Where to Find Amelia Burton
Blog URL:http://www.ameliaburton.com.au/
Category: Fitness, Health, Motivation

Amelia Burton

Amelia Burton is an Australian health and fitness coach. She is a well known personal trainer who is well educated and experienced in fitness and nutrition.

Amelia Burton – Why You Should Go

Amelia’s site is dedicated to helping people meet their personal health and fitness goals. In addition to the information on her site, which contains articles about nutrition, weight loss and fitness, readers can subscribe to online personal training with Amelia, where she will create and monitor a diet and fitness program designed especially for you.There’s lots of great nutrition and fitness information here. Amelia Burton trains hard and helps her readers train hard, so this is a great site for those with serious fitness goals. You’ll also find good product reviews and information here.

Summing Up Amelia Burton

Amelia Burton.com is the website of a personal trainer who offers fitness and nutrition advice, along with one on one personal training to her clients. It’s a good site for the serious fitness enthusiast, where there’s plenty of motivational help, too.

Go here to check out Amelia Burton.

Mary Ward
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Where to Find Carrots ‘N’ Cake:
Blog URL: http://carrotsncake.com/
Category: Cooking, Fitness, Wellness

Carrots ‘N’ Cake

Carrots ‘N’ Cake is a blog with something of a dual personality. It all balances out in the end, though, in the most deliciously enjoyable way.

Carrots ‘N’ Cake - Why You Should Go

Blogger Tina believes that there is a definite balance to life that allows you to enjoy it to its fullest. Her blog is proof of that. Topping off her philosophy is her love of food, but also her commitment to living well and healthfully. Tina has worked throughout both her personal and professional life to achieve a life of balance and enjoyment, without the need to feel either depravity or major guilt. Her blog is very much an effort to help you do the same as she leads by her good example.

A great portion of the blog is devoted to great food and recipes (with pictures!). Along with it, there is also a wealth of information about exercise, fitness, weight loss, and more (including some excellent reviews). Her simple approach to living well and her blog inspiration is this:

“I love food, and I love eating! While I try to fill my diet with mostly healthy foods, I have a number of favorites that are not necessarily nutritious, but are still delicious and fun to eat. If eaten in moderation, I believe that the “bad” foods can be part of an overall healthy diet. This food philosophy is the inspiration for Carrots ‘N’ Cake.

I allow myself to indulge almost everyday, so my goal is always to find a healthy balance. By posting what I eat everyday, I hope others will gain some insight into how to incorporate good nutrition and the occasional splurge into their diets.”

Summing Up Carrots ‘N’ Cake

Tina is leading us by example to a life that is enjoyable and maintainable. Through balance Tina has found, and shares, a workable lifestyle that is not built on a house of cards of depravation.

Go here to check out Carrots ‘N’ Cake.

Mary Ward
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Where to Find Pick The Brain:
Blog URL: http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/
Category: Self Improvement, Motivation, Personal Development

Pick The Brain

Pick the Brain is taking on self improvement and motivation on the blog’s own terms—which just happens to be something bigger than your average self improvement blog.

Pick The Brain - Why You Should Go

The foundation of Pick the brain is that we are more than just a single focused topic. Effective self improvement and personal motivation comes only through attending to the whole mind and body (in a very experiential and ‘common sense’ way). To that end, there is a great deal of information, strategies, and habits and actions that affect what we do and why; and so, there are a great many topics to be discussed as you continually strive to achieve your best life and maintain it through personal growth. It is for this reason that the blog takes a very broad, community approach to self improvement—because there is hardly ever only one ‘right’ answer, or one person who knows it.

From the site:

“PickTheBrain.com diverges from traditional “self-help” by taking a broader approach. Rather than sticking to a small set of topics, the site covers anything related to self improvement. Any information that people can use to live more prosperous, satisfying lives is a potential article…

“Rather than proposing a set of easy answers, PickTheBrain recognizes the challenges involved with sustainable self improvement. The advice we provide is rooted in personal experience and common sense. This site will help you use the strength of your own mind to create the environment you need to thrive.”

To broaden the perspective and information resources for readers, the blog, maintained by the parent site which is also named Pick the Brain, is attended to by a team of regular contributors led by editor Erin Falconer. Additionally, the blog welcomes guest bloggers with quality articles of interest. The end result is a truly community-oriented blog and support center aimed to help you personalize your path to a prosperous, fulfilling life.

Summing Up Pick The Brain

Pick The Brain has taken a slightly different approach to motivation and self improvement, and in so doing has created one of the most useful, comprehensive, and effective personal development blogs on the web.

Go here to check out Pick the Brain.

Mary Ward
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Where to Find True Quotes:
Blog URL: http://truequotes.today.com/
Category: Motivation, Personal Development, Philosophy

True Quotes

This is not the first blog of this kind that we’ve reviewed here; if you recall, a while back we stopped in at Dexter the Quote Guy’s Quotes…In Our Own Words Blog. True Quotes is a blog that shares a lot of similarity with Dexter’s blog, with a somewhat broader topical range and author Ann’s own personal touch.

True Quotes - Why You Should Go

True Quotes has a refreshingly simple format. Ann simply gives us a quote for the day, one to each post, and then takes just a couple of paragraphs to offer commentary on it. Whereas Dexter’s blog is based primarily on quotes focusing on positivity, Ann’s blog is a bit more liberal, including quotes on all manner of subjects. Says Ann, these are quotes taken

“…from a variety of sources including authors of classic literature and poetry, Holy Scripture, writings of the saints, and possibly even bumper stickers!”

—anything she finds that inspires her and she thinks will inspire you to thought and contemplation. Topics can run the gamut from inspirational and positive, to commentary on human nature and character. It’s all to get your thought processes moving and to make the written word meaningful to you in a personal way, the way that it is to her (to that end, be sure to see Ann’s Meaningful Project).

Summing Up True Quotes

Visiting True Quotes will only take a few moments out of your day, but those few moments will be enough to inspire you to thought. It will be a few moments very well spent at this interesting and inspirational blog.

Go here to check out True Quotes.

Mary Ward
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Where To Find Doorways2Success.com:
Blog URL: http://doorways2success.com/
Category: Success, Motivation

Doorways2Success

That elusive doorway to success is something we all search for, or have searched for at some point in our lives. Kade Gillingham went actively searching for that door, and found it after learning how to effectively master his mindset through Jamie McIntyre’s 21st Century Academy program. Now, Kade shares what he has learned—and continues to learn—at his blog, Doorways2Success.

Doorways2Success - Why You Should Go

Doorways2Success is a young blog which continues to gain momentum in the arena of mindset and success. Topics include those that are both practical and motivational. Kade applies the elements of success and mindset to what is happening in the world today, including posts on such timely topics as how to be money smart in trying economic markets. His categories are a good reflection of what you will enjoy at his blog:

• Goal setting
• Make money
• Mindset
• Personal development
• Self improvement
• Success
• Wealth creation

Summing Up Doorways2Success

Kade Gillingham has had the good fortune of finding and entering the doorway to success, and is generous enough to share that knowledge with us. Join Kade and see what advice he has for you as you make your own way to ever-better living.

Go here to check out Doorways2Success.

Mary Ward
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Where to Find The Prosperity Blog:
Blog URL: http://prosperityblogger.wordpress.com/
Category: Success, Motivation

The Prosperity Blog

Kimmy B. is a blogger dedicated to helping others achieve happiness and prosperity. Her Prosperity Blog is a fresh voice in the motivation and life balance arena, offering great promise of even more great things to come.

The Prosperity Blog - Why You Should Go

Kimmy B’s blog is a lot like many other great motivational blogs, and a lot unlike, them, too. She takes a very holistic approach to prosperity, understanding it to be not simply financial or spiritual, but all-encompassing.

“The prosperity blog is about helping you living a holistically prosperous lifestyle. Prosperity is not only about wealth; it’s also about the affects of wealth and what you do with it. A prosperous lifestyle includes financial security but it also includes good health, the ability to spend quality time with your loved ones and so much more. I blog about holistic prosperity because all areas of prosperity affect one another. For example, if your health is not good, this may affect your ability to work and create financial prosperity. Balancing your life and living prosperously takes practice but it is possible.”

One of the most endearing qualities of Kimmy and her blog is her forthrightness. She is very open with her readers, not shying from baring her own soul and experiences to really prove that obstacles can be overcome. This she couples with a number of excellent resources and initiatives, including her own LiteracyRich project for women.

Summing Up The Prosperity Blog

Kimmy’s blog is young, but promising. She offers much reliable information, served with enough personality and openness to make this a very welcoming blog community in its own right. Join in now and don’t miss a beat of the many great things to come at Kimmy’s blog.

Go here to check out The Prosperity Blog.

Mary Ward
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Where to Find Ideas for Women:
Blog URL: http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/page/2/
Category: Women’s Issues, Inspiration

Ideas For Women

At least superficially, it’s not hard to figure out what Trish’s Ideas for Women blog is about. The name pretty much sums it up. Ideas for Women is a blog which is actually part of a larger site of the same name, and all of dedicated to inspiring, educating, and motivating women to thought, action, and living well.

Ideas For Women - Why You Should Go

Trish has built her site and her blog over several years. She says she has a hard time remembering precisely what her original intention was, but likes the direction that her site and her blog have grown in. The blog, much like the site, discusses topics of interest to women, women’s issues, politics and the implications specifically for women, as well as issues like health and wellness. Her categories are a good indication of what you’ll find at the blog:

• Inspire
• Health
• Change
• Money
• Family
• Friday Favorites

Within the categories she strives to motivate women toward better health in all matters—money and finance, world change, physical health, psychological, and motivational.
Summing Up This Blog

Ideas for Women has plenty of just what it promises. Visit Trish to explore the ways that she can inspire you to make the most of your life by learning about the many factors of influence upon it.

Go here to check out Ideas for Women.

Mary Ward
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We’ll come back to the blog itself for later review (because it certainly is deserving in its own right!); this blog caught my eye today because of the feature recently posted about Glenda Watson Hyatt, whom we reviewed a short time back for her amazing and inspirational Do It Myself blog.

(Re) Introducing Glenda Watson Hyatt

To refresh the memory, Glenda Watson Hyatt is the author of DoItMyself.com and a book also aptly titled I’ll Do It Myself. Glenda has Cerebral Palsy, and uses blogging as her largest outlet of communication with the world. She has become a true source of inspiration for so many, and a much sought-after presenter at conferences and seminars, including Blog World Expo.

Glenda’s Story

This recent feature post is found on Lorelle on WordPress. Lorelle was privileged to have Glenda share her story with her, which is shared in a video on the post.

It’s a wonderful thing to see Glenda get her due attention, and an inspiration to see her story. Take a minute to visit this site and be inspired by Glenda—and learn more about the amazing ways blogging has changed lives.

Go here to see Glenda speak on Lorelle on WordPress.

Has Blogging Changed Your Life?

Glenda’s story has me thinking about the unexpected ways something as simple as blogging can change a life. How has blogging changed your life? Please tell us your own story in the comments below.

Mary Ward
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To Find Inspiration & Motivation Blog:
http://www.bestinspirationalquotes4u.com/blog/
Category: Motivation, Personal Development

Inspiration & Motivation Blog

Today our round-the-world blog reviews take us to Bandung City in Indonesia to the blog of Arswino Sonata. One of Arswino’s favorite activities is sharing with people and inspiring them to live a happy, motivated life of success. This young and promising blog is his means to that end.

Inspiration & Motivation - Why You Should Go

We do see a lot of blogs in the blogosphere that are set up as motivational personal development blogs. To be sure, we have seen many here, not least of all because mindset and motivation are of primary importance to our host, Sean Rasmussen. It seems that each of these blogs have a slightly different take on the secret to life’s success, and a slightly different package for its delivery. Arswino’s blog, though, is truly unique.

Inspiration & Motivation aims to inspire mainly through storytelling. Arswino Sonata has a gift for locating stories with great morals for living, and it is these that he chooses to use to best illustrate his thoughts and beliefs.

Summing Up Inspiration & Motivation

Arswino’s approach to motivational blogging is thoughtful and entertaining all at the same time. It’s an easy and enjoyable place to visit, one that makes easy, short work of inspiring your day.

Go here to check out Inspiration & Motivation Blog.

Mary Ward
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Where to Find Quotes…In Our Own Words:
Blog URL: http://inourownwords.blogspot.com/
Category: Positivity, Personal Development

Quotes…In Our Own Words

Sometimes the best blog concepts come from the simplest of ideas, as we’ve seen with blogs like Comical Comments and the like, and as we are about to see with Quotes…In Our Own Words (yes, this is about to be one of those “why didn’t I think of that?” moments).

Quotes…In Our Own Words is a blog that takes the inspirational quote just a step further, and turns it into not only a motivational tool, but also a subject of thoughtful discussion.

Quotes…In Our Own Words - Why You Should Go

Dexter the Quote Guy is a person who just “likes to spread a positive word.” And like most people, he finds that one of the most direct and meaningful ways to do that it to borrow the words of those who have said it best—the people from history and modern times who have produced the most concise, pointed, and hard-hitting quotes to inspire and teach.

What Dexter has done with these quotes on his blog is used them as a launching-point for discussion and positive thinking. With each post Dexter delivers one or a few quotes of interest (and from time to time stories and links of importance to make a difference in the world). He then talks a little about what each means to him, and opens the floor for discussion and growth among his readers. His inspiration grew from an interest in the Law of Attraction, and so his theme follows much along the same lines towards success, fulfillment, and positive living.

Summing Up Quotes…In Our Own Words

Sometimes the best way to say something is to let someone who’s already said it best say it all. And sometimes the way to make that into more is to share it and add a few thoughts of your own. That is what Dexter has done on his blog, a place where you can go for a regular fix of positive thinking.

Go here to check out Quotes…In Our Own Words.

Mary Ward
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