Welcome to the May 13, 2007 edition of the personal development carnival.

Ananga presents Grab the Wheel! Personal Development Mini-Series posted at Ananga Sivyer’s Living by Design Blog.

B Durfee presents Thinking Rich - Optimism posted at Thinking-Rich.com, saying, “”Optimism means expecting the best from yourself and the Universe and not accepting anything less.”"

Silicon Valley Blogger presents 5 Tips For Creating A Solid Investment Plan posted at The Digerati Life.

Jeremy Reeves presents Financial Independence Series #4 - How To Get Started posted at The Road To A Perfect Life.

John Lampard presents The “can do” skill posted at The InterChange Desk.

JoLynn Braley presents How to Surrender to a Lack of Motivation posted at The Fit Shack, saying, “Have you been struggling for an extended period with a lack of motivation? This article pertains to surrendering to a lack of motivation to lose weight, however the act of surrender could be applied to any area of life.”

Sudhanshu presents Gyaan Sutra: The rant of the entrepreneur posted at Gyaan Sutra.

Moses E. Miles III presents Renewing Your Commitment posted at Three Sticks, saying, “Overcome your daily challenges and renew your commitment to your goals”

Henry Bagdasarian presents Are You Dating The Real Identity? posted at Free Identity Theft Prevention, Detection and Fraud Solutions.

Wanda Grindstaff presents Prosperity and Abundance is Your Birthright - Living with Intent posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles.

Leah J. Utas presents Of Course I Can posted at The Goat’s Lunch Pail.

Debra Moorhead presents 7 Ways to be Happier and More Fulfilled in Everything You Do posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Jeremy Reeves presents The Top 5 Ways To Appreciate Life More posted at The Road To A Perfect Life.

Brandon Peele presents A Week with Sai Maa posted at GT.

Patricia presents Make the Most of Every Moment: Lessons from the Terminal Illness That Wasn’t posted at Patricia.

Kara-Leah Masina presents How to release struggle, stress and worry posted at K-L Masina.

Paul Martin presents A Direction posted at Original Faith.

Eduardo Zambrano presents My life would be better if? posted at The Way of It.

John Hill presents Overcoming Shyness posted at Universe Of Success.

Hilda Carroll presents Be Kind to yourself and others posted at Living Out Loud.

Joysoriano.com presents How do you teach an eagle how to fly? posted at www.joysoriano.com, saying, “A story that illustrates how we can soar and achieve our dreams by freeing our minds and believing in our hearts that we have it in us to fly and claim the sky.”

Raymond David Salas presents How to Strike Gold in Your Life posted at ZenChill.com Power Tools Blog.

David presents Top 5 Tips for Achieving Success posted at Worldwide Success.

Mike Slack presents Life on the Path: Working for a Living posted at The Absent Mind.

art presents Motivational Mantras posted at Success Step.

Shamelle presents Top 5 Ways To Make Your Week-End Last Longer posted at Enhance Life.

Ellesse presents How To Acquire A Wealthy Mindset in 5 Powerful Steps posted at Goal Setting College.

Christine Kane presents How to Get Nothing Done posted at Christine Kane’s Blog.

John Wesley presents Top 5 Ways to Build a Wonderful Life posted at Pick the Brain.

Amit presents Taking the spin out of the cycle! posted at Amit, saying, “How to create some newness in your mundane days!”

Esther Garvi presents Heartbroken posted at Ishtar News.

Arun presents Routine Your Way to Awesome Living posted at Arun is Bringing You…Your Daily Remedy, saying, “How to create more time in your day for fun and relaxation!”

Roz Chambers presents Keep Your Dreams to Yourself posted at Live, Love and Prosper.

Karen Lynch presents Action In Joy posted at LivethePower.

Mike Estep PhD presents Right-Brain Training - Practical Applications Part 3 posted at Intuitive Feeling-Learning.

Laura Koehne presents Walk the Talk — Personal Best Practices for Success posted at DoWhat!?, saying, “”Walk your talk” to incorporate personal best practices into your life for maximum joy, productivity and success.”

Sam presents Finding Love and Relationship Magic !!!! posted at Surfer Sam and Friends.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Fitness Program: how to select the right one posted at SharpBrains.

Aaron M. Potts presents How to Live Out Loud posted at Today is that Day.

Rodger Constandse presents 23 Tips for Creating a More Productive Work Environment posted at Goals to Action, saying, “Tips for creating a more productive work environment”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the personal development carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. Our next host will be Breathing Prosperity. Ahhh, I just love that blog’s name.

Missing SOBCon? Don’t despair, you can join a simultaneous virtual conference from the comfort of your computer desk. Host Carolyn Manning had the brilliant idea of Getting Us Together virtually in a conference for those of us who are going to miss SOBCon. Bloggers from around the world (Greece, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and USA) will share there knowledge on how to achieve your goals and keep your sanity.

I have the honor of facilitating a session at 11PM this evening on tending to details so that the big picture will turn out rosy. It’ll be after hours, so maybe some of the folks that are having fun in Chicago can join in

You don’t have to be a night owl to participate! Sessions will run from noon Eastern Standard Time today (Friday, May 11th, 2007) until 6PM. After that the same sessions will run for the Eastern hemisphere or the Western night owls from 10 PM Eastern time (noon on Saturday, May 12th, 2007 Australian time). Here’s the full schedule:

WEST SESSION
Noon – 1pm: Dismissing the junk, it doesn’t pay the rent (if it doesn’t give pleasure, or is redundant and meaningless, don’t bother with it)

Rick Cockrum, USA, Shards of Consciousness

2pm - 3pm: Siesta time! ((optimum productivity needs regular R&R)

Kirsten Harrell, USA, Think Positive! Blog

3pm – 4pm: Today’s urgencies often mean nothing tomorrow (an emergency or a screaming hype might not be important in the long run)

Jessica Doyle, Canada, jessicadoyle.ca

4pm – 5pm: Scheduling your best life (how to plan daily/long-term goals)

Bes Zain, USA, The Reasoner

5pm – 6pm: Prioritizing before you go crazy (do the important things first, even if they’re not the easiest)

Carma Dutra, USA, Carma’s Window

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EAST SESSION 

10pm – 11pm: Siesta time! (optimum productivity needs regular R&R)

Leah Maclean, Australia, Working Solo

11pm – 12am: Long-term projects need short-term attention (tend to the small details and the big picture will fall into place

Nneka, USA, Spirituality Applied to Life

12am – 1am: Scheduling your best life (how to plan daily/long-term goals)

Lyman Reed, USA, Creating a Better Life

1am – 2am: Today’s urgencies often mean nothing tomorrow (an emergency or a screaming hype might not be important in the long run)

Klearchos Kapoutsis, Greece, Klearchos Guide to the Galaxy

2am – 3am: Prioritizing before you go crazy (do the important things first, even if they’re not the easiest)

TechZ, Bahrain, TechZ Online

3am – 4am: Dismissing the junk, it doesn’t pay the rent (if it doesn’t give pleasure, or is redundant and meaningless, don’t bother with it

Chris Owen, Australia, Pink Apple Connection

What a line up! Come join us for the fun, bonding, and most of all knowledge.

In Spirit,
Nneka