Tips for effective selling and free online sales training for consultants, trainers, coaches and people who hate the idea of selling but have to anyway.

Achieve Your Personal Goals - Articles, reviews and tips to help you make your goals happen.

Action Plan Marketing by Robert Middleton is a rich source of marketing advice (with some good free stuff) for independent professionals.

This is a forum for individuals interested in learning more about the practice of Appreciative Inquiry

This is the Appreciative Inquiry Commons website at Case Western Reserve University where Ai was first researched. It is comprehensive, very friendly and interactive. I highly recommend it.

Ann Radford has used Ai extensively. She runs a regular newsletter via her site.

Appreciative Living has practical and inspiring books, articles and other resources to help people find simple ways to create the life they want. Highly recommended.

Articles911 is a free directory of the best work-related articles available on the Internet.

Rich links to crucial aspects of coaching and leadership. Thanks you Michelle of Northwest Home School group www.http://nwhsg.org for directing me to this.

Jeff Haebig has an interesting array of engaging body/brain-friendly teaching activities designed to make vibrant learning come alive, for all ages, and all learning styles.

There are articles about practical ways to assist others in organisations to identify their strengths and use them on Chris Bull's site. Chris uses re-evaluation counselling, open systems planning and core process in his innovative work.

Many fascinating articles and resources about the use of clean language for business and personal development. Highly recommended

The Corporate Tool-box – online training resources for speakers, trainers, HR managers and businesses

Simple, practical, ideas from pioneers in organisation development and experiential learning. First class stuff.

Fascinating, detailed and well presented information about metaphysics, spirituality and new science in the 21st century. This indicates that the world is now ready for a modern presentation of esoteric knowledge. Highly recommended.

Words to inspire you and start your day on a positive note

Everyone has a "flame" a unique central strength, purpose and talent. The flame institute helps people discover theirs and trains people how to do so. I am a founder member.

Experiential training for team building and leadership skills. Sponsors excellent Magic of Teams blog http://magicofteams.wordpress.com/

Site about how to have better connection between grandparents and grand children. Includes activities, stories and articles with practical advice.

For free tips, tools, articles, links + e-zines for dynamic experiential learning

Resources for teachers to help students and others who are anxious about speaking in public

Imagine Chicago project shows the power of appreciative intergenerational interviewing to develop a shared vision for a city. Much positive action followed from this. Imagine Chicago has led to other "Imagine" projects across the world.

LeaderLetter is a very interesting weekly newsletter on leadership and management skills.

Belbin Team Role Theory and other developmental resources provided by Leap UK, team building and personal development specialists.

This has some very useful articles from the world's greatest coach.

Well written and interesting articles about all aspects of team building and development. Practical and inspiring stuff. Sponsored by http://www.focusadventure.in/

Free higher management education portal summarizes over 300 management methods, models and organizational theories. It is clear, accessible. and easy to navigate.

A rich source of resources for those wanting to explore the notion of organisations as complex systems. Offers information and articles on culture change, large scale interventions and other 'new paradigm' approaches to organisational change.

Rey Carr's Peer Resources is a global authority on peer assistance, coaching, and mentoring with many excellent resources and links.

These workshops use Core Process and other tools to give participants a powerful, focused and supportive personal development experience.

Improve Business Communications, Public Speaking. Communicate Convincingly. Develop Public Speaking Communications Style with Communication Experts. It has as an interesting range of articles about inter cultural communication and networking in the US (Silicon Valley).

Useful list of resources and advice for anyone wishing to speak in public

Re-evaluation Counselling is a way to recover our ability to think and act intelligently and help other people do the same.

Find the right resume sample. Get info on resume services and job search

The Trainers Library is a rich source of ideas, designs and resources to help you design effective training more quickly and more effectively.

Superbly written short articles about "about creative impact, style + strategy. Your soulprint on the world.

Ubu Mama is an arts-based project dedicated to bringing mothers' stories of giving birth in the developing world into public view, to honour the lives of mothers and to increase the commitment to saving the lives of women dying in childbirth.

We Are What We Do is a new movement which inspires people to use their everyday actions to change the world. There is also an excellent, inspiring and enjoyable book "Change the World for a Fiver" that lists fifty simple things that anyone can do to change the world for a better. The website is interactive, and full of inspiring information.

A collection of wise quotes, proverbs and sayings gathered from all over the world

Workshopexercises.com is a community of professional trainers who are willing to share outstanding exercises and activities that have worked for them. There are many different useful and practical exercises on the site.

World Goodwill promotes and highlights the energy of goodwill in human affairs. The articles and analyses describe uplifting spiritual ideas and practical actions to achieve them.