Sometimes a real gem slips through the cracks here at Free Personal Development Material.

The BeliefBusters First Aid Kit by John Milton Fogg is one of them.

Part of my process for determining what to post here and what not to involves collecting both submissions and my own finds and putting them in draft format, then taking a block to time to batch through them and determine what to post now, what to post later, and what to post never (those last ones go straight to the trash).

This should have been a now, but somehow ended up in the later file.

I’ve written about John Milton Fogg’s work before – if you haven’t already seen his Greatest Networker ebook and audio, I’d highly recommend those as well.

But for now, be sure to take a look at his BeliefBusters First Aid Kit – it’s a short pdf (18 pages), but packed with techniques to help you combat what he calls “THE source of ALL physical, mental, emotional and spiritual disease on Earth [...] the pathogen of Negative Beliefs.”

Some of the techniques may be familiar to you, and some may be brand new.

But here’s a question for you – how many techniques are “familiar” to you, that you’ve used in the past with good results… and then stopped using for no good reason?

Could that be because of a negative belief about your own worthiness for success?

Just askin’.

Click here to read more about The BeliefBusters First Aid Kit by John Milton Fogg, and to download the pdf (18 pages) – no personal information required.

The BeliefBusters First Aid Kit from John Milton Fogg

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My friend Vickie from Contemplate This recently had a video she created selected by Jerry and Esther Hicks and featured on their video page: Get Happy. Abraham-Hicks Law of Attraction

The video really captures the essence of Abraham’s teachings, and whether you believe in the whole “channeling” thing or not, the message is one that people need to hear. While she wasn’t the first person to mention Abraham to me, Vickie is the person who taught me to listen to their message and that it really is OK, no, essential to be happy.

My favorite line of the audio (Abraham speaking through Esther Hicks) starts at exactly 2:00 – be sure not to miss it!

Thanks for putting this out there, Vickie… and congrats!

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In terms of popularity, the free audiobook of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill has held the number one spot here on Free Personal Development Material since it was first offered.

And now, you’ve got a choice.

Chuck Bartok, creator of the Focus Society Mastermind (material connection), has released another free version of Think and Grow Rich, both in audiobook and ebook format.

If you are are a regular reader of Free Personal Development Material, then you are familiar with Chuck and the Focus Society Mastermind. He’s provided massive amounts of material to assist people in creating the lives they want. His weekly discussion of personal development classics has included The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles, The Master Key System by Charles Haanel, The Miracle of Right Thought by Orison Swett Marden, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy, and (of course) Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

You can access the current and previous discussions of all of these books on the Focus Society Mastermind’s Talk Shoe page.

But back to the free audiobook…

Chuck has set this up in an interesting way.

When you first sign up, you’ll get an annotated pdf ebook copy of Think and Grow Rich. You’ll also receive the mp3 of chapter one of Think and Grow Rich.

Then, every two days, you’ll receive another chapter of the audiobook, until you’ve received all of the chapters of the book.

I’m listening to the first chapter as I write this – it’s a audio perfect, professional recording. I don’t think you’ll want to miss this.

Click here for more information and to access the mp3 audiobook and pdf ebook version of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (name and email address required).

Thank you, Chuck… you and your work really are a blessing to the world.

[material connection disclosure: I have an affiliate relationship with the Focus Society Mastermind.]

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“The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.” – Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within

Bill Covert of Accelerator for Success has an amazing gift for you.

One might even call it a giant gift:

Tony Robbins classic Awaken the Giant Within as an mp3 audiobook and pdf ebook… for free!

I was really blown away when I came across this – it was actually through an ad on Facebook. I was all set to see some kind of spammy site, filled with information that had little or nothing to do with Tony Robbins or what was originally promised.

But I gave it a shot, entered my name and email address, and prepared for the worst.

But I got the best.

Bill Covert is a former Tony Robbins National Trainer and Firewalk instructor, so this isn’t just from some guy who made a copy of a tape he had and threw it out there on the internet. Bill is the real deal.

He does ask that you take a look at his own program (which, by the way, is endorsed by Tony Robbins), but you aren’t forced to in order to receive your free mp3 and pdf of Awaken the Giant Within. Personally, I was very impressed by the delivery and respectful way the information was presented.

Thank you, Bill, for putting this out there for the world!

Click here for access to your free mp3 audiobook and pdf ebook of Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins (name and email address required, pdf is 651 pages, mp3 run time is 1:30:07)

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I came across an interesting ebook on the subject of simplicity and frugal living today – Thriving on Less: Simplifying in a Tough Economy by Leo Babauta.

Leo is the creator of and primary writer at the immensely popular Zen Habits blog, and the author of a number of books, including The Power of Less, which Thriving on Less is billed as a companion to.

Thriving on Less may be a companion book, but I’ve never read The Power of Less and got quite a bit of good information out of the little 27 page ebook. It works quite well as a stand alone piece and an introduction to living a life of simplicity and frugal living.

And keeping with the book’s message of frugality… it’s free.

With chapters covering living a simple lifestyle, focusing on the essentials, focusing on enough, and financial changes you can make to live a both simple and thriving lifestyle, this ebook covers pretty much everything a person needs to know to get started with their newfound freedom through simplicity.

Here’s a quick personal example of putting the values of simplicity and frugal living to work that I just implemented:

As I already said, I haven’t read The Power of Less so I can’t recommend it – but about halfway through reading Thriving on Less I wanted the full book. So I popped on over to Amazon to check it out. “Awesome,” I thought to myself. “They’ve got a Kindle version! Just $9.99 and I’ll have it in a minute!”

I then read a couple of reviews of the book – one that mentioned that the majority of the content of the book is already available on Leo’s Zen Habits blog, and another that suggested that part of living the principles of simplicity and frugality that the book talks about would be to find the book at a local library. Which, by the way, Leo himself espouses in Thriving on Less.

So I popped over to my local library’s website and put The Power of Less on hold. I should be able to pick it up in under a week.

Ten dollars, space on the iPhone, and however much time saved by not downloading the book.

“But I want the information NOW!” screams my consumption oriented mind.

Then start where Leo himself suggests: The Beginner’s Guide to Zen Habits – A Guided Tour

Click here for more information and to download your free copy of Thriving on Less: Simplifying in a Tough Economy by Leo Babauta (pdf format, 27 pages, no personal info required to access)

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For the month of March, Hay House is presenting an eight session online course with some of their most popular authors, titled The Heal Your Life Online Course: Transform Your Life… Inside and Out!

Some of the people in the line up are teachers I’m familiar with (Wayne Dyer is one of the teachers that I’ve been following for quite a while, and Louise Hay, the founder of Hay House, is someone who’s story has always fascinated and motivated me), some are familiar to me in name only (I’ve heard quite a bit about Doreen Virtue but have little more than a surface knowledge of her teachings), and others I’ve never heard of (John Holland is brand new to me).

They sure have a mix of teachings and teachers… from mediums to diet experts to skin care professionals to personal development teachers – there’s even a former Microsoft programmer in the mix!

Here’s the full lineup:

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 – Doreen Virtue

Thursday, March 11, 2010 – Alan Cohen

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 – Jorge Cruise

Thursday, March 18, 2010 – John Holland

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 – Kate Somerville

Thursday, March 25, 2010 – Louise Hay

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 – Wayne Dyer

Thursday, April 1, 2010 – Richard Brodie

When you sign up for the course, you’ll be automatically set up for all eight of the lessons. You will have to go through a shopping cart checkout, but you’ll notice that the final price ends up to be a total of $0. Please note that these are live, online courses – if the recordings are made available in the future, there will most likely be a charge for them.

Click here to sign up for the free Heal Your Life Online Course: Transform Your Life… Inside and Out! from Hay House.

Personally, I’m really looking forward to a few of these lessons… I hope to see you there!

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From As a Man Thinketh by James Allen:

“Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.”

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“A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.”

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“Even if he fails again and again to accomplish his purpose – as he must until weakness is overcome – the strength of character gained will be the measure of his true success, and this will form a new starting point for future power and triumph.”

A couple of days ago, I got an email from Christopher Westra of I Create Reality (affiliate link) about a new version of As a Man Thinketh by James Allen that he just put together.

I figured I’d take a look at it, but wasn’t planning on writing about it here. I mean, just how many times can I post about James Allen and As a Man Thinketh, anyway?

Once more, apparently!

The pdf that Christopher has put together is very clean – no fluff, with a focus on Allen’s wisdom. Unfortunately, there are some parts of Chapter 2, “Effect of Thought on Circumstances”, that are missed in this particular version.

It was the audio that really impressed me. It’s beautifully clear, and sounds like it was done in a professional recording studio (I found out later that it was.) I’ve paid for audiobooks of much lower sound quality, and where the reader seems to have no idea what they are talking about. In addition to the high quality audio, the reader in this version really seems to understand the spirit of the book, and his delivery reflects that.

There are the occasional glitches, mainly mispronunciations, but I’d still give it a solid B+ since they don’t detract from the spirit of the work or take away from the meaning. Personally, I didn’t notice the them before doing the final review for this post.

I hope you enjoy this version of James Allen’s As A Man Thinketh as much as I did!

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When this post goes live, it will be Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the western Christian tradition.

To honor this time of the year, The Shift Network is presenting The Sacred Awakening Series – 40 Days with 40 Spiritual Teachers.

Starting today (February 17, 2010) and running each Monday to Saturday through the day before Easter, a teacher from a spiritual tradition will be freely offering their wisdom via teleseminar.

Access to the calls is free, and recordings will be made available for those who cannot attend. The signup page doesn’t say if there will be a charge for the recordings or not.

Visit sacredawakeningseries.com for more information and to sign up.

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My friend Chris Cade, creator of the Inscribe Your Life program and regular contributor to Free Personal Development Material, has released a new PDF report: How to Attract Your Ideal Relationship Using the Power of Stories

Chris specializes in using the power of story to help others transform their lives, and in my opinion, this latest release of his really knocks it out of the park. This workbook’s explanation of where our happiness in relationships comes from is spot on, and the exercises and writing prompts will help you to dig deep within to find your own answers.

Thanks for (still) being the guy who always over delivers, Chris!

Click here for your free copy of How to Attract Your Ideal Relationship Using the Power of Stories by Chris Cade (pdf format, no email address required) – apologies… I was incorrect about the email address requirement initially. An email address is required for access.

Note: Along with our friendship, I also have an affiliate relationship with Chris and his Inscribe Your Life program.

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A few years back, Mike DeWitt created a free audio book version of the Wallace D. Wattles classic, The Science of Getting Rich.

I could have sworn that I posted this a while back, but a perusal of my archives shows I’m wrong about that. From a look at the backlinks on the Spooky Action blog, I’ve referenced it a few times, but never dedicated a post to Mike’s free audio book – The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles.

That changes now.

You can visit Mike’s original blog post on the audio book here.

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You can stream or download the full audio version here.

And yet another thanks, a few years later, to Mike for creating and putting this out there.

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