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Personal Development

Britannica Blog presents Suicide on the Internet: What Is Our Responsibility? posted at Britannica Blog, saying, “Last Friday, November 21, Abraham Biggs, a 19-year-old community college student in Florida, committed suicide on a live webcast with a virtual audience of over 1,500 viewers.”

Bill Urell presents Codependency And Addiction Recovery: Detaching With Love – Video posted at Addiction Recovery Basics, saying, “My mother said “I am so glad you’re alive, and you are not welcome in my home or in my life until you are living a life of recovery. If I never see you will live again, I want to you know how much will be missed. And she closed the door on me”. Read more…”

Applying the Law of Attraction presents Can You Use The Law of Attraction to Achieve Your Desires posted at Applying the Law of Attraction Membership Library, saying, “When you have desires in life you want to make happen you will want to use the Law of Attraction to make it work. You want to think about the things in life that you…”

Tisha Tolar presents Overwhelming Workload – YES! You Can Do it! posted at Empowering Mom.

omguy presents The Butterfly Effect posted at Ordinary Miracles, saying, “A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours. . .”

Simon Stapleton presents How To Improve Your Performance With 8 Weekly Events | SimonStapleton.com posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, “Here are 8 things you can do on a weekly basis to improve your performance and achieve more success in life.”

Brain Blogger presents Psychiatric Conditions and Alcohol Abuse in the College-Aged posted at Brain Blogger, saying, “I always find epidemiological studies very interesting because they can give you a snapshot of the prevalence of certain conditions. Have you ever wondered about the prevalence of psychiatric conditions and alcohol use disorders among college students? This is a topic that has been studied extensively by many different research groups.”

Roberto Montanez presents 5 errors you make in a conversation posted at Psychbits, saying, “Have you ever felt that you are not connecting with the person you are talking to? There is nothing more cumbersome than the feeling of not connecting with another person”

David B Bohl presents 6 Signs Your Perfectionism Might be Veering into Control Freak Territory posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Are you constantly redoing things to make sure they’re absolutely perfect? Do you find yourself noticing pictures on walls that are slightly crooked and straightening them, even if it’s not in your own home? Are you consistently late and always have a pat excuse? Do you criticize and find faults with others, but in your mind, you’re always right?”

Vincent presents How To Change Disasters In Your Life Into Meaningful Events posted at Hit Your Goals, saying, “Changing disasters in your life to meaningful events.”

Jessie presents Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty posted at My Investing Blog, saying, “Blog Action Day 2008″

Akemi Gaines presents Living Your Life Purpose posted at Yes to Me, saying, “What is your life purpose? Are you living your life purpose?”

Kerry presents Making affirmations that work for you posted at Ancient Wisdom Modern Mind.

Jay Frawley presents Making a Living Should Not Be Painful! | InnerNoodle.com posted at InnerNoodle.com, saying, “An article to help people realize they have a choice to find work that suits their values.”

Marelisa Fabrega presents Creative Thinking Techniques: The “Playful” Edition posted at Abundance Blog at Marelisa Online.

Wally Bock presents Be on the lookout posted at Momentor.

Scott Lee presents Why Neil Strauss is the Best PUA (Pick Up Artist) posted at ScottLee.Name.

Nadege presents How to be fully committed to life long change posted at Clearly Envision.

Hayden Tompkins presents How Life Coaching Can Revolutionize Your Friendships posted at Through The Illusion.

Louis Burns presents Crafting Mental Movies For Others posted at NLP Marketing Blog, saying, “This article is about not only visualizing your own goals but the experience you want other people to have as well.”

pearl mattenson presents Guided Visualization and Zillience: Opening Doors for our Most Precious Relationship – Ricki Rush – Sandy Davis – relationships – meditation – prayer – creative practice | Carrie and Danielle posted at Carrie and Danielle.

bob presents Fail School: Life lessons you wish you could learn posted at Failschool, saying, “Improving your social and dating skills”

Mina Togonon presents As Big as the Rafter posted at 24 Hour Paradigm, saying, “Are you in the right track of improving your personal success? It’s very difficult to face the reality that many people who are trying to succeed have stepped on to other peoples’ shoes. What’s alarming though is these people fail to check the big hindrance within them.”

Barry Wright III presents Developing Reading Systems posted at 3stylelife.

Nhys Glover presents More on Ariadne posted at The Journey Woman, saying, “My first contribution to a carnival!”

HighGrace presents Why we all could use a good time out posted at Face to the Sun.

Louise Fletcher presents Gary Vaynerchuck on Authenticity posted at Blue Sky Resumes Blog, saying, “Thanks for considering my post!”

Chris Edgar presents How Our Judgments Of Others Can Teach Us About Ourselves posted at Purpose Power Coaching, saying, “When we criticize someone, we’re actually revealing something we don’t want others to see about ourselves. Because we judge some part of our personality as wrong or unacceptable, we try to convince ourselves and the world that someone else has it, not us. This article discusses how we can learn about ourselves from the ways we find ourselves judging others.”

ananga presents How to Control Anxiety with Grounding Techniques posted at Ananga’s Living by Design Blog.

Mike King presents Open Ended Questions Make Better Conversations posted at Learn This.

Alex Fayle presents Dedicate Yourself to Life, Not Work posted at Someday Syndrome, saying, “Do you define yourself by your job? This article looks at the cultural differences between Spanish and North American attitudes about work.”

Mike Sowden presents ecosalon :: the green gathering :: 24 of Groceries Get Trashed and 8 Other Insanities posted at Ecosalon, saying, “There’s only one way to tackle the biggest obstacles – a tiny bit at a time. Every small contribution adds up. Here are eight challenges that face us today, and the seemingly small changes to our lifestyles (and so to ourselves) that could make a real difference.”

Rahul Bhambhani presents How to Deal with Criticism posted at Personal Development Advice, Tools to Improve the Quality of your Life, saying, “Whenever you decide to go against the grain and strive to reach some of your loftier goals, you can bet you’re going to come up against a considerable amount of criticism. For you to succeed in reaching these goals, you must learn to deal with this criticism in a healthy and positive way.”

HIB presents Real Happiness or Perceived Happiness? posted at Happiness is Better.

Marcus Smith presents What is the Most Important Skill in a Recession? posted at MarcusASmith.com.

Burak Bilgin presents Life Purpose: How to Discover it? posted at Distiller’s Corner.

axel presents Zen-Like Living posted at axel g.

Ryan Suenaga presents The Power of Paper and Pen posted at Uncommon Cents.

Dianne M. Buxton presents Let Your Manifesting Miracles Simmer in Delicious Anticipation posted at manifestingsuccess, saying, “This article is about amplifying your most positives thoughts.”

Jodi presents Self Development #2: Do It Now posted at Domain Named You, saying, “If you truly want to develop yourself, do it now!”

Chase Stowers presents The 28-Hour Day posted at Super Duper Blog-O-Rama!, saying, “A sleep schedule I found interesting.”

Relax presents 4 Strategies to improve your memory power posted at The Wise Curve, saying, “The good news is that memory can be improved. By following the four strategies below, your memory can become like a super sponge that soaks up information for a long time.”

Personal Finance

Debbie Dragon presents Tips for Growing Money posted at The Money Blog.

Great Management presents The Greatest Success Secret of All Time posted at Great Management, saying, “Sir Richard Branson swears by it and credits it as one of the secrets to his success. Check out an excerpt from A Touch of Greatness.”

Debt Free Destiny presents 5 Money Changes to Keep More of Your Money posted at Debt Free Destiny.

Destroy Debt presents 3 Basic Principles for Good Personal Finance Habits posted at Destroy Debt.

Erin Pavlina presents Are You Afraid to Be Rich? posted at Erin Pavlina’s Blog, saying, “Many years ago I had this odd mentality about money and wealth. I thought that rich people were all greedy, and that most of them had probably sold their soul to the devil in order to attain their wealth.”

Investing Angel presents I?m Betting On Oil posted at Stock Tips, saying, “What to do in a time of recession.”

Michael Cohen presents Traits Of A Good Investor | The Stock Investor – Stock Advice And Tips posted at The Stock Investor, saying, “These are the three most importnat traits of a successful stock investor.”

Lance Cooper presents How Trickle Down Affects You posted at Recession Money Matters, saying, “Think you are insulated from the stock market? Think again.”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Loan Poem posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Wenchypoo presents The Truth About the Economy and Job Creation posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Joe Hayes presents Forex Tips updated Sat Nov 15 2008 12:13 pm CST posted at Restoring Your Finances and Your Faith, saying, “Beginner tips for those thinking about trying to get into the foreign exchange (Forex) currency market.”

Lauren Rose presents Credit Card Skimmers – Keep Your Eye on Your ATM card posted at No Debt Anymore .org, saying, “With the holiday season in full swing, Credit card and ATM theft is increasing at an alarming rate. Here are 3 common ways thieves may try to gain access to your personal information using a skimmer device, and 10 tips to protect yourself.”

Buck Weber presents Selling Through A Consignment Shop posted at THE BUCK LIST, saying, “How to sell through a consignment shop.”

Joanne presents Beginner Investing: When Research Pays Off posted at Beginner Investing.

Relax presents Let’s talk about money posted at The Wise Curve, saying, “The good news is that being rich is not really difficult because it is just a state of mind.”

Maria Gajewski presents How to Bootstrap Your Life posted at Never the Same River Twice, saying, “Do you ever worry about coming up with money to get what you need or want in life? Do you see money as an obstacle to your happiness? If you do, you can learn some powerful lessons from the business world by learning how to be a bootstrapper.”

Livingalmostlarge presents My $170 Car Investment posted at LivingAlmostLarge.

The Investor presents Seven surprising things you may not know about Warren Buffett posted at Monevator.com, saying, “There’s no better role model when you’re starting out in investing than Warren Buffett, the self-made billionaire. Here are seven things you may not know about how he made it.”

Raymond presents Credit Card Offers For People With Bad Credit Or Poor Credit History posted at Money Blue Book.

FIRE Getters presents Retirement – All Is Well If Our HEART Is Well! posted at FIRE Finance.

The Dough Roller presents How to Survive (and Thrive) in a Recession posted at The Dough Roller, saying, “Some tips on how to survive a recession.”

Robert Brus presents Blog | posted at The Site Rush Preview, saying, “You will learn the ability to Make Totally Insane Amounts of Cash Even in a Armageddon-Like Economy Where Over 90% of People and Businesses are Closing and Going Broke!”

Personal Health

Andy presents How To Stop Binge Eating posted at test, saying, “Are you sick of your out of control eating? Do you eat in private? Do you hide food and eat it until your stomach is about to burst? Have you tried every diet out there without any lasting success? Have you lose weight only to gain it back? Are you finally wondering How to Stop Binge Eating once and for all?”

Aparna presents Beauty and Personal Grooming: Body odor posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, “Does your body odor repel others? The ultimate social disaster, a bad body odor may take your confidence to its lowest level. “Do I smell bad?” could be the most embarrassing question you may have to ask. But is preventing unpleasant body odor difficult? Sometimes yes, a shower or a body spray may not do the trick.”

Jeremy Day presents 11 Little Steps to Better Health posted at Insight Writer, saying, “For anyone interested in improving their health this is a great way to start!!!”

OrnaRoss presents Good Things I?ve Gained from Having Cancer #2 posted at Orna Ross, saying, “cancer can have positives”

Tony Huynh presents Why and How I Broke My Addiction to Caffeine at LimitlessUnits.com posted at LimitlessUnits.com, saying, “When I took account of what I was doing, I realized that I had a physical and mental dependence on a drug. Any substance that could affect me like this was making me weak. I resolved to quit caffeine immediately.”

Alvaro Fernandez presents Games for Brain Health – Novelty, Variety and Challenge posted at SharpBrains, saying, “How gaming can be good for your brain.”

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