And now without further adieu I bring you some of the best posts from some of the finest blogs in all of cyberspace.

First up is
Silicon Valley Blogger
with
The Only 3 Reasons Why People Go Bankrupt.
Even though bankruptcy is something most of us don’t want to think about too much this post is a worthwhile read with some interesting statistics and an unusual trekkie story.

Are you ready for just “one week of hell” to create space and make your house shine?
Athol Kay
gives us some great tips in
10 steps to Creating Space in Just One Week (of hell).
I especially liked tip #6, and how does the stuff magically disappear?

Do you have healing energy? According to our next presenter,
Gia Combs-Ramirez
up to 5% of us have this energy and many don’t even know it. Read Gia’s fascinating post titled
“Are You An Unconscious Healer?”.

Next up we have
Charles H. Green
with an excellent post
“Attitudinal Service”
Charles makes the valid point that when it comes to customer service, “fake it ‘til you make it” is not the best strategy because really great customer service “comes from within”. As consumers I’m sure we all agree with Charles!

Shemelle from
Enhance Life
gives us
6 Timeless Ways To Stay Out Of Trouble
Very good advice, indeed!

Henry Bagdasarian from
Identity Theft Awareness
brings up an interesting correlation between food and credit products in
Food and Credit Products Are Not Very Different From Each Other.
The overconsumption of either can negatively affect our lives!

Cardin Lilly Routh from
Optimist Lab
offers some incredibly insightful wisdom in
Keeping Your Precious Things Precious.
All of your answers are inside of you!

Thinking Through Problem Solving
from Erik Milligan at
Daily Empowerment
offers some concrete steps for problem solving in business meetings.

Mr. Besilly from
Mr. Besilly-One Man’s Highway
brings us a post entitled
Ideas Are Like Rabbits.
He says “The most difficult part of having new ideas is knowing which ones to cultivate and which ones should be pushed aside. I have learned through much experience that when you choose to pursue an idea, that idea becomes a project.”

Are you one who is always looking for a sign on your path? Attila Borcsa from
Vertegram
brings us an interesting post
How Inner and Outer Meet Naturally sometimes

“On the ever recurring need for guidance, on the need for signs.”

Albert Foong from
The Urban Monk
brings us
What your ego is and how to stop it from obscuring your inner peace and unconditional love
Albert says “The ego is the source of all unhappiness. All unhappiness. What is it, how does it creep in, and what you can do? This is by far my longest, favourite, and most heartfelt article ever.”
Thank you, Albert!

Alexander Becker from
WOW
is offering us a free ebook to celebrate our beauty in his post
Free ebook: Celebrate Your Beauty
“Peer pressure, vanity and behavior, motivation tricks and hacks, success and pain, and how to excel, *Celebrate Your Beauty* — whatever it takes. Whether you work on stage, or walk the runways, whether you make things real on the big screen, behind the scenes, near a microphone, or in the proximity of a camera, this free ebook is for you.”

Financial Independence is a goal many of us have. Jeremy Reeves from
The Road to a Perfect Life
shares with us some great tips in
How to Track Your Financial Independence: Series #3.

Do you ever wonder why sometimes your affirmations work and sometimes your affirmations fail?
Debra Moorhead
clarified this subject brilliantly in her post
Why Affirmations Sometimes Fail
Debra’s sentiments mirror my experience. Great post!

Next up is an excellent post about living life to the fullest. Conan Stevens from
Tall Muscles Actors Blog
asks the great question
Will You Die Before You Even Live?
Conan says “Life is passing by, are you enjoying the ride?

So when it comes to goals the question often becomes “How bad do you want it?” Courtney has a thought-provoking article about making the commitment.
Committing to your Causes
can be found at
CourtneyTuttle. com
Courtney says “This article helps people to learn that in order to achieve more success, they must become more deeply committed to their causes.”

What questions do you ask yourself? Wanda Grindstaff proclaims “The questions we ask ourselves hold a special power in our development.” Wanda’s post
What Questions are you Asking? Creating your Results
can be found at
Creating Abundant Lifestyles

I found the next post to be a very interesting perspective on a very powerful tool that we all have access to-Prayer. Jerusalem Joe presents
Prayer-A Jungian Perspective
You can read it at
The Israeli Tikkun Blog

Jerusalem Joe says “Thanks for hosting!”
My pleasure, Jerusalem Joe, thanks for submitting your post!

Andy Schmitt from
The Secret Law of Attraction
writes “Since starting The Law of Attraction Experiment I have been on somewhat of an emotional roller coaster. I read from the beginning that this will happen as we get in alignment with our source. I find that my emotions go from high to low with relative ease and it is a bit chaotic after a while. I have been on a bit of a low for a few days as something in the back of my mind has been slowly building up negative resistance inside me. I could not quite pinpoint what it was but this morning I vowed not to get out of bed until I identified what it was that was giving me this nagging negative resistance.” Andy’s post
Negative Resistance to Positive Vibration, In Five Easy Steps
gives us some concrete steps to identify and remove resistance to our dreams.

Have you found it difficult to make personal changes? Super Saver from
My Wealth Builder
brings us an interesting theory on why it is difficult in
Our Brains Make Change Hard

Next up
THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog
brings us an interesting post which asks the question
Can you really get free and objective advice, when you pay investment sales loads?
“This two-part article begins a series of articles by The Skilled Investor on investment sales loads and other investment marketing costs. Excessive investment costs are a plague on your personal financial planning. Excessive investment expenses are one of the most significant barriers to lifelong family financial security. While financial services industry sales people tell you that you need to pay more to get more, the correct answer is the opposite. If you pay less, you are likely to get more.

Our next presenter is James from
Powerful Insights
who brings us
How Are You Living the One Life You Get?
“A new perspective on life that will hopefully motivate everyone to make a positive change.”

Do you use a daily checklist? It can be a very useful and productive tool for your Personal Development goals.
Lyman presents
Using a Daily Checklist
posted at
Creating a Better Life.

This next post is a beautiful reflection on “Insperience”. Don’t miss this one! Nneka at
Spirituality Applied to Life
brings us
Knowledge Is Not Knowing.

Lexi Sundell from
Energies of Creation
tells her story of
Why I Learned Reiki
“How recurring problems with my husband’s out-of-rhythm heart led me to learn reiki.”

Wilson Ng from
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife
brings us some inspiration in his post
Take it as a Challenge
Wilson says “There will always be a lot of naysayers in this world. when you hear them say, you can’t do it, you may want to take that as a challenge to prove them wrong.”
Very good Advice, indeed!

If you are looking for some inspiration from real life, look no further. Ellesse from
Goal Setting College
brings us
Inspirational Stories I: Wilma Rudolph, An Olympic Wonder

“Conflicts are an inevitable part of any relationship. How we deal with them ensures the success of a continuous relationship.”
CA from
Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Blog
gives some good advice in his useful post
Business life lesson-conflict resolution

Do you know that everyday can be a cause for celebration? I Love this next post!
Celebrate Your Happy Days!
Can be found at
Personal Development Ideas Blog

Our next presenter is Anmol Mehta from
Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga
Anmol says this “Article explores the value of self discipline and how to live a fulfilling life. It includes a story to illuminate its main points.”
Stop the Madness of Self-Discipline
is a Must Read! Very enjoyable post!

Alvaro Fernandez from
Brain Fitness
was recently interviewed by the Alumni News at McKinsey and Company. He gives us the link and a short synopsis at
Brain Exercise for the Frontal Lobes: McKinsey
Alvaro asks “Can your job be a brain gym?”.

Do you have some unfulfilled diet and fitness goals? JoLynn Braley from
The Fit Shack
gives us some excellent advice on
How To Use Your Brain to Lose Weight
“How to use the power of your subconscious mind to move past negative, limiting beliefs that are in the way of your weight loss and fitness goals.”

Next Raymond David Salas brings us a great informational post on the benefits of one of the easiest and always a favorite exercise
The Powerful Benefits of Walking
can be found at
ZenChill.com Power Tools Blog

There’s a poignant line in this next post “i guess it takes more energy to hate or to be angry.”
That is a profound truth! m from
my life with depression.com
brings us “something that i learned from therapy and it kinda touches on emotional intelligence, but doesn’t shout it out. it’s about taking control of our bad emotions which leads to more energy and motivation to get what we have to get done.” Read
nurture and how to avoid a heavy heart (emotional intelligence)

Next up, Andrew from
Lifecrafting.net
brings us some useful tips for goal setting. Read
Lifecrafting-Finding and Setting Goals
“This article discusses the importance of having goals as well as how to choose, implement, and complete them.”

And there you have it! The Personal Development Carnival for May 6, 2007. I want to personally Thank everybody who submitted a post and I hope you enjoyed the great reading!

Next week on May 13, 2007 the Host will be Nneka at
Balanced Life Center
Please send in your best posts via
The Blog Carnival Submission Form.

Thank you!