Welcome to the August 12, 2007 edition of Living by Design's personal development Blog Carnival.

Here's my pick of the posts submitted in the last two weeks - happy reading... 

Albert Foong presents How to remove negative thoughts and tame your monkey mind, Part 1 posted at Urban Monk, saying, "Controlling your mind - comprehensive and practical tips from the most respected systems, given the special Urban Monk treatment!"

Nadege presents Five reasons why you should write your intentions posted at Clearly Envision.

Matt presents Build your right-brain playground posted at EverydayChange.com, saying, "Build more creativity, intuitive and holistic thinking into life by building yourself a right-brain playground."

Anmol Mehta presents Powerful 4 Part Deep Breathing Exercise for Vitality posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, "Simple, yet powerful breathing exercise for vitality and energy. One worth having in your goodie bag."

Alex Blackwell presents Keep an open mind posted at The Next 45 Years.

Lola presents Law of Attraction: Make the Conscious Unconscious - part 1 posted at Real World Spiritual and Personal Development.

Elena presents How to Write a Personal Mission Statement posted at busybeemama.com.

Raymond David Salas presents The Power of Fun and Play posted at ZenChill.com Power Tools Blog.

Craig Harper presents My Life.... Five Years From Now posted at Renovate your life with Craig, saying, "Some of us are going to wake up tomorrow (seemingly) and it will be 2012. Five years will have passed and August 2007 will seem like yesterday... and not because we have an amazing memory.. but because nothing will have changed in our life. We will have done nothing new or different. Despite the fact that we desperately want... new and different."

MDB presents 7 Great Hacks to Beat Procrastination posted at million dollar blog.com, saying, "Procrastination is a key killer of produtivity. These are some of the tools I use to overcome it. And boy do they work!!"

wilson ng presents Never Assume posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife, saying, "Funny situations or expensive mistakes occur when we assume. We always think we know what the other person wants, or thinks. Don't guess! Why not just ask?"

edithyeung presents 12 Secrets to Establish Your Personal Creditability (Increase Your Personal Credit Score) posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Nneka presents Meditation Q&A: How Do You Meditate? posted at Balanced Life Center.