Carnival of Inspiration and Motivation: Twelveth edition

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This is twelveth edition of Carnival of Inspiration and Motivation. We've selected following articles on optimism, success,creativity,happiness etc. .Thanks for your participation and I hope you will enjoy reading all articles.

David B. Bohl presents An Exercise in Self-Discovery: Finding Your Passion Through the Pen posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, "A writer instinctively knows or quickly learns that he can learn just about anything through writing about it."

Alex Blackwell presents 24 Weekly Actions for Creating Lasting Success posted at The Next 45 Years.

The Change Carnival presents Finding the Path to a Meaningful Existence posted at The Change Blog.

Linda W. presents Recognizing Verbal Abuse in Relationships posted at The Eclectic Female, saying, "Words can hurt, and it is important to recognize when verbal abuse occurs."

Ezra Gardener presents Should you have it all? posted at Ezra's Writings.

GreatManagement presents What I Learned From Scot Herrick About Communicating ‘Bad News’ posted at The GreatManagement Blog.

Arin Vahanian presents How to Get Rid of Excuses NOW and Start Living the Kind of Life You’ve Always Wanted posted at Super State.

Diana Bertoldo presents The Softer Side of Ambition posted at Live Beyond Stress and Illness.

Dana presents How online communication has affected me posted at Principled Discovery.

Edith presents Are You Compromising Yourself? posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Hopeless Romantic presents Dealing With Distance- Building A Solid Long-Distance Relationship posted at Quest For The One, saying, "Long distance relationships can be difficult, but they are possible when done correctly."

Steven Burrell presents Why do I Feel Bad? The Reason Why You Have Negative Emotions. posted at Self Mastery Group.

Warren Wong presents Why Being Generous Makes You Wealthy posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, "An astounding discovery of how generosity brings you more wealth."

May presents A Wink From the Universe posted at Personal & Spiritual Development.

christbirawan presents The power of dream posted at Tangguk dot com.

MCA presents Health Effects Of Caffeine My Caffeine Addiction posted at Caffeine Addiction, saying, "If you are not aware of the health effects of caffeine, you should learn about them before you pour that next cup of coffee."

GreatManagement presents “I’ll Start Tomorrow” posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "“I am struggling to make progress to meet my goals. How do you suggest I make the right progress?”"

jc wheeler presents 10 tips that can empower your children posted at Parenting Teens Blog.

Chris Edgar presents A New Perspective On Procrastination posted at Purpose Power Coaching, saying, "This article discusses the connection between procrastination and resistance to the reality facing you in the present moment, and some approaches to dissolving that resistance and regaining your focus."

presents How to Regain Lost Motivation posted at Confusion and Frustration, saying, "A few tips on how to rediscover and maintain lost motivation."

Jesse Roulette presents What is Motivation? posted at Jesse Hooper - One at a time.

Homespunhealers presents Dream Gardens posted at HomeSpun Healers, saying, "The importence of carefully tending to your dreams."

Karen Lynch presents Twelve Tenets of a More Empowered Life (Live The Power) posted at LivethePower.

Shamelle presents Give Up The Guilt. You’re Not A Bad Person posted at Enhance Life, saying, "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"

James DeLelys presents WORDS » Articles posted at WORDS, saying, "Prejudice..."

Ivy and Amanda Preston presents Mar 10, The Power of Positive Thinking posted at Ivy and Amanda Preston.

Katherine Reschke presents Opening up to new ideas posted at Passions That Pay.

Linda W. presents How To Talk About Money With Your Partner posted at The Eclectic Female, saying, "Financial issues often cause stress in relationships. Knowing how to discuss money matters is key to a healthy relationship."

Sara Ost presents ecosalon :: the green gathering :: Gratitude posted at EcoSalon.

Aaron M. Potts presents You can’t Quit if you don’t Try posted at Today is that Day.

Kirsten Harrell, Psy.D. presents The power of forgiveness posted at Think Positive! Blog - official blog for ipopin.com, saying, "Practicing forgiveness can reduce stress, anger, depression and blood pressure. In addition, it can increase hope, optimism, compassion, and physical vitality. Forgiveness is linked to higher self-esteem, better moods, and happier relationships."

Matthew Hamilton presents Sculpting With Dynamite (Or The Upside Of Anger) posted at Reflections, saying, "Thanks in advance for considering this post for your upcoming carnival"

ITAKEOFFTHEMASK presents The Law of Attraction and the Key of Transmutation posted at itakeoffthemask.com, saying, "The law of attraction states that objects of similar vibration attract one another (like attracts like). But the problem is this-HOW can you ever CHANGE your vibration in order to attract that which you desire? The answer is in the key of TRANSMUTATION, that ancient process from alchemy that dares to change ordinary metal into gold, that dares to seek the elixir of life to cure all diseases and to restore even the aged back unto eternal youth."

Maria Gajewski presents How to Cross the Gap From Knowing to Doing posted at Never the Same River Twice, saying, "Do you have a bad case of self improvement inertia? Learn how to overcome your resistance to change and get moving!"

Frederic Premji presents 7 Questions To Finding Your True Passion posted at BlogMotivation.com, saying, "Insightful article about how to figure out what you are passionate about"

Jessica Jones presents My Struggle With Living Purposefully posted at Practical Nourishment.

andrew784 presents 7 Roadblocks to Success posted at Personal Hack, saying, "Each time I meet a person who’s very successful in one area of his (or her) life, I keep noticing a reoccurring pattern. Usually he is successful in several other areas of his life. Similarly, each time I meet a person who’s a failure in one area of his life, generally that failure seems to be a pattern throughout other areas of his life. In this article I discuss the 7 most common roadblocks to success."

Gary Evans presents Trusting Your Inner Guidance posted at Good To Feel Good.

iMagxz presents 5 Ways to Break a Bad Habit posted at LifeJelly.org.

Semi-Charmed Wife presents Leadership: Part 1 posted at Semi-Charmed Wife, saying, "This post is the first in a three-part series about how to be a good leader."

Andrew Dlugan presents 10 Ways Your Presentation Skills Generate Career Promotions posted at Six Minutes: A Public Speaking and Presentation Skills blog, saying, "This article highlights 10 ways your career will improve if you develop superior communication skills."

Joshua Seth presents Your Mind Body Connection posted at Joshua Seth Blog.

Scott.Goolsby presents Stepping Toward Compassion posted at Unapologetic Genius, saying, "Developing Compassion."

Wilfrid presents 7 Steps to a Happier Life posted at Your Finish Rich Plan, saying, "A lot of people live their lives feeling crappy about everything in their lives: who they are NOT, where they are NOT and what they HAVEN’T got. That’s no way to live. Life is too short not to take advantage of what it has to offer."

Anco presents Stop Procrastination posted at Tipskey - Unlock Practicality, saying, "Procrastination should be stopped from this minute onwards, not until right before it is too late."

Gary Evans presents Law of Attraction 101 posted at Good To Feel Good.

Pinyo Bhulipongsanon presents Touching Peoples’ Lives posted at Moolanomy, saying, "A family shares a story about how something I wrote on my blog made a positive difference in their lives."

Alexander presents Recipe for Success posted at Wealth Junkies, saying, "Donald Trump and Anthony Robbins both say that you should study wealth and success like you would have studied anything else in school. So I spent some time studying and have assembled my notes into this article - a recipe for success."

Charles H. Green presents Warren Buffett, Confidence and Leadership posted at Trust Matters, saying, "Buffett seems one of those content to look past the complexity and see eternal patterns replaying themselves. He’s a big fish who treats big ponds just like the little ones he came from.

Yet pure confidence absent some grounded view of the world is just a self-con job. The Rules of the World are simple: but that doesn’t mean they’re easy."

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of inspiration and motivation using our carnival submission form.