Okay - blog interruption. I don’t sell or push anything on this blog. I just don’t. It’s not because I have anything against selling stuff. I just rarely find anything worth supporting or buying. But I bought a book called “The Usual Error” a couple years ago - written by Pace and Kyeli - and it remains the best book I’ve ever read on communication skills.

Okay, so now Pace and Kyeli have come up with a year long program called “52 weeks to Awesome”. It’s a 52- week program on self-esteem, self-acceptance, fear and all the stuff I’ve been working on for years - so I’m looking forward to 2011 and 52 weeks of tips and tricks from these guys. What I like about them is practical advice - almost always from a perspective I haven’t considered. At $37 for the year, it’s less than a dollar a week. You get an audio version and a PDF if you prefer to skim/read the same info. Here are the topics:

Module: Knowing Yourself

Week 1: Helping you complete the next 51 missions (and anything else you commit to)

* Week 2: Self-acceptance essentials
* Week 3: Self-esteem essentials
* Week 4: Self-love essentials
* Week 5: Introspection introduction
* Week 6: Why we do the things we do
* Week 7: We are not our thoughts (and why it matters)
* Week 8: Get this tape out of my head!
* Week 9: Creating awareness of repeating patterns in your life
* Week 10: Stopping the downward spiral
* Week 11: Self-care essentials
* Week 12: Self-empowerment essentials
* Week 13: Figuring out your personality type and how it helps you be more awesome
* Week 14: Forgiveness: freeing yourself without leaving yourself vulnerable

2nd Module: Trusting Yourself

* Week 15: What is fear, anyway?
* Week 16: Building courage and self-trust
* Week 17: Self-confidence essentials
* Week 18: Moving through social anxiety
* Week 19: Standing up for yourself without being a jerk
* Week 20: Practicing “no”
* Week 21: Processing criticism
* Week 22: The mystery of the voodoo doll
* Week 23: Finding and respecting your limits
* Week 24: Vanquishing procrastination
* Week 25: Decision-making essentials
* Week 26: Sunk cost
* Week 27: Dodging stuckness and letting go of worry
* Week 28: Having faith

3rd Module: Understanding and Being Understood by Others

* Week 29: The two reasons that people communicate (and how to tell them apart)
* Week 30: Avoiding pointless arguments (especially on the internet)
* Week 31: Communicating clearly without provoking an argument
* Week 32: Finding common ground
* Week 33: Using words to make you happier
* Week 34: Using words to empower yourself

4th Module: Meaningful Action

* Week 35: How to follow through on your dreams
* Week 36: Decluttering essentials
* Week 37: Trip over your motivation
* Week 38: Make a down plan when you’re up
* Week 39: Organization essentials: Putting your brain onto a coffee table
* Week 40: Time management essentials: Putting your brain into a calendar
* Week 41: Finding and honoring your best creative time
* Week 42: Improving your memory
* Week 43: Raising the awesome bar
* Week 44: A company of thieves
* Week 45: Time flies when you’re having fun: the good
* Week 46: Time flies when you’re having fun: the bad
* Week 47: Time flies when you’re having fun: the ugly
* Week 48: Energy management: how to use your willpower and how not to use your willpower
* Week 49: Multi-tasking and single-tasking
* Week 50: Spawning a background thread
* Week 51: The 30-day trial
* Week 52: Manifestation essentials

If you want to sign up - do so by CLICKING HERE.

Not sure of the wisdom of strangers? Read this post on negotiating with your partner - and you’ll get a good idea of what they have to offer.