Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. -Albert Einstein.
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This means you can […]

After a night of studying with my best friend, a glass of sweet Ressling wine, and some good sleep on a couch, I had an interesting dream. I woke up, and the first thing I thought to myself was, “Wow, there’s a good blog post! No. There’s TWO great blog posts!”
For a moment I thought […]

I woke up bright and early this past Saturday and went into New York City to meet our favorite personal development guru, Steve Pavlina. He was visiting our great city, from his residence in Las Vegas for the week, and had a small meet up for his friends that read his personal development site. […]

You stood up as a community, and told me your best, most exclusive, and over-the-top goals that you could pick off your goals list. Your passion, optimism, and fearlessness made me proud, to say the least. I know that it wasn’t the easiest task to put yourself out there on a limb, and […]

It’s time to get your feedback. How can I make AlexShalman.com more useful for you?
Since your opinion is the one that counts, I would like to pose this question to you every several months, to know which direction you would like to see this site go in.
Here are several topics that I would like to […]

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Previously I have mentioned that I would be attending SOBCon. That weekend has come and passed, but the enormous amount of knowledge that I have obtained has stayed with me.
There was also a follow up post about stepping out of my comfort zone that was posted right before SOBCon began.
Below is a Flickr slideshow […]

If you had told me in December, when I had started this blog, that I would be traveling to other states, and going to seminars, in order to learn more and meet some great people, I would have thought you were nuts. It’s been nearly five months now since I made my first post, […]

One of the things that makes blogging so successful is the fact that there are communities formed around them. People participate, throw in their 2 cents, and help the blog evolve. If you’ve commented on this blog, you’ve likely gotten an encouraging response to your comment. That’s because I really want you here, whether […]

While newspapers and other classic media are on the decline, blogging is burning a hole in the roof. This is mostly due to the reader-author-community interaction. Word of mouth should be the holy grail for any blogger. So here are:
Seven Ways To Entice Reader Participation
1. Contest
One of the best ways to get bloggers to participate […]