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The Power of the Day of Rest

Posted by Erich on January 22nd, 2008

Without ever intending for it to happen, many people find themselves caught up in the modern-day whirlwind of activity and overload. Our culture is defined by go-go-go and despite being blessed with many labor-saving devices, these only serve to actually make us even more busy — for the faster we’re able to get things done, [...]

How to Deal With Negative Feedback

Posted by Erich on November 15th, 2007

“The only way to avoid criticism is to do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” - Elbert Hubbard
Learning how to properly use negative feedback for your own growth is a useful tool in your personal development toolbox. In this post I’ll be discussing some ways you can use negative forms of feedback to accelerate your growth [...]

“The body won’t go where the mind has not gone to first”
Although primarily used in athletics, visualization is a tool that has powerful applications in personal development. In this post, I’ll be describing what visualization is, how it works, and how you can essentially re-architect your life using it.
Personal development is akin to re-creating yourself; [...]

Are Successful People Born or Made?

Posted by Erich on November 1st, 2007

I’m sure you’ve heard it before: One person argues that the reason this or that individual is such a success (or failure) in sports, wealth accumulation, academics or whatever is because she was born with superior (or inferior) genes while the other person contends that it is not any result of being born that way [...]

Daily Rituals for a Successful Life

Posted by Erich on October 9th, 2007

Rituals are very powerful in creating the life that you want to achieve. If you set up “rituals of success”, it will only be a matter of time until you achieve success.
I’m sure you’re guilty of it. You get up in the morning always in the same way, scratching yourself for a minute and [...]

Should Passion Precede Your Goal?

Posted by Erich on October 4th, 2007

Many people refuse to start a project or take action on something until they feel passionate about it.
For example, a good friend of mine has been telling me for the last five years now that he wants to go to night school, but whenever I ask him if he has signed up for classes [...]

The Magic of Thinking Big: Part II

Posted by Erich on September 14th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Magic of Thinking Big, by David J. Schwartz, the twenty-fifth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Manage Your Environment: Go First Class
Just as what we eat is reflected in the state of our bodies, what food we choose to feed [...]

The 4-Hour Workweek: Final Thoughts

Posted by Erich on September 3rd, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, by Timothy Ferriss, the twenty-third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Right now, at the time of writing this review, I would have to say I’m up in [...]

The 4-Hour Workweek: Part II

Posted by Erich on September 2nd, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, by Timothy Ferriss, the twenty-third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Step III: A is for Automation
Outsourcing Your Life
In your quest to become a member of the New [...]

The 4-Hour Workweek: Part I

Posted by Erich on August 31st, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, by Timothy Ferriss, the twenty-third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Becoming a Member of the New Rich
The 4-Hour Workweek is about changing your mindset with regards to [...]

The 4-Hour Workweek

Posted by Erich on August 20th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, by Timothy Ferriss, the twenty-third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Lately I’ve been drawn to books on finding sanity in our crazy fast-paced lifestyle. Take my review of [...]

The Aladdin Factor: Part I

Posted by Erich on August 15th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Aladdin Factor, by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, the twenty-second of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

The Five Barriers to Asking
Before we can use the power of asking, we must first overcome the stumbling blocks that keep us from [...]

The Aladdin Factor

Posted by Erich on August 13th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Aladdin Factor, by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, the twenty-second of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

From the best-selling authors of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series comes a book that reveals the secret to getting everything your [...]

Flow: Chapters 1 - 3

Posted by Erich on June 22nd, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the sixteenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Happiness Revisited
Happiness is not found by searching for it — the more you aim at it Mihaly says, the more you are going to [...]

Why Your Life Sucks: Chapters 1 - 5

Posted by Erich on June 5th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Why Your Life Sucks (and what you can do about it), by Alan Cohen, the fourteenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Basically this book is organized into 10 reasons (chapters) why your life sucks. Here are the ten:

You give your [...]

Go for No: Final Thoughts

Posted by Erich on May 4th, 2007

This week I have the special opportunity to review Go for No!, written by Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz and the tenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

As a disclaimer to my previous posts on this book, I’m probably not the best person — being that I’ve [...]

Go for No: Chapters 19 - 29

Posted by Erich on May 3rd, 2007

This week I have the special opportunity to review Go for No!, written by Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz and the tenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Setting “No” Goals
The final chapters are definitely more applicable to salespeople. They deal extensively around setting goals to increase the [...]

Go for No: Chapters 10 - 18

Posted by Erich on May 2nd, 2007

This week I have the special opportunity to review Go for No!, written by Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz and the tenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Yesterday we left off with Eric having somehow traveled ten years into the future (aging 10 years along the way) [...]

The Power of Nice: Final Words

Posted by Erich on April 13th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World With Kindness, by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval, the seventh of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

As we come to the end of this week’s review let’s see if [...]

The Power of Nice: Chapters 7 - 10

Posted by Erich on April 12th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World With Kindness, by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval, the seventh of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

“Yes” Your Way to the Top
When I first started reading this chapter, I thought [...]