2009′s Top 50 Personal Development Blogs
By Mr. Self Development on Aug 10, 2009 in Finances
Here’s a list of the “Top 50 Personal Development Blogs.” These blogs are being presented with the “Mr. Self Development Award” at this first annual Mr. Self Development award ceremony.
Please hold your applause until all blog awards have been presented; also be sure to congratulate the recipients of these much esteemed awards.
The Academy presents the Top 50 Personal Development Blogs (in no particular order):
1.) The “Mr. Self Development Award for Most Growth-Oriented Blogger” goes to none other than Mr. Steve Pavlina. Steve is the “God-father” of on-line personal development, and ”The Academy” thanks Steve for his numerous contributions to the personal development field. If you are looking for conscious growth and development, Steve Pavlina.com is the site for you.
2.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Zen’ Award” goes to the humble Leo Babauta. Leo has an amazing site on productivity, so if you’re looking to get more things done in less time, be sure to visit Leo’s site.
3.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘LifeHack’ Award” goes to the writers of LifeHack.org. LifeHack.org is an amazing Web site about Life Hacks. If you’re looking to improve your life’s efficiency, please visit this very popular and well-loved site.
4.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Tips for Life’ Award” goes to Jay White. Jay is the founder of DumbLittleMan.com. DumbLittleMan.com provides you with tips that will save you money, increase your productivity, and keep you sane!
5.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Practical Personal Development’ Award” goes to Alex Shalman. Alex provides readers with great practical personal development advice and does awesome interviews. Don’t forget to stop by Alex’s site!
6.) The “Mr. Self Development Award for ‘The Blog That is so Good the Author Can Take Several Months Off’ and still have an amazing site” goes to Tina Su. Tina blogs about Creativity, Clarity & Happiness.
7.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Change’ Award” goes to Peter who is the founder of the amazing ChangeBlog. If you’re looking to make changes in your life this year, then this is the blog for you. Peter runs an amazing blog so please stop by and visit.
8.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Prosperity’ Award” goes to Mr. Self Development. This is a unique blog written by me, Mr. Self Development. The articles on this blog are designed to expand your thinking and teach you the practical lessons of success and wealth creation (based on my personal experiences). Reading this site regularly will change your thinking and your life, so don’t forget to subscribe.
9.) The “Mr. Self Development Award for ‘Most Well-Rounded’ Personal Development Site” goes to the brilliant writers and editors at PickTheBrain.com. PickTheBrain.com discusses topics such as motivation, productivity, education, psychology, health, and money. Be sure to visit this site!
10.) The “Mr. Self Development Positivity Award” goes to Henrik Edberg. Henrik writes about improving your social life, health, happiness and general awesomeness a few times a week at the PositivityBlog.
11.) The “Mr. Self Development Award for Why Is This Guy Still Receiving Awards Although He is Not Blogging” goes to Brian Lee of Genius Types.com. Genius Types is a blog about creative thinking and passive income.
12.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Empowerment’ Award” goes to Glen of LifeDev.net. This site is about empowering creative people. Another great self-development site, please be sure to check it out.
13.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Technology Life Hack’ Award” goes to Gina Trapani of LifeHacker. LifeHacker.com provides tips for getting things done in the digital age.
14.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Psychology’ Award” goes to Ririan of the Ririan Project. In addition to the work Ririan does related to psychology, Ririan also writes about finances, productivity and motivation.
15.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Happiness’ Award” goes to Alex of PostiveSharing.com. Alex actually makes people happy at work, he’s the Chief Happiness Officer (CHO).
16.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Life Time Achievement’ Award” goes to Stephen Covey. Stephen is an amazing author and teacher of personal development; “The Academy” is pleased to present Stephen with this “Life Time Achievement” award.
17.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Life Coaches’ Award” goes to the writers of LifeCoachesBlog.com. This site offers great life coaching advice, be sure to check this one out as well.
18.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Tickled’ Award” goes to TickledByLife.com, the self-proclaimed “World’s Most Popular Self-Enhancement” Web site.
19.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Self Improvement’ Award” goes to Brian Kim who offers ”the” guide to self improvement.
20.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Efficiency’ Award” goes to Tim Ferris. Tim gives tips and techniques on how to reduce your work week to four hours. Tim also has a great book on the subject.
21.) The “Mr. Self Development ’Parent Hack’ Award” goes to the ParentHacks.com Web site. Great parenting self development Web site! If you have kids, be sure to check this one out.
22.) The “Mr. Self Development ’Illumination’ Award” goes to none other than Jonathan Mead. Jonathan gives you the self development tools to educate, challenge and expand ‘you.’
23.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Money Saving Tips’ Award” goes to Ramit Sethi of IWillTeachYouHowToBeRich.com. Ramit provides lessons on how to spend your money wisely.
24.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Productive Living’ Award” goes to Marc and Angel of MarcAndAngel.com. This site provides practical tips on productive living; a truly wonderful site.
25.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Identity’ Award” goes to Glen at PluginID. Glen presents ideas as to how you can plugin to your identity and release who you truly are.
26.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘PowerHouse’ Award” goes to Powerfull-Living.biz. This site is designed to help you find success, happiness and inspiration.
27.) The “Mr. Self Development ’Most Helpful Blogger’ Award” goes to Darren of ProBlogger.net. Darren is the Oprah of blogging, and although his site is not a personal development site, there are many inspirational success stories located at ProBlogger.net. If you’re a blogger, or if you’re considering blogging, this is the site for you.
28.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘International Personal Development’ Award” goes to Steven Aitchison. Steven is the author of StevenAitchison.co.uk a wonderful blog which talks about changing your life by changing your thoughts.
29.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Spiritual’ Award” goes to the BridgeMaker.com. This site offers stories of faith, hope, courage and change.
30.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Daily Grind’ Award” goes to none other than The Daily Minder. The Daily Minder provides Eastern Wisdom to make the daily grind more meaningful.
31.) The “Mr. Self Development ’FastLane’ Award” goes to the Fastlane.info Web site. This site discusses a variety of self-help topics.
32.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Success’ Award” goes to the UniverseOfSuccess.com Web site. This site is the Wal-mart of personal development and discusses a variety of self-help subjects.
33.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Better Life’ Award” goes to CreatingABetterLife.net. This site gives you the tools to create a better life; there are some very good articles here, be sure to stop by.
34.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Optimization’ Award” goes to LifeOptimizer.org. This site is about living life to the fullest and getting the most from every day; lots of great information here.
35.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Up and Coming’ Blog Award” goes to Hunter Nuttall of HunterNuttall.com. Hunter has a unique personal development Web site that is worth visiting.
36.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Motivational’ Award” goes to MotivateThyself.com. MotivateThyself.com is a site that discusses the freedom you can experience when you motivate yourself.
37.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Focus’ Award” goes to Merlin Mann of 43Folders.com. 43 Folders is a unique site that deals with the importance of focusing your time and attention to your best creative work. This is a very popular Web site.
38.) The “Mr. Self Development ’Goals Setting’ Award” goes to none other than Josh Hinds. Josh gives great advice on setting and achieving goals.
39.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Escape the Rat Race’ Award” goes to Pamela Slim of EscapeFromCubicleNation.com. Pamela was a “Corporate Prisoner” (not literally) who escaped and has become a thriving entrepreneur.
40.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Personal Productivity’ Award” goes to SuccessBeginsToday.org. This blog provides helpful tools for personal productivity.
41.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Work Productivity’ Award” goes to Alfa Mercado. Alfa gives tips, and provides tools for work productivity, time management and general organization.
42.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘WebWorker’ Award” goes to the WebWorkerDaily.com. This site is designed to “re-boot the work force.” It’s a very popular site; be sure to check this one out.
43.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Lazy’ Award” goes to the Lazyway.Blogs.com. This blog is about doing less and accomplishing more, by focusing on the more important task in life.
44.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Conscious’ Award” goes to Christine Kane of ChristineKane.com. Christine blogs about creativity, courage, and conscious living. Great site, be sure to check it out.
45.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Time Management’ Award” goes to Matthew Cornell of MatthewCornell.com. Matthew teaches a simple time management method to help you organize your life.
46.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Management’ Award” goes to none other than Andrew at GreatManagement.org. This site focuses on freedom, careers, income and living a life with less stress.
47.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Passion’ Award” goes to Dan and Jennifer of TodayIsThatDay.com. Dan and Jennifer run an amazing site that motivates you to live your passion.
48.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me A Map’ Award” goes to Mapmaker.Curtrosengren.com. This site is about crafting a life of meaning, abundance and passion.
49.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Conservation’ Award” goes to Trent Hamm of TheSimpleDollar.com. If you’re looking to stretch your dollars, then this site is for you!
50.) The “Mr. Self Development ‘Production’ Award” goes to Sid Savara. Sid runs a great blog where he discusses personal development, maximum production, and life hacking, so don’t forget to visit Sid.
Note: If your blog was not included, it may be because ”The Academy” didn’t consider it a “personal development” blog, or it may have come in second for the category it was in.
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