Bryan C. Fleming

Each week I pick three articles that catch my eye. In this 41st edition of the Personal Growth Carnival, here are the three I’ve picked:

Phil is a brave man.  He’s questioning the great Dale Carnegie by saying, Arguments can be Good .  If you’ve read “How to win friends and influence people” you’ll know Dale Carnegie says not to argue.  But, Phil brings up some good points.

Joy Soriano has great parable about an Eagle entitile:  How do you teach an eagle how to fly?.  It’s a fun little story to read and it’s one of those that seems to stick with you throughout the day.  I’d highly recommend reading it.

Steve Olson has an interesting take on Goal Setting: Why Reaching Your Goals Will Never Make You Happy .  He’s got some strong insights into “Enjoying the journey, not the destination”.  I’m going to start living by his advice.

Now, we had an especially big week this week with over 45 submissions.   The three I’ve listed above “caught my eye”, it doesn’t mean they are the best.  If you read a good article that I didn’t hightlight, drop in a comment so others will read what you’ve learned from it.

I’d like to thank all the authors for their hard work in writing these articles.  Enjoy the carnival….

Paul Martin presents Meditation and Contemplation posted at Original Faith, saying, “Presents the essentials of how to meditate in four easy steps in a nonsectarian manner and without the hype - no false promises, just a solid practice that doesn’t require much time to bring substantial benefits.”

Jen presents tacithydra: Meditation posted at Venturesome, saying, “One person’s experience with meditation classes.”

Hugh Hollowell presents You have the power posted at A Politically Incorrect Entrepreneur.

Jeremy Reeves presents The Power of Your Self-Image posted at The Road To A Perfect Life.

Alexandra Levit presents Just Graduating? 5 Career Tips You Won’t Learn in School posted at Water Cooler Wisdom.

Jeremy Reeves presents The Simplest Rule Of Success posted at The Road To A Perfect Life.

Stephanie West Allen presents Friday frivolity (and a little wisdom): Why not become a jester? posted at idealawg.

Wanda Grindstaff presents It’s All About Having FUN - Living with Intent posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles, saying, “Have fun to increase your income and improve your life.”

Charles H. Green presents Hostage Negotiation - Lessons for Selling, Customer Service and Business Relationships posted at Trust Matters, saying, “Hostage negotiators can teach us a valuable lesson about relating to others and personal growth.”

Brandon Peele presents An Open Letter to My Parents posted at GT.

John Hill presents Your Thoughts are like Cosmic Glue posted at Universe Of Success.

Chris Pangburn presents 5 Productivity Enhancing Ideas For Busy People posted at AeroDesigns Blog, saying, “Increase the amount of work you can complete in a given time, or allow yourself some time off by working more productively. This post gives 5 handy tips to free up some of your time.”

David presents Weight Loss Success – Part 1 posted at Worldwide Success.

Shamelle presents Top 5 Ways To Make Your Week-End Last Longer posted at Enhance Life.

Christine Kane presents How to Get Nothing Done posted at Christine Kane’s Blog.

John Wesley presents Top 5 Ways to Build a Wonderful Life posted at Pick the Brain.

Arun presents Routine Your Way to Awesome Living posted at Arun is Bringing You…Your Daily Remedy, saying, “How to create more time in your day for fun and adventure!”

John Crenshaw presents The One Idea That Took 23 Years To Understand And Changed My Life Forever posted at Dominate Your Life, saying, “There’s one path on the way to meet your goals, and it’s disappearing behind you; there’s nowhere to go but forward, there’s no other option but to succeed.”

Patricia presents Make the Most of Every Moment: Lessons from the Terminal Illness That Wasn’t posted at Patricia.

Marc and Angel presents Career Opportunity vs. Fear of Change - Is The Bump Worth The Jump? posted at Marc and Angel, saying, “Be prepared to tackle your natural fear of change when opportunity knocks.”

Jack Yoest presents Is the Manager Obsolete? Or When Does Consensus Stop? posted at Reasoned Audacity, saying, “Does business need managers? Or first-line supervisors? Or should organizations simply go Greek and give every citizen-employee a voice and a vetoing vote? The corporation as pure democracy. This was the theme of a Wall Street Journal article, Managing: Can a Company Be Run as a Democracy?”

Albert Foong presents Aristotle vs. Urban Monk Round 1: Finding Bliss. Success. Love. posted at Urban Monk, saying, “The Highest Human Good - Aristotle’s work on success and happiness, given the usual Urban Monk emphasis on readability and practicality - how you can apply his works to your life right now.”

Erek Ostrowski presents Ease Up and Don?t Swing So Hard! posted at Verve Coaching, saying, “When I’m out to produce a result that’s both far-reaching and accurate in aim, my first inclination is to wind up and swing with as much force as possible. Ironically, this almost never produces the intended result.”

Lori Radun presents Finding Peace in Letting Go posted at The Mom Coach.

Anmol Mehta presents The Secret on How to Become an Early Riser posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, “Article on the secret to not only becoming an Early Riser but also exploring the process of discovering one’s true purpose in life.”

Debra Moorhead presents Letting Go of Resistance posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Vera Nadine presents The Calling: A Spiritual Manifesto posted at Vera Nadine - Discovering true hope through the magic of spirit, saying, “Accepting your calling in life is the ultimate challenge. Universal motivation is within the grasp of every individual. Have you heard the call?”

Bert presents Life Purpose posted at Ask-Bert, saying, “This article covers the topic of discovering your own personal purpose in life.”

art presents Self Commitment posted at Success Step.

Cade Krueger presents Visions of Excitement posted at Write To Right.

Raymond David Salas presents The Powerful Benefits of Walking posted at ZenChill.com Power Tools Blog.

Craig Harper presents Motivational Speaker posted at Renovate your life with Craig, saying, “Wanna find someone who’s poor and happy…. no problem. Someone who’s fat and happy… no problem. Someone who’s physically or intellectually handicapped and happy… no problem. Someone who is intelligent, wealthy, good looking, unloved and happy… nuh. Ain’t gonna happen.”

almomento presents 10 Steps to Better Efficiency in Your Day to Day Life posted at BurstCreativity.

Scott Lee presents Acknowledge Your First Steps But Always Ask: What is the Next Step? posted at Scott Free Thinking.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Take the Senses Challenge posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Some of the most fun puzzles we have found in a while…great for a mentally stimulating break!”

Charles H. Green presents Why Hugh Hefner Likes the No Asshole Rule posted at Trust Matters, saying, “Blame-throwing is a guilty pleasure, but often we don’t see the fingers pointing back.”

wilson ng presents Deep Understanding posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife, saying, “In todays world, the person who knows how will earn good money, but a person that TRULY knows why is the one who will be sought after! Dont’ be content with just skin deep understanding. Go for depth and true mastery! The difference in a small improvement in excellence will translate into big differences for your business and for your career.”

Victor Fam presents Towards a Better Life Articles » Archive » Fighting Shyness on the First Day of Class posted at Personal Development Articles.

Editor - Dave Prouhet presents Executive Education MBA - Why Back to School is Good Business? posted at Business Advice Daily, saying, “As managing director/shareholder at UHY Advisors, Rod Cooper had a great job with loads of responsibility and a great track record of success. But something was still missing. What could help him achieve more on the job today and, at the same time, help his career in the future? The answer: An MBA.”

Gustav S presents Follow the 3% Law to achieve Success! posted at success-is-in-you.com, saying, “a very nice way to achieve growth”

Lexi Sundell presents Five Future Possibilities posted at Energies of Creation, saying, “This post describes five ways I would experience life would be if the world really “worked.”"

Conan Stevens presents Will You Die Before You Even Live? posted at Conan Stevens Online.

Conan Stevens presents Working 9 To 5 Is It Really You posted at Thinking About Life.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of personal growth carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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