Personal Development

The very connotation of improving one's life has "it's all about me" written all over it. Truth be told, though, you can create a glorious life for yourself and lead others to victory at the same time. The industry jargon seems to point to a perfectly selfish course of action. SELF improvement, SELF empowerment, PERSONAL development. To be sure, you can hard wire yourself for success on every imaginable level using every imaginable system. However, suspend your own needs and desires for one … [Read more...] about Personal Development: The Shortcut to Being a Great Leader

What happens whenever someone comes up to you and issues you a Challenge? Do you tend to back away because you fear confrontation, or do you take an attitude that resembles something more along the lines of: "Bring it on! Anything you can do, I can do better!" Most people - whether they are willing to admit it or not - will take the standpoint of accepting challenges simply because they don't want to be viewed as the person who couldn't handle any given situation. Now, I'm not talking about … [Read more...] about Challenge Solving – An Easy but Powerful Personal Development Mindshift

If you saw some of the teachers from the movie 'The Secret' on the Oprah Winfrey show, or if you've seen the movie, then you will be familiar with terms like "visualization" and "affirmation". The question is: "Do they really work?" Let's start with defining just what these two terms mean, and then we'll delve into whether or not they are worth your time. Visualization When you visualize, you are going through the mental process of seeing in your mind whatever it is that you want to … [Read more...] about Self Improvement Terminology: Do Visualizations and Affirmations really Work?

The Self Improvement industry is booming. What started with the likes of Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill, and Earl Nightingale has morphed into one of the biggest and most densely populated industries in the world today. You can't read a newspaper, watch TV, listen to the radio, or surf the Internet without seeing or hearing about people who are trying to make their lives better. Self improvement products are available in all shapes and sizes, people are flocking to personal development seminars … [Read more...] about The Consistent Inconsistency of Self Improvement

If you are not achieving maximum success in your self improvement efforts, you may be an unknowing victim of your own antiquated belief systems. Each of us has beliefs that we perceive to be the way that things are done in the world. These beliefs power our lifestyle, and if those beliefs are incorrect, then no amount of action that we take will ensure our success. If we want to lose weight, then we think that proper diet and exercise is the answer If we want to attain business, career, or … [Read more...] about Kick start Self Improvement by getting rid of "Old School" beliefs

If you are reading this post, then there is a good chance that you have spent a fair amount of time reading about self improvement, positive thinking, conscious creation, or other lifestyle-enhancing concepts. Big props to you for having soaked up all of that information, but do you think there might be a chance that some things are starting to slip through the cracks? Most people believe that we remember everything that we are ever exposed to, and I would have to say that I agree with … [Read more...] about No Rocket Science Required: Self Improvement Starts NOW!