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I. Questions regarding this website<\/strong><\/p>\n
What is personal development?<\/a>
\nWhat\u2019s a \u201cBlog\u201d? Is this a blog?<\/a>
\nWhen did you write your first article here on POS?<\/a>
\nWhat topics does this Personal Development Blog cover?<\/a>
\nHow can I subscribe \/ is there a RSS-feed for your site?<\/a>
\nI like the photos in your articles, can I use them?<\/a>
\nWhy are there no religious topics \/ articles?<\/a><\/p>\nII. Business related questions<\/strong><\/p>\n
Do you offer coaching? How much is your rate?<\/a>
\nYour site is awesome. I want to buy it! How much?<\/a><\/p>\nIII. Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n
Can I write a guest post for you?<\/a>
\nWill you write a guest post for my blog?<\/a>
\nIs the republication\/translation of your content allowed?<\/a>
\nCan I share your articles with friends \u201coffline\u201d?<\/a>
\nCommercial reprint for books, newspaper, magazines, etc?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/a>What is personal development?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Personal Development can be described as the process of improving and strengthening various facets of one\u2019s personality with the aim to grow as a person. Personal Development can be differentiated into self-development and self-growth for individuals that want to improve or strengthen their personality, a talent or characteristic and personal development for professionals (including students and trainees) who seek to strengthen their professional skills and abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>What\u2019s a “Blog”? Is this a blog?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
“Blog” is the short form of “weblog” that is a fusing of “web” and “log”. A blog can be anything – a digital journal, personal diary, a platform for individuals to express their thoughts and opinions or even a political stage. The newest articles of a blog can be found at the main website<\/a>. And yes, this is a personal development blog.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>When did you write your first article here on POS?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
In June 4th, 2010. The article can be found here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
However, please have in mind that my writing style has changed a little bit over the years. Some of my first articles might not be of the quality my recent articles are. I simply did not know how to write a good article at that time.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>What topics does this Personal Development Blog cover?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
I\u2019m posting articles of such a huge variety that there is no general topic that could sum up everything I write about. The \u201cCategories\u201d list at the left-hand site should give you a good overview of the topics that this blog covers. Everything I\u2019m writing about is in some way related to self-growth and personal development, but I\u2019ve also published articles related to student affairs or business topics. Furthermore, you can also have a look at the archive of my blog<\/a> for a better overview, which lists all my articles in a chronological order, within their respective categories.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>How can I subscribe with your site? Is there a RSS-Feed?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Sure, I would be delighted if you choose to subscribe with my site. You can find the RSS-feed for this website by visiting: http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/Planetofsuccess<\/a> or alternatively, simply by clicking on that small orange button, right beneath the search function!<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/a>I like the photos in your articles, can I use them?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Unfortunately, I\u2019m not the most talented photographer and I don\u2019t have a single-lens reflex camera, which is why I mostly use pictures of professional photographers that publish their great work under a Creative Commons License. You will find beneath every article the note “Photo by XYZ” with a credit link to the photographer. By following this link you will find under what circumstances you are allowed to use one of the pictures and for what purpose you can use these images. As a general rule of thumb: you have to visit the photographer\u2019s site for more information about an image.<\/span><\/p>\n
Sometimes, I will be shooting a photo of my own or self-create an image that I will use in an article. You are free to use these images for every purpose whatsoever, if a credit link to this site (https:\/\/www.planetofsuccess.com\/blog\/) is given! You can see a lot of my freely available pictures here:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Photosteve101 at Flickr<\/a> and<\/span><\/li>\n
- Free images here at Planet of Success<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Feel free to have a look at these pictures! I hope you like them!<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Why are there no religious topics \/ articles?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Well, having a website and being able to publish articles that help people is an honor for me, but with this honor there comes also a huge responsibility. This responsibility is very complex, but it certainly includes the awareness that everything I write could influence at least one person. Having this in mind it becomes necessary for me to know what my role is when I\u2019m writing on this blog: I want to help people to develop many facets of their personality, talents, skills and enable them to live a happy life. However, I don\u2019t want to \u201cforce\u201d\/seduce people into a specific religious conception or atheism. In general, I don\u2019t want to impose a specific world view on my readers.<\/span><\/p>\n
I\u2019m convinced about religious freedom; it doesn\u2019t matter for me if someone is a Christ, Moslem, Hindu, Jew, Confucian, Buddhist, Atheist, (enter a list with the most common religions here\u2026)<\/em>. As long as a person does others no harm I’m perfectly happy. I don\u2019t judge people from the religion they believe in or the color of their skin. I estimate people based on their actions; not on prejudices about their origin, skin or religion.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/a>Do you offer coaching? How much is your rate?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
I really appreciate your trust in me, but I – unfortunately – have to tell you that I\u2019m not a personal development coach and I don\u2019t offer coaching. I believe something that makes this blog so valuable is the fact that I have a full-time life besides this web presence, which allows me to include the valuable experiences I make in my life here in this blog. The fact that I\u2019m not a self-proclaimed personal development guru\/expert gives me the freedom of not having a commercial interest in this website. This also includes the fact that I\u2019m not coaching people for money.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Your site is awesome. I want to buy it! How much?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
I\u2019m not interested in selling this website.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Can I write a guest post for you?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
I am no longer accepting guest articles on this site. I’m sorry for this, but the amount of spam and\/or low-quality articles with links to dubious sites was simply unnerving and a pain. If you want to write a guest article for this site that contains no credit links I will consider making an exception for you.<\/span><\/p>\n
Yes, sure. However, please keep in mind that during the time when my blog was relatively new I accepted nearly every guest post, if it provided some help. However, nowadays the inquiries for guest spots have increased and I became more selective, when it comes to guest posts, as I want to provide my readers the best quality possible. So, feel free to submit an amazing article, but if you came here just to grab a backlink to your site or to submit a standard article of the shelf you\u2019re most likely wasting your time. You can submit your guest article via email (serviceATplanetofsuccess.com, please replace AT with @). Thanks!<\/span><\/del><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Will you write a guest post for my blog?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
I would love to write a guest post for your blog under specific conditions. You can contact me for a guest post on your blog, however my time is very limited, which is why I might not be able to write a guest article for every request.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/a>Is the republication\/translation of your content allowed?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
In general, the answer is no. However, you can feel free to quote a statement or a couple of paragraphs of an article, if a credit link (dofollow) to this site (http:\/\/www.planetofusccess.com\/blog\/ is given. Same applies to translations of my content. It\u2019s not permitted to use any of my articles for commercial purposes or as a part of a book, eBook or any other product, if you do not have my written permission.<\/span><\/p>\n
Something you should really not do is to translate or republish a substantial amount of an article, without giving credit to the source and making your readers clear that I wrote the article. Please note that I speak a couple of other languages besides English \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Can I at least share your article with some colleagues, friends and fellow students \u201coffline\u201d?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Of course! You can reprint and share any of my articles with your friends, colleagues, etc. IF a copyright statement that references this site to be the original source is given.<\/span><\/p>\n
Copyright \u00a9 Planetofsuccess.com. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
If you want to share one of my articles on the internet with your friends, you can simply send them an email with a link or post a link to it on your Facebook profile.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Commercial reprint: Can we reprint your article for our book, newspaper, magazine, newsletter, etc?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n