This is a guest post from Carolyn Elliot on how to read poetry to expand your heart.

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by best selling author, Lisa McCourt. Lisa is here on Sources of Insight to share with you insightful and actionable steps to be comfortable in your own skin.

This is a guest post by Paul Enfield on how you have to take risks, to get the rewards. It’s about taking a leap of faith.

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from David Straker on how to influence and change behavior. David is an expert on influence and change.  He is the creator of ChangingMinds.org and author of  Changing Minds: In Detail, where he shares his wealth of insight and action on the art of change.
Not very long ago, David and I had been discussing effective ways to persuade.  I had said to David that a rule that worked for me is, “Win the heart, and the mind follows.”
David responded that where …

Apply the Creative Problem Solving (CSP) Process to your work and life. Alicia Arnold, author of Creatively Ever After, writes about how to use creativity to solve your specific challenges.

Rob White shows us how to embrace miss-takes as a part of our journey. Rob is the author of the book, 180: Climbing the Two Ladders to Inner Strength and Outer Freedom and he inspires minds at MindAdventure.com.

Tony Robbins’ son, Jairek Robbins, shows us how to go from ordinary to extraordinary. You can immediately apply Jairek Robbins’ lessons in personal development to your life.

This is a guest post from Evita Ochel on how to find your inner peace. Evita is is the founder and editor of EvolvingBeings.com.

This is a guest post from Nina Yau on how to live the life you want and how to live an intensely extraordinary life by never asking for permission.

This is a guest post by Alissa Finerman on seven principles for a better life. Alissa helps people find their inner drive, get clarity on what they want, and make their dreams happen through compelling goals, and inspired action.

This is a guest post from Melody Fletcher on how to attract everything you want in life. Melody shares her insight and approach that everybody can use to start attracting more of what they want in their life.

This is a guest post from best selling author Shama Kabani on how to be a more effective entrepreneur. Shama shares her lessons learned on finding your spark, following your passion, and succeeding in business.

This is a guest post from Jay Elliot on Steve Jobs. Jay is an expert on how to think and act like Steve Jobs.

This is a guest post from best-selling authors Roger Conners and Tom Smith on personal accountability and how it’s the key to your success.

This is a guest post from Weldon “Wally” Long on how changing your thoughts, changes your life. Weldon learned to change fear into a positive motivating force in his life. With that force, he transformed an idea into a multi-million dollar business just six years after he was released from prison.

This is a guest post from Gino Wickman. Gino is the author of the award-winning book, “Traction: Get a Grip on your Business.” Gino is also an entrepreneur with skill and his passion is helping business owners and leaders get what they want out of their business.

This is a guest post from Jonathan Figaro on lessons learned in life. Jonathan is the author of the blog, TheDropOutKid.com. If there’s one thing we all have in common, it’s that we each have to figure out the game of life.

“In the end, it’s not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away.” — Shing Xiong

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Marie Forleo on her lessons learned in life. Marie is a best-selling author, speaker, online-entrepreneur, Nike Athlete and Master Trainer, fitness personality, dancer, and choreographer.

“The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything.” – Steve Jobs
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jacob Sokol.  It’s the story of how he found his happiness path.
I say path because it’s a journey.  What Jacob figured out is how to drive from his happiness. That doesn’t mean there are no setbacks and things don’t go wrong.  They do.  But driving from happiness mean Jacob sets the stage to spend more of his time doing what …