Even seasoned speakers experience some fear of talking in public. This is quite natural. The fear may be so great that you cannot bring yourself to talk to a small group let alone a large audience. These self development and self help tips will help to reduce your fear of speaking in public.

Defensive behaviour is your body's way of warning and protecting you when in danger or in uncomfortable situations. Do you know what defensive behaviours you exhibit? From a self development point of view, do you know why it is important to be aware of these?

No one really knows why humans experience goosebumps, goose pimples, or goose flesh. This self development article discusses various reasons for experiencing them. If you analyse what produces yours and when they occur, can you use this as another tool in your self development tool kit?

Creative thinking is taking a different approach to an issue, topic, idea, etc., from everyone else. The creative mind challenges traditional thinking and sees a situation in an innovative way. This self development article shows you how to develop creative thinking and why.

In the olden days, a true friend was "someone you would die for." Today, people seem to have numerous friends in real life and on the internet. However, do you know how many of these are 'true friends'? Do you know if you have any at all? This self development article helps you to figure this out.

A self development review on ‘The Science of Peace: How to Apply Nonviolence’ by Suman Khanna Aggarwal. It covers the assets of resolving conflict in a nonviolent way, the need to teach and practise nonviolence at all levels of society, and the beauty of living in a world of enduring peace.

Across the net there are many different words banded about like self development, personal development, self growth, personal growth, self help, etc. There is also much controversy and haziness around the self development field. Is it an airy-fairy subject and scam, or is it invaluable?

Spiders live quietly in our world yet there is much we can learn from them from a self development and personal growth point of view. Let them be a life mentor. Put these tips into action and see the effect on your personal and business success.