The Personal Development Blog

The question in the headline is mostly aimed at myself. But I think everyone,from time to time, should ask them selves the same. Are you really doing the best you possibly can?

Lack of inspiration 
The reason I ask myself this question is because I have been experiencing a lack of inspiration lately. Lack of inspiration is something I would rather not experience at all, but especially not right now. The Personal Development Blog is still so young and I am working hard to get it established. But am I working hard enough? Am I giving it my absolute best?

I know that the best way to attract a loyal readership is to create good content. I think that for an article to be good, it needs to contain information that is not easily found elsewhere on the internet. So that is what I need to focus on in the future.

In spite of my lack of inspiration, I have actually seen an increase of readers on this blog. It makes me very happy to see that Personal Development is important to so many people. It also makes me feel that I have a responsibility towards all of you.

Positive feedback
One thing that really motivates me is feedback from my readers. I have received a lot of it since I started the free eBook service, and later on, this blog. Just reading all the positive feedback makes me all warm inside. It looks like I have actually made an impact on someones lives. 

Here are just a few of them wich I have received by email:

“This is venkatesh from india.I am very much thankful to you for your free personaldevelopmentbooks.”
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“Thank you so much for your faithful supply of Personal
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Development eBooks. The books are helpful, and I’m now
better than I was. I’m looking foward to hear from you soon. Thank you.”
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“I received all books and gone through. All the books are mind blowing. Actually, before reading all this book my mind was wandering, now I am some controlling my mind and concentrating in one subject at time. Thanks for helping people. My sincere thanks to you. Hope u will send more books.”
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“I would like to know from whom should I get the permission to translate these books or any other book I would receive in the future from you to Arabic language? If the book is too old and it’s not possible to contact the author or the publisher can I get the permission from you? As you know it is not possible to publish any translated book here in Saudi Arabia unless there is a permission.”
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“Thanks a lot for your free books. I found it very usefull and meaningfull..in much time i shared those with people who was down…the books are inspiring…
I believe SHARING mean adding not losing (If i share with someone else i would add meaning to that person and add my lifevalue…i never lose anything cause of sharing)
I think i learn that  from you indirectly.”
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“Just a quick note to say thanks for the books. 
I really do appreciate the help!”
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“Hi Jarle,
Its great!
Thank you for the opportinuty to have access to so much of knowledge.”
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“Hi Jarle
I’m just back from reading your blog. It’s fantastic.
I have been receiving your free Personal Development Ebooks for about 2
months and while I do want to read and study them I find myself
with a very bad case of Information Overload. So I download the books and
print them out, with every intention of reading them but alas I still have a
pile of unread books. Suppose I should build reading ebooks into my Goal
Setting.”
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My promise to you
Reading through all the feedback is extremely motivating for me. It makes me realize that I need to do better. I need to get all this incredibly valuable information out to more people. I will promise you this: I will do my absolute best to accomplish that.

Will you too do the best you possibly can to reach your goals?

I’ve been thinking about why every person, at some points in their lives, must experience pain and sadness. Everyone have bad days, bad weeks or even bad years. It is not possible to live a life without experiencing some sort of pain from time to time. This seem to be one of the unchangeable laws of nature.  

Why we need to feel pain
Every time someone breaks your heart.
Everytime you loose a friend.
Everytime a loved one dies.

Everytime you feel sadness or pain there is a purpose.

The purpose is this:
How would we know what it is like to feel happy if we didn’t know what it is like to feel sad? It feels a thousand times better to be a winner if you have first experienced what it is like to be a looser. It is called contrast. To be fully able to embrace a feeling, we need to know what the opposite is like.

This doesn’t mean that we have to feel sad as often as we feel great. Is just mean that we need to experience both sides of it. How else could we understand what the other is?

The next time you hit rock bottom, just think about how good it will feel when things turn around. And work hard to get back on top.

It is the greatest feeling in the world!

1.  Smile
If you smile a lot others will start to relate to you in a different way. You will get contact with more people and gain more friends. Show your teeth!

2.  Become an early riser
Early risers are generally more productive than nightowls. The first hours of the day gives you the chance to be completely alone in a quiet environment. Use the extra time to do things you want to do alone, like reading, writing, meditating, running etc. When the rest of your family gets out of bed you will be able to focus more of your time towards them. It’s a win win situation.

3.  Be forgiving
Be forgiving to people that have done you wrong. Think about all the times you have done the same. Wouldn’t it be great to have forgiveness without having to ask for it?

4.  Never grow up
You are only as young as you allow yourself to be.

5.  Learn something new every day
Learn at least one new thing every day. It will really add up as time passes by.

6.  Share
Share your feelings as well as your material goods. Be open about your thoughts and you will discover that others open up to you. Share your things and you will discover that others want to share with you too. 

7.  Receive
Make it easy for others to share with you. Make it clear that it means something to you.

8.  Be positiv
The glass is always half full, never half empty. Think positiv thoughts and positive things WILL happen.

9.  Be an explorer
Never settle with what you know. Don’t be afraid to enter unchartered territory. Everything is new the first time you do it. Expand your safe zone.

10. Be thankful
Be thankful for what you have and more will come to you. Start every day by giving thanks for your family, your friends, your job etc.

Everyone, sooner or later, gets old. At least physically. But this doesn’t mean that you should grow old in your head as well.

This is something that I have put a lot of thought into. I have decided never to let myself grow old. As long as I have my free will I will do everything in my power to prevent it. I think a lot of elderly people just gives in.

One of the most important thing to stay young, is to never let go of your good sense of humor. If you ever catch yourself stop laughing and joking you’re on the wrong track. I’m not saying that you can’t have a bad day. Everybody experience those once in a while. But please don’t let it last for too long.

Make yourself this promise right now: 

“I will never allow myself to grow old. I will not stop laughing, smiling and having good times. I will never stop trying to make someone else’s day better. I will feel happy and thankful (not sad) for every new birthday i get to experience. It is the inside of my head, not the amount of years I have lived, that counts.”

In this videoclip Brian Tracy talkes about how to reach your goals. It’s simple and genius. Watch it!

If you read this through an rss-reader you can watch the video here:
http://www.personaldevelopmentbooks.net/Blog/2007/06/25/if-you-could-achieve-one-goal-in-24-hours/

Smiling and laughter are among the few things you can find in every culture on the face of the earth. That’s pretty amazing, isn’t it?

This make me think that smiling must have a very important function. The smile has been a part of the human race since the beginning. It doesn’t matter where you are from. It doesn’t matter what your native language is. We all know the meaning of a smile. Even babies smile when they are happy.

It’s not something we learn. It’s something we are born with. When you smile to another person, you may very well have changed both your own and that other persons day. Often a smile is all it takes.

Here’s what Wikiepedia says about smiling:

“In physiology, a smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles most notably near both ends of the mouth. The smile can be also around the eyes. Among humans, it’s customarily an expression of pleasure, happiness…

…There is much evidence that smiling is a normal reaction to certain stimuli and occurs regardless of culture.”

Here are some good reasons why you should smile more.
- It makes you feel better about your self.
- It make others feel better about them selves.
- It make others feel better about you.
- It is fantastic as an ice-breaker.

Even a fake smile is better than no smile at all. According to a project I found, most people can’t tell the difference between a real and a fake smile. So if you feel bad, put a big fat smile on your face and make someone elses day a little better. If you do this, your day too will make a u-turn.

Here is a smile from me to you!

Will you leave one for me?

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