http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog Better self, Better life! Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:42:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Neophobia is the irrational fear of new things or experiences. We all have this tendency. No matter how much you think of yourself as a total risk-taker and lover of new things, you will feel this tendency in some areas of your life, I guarantee it. The reason I can guarantee ... http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog/2007/12/18/your-neophobic-tendencies/ You might have heard of the "Law of Attraction" aka the "teachings of Abraham". For those of you who haven't, this is the executive summary: Whatever you focus your thoughts intensely on, you will attract into your life. So given this law, all you have to do to get rich ... http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog/2007/12/16/the-law-of-unattraction/ Yeah, I know - I've been neglecting my blog. I have not felt very inspired to write articles, and true to my own philosophy of not writing without something to say, I have focused my efforts elsewhere. What I have been focusing on is starting my own business. This sounds like ... http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog/2006/11/04/starting-your-own-business/ During the past few days I have been improving the design so that it is now easier than ever to subscribe to my posts. You have always been able to subscribe through RSS-feeds, but the feed-URL was hidden away in the bottom of the page and in very small print. ... http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog/2006/06/30/new-ways-to-subscribe/ While I am sure you can find a lot of fine reasons why massive wealth will make you happier and more passionate about life, I would like to use this article to point out some of the reasons why you should make massive wealth a goal in your life to ... http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog/2006/06/29/wealth-is-not-just-for-you/ A couple of days ago I attended a teambuilding event at Ebeltoft Zoo arranged by my employer. Ebeltoft Zoo is an animal park where the animals are given large spaces to live in instead of cages and they have a special focus on saving endangered species. It was a great ... http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog/2006/06/25/monkeys-are-smart-how-about-you/ I came across an article by Steve Pavlina about abstinence from watching TV and it is actually something I have personal experience with. When I was 15 I went to a boarding school for one year and it was a very educational experience. We lived in small houses with space enough ... http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog/2006/06/21/living-without-tv/ An article about the structure of the brain might not at first sound like it has much to do with personal development; rather, you would perhaps think it is intended for neuroscientists or researchers in artificial intelligence. If that is what you think, this article will hopefully be an eye-opener ... http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog/2006/06/16/the-structure-of-the-brain/ I have implemented a new feature for the blog. You can see it in the lower right corner and it randomly shows a new personal development related quote every day. The quotes are from my own personal collection of personal development quotes and I have only included those I find ... http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog/2006/06/13/quote-of-the-day/ When you hear that large corporations do not pay their taxes due to some loophole in tax law, do you feel that it would be ok for you to cheat on your taxes too? When you are at a place where there is litter everywhere, do you still make sure ... http://www.scheelmeyer.com/blog/2006/06/11/setting-your-own-standards/