This week’s Personal Development Homework

Posted by Ben Lumley on Apr 2, 2010 in Goals, Success, Think Differently | 18 comments

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Work harder on yourself than you do on your job ~ Jim Rohn

Well class, here we are on another Friday and it's homework time. I've got some great posts to share with you this week. So run along, copy these down, take some notes and have a great weekend.

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6 outstanding ways to support someone in their dreams

Posted by Ben Lumley on Mar 31, 2010 in Success, Think Differently | 34 comments

photo credit: AdrianoIt We're all good people. We all want others to be successful in our lives and create lifestyles that are exciting and fulfilling. All of us would move heaven and earth to help support someone in their dream but so many people are unsure about how to do it properly. So as a way of encouraging everyone to keep supporting each other, I've put together my tips for helping someone achieve in life. Keep their feet on the ground The problem with people who want to achieve success is that they want to do so much so quickly and that they strive to achieve too much. As someone who supports them you need to keep their feet on the ground. Don't let them go off excitedly and try to take action immediately. They need to think this all through and decide whether it's socially acceptable first before they even start to think about they might achieve it. Your job is to keep them grounded so that they don't reach too high.

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Give everything your heart – guest post

Posted by Ben Lumley on Mar 29, 2010 in Think Differently | 29 comments

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Today's post is written by Ryan Hanzel. Ryan writes for Writersaddict.net. A really talented blogger who always makes you think about life and the things involved in it.

When I talk about having heart, I do not mean the actual organ that is keeping you in this world today.  My meaning of heart is putting that amount of effort into whatever it is you are doing and allowing the results to shine.  Even if it is just raking up every single leaf in your yard to living in general. Putting that extra amount of effort into what you do is like washing your car; if you only do a quick spray down with some suds it is noticeable.  If you spend two hours washing, drying, and polishing your car it will reflect brightly as everyone you pass will wonder who is behind the wheel. The same goes with what you do.  Those who are working two shifts to pay the bills and still find time to read your children a bedtime story every day, that takes heart.

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Friday’s Personal Development Homework

Posted by Ben Lumley on Mar 26, 2010 in Dealing with Problems, Success, Think Differently | 15 comments

photo credit: woodleywonderworks Hey everyone, welcome to the first Friday's Personal Development Homework post where I share with you some great articles and posts that I've read from about the wonderful internet this past week. These maybe posts that will help in your life, whether personally, spiritually, emotionally or financially. Or they are great pieces of writing that I think will inspire you to be successful in whatever you do over the coming few days. As I said recently in my round up of the last 60 days, this will be a recurring post every Friday that will be the best bits of the last 7 days.

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7 Things I have learnt about life from being a Martial Artist.

Posted by Ben Lumley on Mar 24, 2010 in Geek, Success, Think Differently | 25 comments

Note: This is not a post about encouraging everyone to start up taking Martial Arts Class. It's more about sharing my experiences with you so hopefully you can take something from them.

I've done various Martial Arts over the years. From Judo and Kickboxing, to MMA and most recently Tang Soo Do. But whatever style I've tried I've always found that, when taught well, they foster the same principles that can help in every part of your life. I have been blessed to have an amazing instructor in my Tang Soo Do teacher, Master Baldantoni. He has not only helped me to learn the technical aspects of the style but also the mental and spiritual side of things as well. Below are the 7 things that I have learnt about life from the practice of Martial Arts. Control One of the most important parts of Martial Arts is control. From the controlled nature of the movement of our bodies to the control of the strike that allows us to defend ourselves, control is a key component of what we do. A proficient Martial Artist uses control not excess force. But life is also about control. Examples of this are the control you have over the way you think and feel or how other people have control over you. Another way is the control over your actions when all you want to do is send one last tweet but you know you should go to bed instead. If we can learn to develop control we can be more precise with our lives and reap the rewards from

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