I am very excited about this post. No not because publishing the post would give me a million dollars. Rather this may give the readers a great resource for staying updated with some of the world’s best authors and getting a chance to knowing them on a personal level (depending on how much time you are interested in investing). What follows this paragraph is seven absolutely wonderful sources for extremely rich content on personal change written by some of the world’s best-known authors.

The 7 Great Newsletters

What makes it so exciting is that, these famous authors (or their next generation) write the articles for their subscribers and only their subscribers. This might even contain some of the upcoming projects or articles that may make in their next best-seller. So here it is readers, the seven absolutely best personal change newsletters on the internet.

1. Dale Carnegie – Dale Carnegie was probably one of the first authors to have studied personal growth and leadership in great detail. The institute has a newsletter that provides insightful tips and techniques for personal change and improving work and related issues.  Sign up for Dale Carnegie Training Institute’s Newsletter.
2. Stephen R. Covey – Folks, I will tell you this upfront that one of the most popular authors of all time does not have a newsletter by traditional definition. But don’t be sad, Mr. Covey does have a Stephen R. Covey blog and you can subscribe to it in your RSS feed by click here.
3. Brian Tracy – Brian Tracy is amazing. I absolutely love his book, Eat That Frog. On his website, there is plethora of information including several newsletter to select from. These newsletters are on variety of topics ranging from Personal Success to Entrepreneurial Success.  Click here to select the newsletters you would like to subscribe to.
4. John Maxwell – Giant Impact is the company associated with John Maxwell and my understanding is that they do the marketing and organizing for John Maxwell. Giant Impact releases a newsletter called Leadership Wired about once every month (though their website says twice a month). This is a must follow and has a lot of good material on leadership and related areas. Subscribe the newsletter by clicking here.
5. Ken Blanchard -  Ken Blanchard, the famous author and co-author of best-sellers One Minute Manager, Who Moved My Cheese and lot of other books, has a great newsletter that present articles on doing business, managerial skills and leading people. If you’ve read either of the two books mentioned above, this newsletter might be for you.
6. Center for Creative Leadership – This is a unique institution, a top-ranked, global provider of executive education. They have been around for quite a while – close to 40 years. Grab their newsletter, Leading Effectively to learn about tools, tips and advice for improving yourself.
7. Steve Pavlina – If you have been around in the blogging world for even a little, it would be near to impossible to miss the name Steve Pavlina. He is a big name and writes on various topics related to Personal Development. His newsletter is a great resource for those interested in self development.

Now I know there might be some other newsletters that should go to this list. What are these? Tell us. What others should have made it to the list? Expect great content and wonderful resources posts in upcoming weeks. Subscribe to the blog via RSS or subscribe via email and be among the first to get the latest posts from Chat at the Cooler.

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