Introducing a collection of articles to you that are worth your while to spend time over. Blog Carnivals really offer great variety in reading material and the best part is the easy access to them without having to spend hours looking on the internet.

At the end of January, there will be a great Blog Carnival in the form of a ‘progressive dinner’. Five Carnivals spread over five blogs will host an amazing buffet of good stuff. Submit your articles to !!# a soup to nuts carnival. The main course will be featured on this blog. To see for yourself the kind of publicity already around this visit Kilroy at Fear and Loathing – The Gonzo Papers. It’s such an event, you might want to participate with an entry of your own.

While you wait for that special event, kick back and enjoy what is on offer today:

Theresa L. Twogood presents What Is More Important Than What Day Your Birthday Is On Next Year? posted at OLIN e-Book e-Publishing Blog.

How do you define success? Are you successful when you achieve your goals you set out in life? Or do you feel successful even when you haven’t achieved them all, but are working towards them and feel good in life? David B. Bohl presents Success in 2008? It’s Achievable – And Here Is How You Can Do It! posted at Slow Down Fast Today!.

Stephen Pierce presents What Are The 3 Primary Factors of ALL Success? posted at DTAlpha TalkBack with Stephen Pierce.

Food is not what it used to be. In the relatively recent past, food was universally recognized as the fruits and nuts that grow on trees, the vegetables that grow out of the soil, plus some fish and game. If you were to take a ride in a time machine and show our ancestors what we eat today, they would recognize very little of it. Tupelo Kenyon presents Is Food Your Medicine or Poison? posted at Tupelo Kenyon.

Samuel Bryson presents Shower Power – Why We Get Our Best Ideas Where We Do: posted at Total Wellbeing.

Prelude to a new book. James DeLelys presents Am I the Only One? posted at Author James DeLelys.

Have you been promoted recently? Is some of your staff also your friends? Do you know how easy it is to loose all respect when you show favoritism? GreatManagement presents 7 Quick Tips For Managing Your Friends At The Workplace posted at The GreatManagement Blog.

Recently, I heard a racial slur against Jews because of what they supposedly did to Jesus Christ. This insult was not against the Jews that were alive two thousand years ago but against the Jews living today. Phil for Humanity presents The Blame Game << Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity.

Tina Su presents Your Guide to Conquer Fear of Public Speaking posted at Think Simple. Be Decisive..

This is a sure fire starter for anyone looking to accelerate their progress, productivity and success. If you’re looking for a way to get more done with less, take a read of ‘How To Super Charge Your Productivity’.   Stephen Martile presents How To Super Charge Your Productivity posted at Stephen Martile.

Had lunch with a friend today, and we got to talking about that saying, “Leap, and the net will appear.” karen alonge presents safety nets posted at postcards from nowhere.

Dereck presents Why In The Hell Would I Want To Teach? posted at My Ten Thousand Friends.

Terry Dean presents January Monthly Mentor Club News posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Alex Blackwell presents And a Side Order of Positive Attitude, Too Please posted at The Next 45 Years.

Many of us have encountered times where we are working on a project every day and it seems, somehow, we do not proceed in the way we intended to. What’s the cause? Why is that so? In this article, Marcus Hochstadt provides two techniques that can catapult your accomplishments to new heights, once and for all. Marcus Hochstadt presents First Class Progress, Or The Power Of Deadlines posted at Marcus Hochstadt.

Matthew Paulson presents How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions posted at American Consumer News.

Louise Manning presents Effective leadership revisited posted at The Human Imprint.

5 popular myths about hypnosis that had put a fog on this great self improvement method busted! Stanimir Sotirov presents 5 hypnosis myths busted! posted at All About Your Body And Spirit.

M:RS presents Arnold Schwarzenegger?s Take On Modesty posted at Mission: Rock Star.

Albert Foong presents The life that has gone on before: The Perils of Compassion, Part 2 posted at Urban Monk.

Some insights and practical advice on how to deal with both choice and change. Carole G. McKay presents Letting Go posted at Gold Post-it.

6 great ways to boost your brain at work! 4mind4life presents 6 Ways To Boost Your Brain At Work posted at 4Mind4Life.Com.

Pretty Lady presents Pretty Lady: How to Leave a Loser posted at Pretty Lady.

Of all the practices that one can pursue to provide health, clarity, stress reduction, psychological resolution, and emotional and spiritual growth, the most consistently powerful method is that of “centering”—bringing yourself to your true energetic core—to what you are before and beyond your familial, societal, and egoic restructuring and reshaping. CG Walters presents Find Your Center: Find Your Peace posted at Into the Mist.

Joshua Wagner presents Getting Your Ducks in a Row posted at Total Possibility.

Nice piece about how healing begins from within….both personally and globally! Todd presents Healing From The Inside Out- A Remedy To Save The World posted at We The Change.

John Eaton presents Obsessional? posted at Reverse Thinking.

Describes how the our parents give us a sense of meaning and purpose in life. Warren Wong presents The Value Of Our Parents posted at Personal Development.

Carole Fogarty presents Easily delete obstacles and welcome a rush of amazing new opportunities: posted at The Healthy Living Lounge.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents New Year’s Resolution Haiku posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

J.C. presents 10 Things I Do To Make More Time posted at A Journey Of Dreams.

Alexander Marlin presents What Would It Feel Like To Be Rich posted at Life Improvement Tips For Thin and Small People.

Rich Vosler presents The Power of a Smile posted at Sales Training Tips.

The Law of Attraction teaches that everything in our lives, from the good to the bad, has been attracted to us by our own thoughts and feelings. We often hate to hear this, and may remain in denial. After all, most people do not wish to admit that all of the unpleasantries in their lives were self-created. Unfortunately for them, it is so. Fortunately for all of us, we can change the course of our lives quickly by deliberately manifesting the conditions for the ideal life we dream of. Richard Ingersoll presents Deliberate Manifestation posted at Applying the Law of Attraction.

Timothy Gary presents How to Make Time Out of Thin Air posted at How to Make Time Out of Thin Air.

Patrick A. Sizemore presents Motivation – Make Mondays Sexy posted at College Information for Smart Students.

Create and use a time-tested tool to keep you inspired and motivated to make 2008 your best year EVER! Lorraine Cohen presents Powerfull Living » Using Treasure Mapping To Attract Your Vision posted at Powerfull Living.

A great checklist for starting off the new year! Frederic Patenaude presents How to Make 2008 the Healthiest Year of Your Life posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks.

This is a story of one of the angels that God put in my path when I was at a difficult place in my journey and I needed direction. Patricia Singleton presents Spiritual Journey of a Lightworker: The Most Influencial Person—#2—Survival posted at Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker.

Allowing a teen to develop into the adult she will become through support and actions. Christine presents High School, Hair Color and Choices posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France

This article is a look at how we can allow “our story” to own us – or we can own that we create our story to begin with. Andrea Hess presents What’s Your Story? posted at Empowered Soul Blog.

Joe Caterisano presents How to get organized posted at Self Help and Personal Development.

This website is perhaps one of the most important websites on the web. Nicholas presents Conscious Flex: How to Find Your Passion and Make It Your Career: by Nicholas Powiull posted at Conscious Flex.

For years, researchers and exercisers alike have spoken about the power of the mind as it relates to exercise and overall health. This article cites a specific study, as well as my own personal experience that allowed me to lift 50 pounds with my mind! FitBuff presents Power of the Mind – Much Stronger Than Your Biceps! posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog.

Never ever forget and realize as soon as possible, that the brain is NOT a flexible a thing. We are creatures of habit and have to learn to use this to our advantage… inflexible brain posted at FreeMyMind.Net.