The Optimized LifePersonal growth archive, 2007

Self Improvement

28 Links that Will Change Your Life

By Kim Roach · April 8, 2007

This is the first of many link roundups that I plan on posting to this site. I have scoured the best of the web in order to bring you the best of the best served up on a single platter. Hope you enjoy!

1. The Personal MBA - The personal MBA will change the way you approach education. This manifesto allows you to get a top notch business education without the high-priced degree.

2. Lifehack.org - Optimize your life with tips and tricks for getting things done quickly.

3. Life Coaches Blog - Are you looking to improve your life? The Life Coaches Blog will help you to set goals, master accelerated learnings strategies, create fulfilling relationships, learn powerful Neuro-Linguistic programming techniques, and lead a passionate and purpuseful life.

4. StevePavlina.com - StevePavlina.com is one of the most well-respected personal development sites on the Internet. Some of my favorite posts include:

30 Days to Success

How to Get From a 7 to a 10

The Law of Attraction

10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job

5. PicktheBrain.com - Find out how to take full advantage of your brain. Here are some of my favorite posts from this blog:

5 Simple Ways to Make the Most of Your Intelligence

Learn to Understand Your Own Intelligence

Does Being Labeled as Gifted Undermine Personal Growth

6. Steve-Olson.com - Check out this incredible blog and follow along in the personal development journey of Steve Olson. Some of my favorite posts include:

How the Public School System Crushes Souls

Why Getting a Job Isn’t the Best Way to Earn Money

10 Things I Wish I Had Never Believed

7. CultivateGreatness.com - Here’s an incredible blog that will help you become the best person you can be. Some of my favorite posts include:

8 Technologies to Save the World

Best Advice I Ever Got Series

How to Double Your Brain Power

8. Lifehacker - Get the latest info on personal productivity technology. Lifehacker will teach you the tips and tricks needed to make getting things done easy and fun.

9. BrianKim.net - If you are looking to create a life that you love, then this blog is for you. Brian Kim writes some of the best self improvement articles on the Net. Here are just a few of my favorite posts:

How to Find What You Love to Do

Top 5 Things That Should Be Taught in Every School

How to Be Charming

10. MIT OpenCourseWare - Have you ever wanted to take a peek inside MIT. Well, now you can. MIT has unlocked the vault. You can now listen to the lectures and read all of the class handouts just like you were in the very classrooms of MIT.

Some of the most advanced and exclusive courses are at your finger tips. For those who are self-learners, MIT opencourseware is a goldmine. The courses range from engineering and mathematics to economics and business.

11. Newstarget.com - Find out the truth about what you’re eating. Newstarget is an alternative health website that informs their visitors about the dangers that can be found in your local grocery store.

12. Skype - Call people from all around the world with Skype. It’s free to use and easy to set up.

13. Fool.com - Become a wise investor at Fool.com. David and Tom Gardner will turn you into a wise investor while having fun at the same time.

14. The Happiness Formula - An indepth feature on the psychology of happiness.

15. PFblog.com - Follow along with one man’s journey to accumulate a million dollars. Learn the ins and outs of personal finance, tax deductions, college savings, and plenty of money-saving tips.

16. Bloglines.com - Keep all of your favorite RSS feedds in one place. Track all of your favorite blogs. Keep up with the news. Read the latest comics. Listen to your favorite podcasts and even check the weather from one page. Bloglines is an excellent online tool that will save you tons of time.

17. ProBlogger.net - Have you ever wanted to become a professional blogger. Follow along as Darren Rowse shows you step-by-step how to become a full-time blogger.

18. TedTalks - The Ted Conference brings together more than 1000 thought-leaders, movers and shakers. Now you can listen in and watch as these thought leaders share the vision that they hold for the future.

19. Quizilla - Find out more about your personality at Quizilla through a variety of different online personality tests.

20. Popular Science presents the Best of What’s News in 2006 - Find out which technologies are taking the world by storm.

21. Tricks of the Trade - Just things you need to know. Find out the professional secrets from those in the know.

22. Gizmodo - Stay up-to-date on the latest gadgets and gizmos.

23. Epinions.com - Not sure about a certain product? Hop on over to Epinions, where consumers share their opinion on everything from books to travel destinations. No matter what kind of purchase you are looking to make, Epinions will help you make the right choice.

24. PBS.org - most Web sites for TV shows and networks are simply a gateway for promotion. However, PBS.org is a different story. On this site you will find a wealth of interactive educational material, quizzes, interview transcripts, and guides for teachers and students.

25. WorldChanging.com - Find out about which technoologies are changing the world.

26. Bartleby.com - Here you will find much of the greatest literature of all time in full test form (and free of charge). Bartleby also provides a collection of useful reference tools.

27. BookSpot - If you are a booklover, then Bookspot.com should be at the top of your list. As said by Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, “You are the same today that you are going to be in five years from now except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read.”

28. BrainPop - If you are looking for an educational wonderland, BrainPop is the place to go.

This is an archive of The Optimized Life, a personal-growth blog written in 2007 by Kim Roach from Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The articles are kept online for the readers of the many blogs that linked to them. The domain now has a new owner who is not the original author.