“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
One of the big changes I have made over the past year relates to my expectations of the future. I have discovered that how I view the future often shapes my present state of mind. More importantly, I have pinpointed an ingredient that has been [...]

Hello and welcome to the 4th Edition of the Personal Stories of Change Blog Carnival. This is the carnival for people who want to be inspired by others’ real life experiences.
I hope you enjoy reading these articles as much as I did:

From the Web
One of my favorite bloggers, John Place, has written a great article called Top 7 Ways to Live Your Best Life. I actually used it as a bit of a checklist to see how I am going. The result? I am doing well in some areas (eg living within my means) whereas some [...]

This is a story of reigniting the fire within. The fire I refer to is the one that drives people to fight hard for the win, to push through the pain barrier when it hurts like hell, to wake early and start the day when all you want is 5 more minutes of sleep, and [...]

Hi and welcome to another edition of the Personal Stories of Change Blog Carnival. Once again I received a great response. I have decided to limit the number of stories to 10 each edition as I don’t want it to turn into a massive linkfest like I have seen some others become. This means [...]

Assuming you have a list of personal goals written down somewhere (if you haven’t then read this article from Mindtools), much of your energy and focus will be on achieving these goals. One of the most powerful ways I have come across to achieve personal goals is the practice of sharing them [...]