Senior Splash DVD & CD DVD + take to the pool CD: The CD includes music and vocal cuing to lead you through the workout at the pool. The perfect combination of gentle, yet effective aerobic exercises, muscle toning, strengthening, stretching, and posture improving exercises make this the perfect workout for persons over 50. Also a great choice for persons with Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, recovering from an injury, or pregnant. 55 minutes

"You'll feel comfortable with Karen's teaching style (she's so easy to learn from) and you'll have a great time." - Ruth, Port Washington, WI "I am a water aerobics instructor who's attended training sessions hosted by Karen Westfall. I can attest that all of her aquatic videos are the best! I've attended other seminars, but none compared. " - Rich, Water Aerobics Instructor "Karen is an instructors's instructor and very professional but personable. I found her instructions and form tips throughout the workout to be extremely helpful and done very well. Her cueing is also very good, making the moves easy to follow. I would give this instructor an A+. " - Hattie

More:
Senior Splash Water Aerobics DVD & CD with Karen Westfall

The 2015 Fitness PassBook:

1) 500 Valuable passes for free admission to over 135 of the best health and fitness clubs in New York (and throughout Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, and more). Each pass is good for a minimum of TWO free visits per club, with some passes good for an ENTIRE MONTH - for a total of over 500 complimentary visits in all.

2) All passes are good until the end of the year, so you can go at your convenience, anytime, anywhere, and to any club location as noted.

3) It's fun, it's easy, and it's hassle-free! Just present your pass at the club, show identification, sign the guest register, and that's all there is to it!

4) It includes valuable passes for free classes in many of your favorite activities and sports (and those you would like to try).

5) Valuable passes for 12 free sessions of personal one-on-one and semi-private training.

6) Valuable passes for sessions in the martial arts and self-defense.

7) Valuable discounts on club membership and personal training.

8) Valuable discounts on many of your sports, fitness, and nutritional needs.

9) And, if you wish to join any club in this program by the end of the year, for a one year membership or more, prepaid, at the regular rates (excludes renewals, and special or reduced price offers), you'll get every cent back for Fitness PassBook. It's therefore free! It's a great way for you to explore your options, and discover a club that brings out the best in you!

Have fun every day of the week. Get 500 passes in the Fitness PassBook (also known as the Fitness Passport) to over 100 Health Clubs, 15 Dance Aerobic Studios, 12 Yoga Studios, 6 Pilates Studios, 21 Swimming Pools, 24 Martial Art Studios, and much more. These are many of the great clubs you'll be able to experience and enjoy free-of-charge with the New York Fitness PassBook:

These are just some of the great opportunities you'll also be able to experience and enjoy free-of-charge with the New York Fitness PassBook!

Click Here to Order any PassBook.

1) Contains 385 valuable passes for free admission to over 110 of the best Yoga, Dance, and Pilates Studios in New York. Each pass is good for a minimum of TWO free visits per studio, with many passes good for an ENTIRE WEEK or a MONTH--for a total of over 385 free visits and classes in all.

2) All passes are good until the end of the year, so you can go at your convenience, anytime, anywhere, and to any studio location as noted.

3) It's fun, it's easy, and it's hassle-free! Just present your pass at the studio, show identification, sign the guest register, and that's all there is to it!

4) It includes hundreds of valuable passes for free classes in the best of Yoga, Dance, and Pilates (and those you would like to try free). And for some, you can even bring a friend (for those noted "2/1" below).

5) Valuable passes for seven free sessions of personal one-on-one or semi-private training.

6) Take any class, anywhere, anytime, at your convenience. It's a great way for you to explore your options, and discover studios and great teachers that brings out the best in you!

The Yoga Passport contains over 385 free passes for the best in Yoga, Dance, and Pilates. These are just some of the great studios you'll be able to experience and enjoy free-of-charge:

The Yoga Passport contains over 385 passes for the best in Yoga, Dance, and Pilates Mat. These are just some of the great studios you'll be able to experience free-of-charge:

Discover the many benefits of the PassBook today! Order now. Quantities are very limited.

1) Includes over 125 passes to over 50 top New York Pilates Studios, offering you the opportunity to enjoy and experience the best in Pilates Reformer, Tower, Mat, as well as Gyrotonics, and the Alexander Technique, with some of the best trainers in New York. Includes many passes for Pilates classes, 1-on-1 and semi-private sessions, worth over $1,000 in valuable sessions.

2) All passes are good until the end of the year, so you can go at your convenience, anytime, anywhere, and to any studio location as noted.

3) It's fun, it's easy, and it's hassle-free! Just present your pass at the studio, show identification, sign the guest register, and that's all there is to it!

4) Take any class, anywhere, at your convenience. It's a great way for you to explore your options, and discover great studios and teachers that bring out the best in you!

The 2015 Pilates PassBook contains over 100 free passes for the best in Pilates, at many of the best studios in New York. Discover the best for free:

American Alexander Tech (2 Classes) Awakening NY (5 Classes) Bella Vita Fitness (2 Classes) Body and Soul Central (3 Classes) Body Works (1 Week) Center for Remembering (4 Classes) Core Pilates (2 Classes) Crunch Fitness (3 Classes) Curves (1 Week of Classes) Dancewave Center (2 Classes) Elite Fitness (1 Week) Evolution Pilates (2 Classes) Feldenkrais Center (2 Classes) Generations Fitness (1-on-1) Holistic Self-Care (1-on-1) Katonah Yoga (2 Classes) Kinected (2 Classes) Makara Studio (1 Week of Classes) Mang'Oh (2 Classes) Mark Morris Dance (2 Classes) Mind Your Body (2 Classes) Mimi For Me Yoga (2 Classes) Moving Strength (2/1 Class) Namaste Yoga (2/1 Class) NY Center Trauma (2/1 Class) Physical Equilibrium (1-on-1) Pilates for Every Body (3 Classes) Pilates Garage (1/1 Class) Pilates Reforming NY (2 Classes) Power Pilates (2 Classes) Premier Pilates (2 Classes & 1-on-1) Re:AB Pilates (2 Classes) Red Hook Pilates (2 Classes) Rolates Pilates (2 Sessions 2-on-1) Sapere Studio (2 Classes) Shelia Kelley's S Factor (2 Classes) Sheraton Fitness (1 Week) Solar Salon (2 Sessions) Starseed (2 Classes) Stone (1 Week of Classes) The Pilatium (2 Classes) The Wellness Center (2 Classes) U! Yoga NYC (2 Classes) Vaillancourt Studio (1-on-1) Yoga Sole (2 Classes)

Click Here to Order any PassBook.

Read more:
New York City - American Health and Fitness Alliance

If you are in need of some inspiration, but are on a limited budget (namely $0), this post is for you. I recently roamed the blogosphere in search of free personal development blogosphere is search of free personal development ebooks; the following list is the result of my efforts.

Please note: many of these ebooks require you to subscribe to regular updates or a newsletter to receive the ebook (you can always unsubscribe, right?). If you offer a free personal development ebook that is not on this list please contact me and Ill add it.

101 Things To Do Before You Die Celestine Chua, The Personal Excellence Blog

30 Things You Need to Know Now Alex Blackwell, The Bridgemaker

4 Steps to Create the Life You Desire Ellie Walsh, Living the Law of Attraction

5 Secrets to Attracting Everything You Want Lorraine Cohen, Powerfull Living

5 Simple Steps to an Awesome Life Vlad Dolezal, An Amazing Mind

50 Ways to a Positive Consciousness Nicholas Powiull, Conscious Flex

84 Tips on Overcoming Procrastination Alex Fayle, Someday Syndrome

A Year of Change Peter Clemens, The Change Blog (thats me!)

Career Satisfaction From Within Chris Edgar, Purpose Power Coaching

Clear Negative Energy Andrea Hess, Empowered Soul

Change How You Communicate Leona Dawson, Transformative Living

Curlys Law Seamus Anthony, Rebel Zen

Enduring the Road to Success Eric Hamm, Motivate Thyself

Enlightening Stress Relief The Daily Minder, The Daily Mind

Enlightenment in a PDF Ivan Campuzano, Ivan Campuzano . com

Flying By The Seat Of My Soul Tess Marshall, The Bold Life

How to Get a Girlfriend Alex Shalman, Alex Shalman . com

How To Be A Deans Lister Celestine Chua, The Personal Excellence Blog

How to be The Confident P.H.A.T Girl in ANYRoom Shabraska Ponder

How To Deal With Disappointment Celestine Chua, The Personal Excellence Blog

How to Make Friends Glen Allsopp, PluginID

How to Manifest What You Want Evelyn Lim, Attraction Mind Map

How To Move On From Relationships Celestine Chua, The Personal Excellence Blog

How To Overcome Procrastination Celestine Chua, The Personal Excellence Blog

How to Practice the Art of Life Balance Stacey Hoffer Weckstein, Create a Balance

How To Successfully Achieve Any Goal Celestine Chua, The Personal Excellence Blog

Learn This (numerous ebooks) Mike King, Learn This

Life Changers ManageTrainLearn

Manage, Click, Learn! 2010 ManageTrainLearn

Most Inspiring Quotes of All Time (Over 300+ Quotes) Celestine Chua, The Personal Excellence Blog

On Creating Personal Change Angie Atkinson, In Pursuit of Fulfillment

Opening Doors: A Mini Guide to Blissful Guide to Blissful Living Laurel Vespi, Stone Circle Coaching

Quit Your Day Job Ali Hale, Aliventures

Shoots of Growth ManageTrainLearn

Slow Down Fast: A Revolutionary How-To Guide For Being Productive, Efficient, and Effective David Bohl, Slown Down Fast

The 77 Traits of Highly Successful People Mark Foo

The Beautiful Calm Meditation Ebook Ananga, Living By Design

The Essential Guide to Personal Excellence Celestine Chua, The Personal Excellence Blog

The Genius Within YOU Steve Martile, Freedom Education

The Inspiration Manifesto Tanner Maluchnik

The Meaning of Life: Discover Your Real Purpose Celestine Chua, The Personal Excellence Blog

The Quote Effect Davina Haisell, Shades of Crimson

The Zen of Blogging Hunter Nuttall, Hunter Nuttall . com

Thinkonomics Rev. Ike, Science of Living Online

Thriving On Less Simplifying In A Tough Economy Leo Babauta, Zen Habits

Why Were Failing the 4-Hour Workweek (or, Reflections of a Pro Blogger) Hunter Nuttall, Hunter Nuttall . com

Work Happy The Google Way Karl Staib, Work Happy Now!

Note: this list is a work-in progress! If you offer a free personal development ebook that is not on this list email me at peter [at] thechangeblog.com and Ill add it.

View post:
Free Personal Development Ebooks - The Change Blog

Weve put together this automated script which tracks the top blogs in the personal development industry by Google PR, Technorati and Alexa ratings. For more info on how the scoring works please view the information at the bottom of this page.

It has taken a lot of work to put together this list of sites (which is now automated) so we would appreciate you sharing the love by:

Want to be included?

If you write in the personal development niche.blog on a regular basis and have an alexa rank of less than 1,000,000 then feel free to send your website and title to plugin@pluginid.com.

How the ranking works

Overall, we look for the lowest score possible by giving a certain value to Google PR. For example, the lower an alexa score the more traffic the site gets, and the lower a technorati score the more links it has. However, the higher the PR of the site the better. Therefore, we assigned a value to each PR so PR 10 = 0, PR 9 = 1,000 and so on. Therefore if two sites have the same Alexa & Technorati, then the site with the highest PR will rank first.

We hope you enjoy the list, and thanks for stopping by.

Read this article:
Personal Development Blog List - PluginID

Jeffrey Gitomer

When I say Think and Grow Rich, what comes to your mind?

Almost everyone in sales and those interested in personal development have read this classic by Napoleon Hill at least once. And almost everyone who's read it has a positive comment. Many (like me) will say, "Turning point in my life."

Everyone has a turning point in their quest for lifelong learning. Everyone has their Aha! In your personal development, it's what you choose to listen to, watch or read that enhances your understanding of your life and teaches you what you need to do to succeed.

Napoleon Hill's 1937 quote sets the standard. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

And once you have the information, it's all about what you are willing to do to take advantage of it.

Most people know Napoleon Hill was the author of Think and Grow Rich. The person Hill emulated and studied was. Not many know that.

Marden was the leading positive-attitude genius of the 20th century. Well-known before 1930-almost unknown today. He was a founding father of personal development and positive thought. Aha!

Author of more than 40 books, Marden also was the founder of SUCCESS magazine. Here are a few of his words of wisdom from the book he wrote in 1908, He Who Thinks He Can.

"Every child should be taught to expect success."

"The man who has learned the art of seeing things looks with his brain."

"The best educated people are those who are always learning, always absorbing knowledge from every possible source and at every opportunity."

"People do not realize the immense value of utilizing spare minutes."

"No substitute has ever yet been discovered for honesty."

"Poverty is of no value except as a vantage ground for a starting point."

These are quotes worth learning and passing on to others. One hundred years old!

1. Expose yourself to knowledge.Based on my personal experience and personal Ahas!, I'd like to challenge you with the rules of personal development and give you some examples of what I have learned so you might make your own plan to succeed or enhance the one you have.

At the end of a seminar I gave on positive attitude, I received an evaluation from a woman named Mary with a comment that read, "I wish I would have heard this 30 years ago." I got goose bumps of sadness and thought of a Jim Rohn quote: "All the information you need to succeed already exists; the only problem is you're not exposing yourself to it." This information existed 30 years ago. Mary just hadn't exposed herself to it.

Jim Rohn is known as America's leading business philosopher. His CD, The Art of Exceptional Living, is among the modern classics of personal development. Jim Rohn is the current master of inspiration and Aha! He imparts wisdom in every sentence.

Between Marden and Rohn, there is a long list of valuable books. I owe my career success to these books and to personal development information to which I have exposed myself.

Most of the books are more than 50 years old. Many with religious connotations-but still preaching the right words and thoughts. One of the most notable is The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. Biblical and brilliant.

2. Simple is powerful. If you read it and it seems too easy or too hokey, reread it. It's probably part of your personal development foundation.

One of my early Aha! moments of personal development was the simplicity of the message. Sometimes it's so simple, you go right past it without understanding the impact it can make.

A classic example is the eternal How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. In 1936 he wrote, "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." How many salespeople could benefit from that single Aha!? I think all of them.

Interesting to note that Dale Carnegie's lessons still are being taught in the classroom 70 years later!

3. Think and apply to improve. In As a Man Thinketh, published in 1902, James Allen says, "A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts." Thinking what can be done is at the core of your personal development. About 54 years later, in the million-seller, The Strangest Secret, Earl Nightingale writes, "We become what we think about all day long." Get it?

In 1969, I listened to Glenn W. Turner on a cassette tape: "Act as though you have already begun to achieve. Not fake it-live it."

4. Take a daily dose. Think about the time-worn expression, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Apply that to personal development, and it means learn and apply one new thing every day. At the end of a year you will have 365 new pieces of information.

5. The older the better. If you want a new idea, read a book that's 100 years old. "The best educated people are those who are always learning, always absorbing knowledge from every possible source and at every opportunity." -Marden, 1908. Or, "History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats." -B.C. Forbes, 1919.

6. Personal development and positive attitude are joined at the hip-and at the brain. And there is another component-being of service. "There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative." -Clement Stone, 1946. Add that to the 5000-year-old Chinese proverb, "To Serve is to Rule."

7. Do it even as your butt falls off. In 1898, Elbert Hubbard wrote an essay titled, Message to Garcia. Deliver the message, get the job done, complete the task-no matter what. Many have read that essay. Few have emulated it.

Personal development challenges you to think forward. "Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come." -Victor Hugo, 1874.

Personal development challenges you to be your best. "You cannot mandate productivity; you must provide the tools to let people become their best." -Steve Jobs, 1988.

"I am the greatest of all time." -Muhammad Ali, 1963.

Personal development challenges you to make decisions based on the person you seek to become. "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." -John Ruskin, 1869.

Wondering where you can "find more time" to devote to your own success? "It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste." -Henry Ford, 1901. Just a thought.

The key word is not development; the key word is personal. Do it for yourself, in your own way, and make your own time for it-or not.

The biggest Aha! of personal development is from Russell Conwell's Acres of Diamonds. Considered to be one of the finest speeches ever written, Acres of Diamonds offers a multitude of lessons about the rewards of work, education and finding the riches of life in your own back yard-or your own library. Aha!

Visit the SUCCESS store for books, CDs and downloads for your own personal development.

Post date:

View post:
The Power of Personal Development - SUCCESS magazine

Figuring out whats most important when it comes to self help, personal development, or self improvement can be tricky. Each person is different and no two people are at the same place in their lives. Whats a person like me to do when trying to help out?

Ask what you want to see, read, and learn!

So thats just what I did. A few months back, I put a survey up as the first couple of questions at the beginning of the strengths test and yall did an awesome job of getting me some good information! I have a much better understanding of what it is most people are looking for when it comes to making life better.

Sure, some of it may seem obvious, but since were all on different chapters of our personal development journey, you never can be too careful when it comes to finding out what matters most. Ready for the results? 🙂

I only had the survey up for a few weeks, but it looks like we had about 153 strengths test takers answer the optional survey questions. That was about 5% of all visitors to the test. So we didnt get a lot of participation, but we did get some good data.

Now out of that 153, there were 128 good data points. The Lord of the Rings and less-than-nice answers were deleted. We have some VERY interesting people out there, folks. Overall, a relatively small sample size, but theres still some good information to be had.

Im not really surprised by whats up there, but I am little surprised by some of the ordering. Good to know!

Oh and I did have some other good answers so I might as well include them here since youve read this far.

Health and fitness this far down the ranks?! Whoa that was a big surprise for me. I guess people who are looking to figure out their strengths already have the health and fitness subject pretty well covered. Interesting.

Keep that in mind when youre reading over these results. The audience that is taking this test is probably not your average Joe and Jane. These are the real go-getters that are well on their personal development journey and are looking to optimize their life through their strengths and weaknesses.

Good information and I am very thankful for all of those who participated. I hope the information will be useful for you.

Got any good insights or conclusions from the survey results? Im curious to hear your thoughts! Send me an email and lets chat. Thanks!

And if you havent found your strengths and weaknesses, yet, then click on over and take it already! 🙂

See the article here:
The 12 Most Important Personal Development Topics You Need ...

The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can. Robert Cushing

We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us. Jean-Paul Sartre

The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man. Cicero

The only journey is the journey within. Rainer Maria Rilke

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. Agnes Repplier

Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do. Menander

Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, Be this thy care, for this, my friend, is all. Juvenal

Men soon the faults of others learn A few their virtues, too, find out; But is there oneI have a doubt Who can his own defects discern? Sanskrit Proverb

Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous. Abd-el-Kadar

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old. Lord Chesterfield

Our business in life is not to get ahead of other people, but to get ahead of ourselves. Maltbie D. Matlock

If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away? Lord Chesterfield

Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong. William Thackeray

As the sculptor devotes himself to wood and stone, I would devote myself to my soul. Toyohiko Kagawa

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty. Lao Tzu

The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself. Thales

Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakes. Carl Jung

He that will not reflect is a ruined man. Asian Proverb

Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow. Doug Firebaugh

Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still. Chinese Proverb

God ever works with those who work with will. Aeschylus

Insist on yourself. Never imitate. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Heaven never helps the man who will not act. Sophocles

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. Aristotle

Our ideas, like orange-plants, spread out in proportion to the size of the box which imprisons the roots. Edward Bulwer Lytton

We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Do not think of your faults, still less of other's faults; look for what is good and strong and try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes. John Ruskin

In learning to know other things, and other minds, we become more intimately acquainted with ourselves, and are to ourselves better worth knowing. Philip Gilbert Hamilton

It's where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us who we are. Joyce Carol Oates

What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself. Hecato, Greek philosopher

It is only the very wisest and the very stupidest who cannot change. Confucius

We are either progressing or retrograding all the while; there is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life. James Freeman Clarke

To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat. Plato

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The happiest life is that which constantly exercises and educates what is best in us. Hamerton

Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life. Herbert Otto

Heed the still small voice that so seldom leads us wrong, and never into folly. Marquise du Deffand

Your real influence is measured by your treatment of yourself. A. Bronson Alcott

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. Abraham Maslow

If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves. Thomas Edison

A man who finds no satisfaction in himself will seek for it in vain elsewhere. La Rochefoucauld

Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and good things will be yours. Swedish Proverb

Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world. Miguel de Cervantes

The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it. Sir William Temple

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire. Samuel Johnson

Related Pages

View post:
Quotes for Personal Growth and Self Knowledge

Reaching our Potential

Climbing to the next level & Keeping the battery charged

The real University is a state of mind. Robert Pirsig

Wisdom

Mens sana in corpore sano

Eastern philosophy includes the various philosophies of Asia, including Indian, Chinese, Iranian, Japanese, and Korean philosophy.

Financial and business threads

Happy hour conversation

Controversial Topics Don't enter if you have thin skin!

Discuss your favorite actor, athlete, hero or person in the news.

Jokes & Relaxation

If you are a new member here, tell us about yourself

Birthdays & Special occasions

Place your favorite photos here

Post some of your best blogs and get some feedback

A place to share book related subjects

The suggestion box. Voice your needs and ask questions in regard to this site.

All times are GMT. The time now is 06:45 AM.

Follow this link:
Personal Development For Personal Success Forums - Powered ...

What is a Developmental Asset?

Researchers conducted a series of surveys targeting youths in the United States and Canada since 1989. The purpose of the survey was to learn about the experiences, attitudes, behaviors and the number of Developmental Assets at work with youths. The results of the survey were

Developmental Assets are identified and categorized as:

Findings:

Facts:

Overview of the Developmental Assets

What is it?

Who is the target audience?

Why are we using it?

Benefits of using this assessment

Two Major Developmental Assets Group to be Assessed

External Assets

Internal Assets

Directions:

The questions asked below help to assess your health and well-being. These questions are about you, your family, friends, neighborhood, school and community. How you answer these questions will remain confidential between you and your instructor (unless an emergency arises). For each asset, there is a description and a list of statements. For each of the statements, please circle how often the statement is true for you. At the end of each section, count the number of times you chose each answer and enter the total. When you finish, enter all the scores in the summary section.

Scoring:

Ages / Grades: Ages: 14 and older; Reading level: Eighth grade

Language: English

Personal Development Profile Youth 14-19 Personal Development Profile Youth 16-24

Original post:
Personal Development Profile - Career Competencies

The Personal Development Center offers articles, books, and translations resulting from over 35 years of non-profit teaching, researching, and publishing. PDC publications showcase two fundamental qualities of humankind: the greatness of humans to evolve and their drive to bring forth advanced civilizations. Ironically, the knowledge and cultivation of this greatness has become increasingly obscured by the political power and control of institutions.

The Personal Development Center, in contrast, describes a union between ancient science and modern science which proves the existence of inner creative powers within individuals and the existence of a universal, unifying Mind. This union of ancient and modern science has been obtained in large part by means of the Centers ability to translate, understand and verify ancient scientific documents which previously had been redacted and published primarily to denigrate the ancient methods. Over the years, hundreds of PDC volunteers have tested the methods outlined in the ancient writings and offered testimony as to their claims of increased awareness, inner vitality and union.

Currently the Personal Development Center is summarizing modern research on the individuality and innate inner powers of infants and young children. This information, combined with the ancient methods of self-development, further substantiates the ability of increasing these inner powers in adulthood.

Abraham Maslow, the founder of Humanistic Psychology, made an unusual statement in 1968 about the growing tip of nearly perfected creative people in comparing them to children.

As the child looks out upon the world with wide, uncritical, innocent eyes, simply noting or observing what is the case, without either arguing the matter or demanding that it be otherwise, so does the self-actualizing person look upon nature in himself and in others. 1

Alison Gopnik, a psychologist and philosopher, recently wrote an article in the prestigious journal Science which proves that,

very young childrens learning and thinking are strikingly similar to much learning and thinking in science. 2

Gopniks earlier book concluded with her notice of children missing in the discussion of philosophers and that even though people feel that,

children help give their lives meaning children have been almost invisible to the deepest thinkers in human history. 3

The Personal Development Centers upcoming book answers the obvious unspoken questions raised by Maslow and Gopnik with the presentation of a 3,000 year old Sanskrit text found hidden in an obscure medieval treatise. This Sanskrit document explains a science built upon the perfection of the inner creative power of children and used to create the remarkable Indus Valley Civilization, a millennia ahead of the rest of the world in its technology and its egalitarian social structure.

___________________________________________

1. Mary Harrington Hall, A Conversation with Abraham H. Maslow, Psychology Today, (July 1968)

2. Alison Gopnik, Scientific Thinking in Young Children, Science Vol. 337 (2012)

3. Alison Gopnik, The Philosophical Baby: What Childrens Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and The Meaning Of Life (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009) p. 236

Read this article:
Personal Development Center