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Final Edition of the Carnival of Personal Change

Welcome to the April 10, 2008 edition and final of the carnival of personal change.

Kenton Newby presents Focusing on Leverage posted at KentonNewby.com.

Jirel presents Learning to live with the present posted at Positive and Successful Life Style tips.

Ariah Fine presents What If We Wiped for Our Great, Great, Great, Great Grandchildren? posted at Trying to Follow.

Joel Gruber presents Who Are Your Enemies? posted at Fearless Dreams Personal Development.

Lin Burress presents Understanding Assertiveness: Getting The Respect You Deserve posted at Telling It Like It Is.

Christine presents Is Marriage Outdated? posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

Nadege presents Holding on to the things that we don't want posted at Clearly Envision.

ananga presents Hidden Anger: How Your Journal Can Help You Let off Steam in a Healthy Way posted at Ananga Sivyer's Living by Design Blog.

Jade presents Saying "No" to Possessive Urges posted at Offbeat Love.

FitBuff presents Friday's Fitness Quotes: "To fear death…" posted at FitBuff.com's Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, "Interesting and thought-provoking quote on life and death from Socrates..."

DotLobby presents Reality Therapy - 3 Steps to Change Your World! posted at DotNLP, saying, "Reality therapy is an interesting concept, encompassing the ability and technique to change, improve, and enhance your world and your reality..."

daniel santos presents Creating A Dream posted at Creating a Dream, saying, "That first moment you glimpse your destiny - that cosmic bolt hit you yet?"

Patricia Twitchell presents Comfort Comes from Unexpected Places posted at Just Bears and Stuff, saying, "So often people take the things they treasure the most for granted. Life has a way of offering us the opportunity to evaluate and review those things in our life that are important. Many times this occurs through a tragedy. Yet, many tragedies turn into amazing blessings, which help us to clearly understand our path in life. Learn how one woman turned the tragedy of her father’s heart attack into the blessing of having the courage to live her dream. A dream that has blessed so many others who have come to know her as The Teddy Bear Lady of Myrtle Creek."

Alex Landis presents Dealing With The Negative People In Your Life posted at AlexLandis.com, saying, "Alex discusses how to deal with the negative people in your life by understanding where their pessimism comes from and by providing tips to handle that negativity."

Gary Evans presents 3 Tips To Install New Beliefs posted at Good To Feel Good.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Make a Decision Easier posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, "Decisions needn’t be a chore. In fact, it’s a profound privilege to be able to make decisions for yourself. Consider the alternative. Would you rather have someone else make your decisions for you? The ability to make your own decisions is a good definition of freedom. Here are some tips on how to make better decisions easier. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus song selections with lyrics related to each article – all free"

Lori Jewett presents Living More Fully - Death as a Motivator posted at Between Us Girls, saying, "Living life to the fullest requires that we learn to accept and value the reality of death. We can live in fearful denial, or we can harness the power of death to fuel our life's journey."

Aaron Brandon presents Overcoming Negativity posted at Aaron Brandon.

Jeanie Marshall presents How Do You Know When You are in a State of Balance? posted at JMviews Meditation and Empowerment, saying, "Jeanie Marshall focused on the topic of “Balance” every March for thirteen years on a transformational process called DailyAffirm, guiding thousands of individuals through their own unique experiences of balance."

R.Pettinger presents Effective Ways To Get Out of a Negative Mindset - Sri Chinmoy Inspiration posted at Sri Chinmoy Inspiration, saying, "some suggestions for effective ways to get out of a negative frame of mind"

Gabriella Kortsch, Ph.D. presents Your Beliefs and Your Health posted at Psychology, Transformation & Freedom Papers, saying, "The state of our health is not genetically pre-determined. The state of our health is determined by our environment. The state of our health is determined, therefore, by our beliefs, as they form part of our environment, so if we believe that we will get cancer, or have a heart attack, or suffer from Alzheimer's because it runs in our family, then that is what will happen, but not because we are genetically pre-determined for these diseases, but because we believe we are."

Mike Reeves-McMillan presents One Simple Step Towards Managing Emotions posted at Living Skillfully: Hypnotherapy and Health Science, saying, "Naming emotions - in talk therapy, journalling or just talking to a friend - helps to diminish their power. This post looks at a study which shows what's happening in the brain when you do this, and teaches a simple technique you can use to apply the effect."

ananga presents Flow: The Fluid & Happy State of Getting Things Done posted at Ananga Sivyer's Living by Design Blog.

Matthew Spears presents I ’should’ heal and grow. posted at Loving Awareness, saying, "As much as you desire change, understand it is because you think you “should”. This desire for change, is usually allowed to come to you from an external source rather that from inside yourself. In other words, true change will not occur unless and until you are connected to your inner Self and the desire to change comes from there."

Gwendel Rodriguez presents Making Changes? Aristotle Says Why - Part 1 posted at 40 Something and Mean, saying, "If you are making changes in your life, Aristotle explains the reasons why."

Silveral presents Celebrity Rehab posted at Celebrity News, and Gossip.

Rose Walbrugh presents Beliefs of happy people posted at FreeMyMind.Net, saying, "How do we set about discovering a set of well grounded beliefs certain to result in a happy, constructive life?"

Roger presents Life Really Is Amazing Even When It Doesn’t Seem So posted at The Happy and Prosperous Blog, saying, "This is a way I found of breaking out of a rut. Could it work for you too ?"

Alvaro Fernandez presents The Power of Mindsight-by Daniel Goleman posted at SharpBrains, saying, "Daniel Goldman asks, "When you were young, which of these did you feel more often?""

GreatManagement presents What You Can Learn From Me, Sam, A Border Collie posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "We have learned so much from Sam - over and above staying calm in a crisis"

Ali Hale presents How to Stop Making Excuses and Start Making Changes posted at The Office Diet, saying, "A comprehensive article for anyone who wants to change but always manages to find some reason to put off improving their health and fitness. Deals with the most common excuses for not changing and gives easy, practical tips on getting over them and getting on with starting a better life!"

AlexBo presents 10 Health Tips Everyone Know But Nobody Follows posted at Healthy Health List (heheli.com), saying, "The key is to change our mind"

Warren Wong presents How To Solve Problems By Changing Your Frame Or Perspective posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, "How seemingly unsolvable problems can be solved by changing your frame or perspective."

Wayne C. Allen presents Non-Habitual Living and Being posted at The Phoenix Centre Blog, saying, "This article: The way we view our lives, and 'reality' is not true. In fact, it's simply an unconscious habit. Learn ways to let go of habitual living - to live in the moment.

That concludes this final edition.

Thanks to the blogging community for participating in this short carnival series! 

February 20th Edition of The Carnival for Personal Change

Welcome to the February 20, 2008 edition of the carnival for personal change!  Hold on to your hats!  We have a phenomenal compilation of posts this month. Thanks to all who contributed. 

Before we get started, just a quick reminder to join my 100 Person Challenge to turn your good intentions into real change.  Read more here.  Here we go: 

Rob Moshe presents Live Your Best Life By Serving Others posted at Rob Schaumer, saying, "This is not necessarily a fitting post for your carnival. Once the project starts, each day I will recognize a fellow blogger that "Helped""

Terri:  This is a great fit, Rob!  :)  Thank you!

Rose Walbrugh presents The inflexible brain posted at FreeMyMind.Net, saying, "Never ever forget and realize as soon as possible, that the brain is NOT a flexible a thing. We are creatures of habit and have to learn to use this to our advantage..."

Frederic Patenaude presents The Power of Rituals: How to Build Positive, Energizing Daily Rituals posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "Frederic Patenaude discusses the hows and whys of instilling automatic rituals into your daily routine for fulfillment of personal goals."

Jeanie Marshall presents What to Be or Feel, that is the Question posted at JMviews Meditation and Empowerment, saying, "Years ago I made a decision to be happy. It was one of the single most important decisions of my life. I consider this a “high level” or “broad” or “over-arching” decision. It was life changing. It was the type of decision that helps me to make the everyday decisions to choose something that makes me happy rather than something that makes me unhappy. This broad decision serves as a barometer, a gauge so that I can hear my inner guidance more clearly."

Maxine-Yvette presents Women Finding Joy After 40… » Blog Archive » Who Is Your First Love? posted at Women Finding Joy After 40..., saying, "The most important love of your life is...YOU."

Tim Gary presents Drama = Rocket Fuel For Success posted at Internet Success Bites.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Finally the Truth About Diet – The China Study Review posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, "Finally, here’s an authoritative diet and nutrition book based on hard science and exhaustive research. This revealing book is written by one of the world’s most respected authorities in the field of nutrition. In his own words, he has been “in the system for almost fifty years, at the very highest levels, designing and directing large research projects, deciding which research gets funded and translating massive amounts of scientific data into national expert panel reports.” There is so much useful information in this book, I consider it one of the most important books I have ever read and give it my highest recommendation. Change your diet and change the quality of your life. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus song selections with lyrics related to each article – all free.)"

Larry presents Apply The secret of law of attraction (Part 1): Creating a Manifestation Poster posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.

Evan Hadkins presents Embracing Our Conflicts: One Method for Personal Change posted at wellbeingandhealth.net.

Rose Walbrugh presents Are you addicted to your emotions? | Free My Mind posted at FreeMyMind.Net, saying, "Are we just as blatantly addicted to our emotions as the smoker to his cigarettes? And instead of merely popping into the corner shop to feed our addiction, do we inadvertently orchestrate our lives around our emotional addictions?"

Mike Remer presents Celebrating! | My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog.

Goldfish presents Think Negative posted at Contrarian Goldfish.

David presents Dads Redefine Success posted at Worldwide Success.

Semi-Charmed Wife presents Time Keeps On Slippin', Slippin', Slippin'... posted at Semi-Charmed Wife, saying, "How practicing good time management can improve your quality of life and help you make your dreams come true!"

darryl heron presents Using 43Things to Support Your Goals posted at Systems Overload, saying, "Here is a post that I did about using 43Things to support your goals."

HL Grove presents Kill Procrastination Before It Kills Your Happiness posted at MoneyWeb24.

Jeanie Marshall presents Give Yourself Permission to Relax for 60 Seconds Every 60 Minutes posted at JMviews Meditation and Empowerment, saying, "I’m very practical. I like to suggest empowering practices and simple techniques that clients can incorporate into their lives which consume very little extra time. While there are certainly situations when I suggest time-consuming activities, I more frequently suggest activities that require attention or observation or re-framing."

GP presents The 10 Commandments of Horse Management posted at Inside Montana-Your Home at the Range, saying, "How can you apply the 10 commandments of equine management to your life?"

Arun presents From Chubby to Studdly Part 1 posted at Arun is bringing you...Your Daily Remedy, saying, "How I changed my lifestyle to become physically fit, and how you can too!"

Lori Jewett presents Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing posted at Between Us Girls.

Gabriella Kortsch, Ph.D. presents Looking In All the Right Places posted at Psychology, Transformation & Freedom Papers, saying, "Where do you look when something goes wrong? What do you focus on when you can't seem to get ahead? Which thoughts run through your head when you've just bungled something? Which feelings course through you when your world turns upside-down? The answers to all of those questions tell you a great deal about the current quality (or lack of quality) of your life."

Tiffany Colter presents Lesson Learned and How I got here posted at Writing Career Coach, saying, "This blog discusses how to have success beginning from the first day of this new year, and how technology is changing the way books are made and sold!"

LifeBalanced presents The Secret to Being a Great Friend posted at Life Balanced, saying, "The secret to having great friends is to BE a great friend. This post includes eight things we can all do to strengthen relationships with people who are important to us."

ananga presents Have you De-cluttered Your Head Lately? posted at Ananga Sivyer's Living by Design Blog, saying, "Some of my fellow bloggers have been writing lately on the subject of de-cluttering. De-cluttering cupboards, de-cluttering rooms, workplaces etc. And that got me thinking about another key area that really benefits from being free from clutter. The clutter in our heads. What are we tucking away in corners and lugging around with us that we don’t need anymore?"

GreatManagement presents What I learnt From One Of The UK’s Best Selling Business Authors posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "This idea is that you describe your future life in the present tense."

SJ Yee presents Do you have dreams you are afraid to go after? posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart, saying, "A story that will force you to rethink about abandoning your dreams..."

JC presents How To Use The Divide-And-Conquer Approach To Life posted at A Journey Of Dreams.

Todd Goldfarb presents 4 Pillars of Effective Personal Growth posted at We The Change, saying, "4 wonderful "pillars" of personal growth from we the change...enjoy!"

Alex Marlin presents 50 Personal Development Questions That Will Improve Your Life posted at Life Improvement Tips For Thin and Small People.

Brendan McPhillips presents How to Overcome Your Temptations posted at Brendan McPhillips.

Katherine Reschke presents First steps to making a plan posted at Passions That Pay.

Mark McClure presents “Work Is The Arch Enemy Of Free Time” posted at Mark McClure Today, saying, "Success is not measured only in profit and growth"

Dr. Mike Skinner presents Does Meditation Protect Us From Stress? posted at meditation for the masses, saying, "This articles looks at the research linking meditation to a physiological state of relaxed alertness, adn then discusses how we can induce ths response in ourselves."

GreatManagement presents Get Rid Of Procrastination Once And For All posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "Everyone suffers from procrastination at some stage in their lives."

Nick Pagan presents Antidote to Perfectionism posted at Nick Pagan, saying, "Perfectionism can prevent us from moving forward. You can read the embarrassing story of how I learned to overcome perfectionism by getting clear about the underlying problem behind perfectionism"

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the carnival of personal change using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.