Welcome to the 17th edition of The Change Carnival. It’s a bit later than I had originally planned but what can I say? It has been a hectic month….

I received A LOT of submissions this month. The following were my favorites. Enjoy :).

What I’ve Learned from 30 Days of Being Remarkable by Maria Gajewski

From April 10 to May 9, 2008 I lived on $30 (USD) of food. In the process I:

• Lost 8 pounds
• Ate weeds
• Scrubbed siding, gave people rides, and fed chickens in exchange for food More>>

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How to be an Everyday Clown by David Masters

Clowns are brilliant. They bring joy and laughter to the world. They’re larger than life, clumsy, confused, very silly, and full of nonsense.

I’ve been reading a lot about clowns and jesters recently, working out how to be a clown in my everyday life. Here’s what I’ve learnt. More>>

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Turning Talents Into Strengths by Jeremy Neal

“Talent is only the starting point.” -Irving Berlin, American Composer and Lyricist

We all have natural and innate abilities to do some things better than others. Our genetics determine, to a certain degree, our predispositions and inclinations. We are endowed with gifts from birth that make us uniquely competent in ways that others are not. “Talent is only the starting point,” as Berlin accurately points out, and it’s up to us to develop our natural abilities into strengths, if we are to truly maximize our potential. More>>

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Living Without Limits by David B. Bohl

When we are young, we are invincible. There is nothing we cannot accomplish – no mountain too high to climb, no weight too heavy to bear. We believe we can do anything. If you do not believe it, go right now and try to give your teenager some words of wisdom and you will see exactly what I mean. More>>

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Too much on your plate? Become a STAR Delegator by Shawn Driscoll

I recently had an eye opening coaching session with a client, Gary who was feeling completely overwhelmed by his role as a Director in a large corporation. He was putting in 70-80 hour workweeks yet never getting ahead. Gary was drained, discouraged and completely unsure how to dig himself out of this mess. More>>

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Actively Manage Your Career to Stay On Top of Your Game by Dorian Wales

I’ve recently made a decision to leave a comfy job I’ve held for 6 years after hitting the glass ceiling in that organization. I’ve thought about it a lot and I’ve decided to follow my aspirations and to make an effort to fulfill what I think is my potential. More>>

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Monday Morning 9 ‘O Clock by Astrid Lee

Monday Morning 9 ‘O Clock. So, there you are again. On your day job. Are you loving it? Do. Is it where you are meant to be? I hope so. Or,… are you hating your work? Is it boring and is your heart somewhere else?

Instead, is there a latent talent you wish to use, .. some day ?Is there something else that you’d rather do, but you doubt whether you could make any money with it, or even: whether you would be ‘good enough’ for it? More>>

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Dodging The Many Forms Of Psychological Manipulation by Akemi Gaines

One of the major challenges of living fully is the mind manipulations from people around you.

People – including your loved ones, unfortunately – will try to hold you down where you are by various forms of manipulation. When we aspire to live fully and make changes in our lives, we need to be watchful of these manipulations and learn how to dodge them. More>>

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JUST SHUT UP! (for a while) by Corinne Edwards

Most of us are not too good at this. We are very likely to say –

“Who the hell does he/she think he is????”
“How dare you talk behind my back?”

Or worse. Make a call. Tell them off. Send a letter or an email. Then we call everyone we know to tell the story how we have been victimized. Starting with your sister and close friends – then moving on to your phone book. People you haven’t contacted in years. Your roommate in college. You can’t stop. You want confirmation about how you have been insulted. After all you have done for this person!. More>>

Bee-ing a Good Citizen by Lori Jewett

The idea of being a good citizen means different things to different people, but I think that, at it’s core, good citizenship refers to doing not what is easiest or best for oneself, but focusing more on what will contribute most to the common good. Some will explain it as being helpful to one’s neighbors, others may describe it as loyalty to one’s country. What creates variations in our definitions of good citizenship is our individual perspectives of what larger context we are considering ourselves a part, and, what obligations we feel toward that larger context. More>>

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The Problem Of Clutter (And What I Intend To Do About It) by Sheamus

Does your life feel like one big mess?

Is this chaos reflected in your home, at your desk and in your car? Bills, papers and junk mail stacked up everywhere? Is your wardrobe a nightmare? More>>

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Hermann Rorschach & The Amazing Technicolor Inkblot by David Godot

On a psychodiagnostic residency, where your job is just to understand people, one of the tools you use is the famous Rorschach Inkblot Test. In this test, the patient is shown a standard series of pictures created by squirting ink onto a page and then folding the page over. They are then asked to describe what they see in the blots. The answers contain all the keys to the patient’s perception. You may not see, at first, how an explanation of this technique can be of any practical value to you unless you are training to be a psychologist, but if you’ll read on I can promise you there is a payoff for us wayward seekers of personal growth. More>>

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43 Things To Do When You Stop Watching Television by Balanced Life Center

“Over a year ago, I stopped watching television. In fact, I don’t even own a television. It’s saved me money, freed up my time, and given me back my opinions. When I tell people I don’t have a television, they always respond with shock and awe, followed by either admiration or scowl.” More>>

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Can Self Hypnosis Really Help In Achieving Your Goals? by Ellesse

Beats me. In fact, I’m probably as curious as you’re in verifying this for myself!

My first encounter with self hypnosis can be traced back to almost 3 years ago. At that time, I was working through a goal achievement audio program and one of the exercises was to listen to a guided self hypnosis tape to help me uncover the future I would be leading in 10 years’ time. More>>

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That concludes this edition. Thank you everyone for your fantastic submissions. The Change Carnival will be taking a little break for the next few months. See my next post for the reasons why…..

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