Articles written by Jerry Lopper
All 298 articles written by Jerry Lopper
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Do rigorous psychology studies support the claim that working with a life coach provides superior results over self-improvement efforts taken alone? more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Learn the benefits and important elements of successful acts of forgiveness and apology. more...
Category: Improving Relationships
How to improve relations and build successful relationships while avoiding common relationship problems. more...
Category: Improving Relationships
Learn to listen effectively to enhance personal growth and development. There are several listening mistakes that may be damaging your relationships. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Follow this self-care guide for a healthier mind, body, and emotions as part of an effective personal development plan. more...
Setting and Achieving Goals, Planning, Success: Goal Setting Tools for a Personal Development Plan
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Learn to effectively set and achieve goals with the goal setting tools and goals success factors in this article. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Learn the benefits of improving positive thinking and positive attitude by including positivity in a personal growth plan. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
If facing a life transition due to divorce, marriage, retirement, unemployment, or career change, this personal growth plan can provide direction and support. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Learn how personal values affects stress and anxiety. Add values clarification and alignment to a self improvement program. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn the four critical success factors enabling you to achieve your goals in personal growth. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Utilize the resources cited in this article to gain a sound understanding of the principles for happiness and well-being resulting from positive psychology studies. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn to identify, clarify, and fully integrate your personal strengths and passions into everyday life as an important part of your personal development plan. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Learn how to find life purpose and include it in a personal growth plan with the self help tips in this article. more...
Category: Psychic Abilities
Psychic phenomena studies by reputable scientists confirm that paranormal powers exist widely among living beings. more...
Personal Development Program –Building Awareness: An Example of a Self-Improvement and Growth Plan
Category: Personal Development (general)
Follow this example personal development plan for the next nineteen weeks, then modify it to suit your continuing personal growth interests. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Successful people in every area of endeavor utilize eleven habits in fueling their success. Learn the habits and secrets of successful people. more...
Relationship Advice for the Perfectionist: Improving Relationships by Overcoming Perfectionism
Category: Improving Relationships
Learn why perfectionists have relationship problems and the relationship advice for overcoming perfectionism. more...
What is Attitude and How to Change Attitudes: Attitude Training with Daily Positive Affirmation
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Learn the benefits of attitude training with daily positive affirmations and learn how they fit into a personal growth plan. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Learn why the pursuit of perfection can lead to unhappiness. more...
Category: Spiritual Growth
Psychology studies are finding that spiritualism is good for your health. Learn the benefits of faith and how to find spiritualism. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Parenting advice from positive education programs may help parents ward off childhood depression. more...
Category: Youth Development (general)
Australia's Geelong Grammar School has initiated a bold and comprehensive positive education program based on recent positive psychology research. more...
Category: Business Management (general)
Steve Farber's latest book suggests a new philosophy of leadership seldom practiced in today's business world. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Coping with the death of a loved one can be very difficult. Is learning to cheer up a viable option? more...
Category: Marketing/PR (general)
Learn the six principles for developing a successful marketing or business message that will be remembered and acted upon. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn the role of personal values and beliefs in building a successful career. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Learn three easy steps you can take to leave behind a stressful day at work so you can enjoy your evening. more...
The Foundations of Career Success: Seek Employment Opportunities with Vocation in Mind
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn how to find happiness from work by seeking a career aligned with the foundations for success. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn why unemployment may be an opportunity in disguise and how attitude can help to find a job. more...
Free Open Source HTML and Website Editor: A Review of Kompozer WYSIWYG Web Page Authoring Software
Category: Freeware/Shareware
This article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of Kompozer, a free, open source HTML and WYSIWYG editor. more...
3 Keys to Improving Relationships: Personal Growth: Solve Relationship Problems in Love, Friendship
Category: Improving Relationships
Learn to improve relationships by applying three key principles to solve relationship problems. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Personal Development for Smart People identifies the fundamental principles applicable to all aspects of personal growth. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Positive psychology research findings on increasing happiness with gratitude, optimism, and kindness activities. more...
Positive Psychology Studies on Happiness: How to Become Happier with a Few Simple Daily Activities
Category: Personal Development (general)
In a recent presentation, noted positive psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky cited simple daily activities anyone can use to be happier. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
These money saving tips will reduce expenses and save money and are easy to implement. more...
How to Prepare for a Job Interview: Eight Preparation Tips for Employment Interviewing Success
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn eight preparation steps that will help you land the perfect job, even in challenging financial times. more...
Money and the Law of Attraction: A Review of Esther & Jerry Hicks' Book in the Abraham Series
Category: Spiritual Growth
The Abraham series continues with specific advice for attracting wealth, health, and happiness. more...
Category: Holiday Entertaining
If planning or attending a Holiday party is stressful, learn to use the Law of Attraction for a perfect, stress-free celebration. more...
How to Take Responsibility for Happiness: Learn to Be Happy Now; Know How to Be Happier
Category: Personal Development (general)
How to take personal responsibility for one's own happiness. more...
Recipe for a Balanced Life: The Ten Ingredients Necessary for Work/Life Balance
Category: Personal Development (general)
Combine these ten ingredients for a low cost, healthy, fulfilling, and well balanced life. more...
Planning a Special Holiday Party: Successful Event Planning with Positive Affirmations
Category: Holiday Entertaining
Plan a successful holiday party using the law of attraction with the powerful affirmations in this article. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
This article continues building an inventory of personal assets and abilities as a foundation for a personal growth plan with the asset of unique strengths. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Follow this process to begin to take stock of personal assets and abilities as a foundation for a personal growth plan. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Though meditation offers many health benefits, the novice often abandons meditating because of difficulty in quieting the mind. Succeed with these tips. more...
The Best Universal Remote Control: Replacement Universal Remote Control Features and Benefits
Category: TV
Universal remote controls come in a wide range of prices and features. Learn the important differences. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Achieving life balance is a very personal issue of aligning one's activities with life purpose. Flex time, time management, and other tools are helpful, but insufficient. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Cheer up and beat the blues, boredom, and mild depression by aligning with the fundamentals of a balanced life. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
A well organized, logical, 12-step plan to find life's true calling. more...
The No Complaining Rule,Jon Gordon's Latest Book: Overcoming Negativity at Work and Home
Category: Changing Personal Habits
A review of The No Complaining Rule, a small book with a powerful message for personal and business development. more...
Category: Spiritual Growth
A review of a book that will challenge everything you think you know about your life and existence. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn how to be happier by creating greater meaning at work. more...
Fundamentals of a Balanced Life: Learn the Basic Building Blocks for Work-Life Balance
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn how to build a solid foundation for a balanced life. more...
The Bounce Back Book: Review of Karen Salmansohn's Latest Book
Category: Personal Development (general)
Karen Salmansohn's Bounce Back Book is a clever, witty, brassy collection of 75 tips to help you bounce back from adversity. more...
How to Cheer up Savoring Memories: Savor for a Feel-Good Cheer-up Gift
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn to savor the positives of life, past, present, and future as a means of cheering up. more...
Anti Aging: Centenarian Lifestyle: Live to 100 with Natural Health Advice
Category: Personal Development (general)
The secrets of longevity revealed in Costa Rica. more...
Plan Effective Business Meetings: Strategy for the Best Staff Meetings
Category: Business Management (general)
Plan and conduct effective meetings using these guidelines. more...
Reputation: Research Psychology: Brain Studies Link Social Status and Monetary Reward
Category: Personal Development (general)
The latest brain studies reveal why reputation is so important. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
There are five skills important to a balanced life. This article address two of the five. more...
Amaya Open Source Web Page Editor: Free Software W3C Validator HTML Editor XHTML
Category: Freeware/Shareware
Consider a free, open source web page editor rather than spending hundreds of dollars for commercial software. more...
Personal Fulfillment &Satisfaction: Great Dreams, Fulfilling Life from a Personal Growth Plan
Category: Personal Development (general)
The sixth stage of a personal growth plan: fulfillment and great accomplishment. more...
Five Secrets You Must Discover: John Izzo Book Based on PBS TV Series
Category: Self-Awareness
Book review of John Izzo's The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die. more...
Category: Improving Relationships
The fourth stage of a Personal Development Plan is expansion of relationships. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
The third stage of a seven-stage personal development plan is emotional and mental maturity. more...
Free Email Autoresponder Review: Open Source Software Newsletter Mailer, Free Autoresponder Download
Category: Freeware/Shareware
A review of Infinite Responder, a free, open source autoresponder and email newsletter mailer software program. more...
Free Music & Video Hosting Servers: Review of File Ave Free MP3 & MP4 File Server Web Site Hosting
Category: Podcasts
Free music and video hosting servers provide cost-effective media podcasts for small business web sites. more...
Overwhelmed by Work Stress,Anxiety: Stress Reduction, Anxiety Relief from Overwhelm and Overwork
Category: Changing Personal Habits
How to overcome being overwhelmed by work stress and anxiety. more...
Overwhelmed, Stressed Multitasking: Multitask Isn't a Stress Management Solution to Overwhelm
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Multitasking may be contributing to your stress and feeling of being overwhelmed. more...
Work Life Balance Worksheet: Chart Your Balance in Life and Correct Work-Life Imbalance
Category: Self-Awareness
Learn to chart your life balance and request your own copy of the Pillars of a Balanced Life Worksheet. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Resiliency will help you overcome obstacles to your goals. more...
Overcome Adversity with Resilience: Learn to be Resilient and Bounce Back from Problems
Category: Personal Development (general)
Resiliency helps us bounce back from adversity. Learn to sharpen your resilient ability. more...
Bored? There Are Cures for Boredom: Things to Do When Bored to Cheer Up
Category: Personal Development (general)
Boredom, though stemming from many causes, can be confronted and cured with these suggestions. more...
Personal Growth Books: Suggested Books for Personal Development and Growth
Category: Personal Development (general)
A summary article of excellent personal growth and development books from well known authors. more...
Changing for Good, Life Changes: Successful Lifestyle Changes: Stop Smoking, Lose Weight, Debt Free
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Learn to make lifestyle changes that succeed, even the tough changes such as losing weight and getting out of debt. more...
Friendship and Relationship Advice: Find True Friends and Lovers with this Relationship Help
Category: Improving Relationships
Learn how to have healthy, strong relationships. more...
Find The Best Digital Camera: Review of Popular Brand and Model Features, Sizes and Prices
Category: Video/Film Technology (general)
Find the best digital camera available using these resources and get the perfect mix of features, size, and price. more...
Self Publish With Lulu.com: Print on Demand Self Publishing Your Book
Category: Press/Publisher Profiles
Self publish your book, memoirs, or recipes using Lulu.com, a premier print on demand web site. more...
How to Be Happy:Get True Happiness: Feel Good with these Self Help Tools from Positive Psychology
Category: Personal Development (general)
How to be happy and feel good with these 15 self help tools from positive psychology. more...
Measuring the Pursuit of Happiness: True Happiness Isn't a Number, but Can Be Measured
Category: Personal Development (general)
Monitor your pursuit of happiness with these self-assessment tests. more...
The Pursuit of Happiness: Science Contributes to the Art of Happiness
Category: Personal Development (general)
The pursuit of happiness; what philosophers and psychologists can tell us about being happy. more...
Plato and a Platypus Go Into a Bar: Aristotle and the Greek Philosophers Might Be Appalled
Category: Personal Development (general)
A book loaded with philosophy and delicious humor. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
A summary article capturing the best positive psychology articles from the pages of Personal Development. more...
Positive Attitude and Affirmations: The Power of Positive Thinking and Its Health Benefits
Category: Personal Development (general)
A summary article capturing the best positive thinking, positive attitude, and positive affirmation articles from Personal Development's pages. more...
Books that Will Make a Unique Gift: A Personalized Gift Set of These Books Makes a Unique Gift Idea
Category: Personal Development (general)
Pick from this group judged best personal development books as a unique and personal holiday gift set for that special person in your life. more...
Cheer Up Feel Good and Live Longer: How to Cheer Up, Think Attitude, and Beat the Blues
Category: Personal Development (general)
A summary of articles on how to cheer up, from the pages of Personal Development. more...
Problem Solving Skills: Simplify Solving Problems with this Problem Solving Technique
Category: Personal Development (general)
To find the solution to a problem you face, first ask yourself these three questions. more...
Timothy Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek: How to Escape the 9 to 5 Corporate Trap Timothy Ferris
Category: Personal Development (general)
A review of Timothy Ferriss's book, The 4-Hour Workweek, how to escape 9 - 5, live anywhere, and join the new rich. Many helpful tips for working fewer hours. more...
Rapid Personal Growth With a Coach: Life Coaching Accelerates Personal Development
Category: Personal Development (general)
Life coaching or personal coaching is a popular topic. Learn more about life coaching and how to find the right personal coach for you. more...
Know Yourself for an Easy Life: The Answer to What Should I Do With My Life Lies Within
Category: Self-Awareness
We wonder, "Who Am I?" and ponder what life is about. We search everywhere for answers, but the answer lies within. more...
The Ultimate Gift: Give Love Generously for an Easy Life, Health, and Happiness
Category: Improving Relationships
Giving generously of your love is not only altruistic, it's good for your health and state of happiness. more...
An Easier Life Begins With Beliefs: Change a Hard Knock Life
Category: Self-Awareness
How to change your life by understanding the core beliefs that affect your perceptions of experiences. more...
Top 10 Ways to Make Life Hard: Get a Hard Knock Life Instead of an Easy Life With These 10 Tips
Category: Personal Development (general)
A satirical list of the top ten ways to make one's life even harder than it is. Who wants an easy life anyway? more...
Six Benefits of a Beach Vacation: Life Lessons Presented by the Ocean Help Us Reconnect with Soul
Category: Spiritual Growth
Use your beach vacation to reconnect with soul by absorbing these six life lessons more...
Playing the Quantum Field: Brenda Anderson's Book on Choosing High Energy States of Being
Category: Personal Development (general)
A review of Brenda Anderson's book describing our choices in terms of high and low energy and the events we attract as a result. more...
Get Great Results From Employees: SAFE uses the Law of Attraction to Achieve Dramatic Performance
Category: Business Management (general)
Managers searching for a motivating process to achieve dramatic business, personal, and professional results should consider using a goal setting process termed SAFE. more...
New Powerful Goal Setting Process: SAFE uses the power of the law of attraction to achieve goals
Category: Training/Professional Development (general)
A new and powerful process for goal setting and achievement, SAFE, may help you achieve dramatic performance results, far beyond that of traditional goal setting methods. more...
Career Change Advice: Using the latest career assessment research to change career, jobs
Category: Changing Careers
Whether you're making a career change or starting out to find your ideal work, first get a clear picture of your strengths; work utilizing strengths is fulfilling. more...
How to Say No to Your Boss: and still keep your job and your performance rating
Category: Personal Development (general)
Saying no to a person holding the power of employment or influence can be very challenging, but it is possible to say no and avoid adverse results. more...
Top Ten Ways to Cheer Up: How to chase the blues and mild depression
Category: Personal Development (general)
A list of ten ways to cheer up when feeling blue or mildly depressed. more...
Personal Growth &Development Books: Seven self help books support personal improvement plans
Category: Personal Development (general)
Seven of some of the best self help and personal growth books reviewed at this site. This article provides a brief summary and link to a full review. more...
How to Think Positively: Break the bad habit of negative thinking
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Positive thinking is good for you. Follow these suggestions to convert your thinking to the healthier, positive, hopeful way of thinking. more...
How to Say No and Make it Stick: without destroying relationships
Category: Improving Relationships
Saying no can be a positive experience with a bit of foresight. Ground the no in a value you're protecting, say the no with respect, and suggest an alternative. more...
The Power of a Positive No: William Ury's helpful negotiating skills book
Category: Personal Development (general)
William Ury's latest book provides excellent and usable negotiation tips for anyone who hates to say no. more...
Violence in Blacksburg: Murders at Virginia Tech indicative of a violent culture
Category: Personal Development (general)
Reflecting upon the violent behavior choices of humans more...
Self Esteem Help: Be happier with these self worth building activities
Category: Personal Development (general)
Research studies show that high self esteem is good for your health and happiness. These brief daily activities can be helpful in raising self esteem more...
Anti-Aging Research: Four steps to high quality longevity and exceptional survival
Category: Personal Development (general)
Anti-aging research suggests that four simple life-style steps can lead to exceptional survival, longevity with high quality of life. more...
Life Coach in a Box: Motivational material for personal development
Category: Personal Development (general)
Carol Stanton's Life Coach in a Box is an adequate, though pricey, motivational package. However, it falls short of the implication of its title. more...
Why Do Bad Things Happen?: What you can do when bad things happen
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn the three steps you can take when bad things come into your life. more...
Excuse Me Your Life is Waiting: Lynn Grabhorn explains the Law of Attraction
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting clarifies why most of our dreams have never materialized and why the majority of us have lived with all-too-empty bank accounts. more...
How to Cheer Up: When bad things happen here's how to cheer up
Category: Personal Development (general)
When bad things happen, as they will, it's helpful to have an arsenal of useful interventions to raise your spirits and improve your attitude. more...
Category: Improving Relationships
Relationship advice to strengthen your relationships by avoiding three bad manners of conversation that demonstrate disrespect. more...
Personal Growth: When to Win: Know when to win to improve interpersonal relationships
Category: Improving Relationships
Winning every human interaction can actually limit success. Know when to win, when not, and how to know the difference. more...
Powerful Daily Positive Affirmations: Personal Growth and Attitude Training for Self Improvement
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Learn the proper format for effective and powerful positive affirmations that will further personal growth. more...
Time Magazine: Mind & Body Issue: Time Magazine explores mind body connection
Category: Personal Development (general)
Time's special issue feature explores what we know and don't yet know about mind, brain, body, and consciousness. How does this affect personal development? more...
What Should I Do With My Life?: Po Bronson seeks life purpose, but with the right question?
Category: Self-Awareness
Po Bronson captures the stories of people searching for meaning and purpose in life. Though he doesn't answer the question directly, he provides the perfect clue. more...
Art & Science of Goal Setting: How to set and achieve life goals
Category: Changing Personal Habits
A comprehensive analysis of goal setting processes, questions to ask when setting goals, common mistakes to avoid, and powerful tools to aid in goal achievement. more...
15 Weeks of Personal Development: Sharpen a personal growth skill each week
Category: Personal Development (general)
Focus on improving one personal development skill each week for fifteen weeks. As each new skill is introduced it is defined along with an assignment for the week. more...
Positive Psychology &Happiness: Using mind in pursuit of happiness & the good life
Category: Personal Development (general)
Positive psychology, a new field of research into the good life, well-being, and happiness, provides a wealth of useful information for personal development and growth. more...
6 Critical Goal Setting Mistakes: Common errors in setting goals, objectives, and resolutions.
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Six common goal setting mistakes and how to avoid them. more...
SMART Goal Setting: Set goals with SMART: successful goals, objectives, resolutions
Category: Changing Personal Habits
A prevalent process for setting goals uses the SMART acronym, Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. This article summarizes key components of SMART. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Asking and answering four critical questions will help you set personal development goals you'll achieve with energy and enthusiasm. more...
Category: Improving Relationships
The perfect Holiday gift will cost you nothing and will be treasured forever by the recipient. Give the gift of unconditional love with a personal card or letter. more...
7 Steps to Good Relationships: Improve relations and be happier
Category: Improving Relationships
All of life's experiences are enhanced when shared with friends and family. These seven steps of a good relationship will help regain and strengthen ties to loved ones. more...
Gift Books for Parents and Kids: Personal growth presents for adults and pre-teens
Category: Personal Development (general)
Three terrific books for parents and children to help you complete your Christmas and Hanukah giving. Though carrying important messages, each is an entertaining read. more...
Prevent Dementia: Keep Brain Young: Tips for a healthy mind from Consumer Reports on Health
Category: Personal Development (general)
Many people believe that dementia is unavoidable in old age. Research indicates there are simple lifestyle changes that can prevent intellectual degradation. more...
Is Life a Test?: A punishment, lesson, or set of opportunities?
Category: Personal Development (general)
Life brings many unexpected, often unwelcome events. Are these punishments, lessons, or opportunities? more...
What is Stress?: Value conflicts trigger emotional stress
Category: Personal Development (general)
Emotional stress caused by a values conflict can be debilitating. This article describes the values conflict situation and offers a solution to reduce stress. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn to identify your personal strengths for greater life satisfaction. more...
What is Tranquil?: Calm and peaceful state of being, yet still effective
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Tranquil from a personal development standpoint with an example of usage. more...
Dan Gilbert Stumbling on Happiness: Memory is part illusion part fact and fallible
Category: Personal Development (general)
Our memories of past experiences are part illusion. The brain isn't large enough to record everything we experience so it fills in the gaps with imagination. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Positive from a personal development standpoint with an example of usage. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Research subjects have learned to control pain by applying mental pain interventions while viewing a computer image as feedback of the pain. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
A listing of terms relevant to personal development and purposeful growth with links to definitions, examples of usage, and relevant articles. more...
What is Love?: A powerful emotion of deep feeling for another, with no attached conditions
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of love from a personal development perspective with an example of usage. more...
What is Connection?: Recognizing your connection to all others inspires new behaviors
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Connection from a personal development perspective along with an example of usage. more...
What is Change?: Thinking and doing differently to change lifestyle
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Change from a personal development perspective with an example of usage. more...
What is Being?: Being is a state of existance such as being loving
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Being from a personal Development standpoint with an example of usage. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Life is a story in which we each write, publish, and play the lead role. We can easily see this in others, for example the recent story of Maurice Clarett. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Positive from a personal development standpoint with an example of usage. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
This article summarizes the six stages of change implicit in successful lifestyle change efforts. There is a reference and link to articles focused on each stage. more...
Lifestyle Change:Stop Bad Habits: Stop Smoking, Lose Weight, Change for Good
Category: Changing Personal Habits
How to successfully take action to stop smoking, lose weight, or change other self defeating behaviors. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
There are several convenient ways to stay in touch with the latest information on Personal Development. Get notices right on your home page or email program. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Changing an unhealthy behavior can be difficult. Precontemplators are in a stage of denial. Fact finding and reflection are helpful processes in successful change. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Yoga, like meditation, thoughts of gratitude, and acts of kindness can bring you near-instant improvement in attitude, stress-relief, and peace of mind. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Kind acts will not only make you feel good about yourself, your acts of kindness may improve your health and happiness. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
What if fear was my friend? Would this open new avenues for personal development? Comparing friendship characteristics to fear yields some pleasant surprises. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Don't let recurring bouts of fear limit your personal development. We all face fear when contemplating changes. Learn to overcome your fears and grow. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
A successful life is available to each of us if we incorporate a handful of simple steps that guide our approach. more...
Self Development Mandate: Is virtuous living a national as well as personal goal?
Category: Personal Development (general)
China's President Hu Jintao recently issued a virtuous living list, essentially a To Do list for an entire country. more...
Meditation Clarifies Purpose: Quiet your mind in order to listen to your intuitive inner voice.
Category: Self-Awareness
Clarity of purpose is absolutely essential to effective personal development. Meditation is a primary tool someone serious about personal development will want to master. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Every step forward of personal growth opens new vistas for even greater growth and development. Pause to reflect before initiating new development plans. more...
Category: Improving Relationships
Devoting a week of personal growth to setting and enforcing personal boundaries will improve relations as well as provide personal development. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Practice greater generosity and philanthropic giving with the suggestions in this article and receive the additional benefit of greater happiness. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
For personal growth, learn to overcome common time utilization problems and learn effective time management with the tools, systems, and skills in this article. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Learn how to integrate gratitude and appreciation into life to experience greater appreciation and enjoyment of life itself. more...
Category: Customer Relations
Business managers and owners can improve customer satisfaction and profitability by addressing employee attitudes using employee job satisfaction and attitude surveys. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Fear may be limiting your personal growth. Learn to cope with the natural fears of rejection and failure which may be keeping you from becoming the person you wish to be. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Core beliefs may be limiting your personal growth. Learn why and how to incorporate challenging your core beliefs in your self improvement program. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Learn the many personal growth and self improvement benefits of becoming more mindful with increased self awareness. more...
Category: Spiritual Growth
Include the Buddhism practices of mindful meditation and the spiritual awareness of The Power of Now in your personal growth plan. more...
Meditating and Yoga in a Personal Growth Plan: Benefits for Beginners of Meditation and Yoga
Category: Spiritual Growth
Meditation and yoga belong in every personal growth and development plan. Learn the benefits of yoga and meditation as well as tips for beginners. more...
Category: Home Management (general)
Considerations for the homeowner in choosing a home burglar and security alarm system. more...
Category: Spiritual Growth
Do paranormal phenomena such as premonition belong in the personal development tool box? Learn the findings of recent scientific studies of the paranormal. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Start a growth plan with current life self-awareness. Several self-assessment instruments are described and learn how to create a vision for your perfect life. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn how to apply proven success factors from highly successful people to your own personal growth plan. more...
Depression Self-Help - Overcoming Feeling Sad: Natural Remedies for Fighting Depression
Category: Changing Personal Habits
When feeling sad, whether from depression or a case of the blues, the natural remedies for depression described here can help to overcome sad feelings. more...
Goal Setting for the Perfectionist: Overcoming Perfectionism with Realistic Goals and Objectives
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Though perfectionism tends to be thought of as desirable, perfectionists suffer severe effects, often manifested in goal setting. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Learn the benefits of the special skills and abilities positive psychologists call personal strengths. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn the easy exercises of daily gratitude which research studies show can bring you greater health and happiness. more...
Category: Spiritual Growth
Learn what positive psychology studies are finding about the roles that spirituality and faith play in people's health, happiness, and longevity. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Though teenage depression and suicide are at all time highs, parents can adapt positive psychology tips to help children avoid childhood depression. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
The best employment security may be an excellent performance review evaluation. Follow these tips for job security and become an indispensable employee. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
A friend has lost a loved one and is immersed in grief. If you'd like to help but aren't sure what to do this will help. more...
How to Sell Ideas and Convince People to Act: Six Principles That Will Win Over Your Audience
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn the six principles of convincing messages that will help you get your ideas across and accepted. more...
Category: Spiritual Growth
Dr. Wayne Dyer's latest book, Excuses Begone! will help you rid yourself of self-limiting thinking that is preventing you from reaching your full potential. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
How to have a successful career and be passionate about work by incorporating your personal strengths. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Learn the role life purpose plays in career success and how to find your purpose in life. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Career success depends on several key components that lead to vocation or calling. Learn where you should begin the employment search. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Find time for personal growth and avoid the dangers of watching TV. Learn the risks that research studies uncover. more...
3 Keys to Financial Success Strategy: Align Truth, Love, and Power to Solve Money Problems
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn a new financial success strategy using the three core principles: truth, love, and power. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
A hopeful attitude is an important contributor to happiness and well-being according to recent research studies. more...
Acts of Kindness Ideas: Thirty Kind Deeds for Personal Growth
Category: Personal Development (general)
Kindness is an important component of a personal growth plan. Use these suggestions to integrate kind acts routinely. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
A compilation of thirty inspirational quotes on the benefits of kindness. Add one to each day of a monthly calendar. more...
Personal Growth on a Small Budget: Free or Inexpensive Self Improvement Programs
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn how to continue personal growth progress without spending lots of money. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
What to do to overcome a negative workplace environment. more...
How to Ask Behavioral Interview Questions: Interviewing Skills and Techniques for the New Manager
Category: Business Management (general)
Learn how the new manager or small business owner can interview applicants to find the best person for the job. more...
A Balanced Life & the Law of Attraction: How to Have Life Balance without Hard Work
Category: Spiritual Growth
When efforts to achieve a balanced life fail and life balance seems too difficult a goal, learn to use the powerful Law of Attraction. more...
Personal Values and Core Beliefs: Take Stock of These Assets when Making Self Improvement Plans
Category: Self-Awareness
Plans for personal growth and development should include an inventory of current assets, including personally held values and core beliefs. more...
Top 10 Components of a Balanced Life: The Necessary Factors for Good Work/Life Balance
Category: Personal Development (general)
Several components form the basis for a well balanced life. This top 10 list captures the most important ingredients of life balance. more...
Make the Most of Personal Weaknesses: What a Person Can Do About Personality Weak Points
Category: Self-Awareness
Take a positive approach to identifying and managing weaker personal abilities as part of a strong personal growth plan. more...
How to Survive the Latest Financial Crisis: When an Emergency Brings Panic and Anxiety
Category: Personal Development (general)
Avoid panic and anxiety attacks over the latest financial crisis, health emergency, business failure, or natural disaster warning. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
This article continues building an inventory of personal assets and abilities as a foundation for a personal growth plan with the asset of life's passions. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Taking an inventory of personal, non-financial assets can form an invaluable basis for planning one's personal growth and development. more...
Category: TV
A review of the Logitech Harmony One universal replacement remote control. Learn what sets the Harmony One apart from other remotes. more...
Cheer up and Find Purpose with Meditation: Learn How to Meditate for a Balanced Life
Category: Self-Awareness
A brief period of daily meditation improves health and spiritual well being. Whether to cheer up or look within for life purpose, learn to meditate for a balanced life. more...
Category: Spiritual Growth
The Biology of Belief is a fascinating book that uses cell biology research findings to confirm spiritual beliefs about God, the immortal soul, and the Law of Attraction. more...
Category: Business Management (general)
Managers can improve workplace morale and employee motivation while reducing stress by initiating a positive, problem solving attitude. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Alzheimer's Disease patients taking a new drug, Rember, experienced significant slowing of the disease's effects. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
What are strengths and what is their source? more...
Category: Self-Awareness
The latest from positive psychology on personal strengths, how to spot them, and why you should use them. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Discover the fundamentals that support a balanced life. more...
Savor Holiday & Family Celebration: Positive Psychology Finds Ways to Enhance Savoring Benefits
Category: Personal Development (general)
Savoring positive events has health and happiness benefits. Positive psychology researcher Fred Bryant describes how to enhance your savoring skills. more...
Savor: A Crucial Happiness Skill: Learn How to Cheer up with the Art of Savoring
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn how to cheer up by mastering the skill of savoring life's positive events. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
A mastermind group can contribute to your personal growth. more...
Psychological Research: Gratitude: Positive Psychology in Practice from Studies on Happiness
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Happiness and good health from a simple, free daily habit. more...
Father's Day Gift Idea: ZTR Mower: Unique Gift for Dad, a Zero Turn Radius Mower
Category: Improving Relationships
If you're looking for a unique Father's Day gift for dad, think about a fun to drive ZTR. more...
Self Awareness for Life Balance: Manage Time & Learn to Say No Positively
Category: Self-Awareness
There are five skills important to a balanced life. This article address three of the skills. more...
Health Tips, Memory Exercises: Research Studies Yield Memory and Body Wellness Advice
Category: Changing Personal Habits
A collection of recent research study results pointing out advice for healthy minds and bodies. more...
Legacy, Last Will & Testament: Personal Growth Plan Memoirs, Bequests, Gifts, Values to Family
Category: Personal Development (general)
The seventh and final stage of a personal growth plan is legacy, that which is left behind. more...
Unique Mother's Day Gift Ideas: Great Mother's Day Gifts for Mom Better than Flowers
Category: Improving Relationships
Unique Mother's Day gift ideas for moms who deserve more than flowers. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
The fifth stage of a personal growth plan is fully integrating values and strengths. more...
Be Generous, Give Freely, Be Happy: Research Shows Generosity Is a Key to Happiness
Category: Changing Personal Habits
How you spend your money is a key to happiness. more...
Build a Strong Personal Foundation: Construct a Sound Personal Growth and Self Improvement Program
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn the fundamentals of a strong personal foundation, stage two of a seven-stage personal growth plan. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
The necessary components of the healing stage of personal development planning. more...
A Seven Stage Personal Growth Plan: Personal Development Program Roadmap of Self Improvement Goals
Category: Personal Development (general)
A seven-stage personal growth plan guides personal development. more...
Multitasking Won't Reduce Stress: Overwhelmed & Stressed? Multitasking Not a Cure if Stressed Out
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Don't multi-task when you're overwhelmed by too many responsibilities, apply these disciplined approaches to reduce stress and increase productivity. more...
People Relationships Advice: Break Annoying Bad Habits and Improve Family Relations,Problems
Category: Improving Relationships
How to improve relationships when friends and family have annoying habits or mannerisms. more...
Find Balance in Life: Overcome Work Life Imbalance with a Strong Personal Foundation
Category: Self-Awareness
The five components of a strong personal foundation will help bring life balance. more...
Cheer Up with a Positive Attitude: Have a Good Day,Positive Affirmations, Cheering Up
Category: Personal Development (general)
Use the automatic "have a good day" response during daily transactions as a reminder to maintain a positive attitude and cheer up. more...
Unique Valentine Gift Ideas: The Best Valentines Day Greeting Comes from the Heart
Category: Improving Relationships
Unique and personal Valentines Day greetings for your loved one. more...
Feeling Down? Four Steps to Cheery: Cheer Up and Move from the Blues to Cheerful
Category: Self-Awareness
A four-step process to help you move from feeling down and cheerless to cheery and cheerful. more...
Personal Development Books: Personal Growth from Hicks & Grabhorn on Attraction & Happiness
Category: Personal Development (general)
A summary article of excellent personal development and growth books. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Learn the tools and benefits of self awareness. more...
Pursuit of Happiness Success: Articles on How to Be Happy from Positive Psychology Research
Category: Personal Development (general)
A summary of articles on happiness and being happy, from the pages of Personal Development. more...
Friendship Is Unconditional Love: How to Find and Make True Friends and Lasting Friendships
Category: Improving Relationships
Friendship is a form of unconditional love. Learn how to make true friends and lasting friendships. more...
What Is Friendship: How to Make Friends, True Friends
Category: Personal Development (general)
Friendship is more than having things in common; true friends practice the art of friendship with a heavy dose of forgetfulness. more...
Be Happy with a Happiness Attitude: Intend to Be Happier When Pursuing Happiness
Category: Personal Development (general)
Achieving a happier life may depend on intentions and your happiness attitude. more...
The Six Life Benefits of Happiness: Being Happy Feels Good and Is Good For You
Category: Personal Development (general)
Happiness not only feels good, but it is good for you. These six life benefits arise from being happy. more...
Harry Potter Books & Life Lessons: J. K. Rowling's Dumbledore and Others Offer Wisdom for All Ages
Category: Personal Development (general)
The wildly successful Harry Potter fantasy books are not only highly entertaining, they also contain valuable lessons of life for people of all ages. more...
Development of Personal Values: What Are Values and The Origin of Your Personal Code of Values
Category: Personal Development (general)
Learn how values subconsciously contribute to your life; what they are, where they come from, and why values are so important. more...
Mind Exercises, Memory, and Health: Be Healthier, Happier, and Mentally Sharper with Mind Exercises
Category: Personal Development (general)
A summary article capturing Personal Development's best on the health, mental acuity, and longevity benefits of mind exercises and mental sharpening activities. more...
Happier & The Pursuit of Happiness: How to Be Happier and What Is Happiness from Tal Ben-Shahar
Category: Personal Development (general)
Tal Ben-Shahar's latest book, Happier, brings us the latest positive psychology findings on being happy. more...
The Astonishing Power of Emotions: Esther and Jerry Hicks, the Teachings of Abraham on Attraction
Category: Spiritual Growth
A review of Esther and Jerry Hicks' latest book on the teachings of Abraham, The Astonishing Power of Emotions. more...
Avoid Judgment for an Easy Life: Judging and Stereotyping Other People Makes Life More Difficult
Category: Personal Development (general)
This step toward an easier life costs nothing and is entirely within your control. more...
Finding The Best Jobs & Careers: The Best Jobs Make You Happy at Work & May Be Nearby
Category: Personal Development (general)
It is very important to be happy at work. Learn the benefits of fulfilling work and how to make your current job more satisfying before you jump to another job. more...
Jazee One Zero Turn Radius Mower: What to Expect From This ZTR Mower
Category: Landscaping (general)
A review of the Jazee One zero turn radius mower, with attractive features and drawbacks to consider before purchase. more...
Review of 1and1 Web Hosting: Affordable Web Host 1&1 Reliable Hosting
Category: Internet (general)
A review of popular web host 1and1.com's entry level business package suitable for small business, start-ups, and the entrepreneur. But watch out for these limitations. more...
Jobs, Careers, Calling, & Vocation: Career Change Advice: Find Career Jobs or a Calling
Category: Personal Development (general)
A person's perception of work, rather than the nature of the work, is more important in determining the level of satisfaction the work provides. more...
Review of Zero Turn Radius Mowers: Benefits and Considerations for First Time Buyers
Category: Landscaping (general)
A review of the benefits and considerations of zero turn radius mowers for first time buyers. more...
Review of Free Logo Design Tools: Custom Logo Design From LogoMaker
Category: Entrepreneurs (general)
A review of the process of creating a custom logo with the free logo design features of LogoMaker.com. more...
Inherited Life Purpose: Purpose in Life is Clearer Once Inherited Purpose is Known
Category: Self-Awareness
The concept of inherited life purpose, the array of beliefs that silently shapes our lives, provides a foundation for discovering true purpose in life. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Advance your career by recognizing your unique core strengths and capitalizing on them. more...
Learn How to Feel Good: Cheer Up and Feel Better Now
Category: Personal Development (general)
When you have the blues and are eager to learn how to feel better, use one or more of these four tips for cheering up and feeling good. more...
Summary of Goal Setting Activities: Processes and Tips for Achieving Your Life Goals
Category: Personal Development (general)
This article consolidates the goal setting information from several articles relating to personal development and goal setting/goal achievement. more...
Set Goals and Attract Results: SAFE Uses the Power of the Law of Attraction to Achieve Goals
Category: Personal Development (general)
A new and powerful process for goal setting and achievement, SAFE combines the best of traditional goal setting with the power of the Law of Attraction. more...
Life on Purpose: Brad Swift's Six passages to an Inspired Life
Category: Self-Awareness
Brad Swift's Life on Purpose, Six Passages to an Inspired Life, is an effective guide for anyone working to gain meaning and understanding to life, to find life purpose. more...
Excuse Me: Your Job is Waiting: The Law of Attraction can enhance your career search
Category: Personal Development (general)
Excuse Me: Your Job is Waiting shows you how to use the Law of Attraction to attract the work you want. more...
The Values Based Life: Base your life on a personal code of values
Category: Self-Awareness
A life based on a personal code of values brings meaning, purpose, and direction to living. Follow the process in this article to clarify values and align your life. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Mistakes Were Made explains how cognitive dissonance prevents us from taking accountability for mistakes, foolish beliefs, and hurtful behaviors with self justification. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Positive thinking is sometimes cynically referred to as pollyannaish, a naive and overly optimistic view of life. Thinking positively is not naive, nor unrealistic. more...
Good Relationships and Awareness: What is Awareness: does it provide relationship help?
Category: Self-Awareness
Sharpen your awareness to the subtleties of communications occurring in your relationships in order to improve them and keep them strong. more...
Positive Psychology Exercises: Research studies point out personal development directions
Category: Personal Development (general)
Three positive psychology exercises validated by research studies will fuel your personal development and growth. more...
How to Cheer Friends Up: A unique gift idea to cheer up friends and lift your spirits too
Category: Personal Development (general)
Cheering up friends not only lifts their spirits, it lifts yours, too. Your unique gifts, when offered in support of another, will benefit giver and receiver. more...
The Mandala of Being: Richard Moss: Discovering the Power of Awareness
Category: Self-Awareness
The Mandala of Being takes the concept of living in the present moment to a new level. Richard Moss's four quadrant mandala tool provides a context for self awareness. more...
Affirmations & Positive Attraction: Sample positive affirmations for the Law of Attraction
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Appropriately constructed affirmations are critical to successfully attracting what you want in life. These examples will help you construct powerful affirmations. more...
Mind Exercises and Dementia: Mind puzzles and mental exercises may prevent dementia
Category: Personal Development (general)
A review of five books of mental exercises and mind puzzles from Sterling Publishing. All are good values and offer a range of easy through challenging mental gymnastics. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
The Secret DVD and book have captured national attention. With the Law of Attraction, it seems anyone can have anything they want. What happens when attraction fails? more...
A Personal Code of Values: What Are Values & How Do You Find Them?
Category: Self-Awareness
Live by your personal code of values to get the most out of life. Life is fulfilling and free of stress when we live in accordance to our own personal values. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Use these five exercises arising out of positive psychology studies. Research indicates each can bring greater levels of life happiness. more...
Category: Improving Relationships
Learn the six common bad habits that can damage relationships and get in the way of your success. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Learn to craft daily positive affirmations that are powerful and will bring the power of positive thinking to personal growth. more...
Time Magazine: More Mind & Body: Time Magazine explores research in the mind-body connection
Category: Personal Development (general)
This continues a review of Time's special issue feature which explores what we know and don't yet know about mind, brain, body, and consciousness. more...
The Power of Positive Attitude: Benefits of Positive Thinking, Positive Mental Attitude, & Optimism.
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Positive psychology studies indicate a positive attitude, along with an optimistic outlook and positive thinking, can bring better health and greater happiness. more...
Category: Improving Relationships
A book to teach high level executives how to climb further up the ladder is also a primer for each of us in how to improve our interpersonal relationships. more...
Life Purpose Begins With a Eulogy: Plan a purpose driven life with the end in mind
Category: Self-Awareness
Begin pursuit of life purpose by writing your own legacy. Visualizing how you want to be remembered forms your plan for a life of purpose, fulfillment, and happiness. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Jason Dorsey's My Reality Check Bounced is a readable, useful book that provides good and helpful tips for young adults frustrated and disillusioned with their lives. more...
Michael Useem: The Go Point: Decision stories and templates for knowing what to do and when to do it
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Michael Useem's The Go Point provides interesting reading of decisions in well known and significant events along with a cataloging of fifty components of good decisions. more...
Creative Goal Setting: Use right-brain functions to set and achieve goals and resolutions
Category: Changing Personal Habits
This article describes a new and creative method for goal setting and achievement. Use the SAFE acronym which engages right-brain creative functions to achieve your goals more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Modeled after spiritual devotionals, The Intellectual Devotional provides short daily readings of intellectual interest in each of seven areas of important human endeavor more...
Personal Development Index: Topical Index of Personal Development Articles
Category: Personal Development (general)
Personal Development and growth articles ranging from Life Balance, to Goal Setting, through Stress Reduction and Tools for Change. more...
Thanksgiving Mind Exercises: Four mental exercises sharpen your Holiday while you grow
Category: Improving Relationships
Four mental exercises you can use this Holiday season to combine celebration with personal growth. more...
Top Five Holiday Gift Books: 5 classic books for Christmas or Hanukah giving
Category: Personal Development (general)
Top five list of recommended personal development books sure to be well received and appreciated. All classic books with inspiring messages. more...
Warning Signs of Dementia: Alzheimers Disease warning signs from Consumer Reports on Health
Category: Personal Development (general)
Simple memory lapses are normal, though forgetting one's keys can raise the specter of dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Thankfully, most memory lapses are normal. more...
Thanksgiving Attitude: Set a tone of giving thanks and positive attitude
Category: Changing Personal Habits
For a memorable Thanksgiving, foster an attitude of thanks and a loving atmosphere of giving. more...
What is Tranquility?: Choose tranquility over turmoil and enjoy peace of mind
Category: Personal Development (general)
Choosing tranquility over turmoil and conflict brings calm and peace of mind to life. Includes suggestions for achieving tranquility. more...
This I Believe: A collection of essays that inspire, motivate, and bring hope.
Category: Personal Development (general)
A book of essays from remarkable people, some well known, others not, reflecting the beliefs and character of a wide spectrum of people. more...
What is Strength?: Unique strengths are special talents and abilities unique to each of us.
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Strength from a personal development standpoint with an example of usage. more...
Five Steps to a Balanced Life: Work Life Balance, Learn the Secrets of Balancing Life
Category: Personal Development (general)
Five important actions you can take to minimize work stress and begin balancing work and family. more...
What is Illusion?: Illusion implies something unreal.
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Illusion from a personal development standpoint with an example of usage. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
British citizen hikes across the USA in honor of his wife and to raise money for cancer research. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Meditation from a personal development standpoint with an example of usage. more...
What is Awareness?: Observe your experiences and reflect for insights
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Awareness from a personal development perspective with an example of usage. more...
What is Attitude?: Inclination toward positive or negative ways of thinking
Category: Personal Development (general)
Attitude is how you think and whether you lean toward the optimistic or pessimistic. more...
What is Choice?: Each choice we make from among many alternatives accumulates to define who we are
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Choice from a personal development perspective along with an example of usage. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Belief from a personal development standpoint with an example of usage. more...
What is Behavior?: Behaviors often derive from the subconscious beliefs that we hold.
Category: Personal Development (general)
The definition of Behavior from a personal development standpoint with an example of usage more...
What Are Values?: Deeply held beliefs about right, wrong, good, and bad
Category: Self-Awareness
The definition of Values from a personal development standpoint with an example of usage. more...
Mind Exercises Improve Memory: Memory improvement through mental and mind exercise
Category: Personal Development (general)
Exercise your mind as well as your body. Mind exercises can help you retain and improve your mental capacity, possibly delaying or preventing old-age dementia. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Maintaining a hard-won victory over weight loss, smoking, or other addictive behaviors takes effort and requires knowing the processes to use to assure long term success. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
The third of six necessary stages in a successful life change endeavor is preparation. As the Boy Scout motto urges, "Be Prepared" before you jump into action. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Successful life change progresses through six stages. The second stage, Contemplation, lays the foundation for successful change. more...
Category: Changing Personal Habits
Successfully changing harmful behaviors, such as over-eating and smoking, can be difficult. Knowing the processes of change and when to use each will help. more...
Random Acts of Kindness: Helping another can reduce stress, improve health, and its infectious!
Category: Improving Relationships
A simple act of kindness, helping someone in distress, brought me euphoria initially and a calm, peaceful feeling the remainder of the day. more...
Gratitude Improves Your Health: How to Be Healthy with Gratitude
Category: Personal Development (general)
Daily thoughts of gratitude can improve both your health and happiness by strengthening your immune system and increasing your level of optimism. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
What you say when you talk to yourself is extremely important to your personal development. Learn how your self talk may be sabotaging your personal growth. more...
Category: Self-Awareness
Reflection, the art of looking within quietly and calmly is an effective tool of personal development. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Real people, Regular Joe's like you and me, can be successful when they apply the secrets of success to personal development. Read on for inspiration from real people. more...
Category: Personal Development (general)
Improving oneself through self development activities can be intimidating. What we need is a short list of the best motivators; a top ten list of the reasons to get serio more...
Personal Development 101: A Personal-Development-Plan of Life Skills for Personal Growth
Category: Self-Awareness
Develop a personal development plan for conscious personal growth. more...
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