Welcome to the Fifth Edition of the Carnival of Improving Life

Well, It's been another great week of submissions and once again, I received more submissions then I have before. You'll notice that there is less articles featured this week, this is because It has come to the point where I have to start filtering out submissions to make sure that only the best quality ones get through, I'm still being a bit generous, but I think you'll enjoy most of the articles you'll find here this week. If you've submitted an article that didn't make the cut this week, I am sorry! If the article has to do with Improving the quality of life, then please submit it again.

This weeks Top Post Award goes to: Aaron Potts presents 5 Not so Q.U.I.E.T. Methods of Personal Growth and Development posted at Today is that Day.

Finances

Jessica Donnovan presents Turning Debt into Wealth - One of Life?s Great Challenges posted at Sensible Self-Improvement. Turning debt into wealth, that has a nice ring to it doesn’t it? Now what you are probably wondering is can you really turn your debt into wealth and if so how do you do it. Both are common yet respectable questions to ask and the answer to the first part is yes, you can turn around your financial situation. As for the second answer, well, the answer is a little longer.

Chelsy Albertson presents Saving Money During College posted at Earning Money. Dorm Earning has peronal finance advice for college students, including tips to save money.

Dereck presents Your First Goal Should Be To Clarify One posted at I Will Not Die.

Fitness & Exercise

Steve Holly presents You must be mental! posted at No More Fat Dad. An article about getting into, and having the right mind set for weight loss and fitness.

Paul Heingarten presents ?Top Secret Fat Loss Secret? Could Help Reduce Midlife Belly Fat ? a Key Risk Factor in Developing Dementia posted at Workoutebooks. Having a large gut in midlife increases the chance of dementia in old age, according to research published Wednesday [03/26/2008] that suggests that abdominal fat is a bigger risk factor than family history. The study of 6,583 adults found that people with the highest amount of abdominal fat between the ages of 40 and 45 were about three times more likely to develop dementia than those with the lowest amount of abdominal fat.

EnduranceNinja presents Your Marathon Year posted at E-Ninja Training Systems. An intro to training for your first marathon.

Food & Nutrition

Phil for Humanity presents Soft Drinks are Liquid Candy << Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. Ever looked at the ingredients of most soft drinks?

Sam Carrara presents Save Money at the Supermarket posted at Sam Carrara's Marketing Education.

Sally Thompson presents 100 Ways Organic & Natural Leads to a Healthier You posted at Nursing Degree Guide.

Thomas Smith presents Can A Good Diet Keep Diabetes At Bay? posted at Glycemic Index Updates. Watching which foods you eat can make a difference.

Health

Phil for Humanity presents Health > Wealth posted at Phil for Humanity. Health is more important than wealth.

Surfer Sam presents Headache Cures ! Surfer Sam posted at Surfer Sam and Friends. Headache Cures and Relief We've Identified the Causes of Headaches and Ways to Soothe the Pain Are You Looking for Headache Relief?

Dave hobbs presents How Do I Beat Insomnia – Part 1 – Conditioning posted at HowDoWhy. Insomnia robs millions of us of productivity. This first of a three-part article discusses conditioning for insomnia and how to avoid it.

Dave Hobbs presents How Do I Beat Insomnia – Part 2 – Stress posted at HowDoWhy. Insomnia robs millions of us of productivity. This second of a three-part article discusses stress, the role it plays in causing insomnia, and how to face it head on to beat insomnia

Dave Hobbs presents How Do I Beat Insomnia – Part 3 – Proven Methods posted at HowDoWhy. The third and final installment in the How Do I Beat Insomnia series, this article discusses multiple proven methods to get past insomnia and includes detailed steps to several physical and mental relaxation techniques.

Beth Dargis presents No Regrets; My Simpler Life - Simple Living posted at My Simpler Life - Simple Living. First quarter is over, will you have regrets for what you didn't get done?

Productivity

Semi-Charmed Wife presents How to Develop Your Intuition posted at Semi-Charmed Wife.

David B. Bohl presents Allowing Personal Responsibility to Lead You to Success posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. It is so easy to blame our shortcomings or failures on others. Society today has a tendency to accuse our neighbors, genetics, parents, social status, upbringing, or education as the cause for our lack of success. Taking personal responsibility is viewed as a burden, placing limitations on us.

Robert Phillips presents Do You Have A Convenient Excuse? posted at CYBERCA$HOLOGY.

Joshua Seth presents The Secret to Time Management posted at Joshua Seth Blog.

Rich Vosler presents Tips For Developing Leaders posted at Sales Training Tips.

Kevin John presents Don’t let your past limit your future posted at Personal Growth, Self Help and Self Improvement.

Carmen Coker presents Get Organized: A Step-by-Step Lesson posted at Get Organized!. If you find that you are contemplating getting organized or acknowledging that your life and surroundings could be more organized, then it is a safe bet that your lack of organization is a stressor for you. The following L-E-S-S-O-N-S can help you prioritize, focus, and accomplish your goals…one step at a time!

Relationships

Homemaker Barbi presents Teach Ourselves so We Can Teach Our Kids posted at Homemaker Barbi. Why don’t we know the things that our children should be learning from us? Why didn’t our parents teach us these things they surely learned from their parents? At what point did it become acceptable to stop training your children in the necessary skills for life? Read more about this topic at Homemaker Barbi!

Evelyn Lim presents A Random Act of Kindness: 15 Ideas To Kickstart Your Intention posted at Attraction Mind Map.

HL Grove presents Up Yours Mother Theresa posted at Hennie Grove. How to handle anger so that it does not negatively affect your life to breaking point...

Metaliphe presents Can You Really "Work" On A Relationship? posted at Chandra Unplugged - No nonsense, Straight-up blogging from a Life Coach. The key – with relationships – liking someone else and yourself at the same time.

Mina Togonon presents Rekindle that Passion to Not Give In posted at 24 Hour Paradigm. Have you felt like giving up for something you used to love doing? Burned out, so as it's called, or a feeling of exhaustion over something. Would you agree that everybody felt that exhaustion at one point in their lives? Why, even a child exasperate at times especially when he/she felt deprived of her needs ie to play, to eat and just enjoy his/her childhood. But the question is how was it like to exasperate and just feel so tired in many ways? And why do you think people just give in suddenly or succumb to a crippling system called surrendering? Read on as I battle expectation and failure like you do.

Shamelle presents Give Up The Guilt. You’re Not A Bad Person posted at Enhance Life. Guilt hovers over you like a dark cloud. Thoughts seem to have a mind of their own, intruding at all hours of the day. Chances are that sometimes we feel guiltier than the inmates of Wormwood Scrubs! So next time, the Judge Judy in your head goes into overdrive, follow these tips.

The Eclectic Female presents Recognizing Verbal Abuse in Relationships posted at Women's Lifestyle. Words can hurt, and it is important to recognize when verbal abuse occurs.

James DeLelys presents WORDS » Articles posted at WORDS. Prejudice...

Personal Growth & Development

Joel Chue presents 8 Tips for Achieving Your Goals posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.

Aaron Potts presents 5 Not so Q.U.I.E.T. Methods of Personal Growth and Development posted at Today is that Day.

Life. Money. Development. presents The 7 Attributes of Leadership posted at Life. Money. Development.. An excellent presentation of the attributes every leader should have.

Gary Evans presents How Much Do You Want It? posted at Good To Feel Good.

I hope that you enjoy these posts, and if you don't have time to go through them all, go ahead and bookmark this page so you can come back to it later ;-)

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