Stage Presence From Head to Toe (A Manual for Musicians) was written by Karen A. Hagberg and aimed at musicians. In essence it covers how to leave a lasting impression on your audience. However, it caught my eye from a completely different perspective – that of Self Development and Personal Growth.

Even seasoned speakers experience some fear of talking in public. This is quite natural. The fear may be so great that you cannot bring yourself to talk to a small group yet alone a large audience. These self development and self help tips will help to reduce your fear of speaking in public.

No one really knows why humans experience goose bumps, goose pimples or goose flesh. This self development article discusses various reasons for experiencing them. If you analyse what produces yours and when they occur, can you use this as another tool in your self development tool kit?

Your body is forever trying to protect you from danger with defensive behaviour but this can lead to breakdown of personal, business and other relationships. Here are some tips for spotting and dealing with it as a great way to build solid and meaningful relationships.

Defensive behaviour is your body's way of warning and protecting you when in danger or in uncomfortable situations. Do you know what defensive behaviours you exhibit? From a self development point of view, do you know why it is important to be aware of these?

'BLOCKS' by Tom Evans has self development tips and tools to clear writer’s block via a "new and holistic way of thinking and being." Whatever you are writing (books, scientific papers, adverts, blogs, etc) BLOCKS is a self development book that will resurrect and develop your creativity.

This is a review of Coaching Sanctuary - an interactive web application with self development tools for guiding you through a journey of personal transformation. It was created to inspire and empower women to live a happier, more peaceful and more fulfilled life by discovering your 'true self'.

POSITIVITY by Arti Halai is a personal journey of self development and self discovery, full of tips for your own personal growth. It covers successes, failures, stories and encounters. It makes you think about the way you currently live your life and how you can improve it in all sorts of ways.

Self-worth is really the acceptance that you are okay as you are but many struggle with this. Your self-worth should not change just because disaster strikes. For your own self and personal development, figure out who YOU really are and relish a self-worth that does NOT depend on external factors.

In the olden days, a true friend was "someone you would die for." Today, people seem to have numerous friends in real life and on the internet. However, do you know how many of these are 'true friends'? Do you know if you have any at all? This self development article helps you to figure this out.