Alex Shalman.comPractical Personal Development

I’m glad that you’ve exercised your personal freedom by choosing to stop by my site and give this article a read. I hope that you leave with even more freedom than you came with!
In this life I am free. How is that possible? How can that be when the laws of government and gravity, and [...]

“Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.”
~Marcus Tullius Cicero
The above quote, from our beloved Ancient Roman Lawyer, Writer, Scholar, Orator and Statesman, is great for certain situations. However, I’m a firm believer that even moderation should be taken in moderation, meaning that sometimes life calls for extremes.
When does life call for extremes?
When [...]

This is a guest post by Monica Rozenfeld.
Entrepreneur’s are a rare breed, often misunderstood and coined crazy for their spontaneous ideas, non-stop schedule and lack of rest. It takes a special person to go against the fold, and create their own job, career and life path. Some people try their whole life, and fail. But [...]

This is a guest post by Mark Foo.
Whether you are a newly appointed boss or you have been in this position for a long time, it is important for you to aspire to be better at what you do. People think that being at the helm is a glamorous job. Well, [...]

Sometime in August of 2009 I got a crazy idea for a WordPress Plugin. It was born out of my frustration that great people stopped by to comment on the site, but sometimes I’d lose touch with them and wonder where they went.
Having no programming experience, I tracked down the best plugin developer in the [...]

This is a guest post by Mark Foo.

One must live life to the fullest, rather than spend it drifting into obscurity. So, unless you savor every minute that you use up sitting in your office chair or counting the moments that go by while you settle down on your couch, you really need to go [...]

Photo courtesy of Joseph Lasalla of JoeyFitness.com
Humans evolved in motion; hunting, fighting, and surviving. Since starting NYUCD in September, I’ve lost track of how many 16 hour days were spent sitting in the same spot (my version of surviving tigers like Dr. Baker and Dr. Roy )
This isn’t a complaint, but my current [...]

This is a guest post, written by Mark Foo.
It can be tough when you feel that your life sucks. Not only will your daily grind become boring, but your overall existence will be just that – existence. Fortunately, there is much room for improvement even if you consider your life to [...]

It’s amazing how when we go through life, some people seem to effortlessly stay ten steps ahead of us; even if they’re working their assess off. That’s what I see when I think of my good friend, and future dentist, Nick Levintov.
While being among the hardest workers in our class and always putting in the [...]

This is a guest post by Armen Shirvanian.
To get into a state of feeling winning confidence, you need to form a foundation of successes for that confidence to lean on. A person who feels hesitation or weakness to implement a plan, or to ask for something, would be smart in building up a package [...]