should be strictly work and no play, but I disagree. I think it’s possible to have a lot of fun while getting your work done at the same time. If you’re ... More About: Health , Review , Urban , Good
Sunday?s Speedlinking 4-13-08
2008-04-14 04:41:00 Here are this week’s goodies from around the web: Happiness: The Group Writing Project Vera Nadine I never grew up Way To Go Godot Mori Therapy Four more happiness projects this week. All unique and awesome. That’s a total of 62 participants in the group writing project, as well as the original 34 interviews on this site. If you haven’t participated ... More About: Networking , Sunday
5 Ways Cheat Sheets Can Ace Your Productivity
2008-04-11 13:16:00 Over the years scientists and other experts have done hundreds of thousands of experiments on procrastination. It all came down to one simple conclusion: procrastination is the lack of taking next action. People seem to have formed the habit of day dreaming, and partaking in activities that take up less mental resources, instead of taking the ... More About: Cheat , Productivity
10 Reasons Why Whatever You Have Is Enough To Succeed
2008-04-09 17:16:00 “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~Confucius Confucius, the Chinese thinker and social philosopher, got this right some 2500 years ago. He realized that the number one reason that people fail is because they don’t even attempt to undertake something great. That’s pretty self-explanatory. If we do not begin, we cannot complete. ... More About: Reasons
What One Person Can Do About Changing The World Now
2008-04-08 19:44:00 “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~Victor Frankl Sometimes I think that if I could change the world, and run everything the way I want, then the world would be a better place. I’m a good guy. I have good intentions. I want the best for everyone; ... More About: World , Changing , The World , Person
5 Steps To Maximize Your Mind To Achieve Your Goals
2008-04-07 15:09:00 “Whatever your mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.” ~Napoleon Hill Last week I had the opportunity to listen to a presentation by Charley Harary. It was entitled 5 Steps To Maximize Your Mind To Achieve Your Goals . I was completely blown away by his performance- so I had to share it with you. I took ...
Sunday?s Speedlinking 4-6-08
2008-04-07 05:08:00 Here are this week’s goodies from around the web: Happiness: The Group Writing Project Plain Talk In Spiros This week we have two new happiness projects. As long as we get even new entry I will keep updating. When we’ve reached our happiness quota, I’ll stop the weekly updates. If you haven’t participated yet, and would like to do so ... More About: Networking , Sunday
Fasting: Clear Mental State And Longer Life
2008-04-04 12:00:00 “The best of all medicines is resting and fasting” ~Benjamin Franklin In the beginning of January of this year, I decided to do a little experiment on myself. I have read about the benefits of fasting for many years, and was determined to experience them for myself. I went four days without eating, and the only things ... More About: Health , Life , Mental , State , Clear
David B. Bohl: The Life Coach Of Slow Down Fast
2008-04-03 03:30:00 David B. Bohl is the life coach and author at Slow Down Fast . David went from the fast track of owning and operating a financial firm that was taking over his life to recapturing life balance and cultivating a truly happy existence. Trained as a professional life coach by the Denver Coach Training Alliance David has ... More About: Life , Review , David
A Simple Checklist To Upgrade Your Significant-other And Lose The Old One
More articles from this author:2008-03-31 14:41:00 “Let’s face it, the type of relationship you’re in can positively make or break you. Financially, emotionally, physically and spiritually the quality of your significant other can uplift and inspire you or rub your face into the dirt.” ~Alex Shalman By the time you’re thinking about a break up the issue is staring you dead in the ... More About: Simple 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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