5 Free Personal Development Ideas for Keeping your Mental Pool Clean!

The way that you act in public needs to match the way that you act in private if you truly want to create success in your life! Link to Full Story

Exercise of the Day - Close Grip Push Up

This close grip push up is an excellent way to work your tricep muscles without using any equipment whatsoever! Link to Full Story

Self Improvement and Motivation - Are You Angry Enough?

Are your emotions powering up your level of motivation so that your goals come screaming towards you at break-neck speed, or are you just going through a list of goal-related tasks without really putting forth a gargantuan effort? Link to Full Story

5 Tips on How to Workout with Dumbbells

If you don't know how to workout with dumbbells, you are truly missing out on a great way get in shape, yet a way that requires very little exercise equipment.In fact, if you had a proper set of dumbbells, you could stay in shape for the rest of your life. Link to Full Story

Lauren Jones: From Bikini Model to Newscaster on Reality Show

Apparently the old adage 'sex sells and people are buying' is as true now as it has ever been! At least that seems to be the case when considering the details behind an ex-bikini model working as a news anchor, even though she has no real journalism experience to speak of... Link to Full Story

The Powerful Problem with Positive Thinking

Is this the death of positive thinking? Hardly! However, knowing how to use positive thinking as a tool means understanding how it works - both the good, as well as the bad. Link to Full Story

Exercise of the Day - Barbell Step Up

The Barbell Step is one of the most effective leg exercises that you can do, and it also does a great job of keeping your heart rate up, thus burning more calories! Link to Full Story

Does your Personal Development Program involve Giving Something Up?

Have your personal development efforts met with limited success? Believe it or not, even if you are working hard to accomplish your goals, you could be missing one important step to the process! Link to Full Story

How to Save Money on Exercise Equipment

Don't let expensive exercise equipment keep you from getting started on a health, fitness, or weight loss program! Save money on exercise equipment using these 4 tips, and you'll have cleared a roadblock that may have previously been standing in your way. Link to Full Story

Michael Vick Indicted for not Living in the Moment

Michael Vick was indicted on federal charges recently, but his story can be used as a valuable life lesson that everyone from "common folk" all the way up through the rich and famous can get value from. Link to Full Story

Practicing Personal Development with Unlimited Power!

Your ability to create success is limited only by your ability to believe in yourself. Are you doing what you want to do in the world, and accomplishing it with an unlimited supply of power? Link to Full Story

Cross-Cultural Contamination, Volume 1

Volume 1 of Cross-Cultural Contamination features quality blog posts about self improvement, the law of attraction, interval training, weight loss, and exercise! Link to Full Story

Exercise of the Day - The Ball Exchange

This is one of my favorite abdominal exercises, and if you want to get the most "bang for your buck" out of the time that you spend working your abs, you should try this exercise out and see how effective it is! Link to Full Story

Doing it Differently Blog Carnival, 7th Edition

This edition of the Doing it Differently blog carnival has plenty of job/career-related info that has a lot of value, several mind-hack or point of view modifications to make your life a better place to be, and even a different take on making money with Google AdSense! Link to Full Story

Best Weight Loss Program: Interval Training

If you really want to lose weight or crank up your level of health, interval training is the way to go! This guide spells out the basics of how to take advantage of this very effective exercise system. Link to Full Story

Church Apologizes to Sex Abuse Victims

The Roman Catholic church comes forth with $660 million dollars and an official apology to the victims of sexual abuse. Am I the only one who smells "PR move" rather than an actual solution to the problem? Link to Full Story

Self Improvement and Law of Attraction Link Love, Volume 22

Attention Splatter, intuition, health, happiness, kisses, and even lessons from someone who has been at the helm for almost a century. Be sure to check out this edition of Self Improvement and Law of Attraction Link Love! Link to Full Story

Exercise of the Day - Air Bicycles

Power up your abdominal workout and also save time by doing an exercise that works many different muscles all at the same time, yet requires no equipment whatsoever! Link to Full Story

Slice me, Dice me, Feed me more Pills! And Sugar!!

Apparently there are all of these miraculous new ways to lose weight! Let's see...cutting the vagus nerve, the SUGAR diet, popping the "market's best" pills, and oh, let's not forget about TEEN GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY! Uh. I can't say anymore. Just read the post. Link to Full Story

Friday Funnies from Today is that Day

A hilarious look inside the unlikely keyword combinations that landed people on a blog about self improvement and personal development. Would you believe nudity and fishing were both involved??? Link to Full Story

How to Know if your Cardiovascular Training is Intense Enough

Are you making any progress with your cardiovascular training program, or are you just going through the motions and not getting very much out of it? Link to Full Story

5 Ways to Look like an Idiot at the Gym

How much fun would the gym be if everyone worked together and liked each other? Sounds pretty boring. Check out this story about Teddy Bear, and see if you can relate! Link to Full Story

The Hidden Secret in Think and Grow Rich

When I heard about Brian Kim's eBook, 'The Hidden Secret in Think and Grow Rich', I knew I had to check it out. My review of the book dishes on what it has to offer, which is plenty! Link to Full Story

Exercise of the Day - Barbell Reverse Curl

Doing the reverse barbell curl is an excellent exercise for pounding on your biceps while also developing strong, powerful forearms. Link to Full Story

Paris Hilton and Deadly Car Crash

People have become unnecessarily hooked on sensationalized news stories, and this business with Paris Hilton is just the latest example. Mika Brzezinski fights back by destroying not one, but two news stories about Paris Hilton while on the air! Link to Full Story

Self Improvement and Law of Attraction Link Love, Volume 21

Self improvement defined, personal development, decision making, weight loss, schmoozing, and more! You don't want to miss this edition of the Self Improvement and Law of Attraction Link Love Series! Link to Full Story

Top 3 Ways to Get the Most out of a Heart Rate Monitor

Wearing a heart rate monitor when you exercise has numerous benefits. In a society riddled by confusion about the right ways to exercise, this simple and effective device can literally mean the difference between success and failure! Link to Full Story

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix: A Lesson in Moderation

The Harry Potter movies succeed in a way that other movies have not in the fact that they deliver without OVER delivering! Link to Full Story

How to Handle Negative Changes

When our lives change in a way that we perceive to be negative, it can be rough. However, it IS possible to get through these times, and this outline will help you to do exactly that. Link to Full Story

Exercise of the Day - Bench Dips

Although pictured here using a weight plate, this exercise can be very easily done in any environment with little or no additional equipment. Link to Full Story

A Light Bulb Moment: Exercise Generating Electricity

In a TRUE light bulb moment, a gym in Hong Kong has figured out how to translate human movement into electrical power. How...uh...bright is that? Link to Full Story

Self Improvement Book Reviews, Paris Hilton, and Personal Development Partners!

What kind of blog post includes Paris Hilton along with words like self improvement, personal development, and book reviews? The Today is that Day kind! Link to Full Story

Health, Diet & Weight Loss Checklist, Part V

By using exercise to enhance your level of neuromuscular coordination, you can experience many benefits, including increased strength, injury prevention, and increased balance. Link to Full Story

What’s up with People who Can’t Exercise?

The human body is a machine with an incredible capacity for physical exertion, yet for some reason that I can't quite comprehend, a lot of people can't figure out how to do that... Link to Full Story

Doing it Differently Blog Carnival, 6th Edition

The 6th edition of the Doing it Differently Blog Carnival covers everything from attaining goals and facing fears, up through book reviews, reasons not to drive, and even showing the love for an airport. Great stuff! Link to Full Story

Richard Branson vs. Greed and Vanity

What's more important - spending $1.6 million dollars on a piece of jewelry, or spending $25 million dollars to cure the environment? In today's world, people are doing both! Link to Full Story

Exercise of the Day - Ankle Wiggles

Another ab exercise that uses no equipment whatsoever, Ankle Wiggles is a great movement that uses constant tension in order to crank up the intensity. Link to Full Story

Self Improvement Hack: I am NOT that kind of a Person!

Would you believe that there is a simple and effective self improvement program that takes less than 5 minutes to implement, yet has incredible results? Link to Full Story

Golf Cart Driver Busted for DUI

Hmmmm...does it make sense to drive a golf cart while you're drunk if it means that you'll make it to a wedding on time??? Link to Full Story

How to Run Really Fast - 3 Top Tips

To run, or not to run? It's a no-brainer question if you think about it, and this posts lays out the details about why and how to do it. Link to Full Story

Successful Blogging - Are you Creating Something, or just Reading and Writing?

The blogosphere is great, but what is the next step? Are we all just going to keep reading blogs and writing blogs posts indefinitely? Link to Full Story