The Personal Development Carnival - August 12, 2007

Welcome to the Personal Development Carnival, hosted for the first time by Shards of Consciousness. As always, we have a wide selection of great posts on all aspects of personal development.

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Barbra Sundquist presents Freedom from Worry: What I Learned From My Sister’s Illness posted at WelcomeJoy.com.Albert Foong presents How to remove negative thoughts and tame your monkey mind, Part 1 posted at Urban Monk, saying “Controlling your mind - comprehensive and practical tips from the most respected systems, given the special Urban Monk treatment!”

Fired Up Phil presents ATTITUDE Plays a Huge Role in Attaining Success And Living The Life of Your Dreams posted at firedupphil.

Eric presents How to Get Yourself to Go to Bed At a Decent Hour posted at Husbandhood.

SJ Yee presents Talent is never enough posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart, saying “Let’s all become talent-plus people!”

Lindiwe Abrahams presents Living and Learning posted at What now.

Steven Snell presents Effective Time Management for Bloggers posted at Vandelay Website Design, saying “A guide to maximizing your time as a blogger.”

Warren Wong presents 8 Starting a New Job Tips posted at INTJ Personal Development, saying “Are you starting a new job? Here are some tips based on my own experiences.”

Jeanne Dininni presents Show ‘Em Who’s Boss posted at Writer’s Notes, saying “This post is a satirical look at the techniques we often resort to in our efforts to appear successful.”

Louise Manning presents Why do you have such an attitude problem? posted at The Human Imprint.

marguerite manteau-rao presents Why? posted at La Marguerite, saying “Down, down, towards higher consciousness, from a green girl wannabe perspective.”

Chris Stevens presents Positive Thought for the day posted at Positive thoughts and more.

wilson ng presents Never Assume posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife, saying “Funny situations or expensive mistakes occur when we assume. We always think we know what the other person wants, or thinks. Don’t guess! Why not just ask?”

edithyeung presents 12 Secrets to Establish Your Personal Creditability (Increase Your Personal Credit Score) posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Tupelo Kenyon presents Action and Satisfaction posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying “Balancing the realms of being and doing seems to be a healthy objective – on a personal level as well as on a global level. When our perpetual propensity to do is inspired and driven by “who we are” – the realm of being . . . then our actions bring satisfaction. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)”

rck@TheRoadtoCEO.com presents A Motivation Secret of Top Performing Managers posted at A Motivation Secret of Top Performing Managers, saying “A Motivation Secret of Top Performing Managers August 7th, 2007 A frequent question we get from managers at all levels is how to motivate consistent high performance from others. In today’s business environment, you can’t force anyone to do anything. As a manager, you need to think of yourself as leading a volunteer army. In the words of President Dwight Eisenhower, you need to get people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. The fact is, psychological research proves that praise and appreciation is far more effective than threats or punishment regardless of what you want people to do. When people want to do something they tend to put in more and better effort than if they believe that they have to do it. And in this issue we share a motivation strategy that you can use to encourage this kind of voluntary contribution from everyone around you.”

Ian Welsh presents My Friend Peter posted at The Agonist, saying “I never saw Peter act meanly, or unkindly. I never saw him treat anyone but with dignity. I never saw anyone who needed a kindness Peter could give who didn’t get it.”

Daniel Roach presents Imaginary Mentors: A Technique for Unlocking Wisdom posted at Daniel Roach.Org, saying “An article about one method we can use to tap into our subconscious mind to find answers to life’s harder questions. Thanks for the look!”

SpiKe presents The Productivity Formula posted at Organize IT.

Lorraine Cohen presents Powerfull Living » Deal Or No Deal posted at Powerfull Living, saying “Ever risked too much because you got emotionally caught up in your excitement and made a decision you regret? Read on for a sobering perspective!”

Raymond David Salas presents How to Really Simplify Your Life posted at ZenChill Power Tools Blog.

Alex Blackwell presents Success takes faith posted at The Next 45 Years.

Pete Johnson presents Thinking outside the box: Checkers with 5-year olds posted at Nerd Guru, saying “Children don’t yet know all the rules and because of that, we can learn to think beyond limits from them when trying to solve problems. Pete Johnson HP.com Chief Architect Personal blog: http://blog.nerdguru.net.”

John Hill presents How to Be Happy posted at Universe Of Success.

Christine Kane presents What’s Easy. What’s Not. posted at Christine Kane’s Blog, saying “hiya!”

Arun presents Get Comfortable By Leaving Your Comfort Zone posted at Arun is Bringing You…Your Daily Remedy, saying “The best way to have an ultimately comfortable life is to leave your comfort zone!”

Lyman Reed presents Two Steps to Changing Your Life posted at Creating a Better Life.

John Crenshaw presents From Good To Great - 1 Degree of Separation posted at Dominate Your Life, saying “Ok, you’ve conquered your self-doubt, you have ultimate confidence and no doubt you’ll succeed, but you still haven’t made that leap from good to great. Well, you’re 90% there, but ultimately, all the confidence in the world isn’t going to push you that extra 10% if you’re sitting on your couch playing video games all day (unless it’s the video games you want to become great at ). Confidence is that foundation, that support that every other aspect of your life relies upon to function properly. Confidence is fine and dandy, but you have to have other tools in your arsenal that you can use to really push yourself that last mile.”

The Happy Rock presents Principles In Action #1 : Treat Others Like They Have Value posted at The Happy Rock, saying “Treat Other Like They Have Value In Your Eyes.”

Matt presents Why Go Above and Beyond What’s Expected? posted at Realigned Living, saying “Going above and beyond what’s required is essential to make strides in any area of life. The article explores to reasons why it’s important to give 110% to anything you set out to do. Enjoy!”

Jimson Lee presents The Key to Successful Leadership posted at Speedendurance.com, saying “A look at personal development. Are leaders born or made?”

Christine Scivicque presents 5 E-mail Etiquette Mistakes to Avoid posted at The Executive Assistant’s Tool Box.

Nneka presents Meditation Q&A: How Do You Meditate? posted at Balanced Life Center, saying “Learn how to meditate with this post which is part of a series on meditation.”

Charles H. Green presents Don’t Believe What They Say About Listening and Sales posted at Trust Matters, saying “Too often we listen and hear what a person says they need, without realizing that really listening would tell us what they actually want.”

james presents Overcoming Shyness: Tips for making effective eye contact posted at you shy devil you, saying “Eye contact is one of the most fundamental forms of body language. Here are 5 1/2 tips on making more effective eye contact.”

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My thanks to all who participated in this week’s carnival, and to Lyman Reed for all the work he has done creating this forum. The next carnival will be hosted by Nneka at the Balanced Life Center on August 19, 2007. Submit your posts using the blog carnival submission form. If you’v never hosted the Personal Development Carnival, or look forward to hosting it again, drop a line to Lyman and he’ll set you up. The next opening is September 16, 2007. Until then, have a great week!

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