“The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.” – Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within

Bill Covert of Accelerator for Success has an amazing gift for you.

One might even call it a giant gift:

Tony Robbins classic Awaken the Giant Within as an mp3 audiobook and pdf ebook… for free!

I was really blown away when I came across this – it was actually through an ad on Facebook. I was all set to see some kind of spammy site, filled with information that had little or nothing to do with Tony Robbins or what was originally promised.

But I gave it a shot, entered my name and email address, and prepared for the worst.

But I got the best.

Bill Covert is a former Tony Robbins National Trainer and Firewalk instructor, so this isn’t just from some guy who made a copy of a tape he had and threw it out there on the internet. Bill is the real deal.

He does ask that you take a look at his own program (which, by the way, is endorsed by Tony Robbins), but you aren’t forced to in order to receive your free mp3 and pdf of Awaken the Giant Within. Personally, I was very impressed by the delivery and respectful way the information was presented.

Thank you, Bill, for putting this out there for the world!

Click here for access to your free mp3 audiobook and pdf ebook of Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins (name and email address required, pdf is 651 pages, mp3 run time is 1:30:07)

[material connection disclosure: links to The Anthony Robbins Companies and Amazon.com in this post are affiliate links.]

Free Audiobook and Ebook Version of Tony Robbins’ Awaken the Giant Within

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Update 2010-02-04

This particular giveaway is now closed. Please visit the Book Giveaway category to see what’s currently available.

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If you read my other blog, Creating a Better Life, then you know that I recently wrote a review of How to be Rich and Happy by Tim Brownson and John P. Strelecky. If you don’t read CaBL or haven’t seen the review, here’s the short version: Loved It!

Over the past week, I also re-read Tim’s first book, Don’t Ask Stupid Questions, which he offers as a free pdf download from his blog. You can also get a hardcover copy from Amazon.com if you are one of those (dinosaurs) that prefers (or just plain enjoys) physical books.

By the way… loved Stupid Questions also! Any personal development book with a chapter titled “Shut the Duck Up” has just got to be good.

This week, if the Fates smile on you, you can get the hardcover version of “Don’t Ask Stupid Questions” by participating in the Free Personal Development Material Book Giveaway #7.

Here’s how to throw your name in the hat:

Step One: First, follow me (@lymanreed) on Twitter. I’ll follow you as well, if I’m not not already doing so. We can go our separate ways once the giveaway is over, but I need to be able to easily communicate with the participants.

Step Two: Post the following message (or something similar) to Twitter:

via @lymanreed – Giving away a hardcover copy of Don’t Ask Stupid Questions by @TimBrownson – see http://bit.ly/b8clOf for more info

The exact wording is optional, but “via @lymanreed” (or “RT @lymanreed” is fine if it’s an old school retweet) and the URI http://bit.ly/b8clOf must be in the tweet so I can track the entries.

Step Three: There is no step three. Your part is done.

[edit - thanks, Ian!]
Optional – But Recommended: Follow Tim on Twitter (@TimBrownson) – you never know what he’s going to say next, or what animal he will currently think is overrated.
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I’ll be accepting tweets for this giveaway until 11:59 pm Pacific time on February 3rd, 2010, and will select the winner using random.org on the 4th.

Even if you don’t want the book for yourself, feel free to enter if there’s someone in your life who could use it, or just spread the word using the TweetMeme or ShareThis buttons below.

Good Luck!

[Disclosure - links to amazon.com and How To Be Rich and Happy in this post are affiliate links]

Book Giveaway #7 – Don’t Ask Stupid Questions by Tim Brownson

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“To achieve major success – you must assume 100% responsibility for your life.” — Jack Canfield

Have you seen Success With Jack yet?

If not, I’d highly suggest you go there now.

Mr. Canfield has set up a site that guides you through 5 major pieces of personal development and life improvement: 100% Responsibility, Life Purpose, Goal Setting, Affirmations, and Time Management.

The free Success Pack that he offers to help you work through these major points contains hours of audio, video, and both online and downloadable text – including a pdf excerpt from his book “The Success Principles.”

Click here to sign up for your free Success Pack from Jack Canfield (some personal information required.)

[Material Connection Disclosure - the link to Jack's book "The Success Principles" in this post is an affiliate link.]

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One of my favorite business related newsletters is Talk-Biz News from Paul Myers. His writing style is clear and entertaining, and his advice is sound.

I’ve written about it before at TANSTAAFL, Baby – An Excellent Rant on *Free* by Paul Myers, and Free EBook – Need to Know: What You Must Know to Achieve Real Success Online by Paul Myers.

One of the resources that Paul has released for free (not even an email address is required to get it) is his TalkBiz Goal-Getting Guide.

Notice it says “Goal-Getting”, not “Goal-Setting.” There’s an important distinction there. This isn’t just some 5 page free report that tells you to write down your goals, look at them every day, and work towards achieving them. It’s a full workshop in PDF format.

Click here to download your own copy of the TalkBiz Goal-Getting Guide (zipped pdf files, no personal info required to access.)

Thanks again, Paul, for all that you do!

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Looks like Tuesday, February 5th 2010 is going to be a big day in the world of personal development.

Just yesterday, I wrote about the Focus Society Master Mind starting a new discussion on The Power of Your Subconscious Mind.

Now I find out that Darren Hardy’s free multimedia success course – Designing the Best 10 Years of Your Life – is starting that same day.

Darren Hardy is the publisher of SUCCESS Magazine – and has both the experience and knowledge to teach a course like this. You can read a short bio of him (and the magazine) on their “About Us” page.

All you need to do to participate is register for updates with your email address on Darren’s blog.

Click here for the introduction to Darren Hardy’s Designing the Best 10 Years of Your Life.

[Hat tip goes to Tony Teegarden for first making me aware of this course via Twitter.]

Free Success Course – Designing the Best 10 Years of Your Life from Darren Hardy, Publisher of Success Magazine

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I just invested a couple of hours reading one of the best free ebooks I’ve come across in a long, long time - The Jackrabbit Factor by Leslie Householder.

It’s both an enjoyable, allegorical tale of a man who learns the principles of the power of his thought, and a story packed full of solid lessons on achieving your dreams.

Don’t let this become a part of your collection of ebooks that are downloaded and never read… seriously… read this!

Click here for your free pdf copy of The Jackrabbit Factor (87 pages, name/email address required for access).

Thanks for putting this out there, Leslie!

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Did you know that:

According to [an] American Society for Training and Development study on goal completion:

25% people who consciously decide to set a goal, achieve it.
40% people who decide by when they will do it, achieve it.
50% people who plan how they will do it, achieve their goal.
65% people who commit to someone else, achieve it.
95% people who set accountability appointment with the person they committed to, achieve their goal

[source: http://www.getgoaling.com/registermemberfrm.php]

Over the weekend I got the following via my submit your resource page:

Link to Resource: www.getgoaling.com

Description of Resource:
We are an internet site which helps people set and track their goals to completion. The set of tools on the site can be used for various kinds of goals including new year resolutions, forming or changing habits, mentoring people pursuing their goals etc. The tools that the site provides includes, ability to define goals, set action plans, set reminders, pepare to do lists, record measurements such as body weight and plot a graph. It also includes a tool, hit or miss that enables people to track their compliance with a routine such as going to the gym daily etc.

We hope that you find the tool interesting enough to share with you readers.

Thanks & regards
Sandeep Kaul

I do find it interesting, Sandeep! And I’m happy to share it.

I just started working with it myself. There’s quite a lot there, so a full review isn’t really possible at this point, but my initial impressions are good.

The only issue I had with it was when I attempted to set the completion date of a goal to a year from now… it stopped at 190 days for some reason. Of course, it does say that it’s in beta, so I’m looking forward to any improvements that are being made.

If you are looking for a way to track, share, and most importantly achieve your goals, maybe Get Goaling is for you.

Click here to sign up and find out.

Set, Track, and Achieve Your Goals

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This one came in via the resource submission form, and I’m glad I finally took the time to check it out. It’s a neat little ebook titled 12 Fun Ways to Change Your Life, written by Life Transition Coach Vickie Miller of Thriving Through Change.

As Vickie describes it:

“Free ebook with Life Coaching tips for thriving through change. One of my passions is exploring and discovering different teachings. I love to share what I learn with everyone I know and also to hear what others have to say.

“I’ve selected 12 of the newsletters I’ve written over the last several years and put them into a FREE eBook, called 12 Fun Ways to Change Your Life.”

Thank you for sharing this with us, Vickie.

Click here to download your free ebook, 12 Fun Ways to Change Your Life (pdf format, 25 pages, name and email address required.)

Free Ebook – 12 Fun Ways to Change Your Life

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David Hooper, author of numerous books (like the Law of Attraction), is giving away the audio version of his latest book , The Rich Switch – The Simple 3-Step System to Turn on Instant Wealth Using the Law of Attraction, for free!

This book will take you through a three step process to consciously activate the Law of Attraction in your life.

Click here to learn how to get the mp3 audio book version of The Rich Switch for free!

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Just a quick note to point out a new video from Tony Robbins, where Tony interviews two of the giants in the internet marketing industry – Frank Kern and John Reese.

What Tony, John, and Frank talk about in the video has little to nothing to do with marketing, and everything to do with it.

It has to do with running the four minute mile, composing a symphony, opening a business, writing a book… and nothing to do with any of them.

If you’ve ever wondered about the one thing that keeps you from following through on all of those goals and dreams you get started on, but never seem to finish, and want to change that…

Click Here and Watch This Video Now!

Tony Robbins, Frank Kern, and John Reese – An Outstanding Video

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