Resources February 2010
Learning March 1st, 2010
Another month gone by and of course I’ve collected another set of excellent resources and favorite articles for your review. I think you will enjoy all these excellent articles and links to even more resources. Feel free to add comments for any that you think just MUST be in these resource lists as well.
8 Fantastic Ebooks Right Here at LearnThis.ca
Perhaps you are fairly new here and never seen one of my series or you stick to your RSS feed and don’t browse my site much. Well, it’s about time you did and you should head on straight over to my FREE RESOURCES page to check out the 8 free ebooks I have available for download. These are compiled from the longer series I’ve published on my site over the last two years and definitely worth getting in pdf format for reference or to easily share with others. I’d love it if you can spread the word, share them and help promote that page in any way. The 8 books are titled:
- Imaginative Mind
- Inspiration
- Leadership
- Maximum Productivity
- Better Communication
- Being Humble
- Goal Setting
- Passion
Favorite Articles
- Top ten reasons managers become great – Orienting yourself towards others and success is critical in life. These items are specific to applying that for being a great manager.
- How To Multiply Your Talents – The talents we are each given have immense power when used and multiplied for use in life.
- The Value of Networking With Others – Blogging has a critical point of networking for success and Jonathan highlights many great lessons learned and how to build that network in this article.
- This Is How Consultant Loses Trust – I’ve always enjoyed Alik’s insight and this article is no exception, he takes important lessons from a book and covers clearly how to guard our trust in consulting. I think it can be applied to life and relationships as well.
- How Fascinating is Your Message? – Another great article at LeadershipNow covering how to make your message something with a little more life to it.
- Beyond Valentines Day – A wonderful article about extending love to others
- 100 Ways to Save the Environment – There seem to be 100 lists everywhere! This is a one with many ideas to help the environment
- 7 Reasons a Blog Is a Phenomenal Personal Development Tool – Easy to relate to this article, as I find many of the same reasons.
- Naked in Eden Blog – Here is an excellent introduction, description and outline of Robin’s ‘down to earth’ blog.
- The Zinger 2020 Vision – David Zinger continues to drive the awesome employee engagement network and this article looks at what that could be in 2020.
- Brain Neuroplasticity is much to learn from and this site is a great resource. This article covers some implications of brain research over a decade of focus.
Learning Resources
- 50 Free Computer Science Classes Online – I was contact about this list of great resources and from first look, it seems that there is a wealth of knowledge available in these links and recommendations about online computer training.
Blog Carnivals
I still often submit my articles to a number of blog carnivals and I am continually impressed by the great content available in these. Here are some of the carnivals that my articles have been featured in and I encourage you to explore there for all the other great articles that are included.
Additional Blogs and Resources
Armen at Timeless Information has a cool new page up with a ranked list of all the personal development / self improvement sites in one place. Very cool…
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Mike King
March 1st, 2010 at 6:51 AM
HUGE thanks Mike for adding the article on “How to Multiply Your Talents”. 🙂
.-= Daniel´s last blog ..The Art of Being Minimalist: How to Stop Consuming and Start Living =-.
March 1st, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Thank for the link referral Mike and for all you do!
.-= Jennifer´s last blog ..What Do You See? =-.
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:20 AM
Mike,
Good collection of resources!
…and thank you for the plug 😉
.-= Alik Levin´s last blog ..Temporary Post Used For Theme Detection (50c90ab1-84c8-4b7b-9457-c3720f4e31ef – 3bfe001a-32de-4114-a6b4-4005b770f6d7) =-.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:55 PM
Great roundup of quality goodness!
.-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..Dust Your Dreams Off and Let’s Make Them Happen =-.
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:39 PM
Thanks each of you for stopping by and supporting these resources… Much appreciated
March 4th, 2010 at 6:48 AM
This is a great reminder for your new listeners you have so much great value in these eBooks, for new listeners. I’m big on books and love anything to motivate people to read.
paul
March 4th, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Thanks for the post- I especially liked the article on how managers can become better leaders.
I’ve had lots of managers who just didn’t give a flip about me, which really makes the ones who do care stand out!
.-= Justin´s last blog ..Effective Workplace Communication Tips- Why Most of Us Suck at Relationships in the Office =-.
March 4th, 2010 at 11:05 AM
Hi Mike.
I think it is smart to put together a collection of resources like this at times. It is a good way to keep track of relevant items that have been seen. When I did my 2009 recap, I ended up creating a listing of much of my best material of 2009, much of which I had forgotten about.
I have checked out Robin’s site and enjoy her warmth.
I appreciate that about the Sites page. I enjoyed making it as well.
.-= Armen Shirvanian´s last blog ..Empowering Thoughts And Fearful Thoughts =-.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:46 PM
Dear Vibrant Mike, I cannot even begin to tell you how much this means to me. I’ve been to your site several times lately and am in awe of ALL that you do and are doing.
March 4th, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Ohhh!! That got away from me before I finished. I wanted to say how much I’ve enjoyed your wise comments on JWells site. The one you left on my blog just blew me away. It was singularly beautiful. Your writing is not just wise and helpful, but it is elegant. You have a way of making traditional “self-growth” writing read like some of the GREAT wise poets of past. I am still hearing the “skinny branches.” You have a style that is all your own that seduces the reader in a beautiful way. it is often emotionally poetic and evocative. I hope you will continue to express yourself in this way as it is extremely alluring and VERY powerful way.
Hugs to you Mike and Thank you SOOOO much,
Robin
.-= Robin Easton´s last blog ..What Does “Naked in Eden” Mean? =-.
March 4th, 2010 at 8:29 PM
@Textbook – Thanks for the comment on the value of ebooks. I know they are worthwhile as I get a lot of emails from them as well since they are heavily linked to other free pdf download sites. They actually generate about 3000 downloads a month which I am quite astonished by actually!
@Justin – Thanks and I’m glad you say the value in that one as well. It’s always great to pass along an article that someone else can connect with. It adds that relevance for me knowing you found it valuable as well. It’s cool to share that with you.
@Armen – You are so true when it comes to resources. It’s tough to remember some of the fanatastic content we find online and I’m seeing that putting real links out monthly and new articles generates more connections and comments and online interactions that any social media work, so its definitely something I’ll continue to do. I’m actually astonished by the sheer volume of links that Kikolani puts out on here site, I’ll have more to reference from her in future resource lists.
And Armen, your 200th post and all the awesome resources you referenced was an incredible article and list. Hope everyone checks it out as well. Its in my list for March for sure!!!
@Robin-WOW! I’ve viewed your site (scanned it really) a few times and never deeply connected or explored your writing. Jonathan had so much great things to say about you I was quite surprised I had never yet experienced knowing that for myself about you. I can see now what he was getting at, you are a magnetic connector with an extremely expressive soul that resonates with me. I deeply appreciate your comments and look forward to sharing more discussions with you. When connections like this are made, blogging just makes me smile. Thanks for that!
March 15th, 2010 at 4:49 AM
Thanks for the great list, Mike. I especially like this “7 Reasons a Blog Is a Phenomenal Personal Development Tool” as they are so true in reality.
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April 7th, 2010 at 9:51 AM
You have been so consistent in your blog and you have been an inspiration to me. This is one of the few blogs i still read despite my tight schedule.