Personal Development Blog

I ran across this new article on Goal Setting Methods and thought I’d post it here:

Why Goals Are Vital To Your Success

The art of goal-setting is correctly said to be the key to life-long success. At the same time, it is admitted that those who set goals often fail to follow through. Yes, they may be more likely to succeed than those who set no goals whatsoever. However, how can you learn to set goals and then follow through consistently to create the life you dream of?

First, be in no doubt about the critical importance of having goals, and preferably creating them in writing. What is a goal exactly? Tony Robbins defined a goal as a dream with a deadline. In other words, you define your dreams, and then come up with a time estimate of how long it will take for you to get there.

I’ve just posted an article by Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler called “The Unstoppable Power of Your Emotions”. You can read it at http://personal-development.com/articles/power-emotions.htm.

Emotions are a very interesting part of us, and seem to be one of the more difficult things to control. I believe they are one of the most important things to look at within oneself, a key tool in finding happiness and taking control of your own life.

Dr Jill also talks about the “Law of Attraction”, which I believe is another important concept to focus on. Whether you take a more scientific approach such as building neural pathways, or a more metaphysical approach regarding our inherent power to create, there seems to be validity that we tend to bring about what we focus on.

A few days ago I added a new daily motivational quotations feature on our Quotes search page at http://personal-development.com/quotesearch.htm

Each day generates 4 new motivational quotes, courtesy of a service provided by The Quotations Page.

As a sample, here’s today’s 4 quotations:

Motivational Quotes of the Day for July 3, 2005

I just posted a new original article on the power of the mind at http://www.personal-development.com/articles/mind-power.htm, this was also published in the most recent newsletter. The author Yasha who lives in Toronto Canada writes from experience, having escaped from Bosnia many years ago yet managed to create a successful life for his family. His topic is very in alignment with my own beliefs, in that learning to manage your thoughts is key to creating the life you want, and taking control of your feelings and attitude about everything.

Both Yasha and the author of an article in our previous newsletter are members of the Positive Thinkers Group in Toronto Canada, and I’ve encouraged other members of their group to write articles for me to share with our many newsletter subscribers, and through the website.