Welcome to the Thirteenth Edition of the Carnival of Improving Life

This weeks Top Post Award goes to: Dereck presents Want to be rich? Then shut up and listen posted at I Will Not Die.

Finances

SJ Yee presents On Becoming A Full-Time Blogger/Internet Marketer posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart. An inspiring story on what it takes to achieve success online and in life.

Dereck presents Want to be rich? Then shut up and listen posted at I Will Not Die.

Mark Butler presents 10 Ways to Beat Down the Money Blues posted at The Butler Project. Being wise with your money isn't always fun, but that doesn't mean you give up on it. Here are some strategies for getting through the tough days and sticking to your goals.

Fitness & Exercise

SeanBissell presents One Way To Make Cardio Fun posted at Yummy Fitness | Fitness For Fun People.

Mike Remer presents Is STRESS Real? | My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog.

Food & Nutrition

Weight Loss Dude presents Rice And Beans posted at Weight Loss Dude.

Health

Sheamus presents 7 Ways To Turn Distress Into Eustress posted at i am shéamus.

Ellen Landauer presents EDTA Chelation for Detoxification, Immune System Healing and More posted at Health Freedom Coaching. n addition to the essential foundation of healthy diet, exercise, sound sleep and emotional health, what if there was an easy way to take your vitality to a much higher level? What if you could reduce your chances of being diagnosed with cancer or heart disease, speed recovery from fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue, look and feel younger and even increase sexual health? There is a time tested (over 50 years of safety and effectiveness), proven (by medical research) method to accomplish these goals, known as EDTA chelation that is convenient, safe and economical.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Cognitive and Emotional Development Through Play posted at Sharp Brains. We sometimes neglect to mention a very basic yet powerful method of cognitive and emotional development, for children and adults alike: Play. Dr. David Elkind, author of The Power of Play: Learning That Comes Naturally, discusses the need to build a more "playful culture".

Personal Growth & Development

Terry presents Why Traveling Makes You A Better Person posted at Complete and Creative. Travel is not just about having fun. Well, a big part of it is, but not all of it.

Scott.Goolsby presents Why Journaling Rocks my Socks posted at Unapologetic Genius. Benefits of Journaling.

Ralph Jean-Paul presents How to Think Like a Visionary posted at Potential 2 Success. Accomplish amazing goals by setting your sights in the right direction. Expand your mind and learn how the great thinkers, inventors, and leaders reached greatness by having and following their visions.

Nancy Hayssen presents 5 Ways to Be a Confident Sexy Woman posted at "Sexy at ANY Size!".

Michael Miles presents Steps to happiness posted at Effortless Wealth and Abundance.

Ari Koinuma presents How to Find Your Calling posted at Our Best Version. In this little visualization exercise, you’ll explore an idealistic hypothetical situation, which will free your mind from the grinds of daily life and the reality of having to earn a living, to explore what you really want to spend your life doing. It will get you started down the path of finding and pursuing your calling.

Arun presents Positive Spin posted at Arun is Bringing You...Your Daily Remedy. Start putting a positive spin on life and you'll realize how much happier you become!

Dr. Joe Capista presents Why Some People Do Not Get What They Truly Want posted at The Success Triangle. Whether we know it or not, but many of us live in prisons of our own making. This prison has no physical presence or walls but it works effectively in keeping us away from our freedom. This prison has a name. It is called comfort zone. Learn how to find the freedom from the prison of your own comfort zone.

Jeanie Marshall presents Transforming a Popular Disempowering Phrase posted at JMviews Personal Development and Meditation. This article offers an empowering alternative that shifts a popular phrase that can be disempowering and limiting.

Anand presents 50 Reasons to Read More posted at Anand Dhillon . com. A list of many of the benefits of reading to persuade people to read more.

Dorian Wales presents The Personal Financier: Actively Manage Your Career to Stay On Top of Your Game posted at The Personal Financier. Frightening statistics show how many of us lack active control of our careers. I offer these focal points to actively managing our careers.

Levent Okyay presents Being Change | LeventOkyay.com posted at LeventOkyay.com. An article on being proactive in general, and being more aware of one's surroundings and oneself.

George L Smyth presents One Minute How-To - How to Remove a Mental Block posted at George L Smyth. Jason Van Orden explains several steps you can take to get rid of that mental block.

Productivity

Writer's Coin presents The Irony of Trying to Read Getting Things Done posted at The Writer's Coin. Getting Things Done is a very popular productivity book, but how come I couldn't finish it? And what did I take away in those first 30 pages that I'm so excited about?

Taylor Coburn presents What To Do When You Are Stuck posted at Internet Business at ProcessToProfits.

Beth Dargis presents Getting Back to Work posted at My Simpler Life - Simple Living. Getting back into work mode after a break

Marcus presents Improving Productivity Using A Task Based Approach posted at Personal Development Ideas. Personal productivity gains are something which many of us strive for in an attempt to improve ourselves and our lives. This post describes how switching to a task based approach to time management can increase your personal productivity.

Fitz Villafuerte presents Things To Do When Dealing With Frustration posted at Ready To Be Rich. Do you have a task that you can't seem to finish? Are you losing faith that you'll be able to achieve a goal? Don't get frustrated when life gives you these challenges. Here's what you need to do to deal with frustrations.

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