Personal Development
Lessons from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey has become one of the best selling books in the realm of Personal Development. With over 15 million copies sold, the seven habits (be proactive; begin with the end in mind; put first things first; think win/win; seek first to understand, then to be […]
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The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey is, at the basic level, a book about mastering the mental side of peak performance, specifically in the field of tennis. However the book explores more than just ways to perfect your backhand, as it dives into areas of conscious and unconscious habits that can relate […]
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Choosing Happiness
For the last category of Personal Development Week, I’d like to talk a little bit about happiness. The first thing I have to say is that if you take some of the steps (or at least the intentions) mentioned in this week’s previous posts (Goals and Discipline, Success, Wealth, and Health), you’ll be well on […]
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Money Doesn’t Matter If You’re Dead
In today’s issue of Personal Development Week, we’re going to cover health. You’ve spent all that time building up wealth, now lets get you to a point where you can actually live to enjoy it. The first thing to realize is that there are really two kinds of health: physical, and mental/emotional. Physical Health The […]
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15 Tips for Saving Money
The single most important thing you can do to take care of your finances is to create a budget. Sure it’s an ugly word, and not a fun process, but if you don’t track where your money is going, and try to make a plan for future revenues and expenses, you aren’t going to achieve […]
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Defining Success
The title for this category in Personal Development Week is an interesting one, because I’m sure many of you were wondering, “What do you mean by success?” The irony is that in order to be successful, you have to answer that exact question for yourself. Everybody’s definition of success is going to be different – one […]
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The Interconnection Between Goals and Discipline
When it came down to choosing the first topic to talk about in Personal Development Week, discipline was an easy choice. Without the discipline to follow through with anything, you’ll have a difficult time achieving any of the other categories. The biggest misconception about discipline is that if you don’t have it, than you don’t […]
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