Merry Christmas!!, if that’s your thing. If not, Happy Wednesday!!! I just wanted to let everyone know that I’m taking a few days off to celebrate the holidays with family and friends (and open lots of presents – I LOVE presents!). I’m also in the process of putting together some awesome stuff for the first [...]

Do you make it a habit to practice gratitude? I hope the answer is yes, and if it is not, this post is going to attempt to persuade you that being actively grateful on a regular basis is a great tool for personal development. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States. It is the one [...]

photo credit: d.billy It’s very fashionable within the personal development blogosphere to deride watching television. It is derided as a complete waste of time that can’t ever contribute to growth, happiness, or relaxation. Steve Pavlina doesn’t watch television, so you shouldn’t either! Well, I watch television. By your standards, I might watch a lot of [...]

photo credit: ocean yamaha I was planning to post the next installment of my Changes That Stick series today, but then decided that a) I’m too busy watching election stuff to write it (yes, the Media Fast is officially over now – I blame Saturday Night Live for being too damned funny!!) and b) you’re [...]

Personal Development for Smart People is uber-blogger Steve Pavlina’s first (and probably not last) book. It is the result of his many years of study of personal development and over four years of running the single most popular personal development blog on the web. Unlike some other books by bloggers, this book is much more [...]