Welcome to the April 15, 2007 edition of the Carnival of Powerful Living! Thank you to everyone who submitted posts for this edition. Today’s post is actually the 14th edition of our carnival, which debuted back in November of 2006.

As countless other carnivals have come and gone around us, the Carnival of Powerful Living has emerged as a consistently valuable resource for people committed to living effective, joyful, and amazing lives. When I say thank you to the generous and extraordinary folk who have contributed so much to this humble experiment, I really mean thank you for making this conversation possible.

There’s something wonderful that’s happening here, and I’m grateful to have a small part in it.

Enjoy…

This Edition’s Featured Picks

Julia presents Win the war against procrastination - The battle begins in your mind posted at Brigid’s Blog, saying, “Mark Twain had something to say about almost any topic you can imagine. On the subject of how to avoid procrastination, Twain said, “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” :-)”

Ravi Raman presents Energize your life by alkalizing your body! posted at Set Higher Standards, saying, “Do you need a cup of coffee in the morning to get yourself out of bed? Do you find yourself craving food at odd times of day? Does your energy level seem to be waning with every passing month or year? It’s time to take action!

Communication Skills

Patricia presents 7 Behaviors That Mess Up Communication: Are You Making A Good Impression? posted at Patricia.

Chris presents Overall Attitudes That Will Aid The Development Of Your People Skills posted at How to have more social success.

Debra Moorhead presents Manager of Life posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Joyous Living

Erik Milligan presents Happiness is a Decision posted at Empowerment.

Kevin Kinchen presents The Awesome Power of Gratitude posted at Creative Power of Thought: Thoughts Become Things.

Noreen Crone-Findlay presents thinking about joy…. posted at Hankering for Yarn, saying, “I am delighted to have discovered this! If ever we need more encouragement to live with joy and on purpose, it’s NOW! Thanks so much!”

Arun presents Have Your Cake and Eat it Too posted at Arun is bringing you…Your Daily Remedy, saying, “There’s no reason to have to always make a sacrifice and choose “the greater of two goods.” I try to have both and so should you!”

Conan Stevens presents What Are You Seeking In Life? Do You Worry To Much? posted at Conan Stevens Online.

John Hill presents Be Aware of Coincidence posted at Universe Of Success.

Caroline Latham presents Easy Steps to Improve Your Brain Health Now posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Improving your brain fitness can help you perform better today and maintain your independence tomorrow.”

Belle Wong presents Retrain Your Senses posted at Abundance Journal, saying, “Sometimes, in the chaos of every day life, we can become blind to the beauty and abundance that’s all around us. “Retrain your senses” is a simple technique that I use to take those blinders off and really begin seeing the world again.”

Life Lessons

Anmol Mehta presents The True Purpose of Relationships posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, “Article explores the true purpose of relationships and the affect of attachments on them. Includes a nice story to illustrate its points.”

Lexi Sundell presents Creativity and Fear of Failure posted at Energies of Creation, saying, “Fear of failure stops creativity, but accepting failure as part of the process of creating success allows one to truly succeed, in painting and in life.”

Ririan presents 15 Warnings From Mom That You Needn’t Worry About posted at Ririan Project.

Karen Lynch presents Mixed Signals posted at LivethePower, saying, “Focus only upon the outcome!”

Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Essay Contest for High School Students posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Let’s spread the word of this Essay Contest on Learning and the Brain for high-school students!”

Maria Yu presents art-life-spirit.com » Life Is But Probability posted at Life.

Karen Shanley presents Argue for Your Limitations and They?re Yours posted at Karen Shanley.

Jane Chin presents Things To Do Once in a Life Time posted at Jane Chin PhD, saying, “Whether you believe in reincarnation or not, when we are here, we are living our “one” life time. I wonder how many things I could have done - and would have wanted to do - at least once in my life time, before it ends.”

Personal Development

Raymond David Salas presents How to Reach Your Potential posted at ZenChill.com Power Tools Blog.

Ellesse presents Here’s a Quick Way to Get Over Fear of Not Achieving Your Dream posted at Goal Setting College.

Paula presents Career & Money Part 3 - What are your values? How much do you need/want to earn? posted at Queercents, saying, “Paula writes how to align your career choices with your values and the type of lifestyle you wish to live in the third installment of her Career & Money series at Queercents.”

Anja Merret presents How to make a Million Dollars - Step Two posted at anja merret, saying, “Still believing in having a million dollars wander into your bank account with no work involved and it just happens because you imagine it every day? So it has been working for you then? Not really, I would imagine.”

isabella mori presents letting go of resentments posted at change therapy.

ISPF presents Stop Blaming Your Credit Card! posted at Grad Money Matters.

Susan Velez presents Keeping Your Motivation Up posted at The Secret To Life.

Aaron M. Potts presents Self Improvement Strategy: How to Elimate Fear from your Life posted at Today is that Day.

Samuel Peery presents Applying GTD principles to your personal finances - Part 1 posted at Getting Finances Done.

Craig Harper presents Do It Yourself Prison posted at Renovate your life with Craig, saying, “I’ve done some work speaking in prisons and I gotta tell ya, they’re not that much fun. I’ve also done some work with people who have never been near a (real) jail…. yet in many ways, they are more ‘imprisoned’ that anyone I’ve ever met on the inside.”

ISPF presents How to Convert Failure into the Proverbial Stepping Stone for Success posted at Grad Money Matters.

David Richeson presents How To Define Your True Purpose and Passion in Life posted at 360 Degree Success, saying, “Practical questions to help you live a happier life with passion and purpose.”

Wanda Grindstaff presents Be the Rhino, A Life of Purpose and Intention posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles Begin With Abundance Mindset, saying, “the Rhino knows where he is going and will not be misguided or held back by the beliefs of others”

Other

David presents Great Success Quotes – Part 1 posted at Worldwide Success.

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