‘Peaks and Valleys’ is a book that could be described as self development advice in a story within a story. This review highlights the essence of this self help book of self empowerment.

PAULA DEEN - A MEMOIR is a success story of the ‘American Dream’. This self development book review sheds light on an autobiography about finding a passion, taking calculated risks and thrusting through all sorts of fears and hardship to live your dream.

‘Pathway to Wellness’ by Jennifer Fitzsimmons is a self help and self development book on how the author uses yoga and meditation to help people achieve “greater vitality and fulfilment in life” and to “reveal the truth” about who you are and what you are capable of.

This self development article looks at the connection between pain and creativity. Some of the most famous creative works have been accomplished when experiencing the greatest pain. Does chronic pain have a positive effect on your creativity?

Computer programmes and other technology have great flexibility for keeping your life organized but there is a trend of returning to paper notebooks to use alongside them. This self development article covers why this is so and how they can make your social and work life more effective.

Sticking to New Year resolutions is hard work. Making S.M.A.R.T decisions is a great self development tool for helping you to achieve your New Year resolutions whether you make these resolutions once a year or at various times throughout your work or social life.

Most people want to hide their nervousness and appear confident, calm and collected. The tips in this self development article have been found to be quite effective. If you have not already tried them, do so and see what effect they have!

People are forever using negative talk or negative speak (negative words and phrases) in their daily conversations without realising the huge impact this can have on their life. This self development article discusses one of the most common phrases that can significantly affect self development.

This self development article relates to reports about lunar cycles, the mind and moon madness. Although ‘moon madness’ has been around for centuries, there is still no hard evidence on exactly what causes reported changes in human behaviour and strange effects around the time of a full moon.

‘Mary and Max’ is an unusual clayography film by Adam Elliot about true friends. All 200 sets, 212 puppets and 2,000 props are handmade from clay polymers, clays, plastics and metals. I highly recommend this film, especially from a self development point of view, but it is not for the faint-hearted!