You have practiced your talk, read the self development material about giving polished performances and you feel prepared. Then the worst happens. Your heart races, your palms sweat, you have a mental block and cannot remember what to say next. Why does this happen and how you can prevent it?

Life is full of challenges. Do you know how far you can push yourself with them? Do you know what is even more challenging than dangerous sports? As part of your ongoing self development and personal growth, find out how you can use challenges to empower yourself and live the life that YOU want.

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?

'Creatively Ever After: A Path to Innovation' by Alicia Arnold is a self development book on creativity with a twist. She takes CPS (Creative Problem Solving Process), incorporates nursery rhyme characters, and takes you on a personal development journey to achieve more creativity and success.

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.

‘The Five People You Meet In Heaven’ is a self or personal development story that makes you consider the effect you have (unknowingly) on other people’s lives. Whether or not you believe in heaven, it is an interesting read, giving a new slant on the meaning of life and what happens after death.

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?

Do you sleep on decisions that you have to make and then act on the dreams you have? When faced with problems or decisions to be made, it is often said that it is best to sleep on them. This is especially beneficial for complex decisions. This self development article discusses how this works.

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.