Personal Development or Self-Development - Books, CDs and DVDs

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Why Bother With Personal Development?

We all die but how many of us actually live?

Personal development is finding out about ourselves, our strengths, weaknesses, beliefs etc and determing to live the best life that is available to us.  It is refusing to accept our lot in life.  Instead aspiring for a more fulfilled way of living, whether that means increasing our income, the enjoyment of our work, the quality of our home life, the depth of our friendships and relationships, our contribution to society, our religious beliefs, our morals and values.

Development - growth, improvement, advancement
As the saying goes, you don't drive your car by looking in the rear view mirror, so why take that approach with your life?
 
Development comes through knowing what you want to learn or change, what you need to do to achieve that and how you will know when you have arrived.

Planning - structured preparation, ground-work, scheduling
We tend to do what is easy, keeping us in our comfort zone even if that is actually a discomfort zone.  To develop we need commitment to ourselves, firstly to decide where we want to go and write down those goals.  We have to invest time and money in learning, attending courses, reading books rather than watching TV.

Why do we avoid it, when the benefits are so great?

I am going to share with you some excellent tools for living a more fulfilled life including books, CDs, DVDs, courses. 

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Anthony Robbins CDs, books and DVDs

Author of "Unlimited Power", "Get The Edge" and firewalk instructor

I first discovered Anthony Robbins in 1992 and attended a one-day course in London. Two years later I won tickets for his "Unleash The Power Within" weekend seminar and did the firewalk ie walked on burning coals, much to own amazement.

One of the world's most alive people, I recommend his teachings 100%.
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Anthony Robbins DVDs, CDs and Books on Amazon.co.uk

"How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I'm committed to?"

BOOKS

Anthony Robbins audio books

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Awaken The Giant Within
Giant Steps
Unlimited Power

There are over 6,000 audio books to download and you can search by author, title, keyword or category.

Anthony Robbins Live Courses

These courses will change your life forever

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Jim Rohn - the Silver-Haired Business Philosopher

"For things to change, you've got to change. For things to get better, you've got to get better."

"Books are what you step on to take you to a higher shelf. The higher your stack of books, the higher the shelf you can reach."

+ Jim Rohn's seminars cover a span of over 39 years
+ Jim has addressed more than 6,000 audiences and 4 million people worldwide
+ In 1985, Jim won the coveted CPAE Award from the National Speakers Association
+ A millionaire, entrepreneur and businessman devoted to helping others achieve all they are capable of in life and business
+ Jim Rohn has authored more than 17 books, audio and video programs
+ He has been hailed as one of the most influential thinkers of our time
+ Jim has helped to motivate and train an entire generation of personal development trainers as well as hundreds of executives from America's top corporations
+ He has been described as everything from a master motivator, to a modern day Will Rogers, ... to a legend!

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"I truly believe Jim Rohn is an extraordinary human being whose philosophy can enhance the quality of life for anyone who exposes themselves to it. He certainly had a positive impact on me at a time in my life when I was first forming the philosophies that guide me today."
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%u201CWhatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.%u201D

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  • Dr_Paul_DeBell Nov 25, 2009 @ 9:03 pm | delete
    Nice lens! This is a great list of books to check out. I'd love for you to drop by my lens and say hello when you have the chance..
  • Nimsy May 24, 2008 @ 7:38 am | delete
    V interesting site.
  • personal_development Jan 14, 2008 @ 9:33 am | delete
    Great site with some fantastic information, really enjoyed it! You may enjoy a visit to my personal development community at www.talkaboutpersonaldevelopment.com to come join in the chats. I think you'd have a lot to contribute! Good luck with the lens!

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