Category: Motivation & Inspiration

The Personal Excellence Book is Officially Up For Purchase!

I’m very very excited to announce highly anticipated The Personal Excellence Book and 1st official ebook from The Personal Excellence Blog is finally released! :D

Covering 9 key categories of personal growth of Purpose & Meaning, Awareness & Growth, Passion & Dreams, Goals & Success, Cultivating Life Transforming Habits, Emotional Mastery, People Skills/Relationships, Maximizing Productivity and Inspiration, this is your essential handbook to live your best life. It’s chocked with 120 in-depth, exploratory articles (110 best articles from the blog and 10 new, never seen before bonus articles), frequent exercises within articles and spans 774 pages long. (View the full Table of Contents).

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Jul 27 2010 by Celes | Comment | | Email this post
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Movies With Important Life Lessons For Us To Learn

“Celes, I was reading one of your articles and noticed a reader mentioning the movie ‘Yes Man’ in his comment. After reading the comment, I watched the movie and really felt a positive change in me. I will be really grateful if you could suggest similar movies that can help me in self-improvement.” – Fahad, Pakistan

Today’s post is different from usual. We’re going into the topic of movies – specifically, movies with meaningful life lessons for us to learn. Get some popcorn before you continue reading! :D

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Jul 23 2010 by Celes | 56 Comments | | Email this post
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Sneak Preview: The Personal Excellence Book (Pre-Order Starts 18 July, Sunday)

Update: I’ve revised the launch date such that it’s exactly 1 week after the pre-sale date, which is 18 July (this coming Sunday). Read this post for details for the pre-sale – you don’t want to miss it! It’ll be for newsletter subscribers only and will have a special discount for 1st 25 buyers.
Those of …

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Jul 13 2010 by Celes | 26 Comments | | Email this post
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Free Hugs Central: Get Your Free Hug Here! [Open 24/7]

Welcome to Free Hugs Central, where you get hugs whenever you want – totally free :D

Get hugs from me

To claim your free hug, simply post a comment and I promise you I will reply and hug you back. There’s no limit to the number of free hugs you can claim. Free hugs available every day, 7 days a week and all through the year :D . You can post today for a hug, and you can come back tomorrow for another hug. And so on and so forth.

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Jun 1 2010 by Celes | 42 Comments | | Email this post
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When Goals Stop Working

Most goals usually set off on a high note. At the beginning, you are self-driven and motivated to achieve them. You diligently adhere to your plan. When you do, you feel terrific. You are on an upward momentum and the possibilities of what’s next excites you. For a while, you look forward to what’s next.

But then after a period of time, the momentum wanes. You think about the goal, but you don’t feel like working on it. You become rooted by inertia and you start to procrastinate. Frustrated by the lack of results, you begin to resist your goals. You subconsciously turn to other activities as avoidance.

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May 29 2010 by Celes | 8 Comments | | Email this post
Filed: Career & Work, Goals & Success, Health & Fitness, Money & Wealth, Motivation & Inspiration, Passion & Dreams, Productivity, Relationships, Singlehood & Dating, Spirituality, Studies & School

 

How To Be A Dean’s Lister – Part 3

This is part-3 and the last part of the new series on How To Be A Dean's Lister.

7. Optimize your time

Some students may feel bogged down by work, lamenting about the heavy workload and lack of time. Honestly speaking, it's not about the workload nor is it about lack of time. It's about how you manage yourself.

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May 17 2010 by Celes | 9 Comments | | Email this post
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How To Be A Dean’s Lister – Part 2

This is part-2 of a 3-part series on How To Be A Dean’s Lister.

Part 1: What is Dean’s List and 6 Key Benefits of Being A Dean’s Lister
Part 2: How To Be A Dean’s Lister: Tips #1 – #6
Part 3: How To Be A Dean’s Lister: Tips #7 – #13

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May 14 2010 by Celes | 7 Comments | | Email this post
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How To Be A Dean’s Lister – Part 1

This is a 3-part series on How To Be A Dean’s Lister.

Part 1: What is Dean’s List and 6 Key Benefits of Being A Dean’s Lister
Part 2: How To Be A Dean’s Lister: Tips #1 – #6
Part 3: How To Be A Dean’s Lister: Tips #7 – #13

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Recently I noticed there’s a good number …

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May 10 2010 by Celes | 5 Comments | | Email this post
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