Welcome to the 8th Edition of the Personal Stories of Change Blog Carnival. I have picked up a few new readers lately, so I will give a quick overview of how this carnival works. Basically this carnival aims to put the personal in personal development by collecting and presenting true and inspiring stories of change. I hope you enjoy the following articles as much as I did :

Tristan presents Arland Dean Williams Jr: The Ultimate Act of Unconditional Love posted at The Synergy Institute.

In this article, Tristan shares a story of one of his heroes who sacrificed his own life for the lives of five others. The following is a great excerpt from the article: “Here was a very average person, who was placed in a very grave situation. It was this situation that brought out the hero within Arland that was dormant within him.”

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David B. Bohl presents More than a Coach - David B. Bohl’s Slow Down FAST Program : Slow Down Fast Today!

David has an intriguing story of personal change. By age 30 he was a partner in a trading firm and, although working 80-100 hour weeks, thought he had everything he wanted. Then he quit to become a professional personal coach and mentor. Find out how and why in this article.

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TherapyDoc presents Stealing from the Closet posted at Everyone Needs Therapy.

A simple yet touching story of how our children create us as they grow older.

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Tupelo Kenyon presents Communication - Friend or Foe posted at Tupelo Kenyon.

I loved this story. Here is one of my favorite excerpts from it: “I had no job, no prospects, and no apparent means of support. I had nothing to prove and nothing to lose, so I told him how it was with no embellishments. I had an old guitar and played him a song or two. I told him it was only a matter of time until I figured out how my music would provide a living. We shot the breeze for quite awhile until he finally told me I could rent the house.

Before he left the key with me, he looked right at me with a peculiar twinkle in his eye and said . . .’Clear understanding makes lifetime friends.’ ”

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Luke Houghton presents 8 things I have learned about success posted at Luke Houghton.

Regular readers will realize “success” has been on my mind a lot lately. In this article, Luke tells his inspiring story of how he went from being unemployed with no education and nowhere to go, to completing a PhD and working in a job where he is able to share his knowledge.

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Hairy Swede (Peter: too much information!) presents Swedish TV Educates and I Get Educated posted at A Swedish American in Sweden.

This is a short but enjoyable article that touches on the difficulties of returning to where one was born after many years away.

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Brip Blap presents Stopping Negative Thoughts posted at Brip Blap.

Many people, myself included, have a tendency to overcomplicate things. Often, though, simple tricks can be used to great effect. This article is about a simple trick for stopping negative thoughts - it may just be worth a shot!

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Well that concludes this edition. From now on, this will be a fortnightly event on every second Friday. I still have a few articles that I received in the last few days that will be in the next edition. I need some more, though, so if you have a personal story of change please visit the carnival submission form. Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend .

Photo by Aldor.

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