Personal Development

So much of what I write about here is how you can develop your awareness ~ mentally, emotionally and spiritually. These can be grouped together as personal development.

The continual work on your own development will lead you closer and closer to your unlimited potential. I invite you to dig in and explore these topics.

Personal Development Plan Sample

Click on the image to zoom in. How I Structure My Personal Development Plan I‘ve got a couple of emails lately about how I structure my overall plan for my own development. Although I have a vision statement, goals, an action plan, and a to-do list, I have to admit that I didn’t really have [...]

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Stop Procrastinating by Planning “Procrastination Activities”

Want to stop procrastinating once and for all? Here’s a quick tip that actually works. Firstly, why do we so often fail at controlling our procrastination? There’s something we want to get done, and more often than not, we’ll allow ourselves a moment of distraction. That moment turns into hours, and by the end of [...]

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Developing Inspiration So You Can ‘Tune In’ At Will

Inspiration can be an elusive state of being. But when you’re in it – you sure know it. The feeling fills you with an abundance of creativity and the motivation to actually get the job done. Your connection with Source is free-flowing, and you seemingly exert no effort, even though your output can be through the roof. [...]

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New Resources Section

I’ve just created a new section on the site that details all my recommended resources. You can find it here: Jim Recommends I’m going to keep the section up to date with the things that I can recommend will make a difference in your life, to get the results you’re after. If I don’t 100% [...]

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Results-Focused Transformation vs. Striving for Goals

How do you think about your goals? Do you struggle to achieve them, forcing them into existence kicking and screaming? Or perhaps get frustrated with the obstacles in your way? I’d always resisted the obstacles, fought hard for what I wanted, and had little actual success. The results were the opposite of what I wanted: failure, stress, [...]

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Self-Hypnosis: In 3 Easy Steps

Self-hypnosis is one of the most effective means of promoting health and well-being, but maybe even more impressive, is that it’s an amazing means to accomplish any goal. When I was a kid, I found a Polaroid of my dad on stage performing an really impressive-looking stunt. He was suspended between two chairs, one under [...]

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Tools for Distraction-Free Writing

There has never been a time in history where there has been more distractions. Email, instant messages, SMS, Facetime, news reports, TV, advertising… the list is never-ending. There is no escape from these in a typical day. Now, where was I? Oh yeah! Today I wanted to share my favorite tools for writing on the [...]

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The 7 Deadly Barriers to Personal Growth (And How to Plow Through Them)

There are seven barriers to personal growth that have the greatest effect on your ability to change your life for the better. Once you become aware of these stumbling blocks, you’ll be in a good position to overcome them. How many do you have under control? 7. Undefined Goals Setting goals is such a fundamental [...]

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The Most Effective Piece of Self Improvement Advice and How to Apply it for Instant Results

Want to know the most effective self improvement advice that lies at the heart of all success? Here it is, and it’s the biggie. I’m going to give you the real secret to personal growth right up front. No mumbo jumbo, no products to buy, just the facts ma’am. Focus on what you want. Keep [...]

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Positive Affirmations: Why they don’t work, and a superior method to generate positive change

The subject of positive affirmations came up a lot when I started studying personal development back in my late teens. An affirmation is a sentence stated in the present tense, about an attribute you would like to possess, a habit you’d like to adopt, or an experience you’d like to have. In order for it [...]

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Great Places to Visit on Your Personal Development Journey

Today I want to share with you the top personal development sites on the net today. I’ve been a regular at all three over the years, and I want you to get all the benefits I’ve received. Simply click the website name to visit (it’ll open in a new window). So, here they are in no particular [...]

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Personal Development