Carnival of Improvement 05 February 23, 2007
Posted by The Probabilist in : [Links], Carnivals , 13 comments
First off, sorry for being a day late on my blogging schedule. I’ve had a busy week on the personal side of things outside this blog and will therefore give you the fourth step of the blogging tutorial by tomorrow.
This week’s carnival was again the biggest one yet. Remember that the deadline is always a Wednesday, which means that articles submitted from Thursday onwards will be featured on the next week’s edition. But as always, first come are first served on each category. I’m also happy to have finally received an article going under the last category. I put it in the top 5 since I had trouble picking out the fifth best article of this week.
Starting next week I might limit the number of articles and only select the most relevant and worthwile submissions from them all. I do intend to have new submitters get their first post on this carnival so that they at least get a link to their blog, but after that, I might get selective. On occasion, I’m seeing fairly similar pieces of advice simply with different wording and phrasing, so I figure it serves my readers too to only choose the most unique and useful articles from now on. I’m a nice guy so I accepted all submitted articles this week. But let’s see how it all goes along and if the amount of articles submitted don’t decrease from the current level.
That being said, enjoy this week’s edition!
Top Five Posts
How to Be Really Cool (1077) by Raymond David Salas is one of these week’s outstanding articles giving you some real life examples of downright cool + successful people. What are your role models like?
Talking to Learn (860) by Mike Estep is a very interesting read, but not because that’s all he wants you to do. This is a definite top 5 post if you haven’t thought about the insights he’s about to share with you.
So, You’ve Decided to Get in Shape….. Again (part one) (1062) is Craig Harper’s introduction and best starting tips to improved physical fitness. (Un)fortunately he’s still unmatched to get rid of his consecutive top 5 placements. 
Fake meat only makes you lighter, not your wallet. (1159) by Fitch Hurst gives you an interesting analysis of textured vegetable protein that you might want to try out.
Top 10 Productivity Software (1074) by Ybother gives us a list of many fairly unknown softwares for enhanced efficiency. Check it out.
Blog optimizing & monetizing
Quality Content (1328) by Money Online delivers some profound pointers on making your articles talk to readers and have them return for more.
Consciousness & Understanding
Who Pushes Your Buttons? (554) is Barbra Sundquist’s pleasant addition on how to find out what’s bugging you and how to get rid of it. It reminds me of my own fairly similar article on tackling things that annoy you.
Driven v. Called (137) by Billy Smith shares with us the revelation of being either driven or called to exist and act.
How To Develop Your Intelligence (453) by Wade M gives us a clear distinction of what intelligence is and isn’t, and how to go about and improve it.
Let Off Steam: 4 Types of Releases You Need to be Happy and Healthy (1412) by Patricia does a great job at giving four solutions for problems of different magnitudes. Try a little match-making to find the ones that work for your issues.
The Magnetic You! (281) by arathi brings us some advice on focusing our thoughts more clearly to attract the right kind of opportunities and avoid unnecessary difficulties.
Unpopular Geeky Kid At School To Movie Star - Build Self Confidence (1387) by Conan Stevens is a personal story about how to gain self confidence through diligent effort. Whatever you go for, it pays off in the end.
How to Ace Your Job Interview: 88 Surefire Tips and Tricks (2321) by Jimmy Atkinson is as self-explanatory as it gets. Take a look into it since it’s bound to include something you might have overlooked.
Stinking Thinking - Change your thoughts, change your life (702) by Alan is a great reminder of what kind of an attitude we should hold towards people and issues. It’s all about how you relate to things and not the things themselves that matter.
Understanding and Getting Over Your Difficult Childhood: Part One (954) by Cardin Lilly Routh gives you a fresh start to understanding the bad things that may have happened in your childhood, how to overcome them and what you’ll gain from it.
Working Hard Doesn’t Do It (401) is Jordan’s piece of advice on gaining appreciation and doing what you love.
Finances & Investing
Real Estate Myths Home Buyers Fall in Love With (1095) is Steve Leung saying that by challenging the reasoning behind some widely-held notions and remembering that your personal requirements are the key real estate decision process, you can gain more confidence in any decision you choose to make.
Tithes and Charities (2458) by Reb Chaim HaQoton is one long list of recorded acts of charity and tithing.
The One True Secret of The Rich (497) by Matthew Paulson is bringing you the long awaited secret to great wealth. Are you prepared for it?
Health & Exercising
Introducing new habits to eliminate pain patterns (460) by Shelley M. Fondren takes a peek into the life of a busy Certitifed Massage Therapist and her quest for total wellness.
Motivation & Productivity
Present Moment Goal Setting (461) by Praveen is a very powerful and consistent method of goal achievement. Make sure you internalize it.
How to decrease your e-mail checking (561) by Michelle/Katie presents four steps out of e-mail check-up addiction.
The C Change (592) is John Lampard’s thoughts on career change as inspired by the Australian term “Sea Change” to help you on your way.
10 Practical Stress Reducing Tactics (587) by SpiKe offers some great solutions on achieving more with less effort and anxiety.
Its all about Family (447) is Alan’s message for what and why we strive to achieve and succeed in life - to pass it forward to those we care about.
No Plan B! (573) by Walt shares a powerful insight that having a plan B is for quitters. I agree with this article, although some may consider it irresponsible and reckless.
Leadership Through Conversation (282) by Sagar Satapathy/Priya Jestin offers some helpful information on improving the quality of the underlying leadership you find yourself in.
Strive for excellence…just begin! (1023) is Arvind Devalia’s advice to forget about being perfect because it prevents you from beginning - so strive for excellence instead.
How to Set Clear, Definite Goals (1065) by Debra Moorhead is a step-by-step guide to more targeted goal-setting, which is the key to better achievement.
Biting Off More Than You Can Chew? You’re Bound to Choke (749) by Paula Gregorowicz tackles the question of when to say no when other people are in need of your time.
10 Best Colleges to Attend (515) is Ted Reimers saying that one of the best ways to improve yourself is with a college education. So here is a list of the top 10 colleges to attend academically speaking.
Open Call For Project MastermindX (350) by almomento is calling out people actively interested in personal development to join the biggest mastermind group in the world.
Psychology & Relationships
Thoughts on Being Funny (2297) by Chris gives you many useful pointers on being a spontaneously funny, witty person, but on the correct occasions.
A Wikipedia Guy’s Ultimate Resignation Letter (366) is Silicon Valley Blogger saying that if you’re going to quit a job, you shouldn’t do it this way.
Trust Tip 32: Answering “Why Should We Choose You? (587) is Charles H. Green’s advice when at auditions, job interviews, sales pitches, even on dates, people ask
“why should I choose you” all the time. The surprisingly effective way to handle this question is to tell the truth.
Being Effective With People: Part 2 (Speaking Your Mind) (73) is David Maister asking “If you were defending your life, how many people would stand up to testify for you?” The answer remains to be answered by the reader.
Pick a Publicity Shot (156) is Jack Yoest’s post waiting for opinions on which photo suits best. My choice is number two.
Wake Up On Time (894) by SengAun Ong delivers a few helpful tips to successfully wake up the same time every day using Pavlov’s techniques.
Ask Niels: How do I build an emotional connection? (413) is Niels Hoven’s answer to create a deeper connection on a first date so that it won’t be the last date.
Widgets & Software
This is where Rickey posts recommendations of note… (553) by Rickey Henderson was a bit difficult to categorize since it includes some offbeat tips to improving your life.
Join me again on next week’s Thursday and feel free to submit your entry to it by clicking here.
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Carnival of Improvement 04 February 15, 2007
Posted by The Probabilist in : [Links], Carnivals , 8 comments
The Carnival of Improvement is picking up steam it seems as I got almost 40 entries within a week. If this trend continues, I’m going to have to start selecting only the best so that the carnival doesn’t get too crowded. In the end, I published 35 articles because some people submitted two entries.
The links are again categorized and entered in the order at which they were submitted. This is to serve those the highest who have to wait the longest to get their links. I also had a very tough time picking out the top five and there were 10-15 submissions that could have or should have belonged there. I’m also happy to see so many new blogs participating that I haven’t visited before.
Enough said, here’s the 4th edition of the Carnival of Improvement!
Top Five Posts
Change your life with a computer and a headset (1180) presented by Steven Aitchison lets you tap into intention-manifestation, meditation and reduces your stress level and overall level of happiness and calmness with detailed descriptions.
Switching Addictions (1710) is Andrea Dickson’s great piece of advice to take a poor habit or addiction and eliminate it through starting a healthy and positive one instead. It can save you a pretty penny as well.
Celebrating YOU: The Leading Lady of Your Show (594) is Hueina Su’s advice on who you should celebrate on valentine’s day - well, there’s one next year again.
How To Take Risks (1041) by Brian Kim is the kind of revelation everyone ought to experience about what risk truly means and how to cut past it.
Heal the Fears Of Change (533) by Leonard Alexander looks fear in the eye and converts it into a 4-step acronym plan to accept and empower changes in your life.
Blog optimizing & monetizing
Breaking News About Kontera Ads (259) is Praveen’s heads-up on a new form of advertising that you may use on your blog or regular website.
Adsense Revenue Model - A Complementary Legitimate Income (575) is Vahid Chaychi’s Google AdSense optimization advice that you should take a moment to read through.
Consciousness & Understanding
The Search for Meaning (777) is Barry Mahfood’s entry that delves into why human beings have a need to explain their existence - with some good real life examples.
The Best in the World (626) by Charles H. Green shares his experiences with some of the greatest musical instrument players and teachers, and takes you back to the basics of what really matters when you aim to get good at something.
How do we see ourselves? (580) is Anja Merret’s question as to why some people fail to achieve what they intend. Is it time for you to take a look at how you view yourself?
How to Solve All of Your Problems (1309) by Raymond David Salas is a great introduction and explanation to Ho’oponopono, an ancient Hawaiian mind-set on the nature of reality.
If You Don’t Tap on the Law of Attraction, You’ll Hate Yourself Later (1225) by Ellesse does a supreme job at explaining the law of attraction and why you should start using it.
Succeeding by Looks (520) by Wilson Ng questions the importance of looks and if it can be a measure of success in life. What do you think?
Finances & Investing
Walking In A Winter Wonderland For $1,300 (757) is Silicon Valley Blogger telling us that “This post is about money management but it’s also a story about family relationships. It’s my favorite post in my entire blog.”
How to Make a Six Figure Income (823) is Matthew Paulson’s advice on reaching that six figure annual income most people strive for. Is your career plan up to it?
How to Lose Your House (1041) by Steve Leung shows us five common ways people lose their houses. Between the speculation and pricing madness during real estate booms, people actually buy houses so they can live long, happy lives there.
The Benefits of Organizing: Financials (1790) written by Randy Yniguez shares with us how he made a financial turnaround by organizing his cash flow.
Health & Exercising
ADD/ ADHD and working memory training: interview with Notre Dame’s Bradley Gibson (1061) by Alvaro Fernandez gives us a peek into a program reducing ADD/ADHD symptoms without medication.
Motivation & Productivity
Finding a Career: The Holy Trinity (388) by Mike P. gives us a brief and to-the-point explanation on what elements your dream job or business should include.
The success equation: finish what you start (534) by Krishna De can’t explain the formula for success in a simpler way. Take a look at the two ingredients that are required.
Take the Positivity Challenge! (2360) from The Positivity Blog gives you the mind tools to start adding more positivity to your own state of mind. Take on the challenge!
Getting Organized: Lesson #1 for Small Business Owners (240) by Rich McIver shares with us what kind of applications you can use to increase your productivity level.
Examine Your Life with a Simple Life Map (529) is Life Optimizer Donald Latumahina’s advice on how to reach the big goals that you set out to do a few times per year. Simpler is better.
Personal Strategic Planning (2109) by Debra Moorhead takes the corporate view of strategic planning and applies it to your personal level of reaching your goals.
Motivation for College (407) is Phil B’s article on why you should get motivated for college BEFORE going to college.
The Price of Success. (1009) by Craig Harper is a wake up call for those who want to reach greatness and excellence. Those things don’t happen, you create them through paying the required price.
Leadership in the current climate of change (1202) is Arvind Devalia’s take on how to improve your leadership skills in today’s changing world. You need to change too to keep up.
Finding Your Passion (942) is The Operative’s article on finding your passion from an eclectic’s point of view.
6 Killer Tips to Writing Effective Goals (407) by Geoff R aids you if you’re stuck with finding ways to improve your goal-setting principles.
Psychology & Relationships
Some ‘Bigger Picture’ Thoughts on Making Conversation (1907) by Chris gives us greater perspective on what to focus on if you’re having trouble starting up conversations that flow naturally.
Ask Niels: How do I make new friends? (543) is Niels Hoven’s response on how to improve your social life and making new friends in a new environment.
How To Easily (and Lazily!) Make Your Loved One Feel Special (704) is Shamelle’s piece of advice and recommendation on how to remember your loved one with a friendly gesture. It doesn’t have to be valentine’s day either.
Being Effective With People: Part 2 (Speaking Your Mind) (995) by Erek Ostrowski helps you keep a healthy perspective over what you think and what you say in different situations. Don’t give up your control.
You are looking into a mirror (502) by Walt is another great example of why people should change their relationship level by changing themselves. It just doesn’t work the other way around.
30 Ways - How Parents Can AVOID Exasperating Their Children (1174) is Rory Sullivan’s parental advice on three values that you need to embrace and apply when raising your children.
Join me again on next week’s Thursday and feel free to submit your entry to it by clicking here.
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