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Welcome to the Personal Development Carnival for April 29th, 2007.

This is our first time hosting and we want to thank Lyman Reed at Personal Development Carnival  for the opportunity. This edition we have an amazing set of articles and we thank everyone for their wonderful submissions. Comments will be opened for this post. So let’s get to it, shall we?..

The Virginia Tech Shootings have left us all with questions and thoughts about life. Babak uses this to present Two Most Powerful Principles of Personal Development posted at Trader’s Narrative. What are the two most powerful principles? The fact that we control our destiny and the fact that we always have OPTIONS.

How do you feel about your job? Are you constantly complaining? Alexandra Levit presents If You Can’t Be Invested, Don’t Take the Job posted at Water Cooler Wisdom.

Do you have more education than your job needs? Or are you finding yourself doing more than just your own job at work? Or are you just whining about what you do? Political Calculations has a tool that can help determine if you’re too good for your job, or not! Ironman presents Are You Too Good for Your Job? posted at Political Calculations.

Learn the true story of how a pay raise took someone from $12/hr to $300/hr as Michael Anuzis presents How to Negotiate a Pay Raise with Game Theory posted at Empowering People Through Information.

Do you make the pursuit of excellence an integral part of your life? Andrew Michaels presents Chasing Arete posted at Lifecrafting.

It’s now spring and we’ve started our spring cleaning, but when was the last time you did a spring clean of your life? SpiKe presents Spring Clean Your Life posted at Organize IT.

Is gratitude masochistic? The power of gratitude is often misunderstood and criticised - especially when it comes to being grateful for the bad things that have come into our lives. If used properly, gratitude is a powerful force for healing AND getting what we want. Albert Foong presents Little Secrets of the Power of Expressing Gratitude - Even for the bad posted at Urban Monk.

Has the need to feel safe and secure kept you from achieving things in your life? Tijani Fettal presents “Security is for cadavers.” posted at Blaze a trail!.

Can spending 1/2 hour a day change your life?…Can spending 1/2 hour a day working on your goals change the course of your life? Jeremy Reeves presents The Importance Of A Half Hour A Day posted at The Road To A Perfect Life.

Sometimes life does something to us that we think is completely and gratuitously unfair. How we deal with it; whether we can get past it, can define the rest of our life. Is it destiny? Is it coincidence? Do you wonder how could this happen to me? Charles H. Green presents How Could That Happen to Me? posted at Trust Matters.

How much courage does it really take to be yourself? Kara-Leah Masina presents It takes courage to be who you REALLY are posted at K-L Masina.

Learn how to win people over by remembering their names - Charles Feldman presents What’s In A Name? How To Win Over People By Remembering Their Names posted at The Feldman Blog.

Are you working too much? Leo presents Top 10 Ways to Reduce Your Work Week posted at zen habits.

What has helped you the most in your own quest for personal growth? Lyman Reed presents Here’s What’s Working posted at Creating a Better Life.

Do you want to learn an excellent motivational trick? Debra Moorhead presents The Motivational Trick that Works – EVERY Time posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

There is a 3 Letter formula for success - Do you know what it is? Aaron Potts presents Do you know the 3-Letter Formula for Personal Development Success? posted at Today is that Day.

Are you worried that bad things may happen? Conan Stevens presents What Are You Seeking In Life? Do You Worry To Much? posted at Tall Muscle Actor Blog.

There are 9 Great ways to live a more postive life - learn them as Ririan presents 9 Great Ways to Live a More Positive Life posted at Ririan Project.

Can intellegence be developed? Sean J. Vaughan presents Little Bright Lies posted at Reason and Rhyme.

Cicero’s six mistakes of man from 2000 years ago - are they still applicable today? Rodger Constandse presents Cicero’s “6 Mistakes of Man” from Over 2,000 Years Ago posted at Goals to Action.

Do you need help creating the life you want with the power of your subconscious mind? The article summarizes the main points of the podcast series as Mark McManus presents Podcast: Create the Life you want with your Subsconscious Mind (1) posted at Build Your Life To Order ™.

What is life really all about? James presents The Escapism Fast posted at Powerful Insights.

Samuel Peery presents Dave Ramsey Resources and Links posted at Getting Finances Done.

How to become your “most social self” and why doing so will make your daily life both happier and more interesting! Arun presents The Power of Being Social posted at Arun is bringing you…Your Daily Remedy.

Are you ready to learn the Secret behind the Secret as Robert Hunt presents The Secret Behind “The Secret” - A Review posted at Robert.

 Are all your goals worth it? It pays to make sure the goal is worth the effort you make to attain it, as Lexi Sundell presents in Overcoming Obstacles and Unworthy Goals posted at Energies of Creation.

Learn Ralph Engelstad’s Secret to Success as David presents Ralph Engelstad’s Success Secret posted at Worldwide Success.  Is it just Luck?

How important are the words we use when we are deliberately using the Law of Attraction? Find out as Karen Lynch presents Words posted at Live The Power.

When was the last time you laughed? Find out why more laughter could help you as Kevin Kinchen presents Laughter is the Best Medicine posted at Creative Power of Thought: Thoughts Become Things.

Need a miracle? Find out how to request one as Raymond David Salas presents How to Request a Miracle posted at ZenChill.com Power Tools Blog.

We are always in a process of growing into something more promising than where we are right now - find out more as Attila Borcsa presents Is it all just natural growth? posted at Vertegram.

Can you make money in your early twenties? Find out how as Matthew Paulson presents Making Money Work In Your Early Twenties posted at Getting Green.

Can you improve your life by eliminating meat from your diet? Learn the answer as Andrew presents Lifecrafting · Meat Part I: How It’s Slowly Killing You by Strangling Your Heart and Riddling You With Cancer posted at Lifecrafting.

Do you want to make your dreams a reality? Learn how as Bradley Woods presents Making Your Dream A Reality posted at Conceive, Believe, Achieve.

Do the friends you keep make a difference in your life? Ananga presents Living by Design: Choosing Friends posted at Ananga Sivyer’s Living by Design Blog.

Are you vibrating at the same rate as money? Find out more as John Hill presents Vibrate at the Same Rate as Money posted at Universe Of Success.

What do you really want? Explore it as Rick Cockrum presents What Do You Really Mean? What Do You Really Want? posted at Shards of Consciousness.

Ever heard the phrase ‘Garbage In, Garbage Out’? Explore the concept of Garbage In, Quality Out as Praveen presents Garbage In, Quality Out posted at Tao of Simplicity.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Mind and Life Institute posted at Brain Fitness.

Thank you to everyone who submitted to make this carnival one of the best available! We hope that you enjoyed all the posts and will look forward to the next carnival that will be held at Live with Power on May 9th, 2007.