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Author
Publisher
Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Exhausted and overworked lawyer, triathlete, wife, and mom Meredith Atwood decided one morning that she'd had it. She didn't take her kids to school. She didn't go to work. She didn't go to the gym. When she pulled herself out of bed hours later than she should have, she found a note from her husband next to two empty bottles of wine and a stack of unpaid bills: You need to get your sh*t together. And that's what Meredith began to do, starting with...
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Legacy can seem far off and out of reach, but it doesn't happen at journey's end and it's not only for the rich and famous. Legacy is now, and this book shows leaders how you can find and leave meaning on a daily basis. Certified Sage-ing Leader and TedX speaker Jann Freed introduces her Breadcrumb Legacy framework, a radical but pragmatic approach, made up of small actions you consciously take over time that accumulate into the trail, or legacy,...
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Millions of people became part of Michael Oher's story when they watched a version of him on the big screen; read his memoir, I Beat the Odds; or cheered him on from the stands. After speaking to so many of them over the years, Oher knows that more than anything, people want to believe great things can happen, even when the situation looks bleak. His story of overcoming the toughest of odds serves as their hope. Oher's life has had a lot of unexpected...
Author
Publisher
Rock Nook Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This 100 Day Project workbook provides support and inspiration on your 100-day journey. Whether you're struggling with deciding on a project, starting your project, or successfully finishing and sharing your work, the information and exercises in this workbook will help you grow your creative habit, organize your thoughts, and use your imagination"--Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The author offers a trail map to letting go of stories that are no longer serving you, and creating an intentional life that emphasizes the beauty of the natural world, the importance of gaining new perspectives, the joys of real human connection, and the peace that comes from living in harmony with your own values.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"What makes the best the best? Ultimately the best are where they are because of the mindset, habits, and rituals they have-both in their respective "arenas," but also in private, during the unseen hours. Success isn't something that happens to you. It's something you attract and you create. Successful people do the little things better than everyone else because they know all the big things arise from them. The highest performers in all walks of...
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Clinical psychologist and parent-child relationship specialist Dr. Emily Kline offers a set of five easy-to-learn, clinically proven techniques to improve communication between young adults and their parents. Based in based a methodology known as Motivational Interviewing, these techniques focus on elucidating young people's own thoughts and motivations, rather than trying to impose parental views upon them"--
73) Mental fitness: maximizing mood, motivation, & mental wellness by optimizing the brain-body-biome
Author
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Depression, anxiety, and burnout are the "Black Plague" of our modern times. These mental wellness problems afflict hundreds of millions of people around the world and account for hundreds of billions of dollars in expenditures on antidepressant drugs and related "feel better" products. Unfortunately, most of these solutions make us feel "different" but not really "better" - and certainly not the way that we want to feel with good mood, clear thinking,...
Author
Publisher
Grupo Nelson
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"[Le autor] comparte las lecciones más importantes que aprendió sobre el proceso de desarrollo del liderazgo en el último cuarto de siglo, desde la identificación de líderes de alto potencial hasta el entrenamiento de líderes para desarrollar a otros"--
The author shares the most important lessons he learned about the leadership development process in the last quarter of a century, from identifying high potential leaders to training leaders...
Author
Publisher
Indicios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Una vida que valga la pena. El arte de vivir con plenitud y sin arrepentimientos. Vivimos una vida que vale la pena cuando las elecciones, los riesgos y el esfuerzo que hacemos en cada momento se alinean con un propósito global en nuestras vidas, independientemente del resultado final. La última parte de la definición es la traicionera. Estamos demasiado constreñidos por los resultados ya que nos han inculcado que eso es lo único que importa...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go, an import of Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Explores why it is that we crave conformity, how that affects people who are different, and what they can do about it. Dives into the history of social norms and why some people hew to them more strictly than others, explores the causes behind-and the consequences of-social rejection, reveals the hidden upsides to being "weird," as well as the strategies that people who are different might use in order to achieve success in a society that values normalcy,...
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