I don't think Self
Help and Personal Development are always quite the same
thing. They're both about helping yourself, but personal development
seems to be more about improving yourself and actively working on goals,
rather than just looking for tips on coping with depression, anxiety,
physical illness or conditions etc. I was originally going to include both on here but then realised I had more personal development type sites on the list, so I will probably do a separate post on self help for mental health later.
Update 23/5/24: It's now 11 years (actually exactly 11 years today!) since I wrote this post. The internet constantly changes and websites come and go. Most of these sites are still here though (although some have been updated/altered), so I hope that people can continue to find them useful. :)
1. Personal Excellence (Formerly The Personal Excellence Blog)
This blog is run by Celestine Chua from Singapore and its purpose is to help people "achieve their highest potential and live their best life". It contains articles on a variety of subjects including achieving goals, better time management, dealing with difficult people and how to find your life purpose. There are also tips on how to life the best life for you and living a healthy life.
Celes also runs challenges such as Live a
Better Life in 30 Days (30DLBL) and 21-Day Journalling Challenge
(21DJC). I took part in both of them and enjoyed them. Personal
Excellence has an active community forum and you're encouraged to take
part but if (like me) you prefer taking part in challenges privately or
you'd rather just read the articles, there's still plenty you can get
out of the site, including free e-books and a newsletter.
