2008 has been by far the best year of my life. I have hundreds of stories to tell, tons of new friends and I’m rounding up the experience of a life-time over here in South Africa. I started PluginID around 6 months into 2008 and it’s amazing how quickly time goes by when you work hard and enjoy the journey. It honestly feels like yesterday when I registered the domain.
Since being heavily doused in the ‘Personal Development‘ niche, I’ve came across some amazing people, blogs and content. To end of the year with PluginID readers, I wanted to share some of the best content I’ve read in the last 12 months based on a number of different topics.
I know some of these sites won’t like to be labeled with the term ‘Personal Development’ so take each site for what you will. However, labeled or not, the following blogs have consistently produced brilliant content and I’ve picked out some of my favorites to highlight below.
Without further ado, here are the 44 Essential Personal Development Posts from 2008…
Health
How to Get in Lean Shape with Little or No Equipment – ZenHabits
Beginner’s Guide to Meditation – PluginID
How to Lose 20lbs of Fat in 30 Days (Without Any Exercise) – Four-Hour Workweek
Beginner’s Guide to Yoga – Ririan Project
7 Reasons Why Trusting Yourself Will Improve Your Health – Billionaire Woman
Identity
120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power – Litemind
How to Be a Man – Steve Pavlina
Success by Elimination: Removing Self-Limiting Beliefs – PluginID
10 Ways to Instantly Build Self-Confidence – Pick the Brain
5 Ways to Plug Into Your Identity – PluginID
How to Make the Mind Go Quiet, Permanently – You Are Truly Loved
How to Love Yourself in 17 Ways – Attraction Mind Map
Income
20 Ways to Trim Your Budget And Survive the Hard Times Ahead – My SuperCharged Life
How to Thrive During Uncertain Times – 6 Figure Career Management
How to Ask for and Get a Raise Like a Man – The Art of Manliness
5 Expenses to Cut Right Now if You’re in Debt – Consumerist
40 Ways to Make Money on the Internet – Dumb Little Man
20+ Free Passive Income Resources – Life Optimizer
How to Automate Your Online Income (Series) – Life Reboot
Recent Layoffs & Job Losses: What to Do – Yes to Me
7 Spiritual Habits to Aquire Greater Wealth – We the Change
Life
30 Fundamentals of a Wonderful Life – The Change Blog
9 Ways to Develop Your Intelligence at Any Age – Goodlife Zen
16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School – Positivity Blog
Be Who You Were Born to Be – Marc & Angel
54 Inspirational Quotes to Jumpstart Your Day – Alex Shalman
Michael Jordan’s Top 10 Secrets to Reaching the Top – Dumb Little Man
33 of Life’s Most Powerful Lessons – Illuminated Mind
99 Powerful Questions to Ask to Turbocharge Your Life – Marelisa
Mark Twain’s 3 Thoughts on Topics You’d Rather Not Discuss – Success Soul
The World is How You Choose to See It – Life Should Feel Good
How to Balance Life Effortlessly – Avani Mehta
Productivity
How to Gain Clarity in Your Life In One Day – ThinkSimpleNow
The Ultimate Guide to Motivation: How to Achieve Any Goal – ZenHabits
15 Time Boxing Strategies to Get Things Done – Litemind
The Art of Spending Minutes to Save Hours – Marc & Angel
21 Surefire Ways to Stay Motivated – Steve Olson
7 Ways to Grow the Action Habit – Pick the Brain
Inbox Heaven: The Ultimate Email Setup – Put Things Off
Social
20 Ways to Attack Shyness – ThinkSimpleNow
How to Become a Great Public Speaker – Dumb Little Man
How to Improve Your Social Skills – Positivity Blog
Why Are Women So Strange and Men So Weird? – Tellin it Like it Is
How to Give and Receive Advice (With Minimal Casualties) – Hunter Nuttall
Update: My friend Alex recently put together a post which collected ‘43 Memorable Posts from the Blogosphere‘. This wasn’t a motivation for my post but I’m all for sharing great content.