https://www.pdthinker.com/pdthinker-blog.html Personal Development Meditative Updates keeps you abreast of what's new on pdthinker.com. With perhaps an insight or three. en-us PdThinker Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:56:56 -0400 Thu, 1 Jul 2021 18:56:56 -0400 pdthinker.com https://www.pdthinker.com/maintainingapositiveattitude-effectivewaysof.html7c35572ea314c509a194ae03e58a3655Effective Ways Of Maintaining A Positive Attitude are essential to attaining a positive state of mind. The most enlightening ways are shared here Mon, 8 Feb 2021 19:25:37 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/maintainingapositiveattitude.html291c1566f517c618e6d6cf169e086173 Maintaining a positive attitude is equivalent in importance to developing this highly prized Mental State, and surprisingly easy to do when one knows how Sun, 31 Jan 2021 18:20:43 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/howtodevelopapositiveattitude.html5b5a5ecd6544bc068e43ab9c78759048How to develop a positive attitude is an all too common entreaty. This brief prelude sets the stage for your ongoing attitude building efforts Mon, 25 Jan 2021 16:33:52 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/negativementalattitude.html6e47157c0a00be6b3661a8e7faa01cb2The effects of a negative mental attitude are purely destructive. Knowledge and respect are the keys to overcoming this persistent adversary to success Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:02:28 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/affectiveattitude.htmlae99450884936675fd9f64a69aa9a774Coming to grips with the possibly most misunderstood element of Human Nature - the much disparaged Affective Attitude Component Sun, 3 Jan 2021 16:33:32 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/behavioralattitude.htmlf780881e15cfd175e1f51cfa3903f4e2To our detriment, the Behavioral Attitude of Humans has changed little over the course of History. We examine the possible reasons and solutions Sun, 20 Dec 2020 17:11:02 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/attitudeandbehavior.html54e196446983cd8342c200cf9728ae2a Attitude and behavior tell the World who we are and where we stand. The more we comprehend these influential giants, the easier it becomes to navigate Life Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:01:33 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/attitudebuilding.htmlb84a7ec6f86c9319fa1271a020a9b475 Attitude Building is the process we use to construct a Positive State Of Mind. A Positive Mindset is the greatest asset of every individual Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:49:07 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/developingapositiveattitude.html0c73759a50513a6965af4cb265fb63f0Developing a positive attitude is the single most important measure a Human being can engage in. How we do this must be our personal choice Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:34:43 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/willing-cooperation.html97b6a722e2faed7caf08706a01c9d0d2 Willing Cooperation provides an unbreakable alternative to relying on emotionally charged survival instinct tactics. Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:07:03 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/positivethinkingattitude.html20b16ccec538d2e7a89d429fbc626270Developing a positive mindset is a journey towards self reliance, the pinnacle of self actualization. Building a positive thinking attitude is the first step Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:52:56 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/tools-and-mind.htmlcfb25126a5ce1bcde399030ece910134Tools and mind are inseparable. No matter the activity one is engaged in, these two are super effective when applied with intelligent forethought. Sun, 18 Oct 2020 22:26:27 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/attitudechange.html504ade213a1616602b7e654316e8bf77An attitude change is often necessary to get one’s life on track. Knowing how to change your attitude is the key to succeeding in this seemingly difficult task Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:11:12 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/sitemap.htmldad92be7fa585e51aefe1946551d8b42 This descriptive sitemap helps you to find your way around pdThinker.com effectively and quickly Tue, 6 Oct 2020 23:04:13 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/healthyattitude.htmlc0699ce35db787394723512c72b80cfcA healthy attitude is the composition of one’s nuanced approach to life based in knowledge, wisdom and truth Sun, 4 Oct 2020 18:33:16 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/candoattitude.html31cc32b2870f44869854c345747958f0A Can Do Attitude is not a cliché. It is an agency utilized by highly disciplined minds. It is time to restore this essential to success tool’s true perception Mon, 21 Sep 2020 01:27:33 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/pdthinker-blog.html#Domain-Name-Change---Embracing-The-State-Of-The-Art-Of-The-Internet0fe387e6c4c02943c696aa6ffaf49a00This commentary is an updated version of a Blog post published in 2018. The storm of technical changes taking place affecting the operation of the Internet have been absolutely necessary. One must move in concert with progress, and stay up to date. These technical changes, however, coincided with a new phase in the Content construction of this Website, causing a huge backroom workload. What may appear to be a hiatus Content-wise, has been an intense non stop roller-coaster journey across time in an attempt to make sense of how Intelligence evolves from inanimate inorganic matter, to the vibrant, Reality creating, State Of Consciousness every Human possesses. Problem Solving Attitude Wins Again - Fast forward the best part of two years, and both new Content and the final Technical Changes are now ready for implementation. With much guidance from SBI! The technical side was the easier of the two. Included in these under the hood improvements, Personal-Development-Rocks.com is to undergo a name change, a surprisingly complex operation. Yet, if I have done my part correctly, the only thing you will notice will be the new name and new RSS subscription options. If you are already a subscriber, your subscription will be carried over automatically. Appropriate Name Perspective - Personal development is attained via Thought. The new name is intended to reflect that fact. Behind the Scenes - The serious part of this name change operation takes place via Solo Build It!, and SiteSell servers. Personal-Development-Rocks.com will be off air for approximately 24 hrs to allow all the technical stuff to slot into place. When complete, the new site name will be – https//www.pdThinker.com Brand New Websites Not Affected - It must be mentioned that all these changes are included and taken care of by Solo Build It! in new Websites, when one decides launching a Web Business is the path to a secure future. Solo Build It! is the unique Web Business building platform this author uses and promotes. If you are seeking info about building a Web business, a link to an in depth review can be found in the left hand Navigation Bar. Entitled – Solo build It! Review A Story Well Worth The Telling. Good Prevails - From my perspective of being both a Webmaster and a consumer, I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to each and every individual who has made, and continues to make, the Good side of the Internet what it is today. In particular, I wish to express my deep gratitude to Ken Evoy and his dedicated team at SiteSell, who have guided me on every step of this demanding journey of technical metamorphosis. These folk are a credit to themselves, their industry, and to Humanity. This is an excellent opportunity to remind oneself that Thought Powers Our Mind, and Good Thoughts produce Good things. The Domain Name changeover will take place between Wednesday 9-9-20 and Friday 11-9-20 Sun, 6 Sep 2020 23:29:08 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/pdthinker-blog.html#Effective-Listeningdb7c786920e71f20c837b5e1cd252a3eEffective speaking and effective listening are the ultimate communication skills. They enable we Humans to reach the pinnacle of understanding each other. A pinnacle of our own choosing. These two go hand in glove as do Tools and Mind. A refined combination of different types of listening, together they minimize friction between people, and maximize productivity. Spiritually and materially, these tools are essential to Humanities technical and behavioral advancement. Effective listening is the action phase of the communication world. It is here we find inspiration and purpose, and the ways and means to manifest that inspiration and purpose into it’s spiritual and material equivalent. Our personal World, and the wider World, improves in accordance to how effectively we listen. Wed, 4 Apr 2018 03:06:00 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/effective-listening.htmlae99abea3f8f767611362f0916fbac98From the contents of this page alone, we can see that effective listening, inextricably allied to thought, can change the world Mon, 2 Apr 2018 19:50:44 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/pdthinker-blog.html#Improving-Listening-Skills7edfd41267c61e328eb21c9ae75ba244Whether or not one agrees with a speaker, when we listen, we learn. It is better to know than not to know. When we listen with the purpose to understand another Human, we are giving ourselves and all parties involved the best possible opportunity for the best possible outcome. An effective listener always gains the most knowledge, and generally, the best understanding, of any given situation. This ability enables a competent listener to develop expertise essential to problem solving. Like all worthwhile endeavors, improving listening skills is never quite done. One discovers listening gets more interesting as one purposely and continuously expands his or her mind. Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:26:00 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/improving-listening-skills.htmld7be8f26841e4ae0165f483a34b8d8dfImproving listening skills by learning and applying the fundamentals of listening places one in a position of considerable power - and responsibility Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:55:43 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/pdthinker-blog.html#Types-Of-Listening-Insights---Part-Three8af21b75f82a4b886228cbfefe884cf5Part three of the various Types Of Listening insights covers the final four types. Culminating with Effective Listening, which could be considered the most powerful form of listening. In light of this consideration, Effective Listening will have it’s own dedicated page. Wed, 21 Mar 2018 03:08:00 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/types-of-listening-part-three.html95ec3d1435a81f69c3984b7cf01804c7 Mastering the different types of listening enables effective communication - entitling one to all the benefits that follow such effort. Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:29:22 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/pdthinker-blog.html#More-Types-Of-Listening0ce73e3ca0af239606babe4a8684f767More Types Of Listening is part two of three parts. In this part we begin to get a sense of the power a genuine listener wields. Wed, 14 Mar 2018 03:06:00 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/types-of-listening-part-two.html9a50aedbbcc43f4f63adca3429946713More different types of listening insights to deepen our understanding of our fellows Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:47:34 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/pdthinker-blog.html#Types-Of-Listening9ab0a536d4e07859974d05baf42eff11The different types of listening are tools and aids on our never ending quest to understand our fellows. Covered here in three parts, it may initially seem a lot to learn. Notwithstanding that fact, a Master of any craft or discipline welcomes all and any tools that will help him or her to execute their expertise. Paradoxically, the power contained in the art of listening can only be appreciated after one masters this influential art. Such is Life. Tue, 6 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/fundamentals-of-listening.html531d23ae49388b4d646defb4571b253cThe fundamentals of listening presented here, are guidelines to improving listening skills Sun, 25 Feb 2018 17:10:50 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/pdthinker-blog.html#The-Importance-Of-Listeningefee92ac9287b9ff1c42e414525d3f71Everybody wants to be heard, yet in our day to day dealings with each other, listening appears to be talking’s lesser cousin. Perhaps you agree with me that this common perception is not quite correct. While listening is not as popular as is talking with most folk, an attempt is made here to make the case that listening is actually more influential than talking. In a seven part series we take a critical look at the art and skill of listening. Beginning with a page appropriately entitled The Importance Of Listening . . . followed by the fundamentals of listening, the different types of listening skills, improving our listening skills, and concluding with the listening skill that produces that elusive dream everyone is chasing - aka success. Tue, 20 Feb 2018 04:11:00 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/importance-of-listening.html12d391fd7eb1564e90e55cd344753a0aOne can gauge the importance of listening by taking stock of the Human Condition and the quality of our lives Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:57:22 -0500 https://www.pdthinker.com/sitemap.html#Solo-Buildfc6a9f956793cdbbf0c64aff661282f5Solo Build It! - aka SBI! - is an e-business building platform that guides and mentors you from Idea to Income. Personal development is the ultimate aid to succeeding at anything. In this review of Solo Build It! see if you can detect personal development principles working their ‘magic’ helping us to make molehills out of mountains. If you have ever tinkered with the idea of owning your own online business, this review is for you. Tue, 31 Oct 2017 05:03:00 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/the-real-secret-of-success.html6df7d17a1de278b7899aaf4cd4ecd78dThe real secret of success is inherent in the ultimate secret of the mind. It's intrinsic value is realized via a competent execution of the Law of Nature Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:31:46 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/pdthinker-blog.html#The-Ultimate-Secret-Of-The-Mindd6ff319485150ddc750edfb508d3fa18Life, it would seem, is a lottery in which a few win all the rewards. Certain quarters of society would have you believe this fallacy. However, the Truth is Life is about succeeding at whatever you emotionally desire and are capable of achieving. Albeit that being so . . . . . Achievement requires effort, knowledge, adroit physical and mental skills and an unremitting willingness to follow through on whatever one begins. Achievement necessitates the use of the Universal Law Of Attraction. The ultimate secret of the mind turbo charges this gift to Humanity. The Law of Attraction can be – and frequently is – used without mind expansion. This law is also employed without the employer's conscious awareness of his or her thought processing. Personal Development, incorporating the Law of Attraction and The Ultimate Secret of the Human Mind provides the foundation on which one can confidently build whatever project, of any dimension, one is passionate about. This same foundation renders dispassionate projects – stuff that must be done, whether difficult or not – satisfying. This combination carries the power of reducing to zero - via the skill of Accurate Thinking - the chaos of unintended consequences. Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:30:00 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/secret-formula-for-success.htmlf457edae5e0cc8887e47a1f0be4d2850If there is a secret formula for success, it is because we have accepted it to be so. Success in life should not be restricted to a secret formula. Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:31:23 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/universal-law-of-attraction-action.html0a1726f5a86990ab1c6d7faaa9e78f83The universal law of attraction may be ubiquitous, but to reap it's inestimable benefits, it must be cultivated by taking action. Tue, 25 Apr 2017 18:54:58 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/pdthinker-blog.html#The-Universal-Law-Of-Attraction5b2818a2879173dbf5e7437d8aaf95f6What do you understand about the Universal Law Of Attraction? Does your current understanding conflict with what you are reading on these pages? If so, now is a good time to put your understanding to the test. A key premise of this philosophy is Nature begins with the small. This is true of Human endeavor as well, but this Truth tends to get lost in the confusion of hype and misconstruction as we seek overnight success. Here we add a few more small building blocks to our steadily growing and expanding mind. Over the next few weeks we will be delving into this fascinating Law of Nature that sets us apart, by an immeasurable margin, from all other creatures that we are aware of. A concrete understanding of the Universal Law Of Attraction endows one with the mental key to the secret door to success, that when opened, reveals the Ultimate Secret of the Human mind. This six part series on the Law of Attraction will help you turn that key. This 6th installment may be the conclusion of a series, but it should be the beginning of a new way of conducting one’s life. A realization that in the midst of chaos created by the wrong thinking of others, we can be be Masters of our own destiny, and by working in harmony with like minds, contribute to a better World. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:30:00 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/universal-law-of-attraction-conclusion.htmleff9c7cda39df54e588d38a138474497We have investigated the functioning of the universal law of attraction over the past several pages. Ralph Waldo Emerson provides a fitting conclusion. Sun, 9 Apr 2017 21:18:03 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/universal-law-of-attraction-becoming-familiar.html26b429243e8266913666b7ee4cce9c27Considering that the universal law of attraction is constantly at work on our behalf by default, a high priority should be to get to know it. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 19:08:39 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/universal-law-of-attraction-how-it-works.html35e669c8f12c0572d9bce6d48a40a5cfThere is much to realize before one can comfortably and confidently implement the universal law of attraction effectively, to accomplish a given outcome. Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:59:58 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/universal-law-of-attraction-meeting-challenge.html01eb9d4fa7a6d87e71119084e14444e0Effectively employing the universal law of attraction necessitates one taking charge of their thoughts. This difficult challenge can be met. Sun, 12 Mar 2017 15:52:00 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/universal-law-of-attraction.html718bf874aab40d745801b12bff00b43dThe Universal Law Of Attraction is a much talked about, yet little understood subject. Let's clear up those misunderstandings. Sun, 12 Mar 2017 15:42:19 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/personal-development-questions.html9690f25cf8ed4bc780bc468c0d1e3416Personal Development Questions are the beginning of self knowledge Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:43:07 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/peaceful-world.html524c98f3d63f38f07f2fcb8bcee82425A peaceful World will not come about by chance. It must be engineered. Engineered by developed minds in close affinity with Nature. Fri, 21 Oct 2016 00:22:21 -0400 https://www.pdthinker.com/good-humans.htmlb68fd0fe7f49e5eeb621a5edfcb20802Good Humans and Personal Development is the potent combination needed to change the World to our liking. Fri, 21 Oct 2016 00:21:39 -0400