Personal Development for Smart People^TM

Tomorrow afternoon I’ll be interviewed by Maria Ngo and Ray DuGray (aka The Entrepreneur Doctors) on the subject of blogging, including how to build a high-traffic blog and how to generate substantial income from blogging.
If you’d like to hear the interview live, you may dial in to the show at the listed start time and enter the [...]

Could you recommend some of your all-time favorite books?
Sure.
Since the early 90s I’ve been reading about a book a week, so that adds up to quite a few books.  I’ll scan my office bookshelves to recall which ones had a meaningful impact on me after I read them.
Here are some of my personal favorites in no [...]

How do we resolve the Middle East conflict between Israel and Palestine?  More generally, how do we stop violence in the world and create lasting peace?
This question was submitted before the recent outbreak of fighting between Israel and Lebanon, but that won’t change my answer.
At the lower levels of consciousness, violence is actually a correct [...]

There are so many areas I feel I need to work on in terms of my personal growth that I don’t know where to begin.  When I look at all the articles you’ve written as well as all the books, CDs, and seminars out there, it’s overwhelming.  Where do I even begin?
If you’d asked me [...]

How can I maintain high self-esteem in light of frequent negative external feedback?  I try to maintain a positive attitude, but I’m so easily brought down by those around me.  Their words and actions often trigger me to feel irritated, angry, stressed, depressed, etc.  I can’t seem to escape this cycle regardless of how hard [...]

I received a number of blogging-related questions, so I figured I’d handle them all in a single post.
What blogging software do you use?
WordPress
What do you use as your primary RSS feed reader?
FeedDemon
Did you use a template for your blog design, or is it custom?
It’s custom.  I didn’t want to copy what everyone else was using.
How much [...]

This is a specific example of a particular area of my life that I’m currently struggling with, as a continuation of this post from the “Ask Steve” series.
The third area that’s been a challenge for me is sex… specifically the role of sexuality in my life.   Again, this comes down to a question of definition.  I’m not really sure what I [...]

This is a specific example of a particular area of my life that I’m currently struggling with, as a continuation of this post from the “Ask Steve” series.
Another area of my life that’s challenging me is parenting.  Again, I see this as a question of coming up with the right paradigm that fits the realities of my situation as well as my [...]

Thanks so much to everyone who privately responded to my financial abundance challenge in the previous post.  I received hundreds of ideas in less than 24 hours and more are coming in every hour.  I’m sorry I can’t reply to everyone to thank you personally (it’s enough of a challenge just to read it all), so I’ll say [...]

This is a specific example of a particular area of my life that I’m currently struggling with, as a continuation of this post from the “Ask Steve” series.
The first area of my life I’m struggling with involves money and financial issues.  I’m not sure how many of you will be able to relate to my particular challenges, but I’ll do my [...]