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Book Review: Getting Things Done

Many personal development sites focus heavily on productivity, and for good reason. I am, however, going to admit here that productivity has traditionally not been one of my strengths. For example, there was quite some time between purchasing Getting Things Done and actually reading it - kind of ironic really.
Well I’m glad I finally got [...]

4 Life Lessons I Have Learned from Job Interviews

I really don’t enjoy job interviews. Perhaps, though, I have just had one too many over the past few weeks. In any case, I realized the other day that job interviews are actually a great way to learn about yourself and about life. They force you to think about the past (what you have done), [...]

The Paradoxical Commandments

1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and frankness [...]

Goodbye Computer, Hello Life

Last week I was at the computer a lot and, quite honestly, it left me feeling drained. So last Saturday I decided to “unplug” myself from the computer and television for the day. I usually don’t post on Saturdays, plus the weatherman said it would be a nice Fall day (not that I really trust [...]

A Climate of Change

If there is one thing my personal journey of change has taught me it is this: there is a big difference between recognizing a problem and taking action to address that problem.
Blog Action Day is, for me, a well timed event. It is a reminder that when we want to generate positive change, action is [...]

Personal Stories of Change Blog Carnival: Edition 8

Welcome to the 8th Edition of the Personal Stories of Change Blog Carnival. I have picked up a few new readers lately, so I will give a quick overview of how this carnival works. Basically this carnival aims to put the personal in personal development by collecting and presenting true and inspiring stories of change. [...]