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Purposeful: Are You a Manager or a Movement Starter?

Jennifer Dulski · Portfolio
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Managers accept the world as it is; movement starters push the boundaries to make it more just, compassionate, and even joyful. We all need to decide: Are we managers or movement starters?Jennifer Dulski, the head of Groups at Facebook, and former president of Change.org, explains how you can turn...
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Exponential Living: Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are

Sheri Riley · New American Library
Pages: 333
Format: Print book

Peace is possible. Peace is our power. Peace is the New Success®. Constantly striving to achieve one goal after another and investing more in our careers than in our actual lives have left many of us feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and disconnected from who we are - anything but happy....
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Why Your Weirdness Is Wonderful: Embrace Your Quirks and Live Your Strengths

Laurie Wallin · Abingdon Press
Format: Paperback

It’s in our weirdness that God’s perfection exists. What if who you are right now is exactly who God meant for you to be? What if the weirdest, most annoying things about you exist on purpose—for a purpose—to bring life, joy, strength, and healing to this world?...
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The Blessing of Sorrow: Turning Grief into Healing

Ben Kamin · Central Recovery Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Tackling one of life's greatest mysteries, Rabbi Ben Kamin examines the diverseways we mourn the death of a loved one. Drawn from his forty-plus years of coun- seling the bereaved, Kamin uses parables and stories to provide thoughtful in- sights on how to encounter and endure heartbreaking...
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Finish First: Winning Changes Everything

Scott Hamilton · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Go for the win! Achieve excellence and be better than you've ever been!In his years as a professional ice-skater, Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton learned to embrace the mind-set of working hard to "beat" the competition. But it seems competition has gotten a bad rap these...
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Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old?: Plan Now to Safeguard Your Health and Happiness in Old Age

Joy Loverde · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Everything you need to know to plan for your own safe, financially secure, healthy, and happy old ageFor those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. Whether you have friends and family ready and able to help you or not,...
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Grin and Bear It: How to Be Happy No Matter What Reality Throws Your Way

Jenni Pulos · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

Jenni Pulos, from Bravo's Flipping Out and Interior Therapy, pens a charming memoir-advice book on how to survive (and thrive) in any situationJenni Pulos has specialized in a lifetime of disappointments. She's been publicly humiliated, dumped by her spouse on national television,...
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The Stuff: Unlock Your Power to Overcome Challenges, Soar, and Succeed

SHARLEE JETER · Gallery/Jeter Publishing
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The Stuff [noun]: A cultivatable inner fortitude used by people to overcome obstacles, soar, and succeed.Everyone has the Stuff - but sometimes we need help harnessing it. Survivors of difficult circumstances themselves, Dr. Sampson Davis and Sharlee Jeter were inspired to study and interview...
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Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose

Caroline Adams Miller · Sounds True
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback

Grit - defined as our perseverance and passion for long-term goals - is now recognized as one of the key determinants of success and life satisfaction. So, how do we build this essential quality? "First we have to understand what authentic grit is," writes Caroline Adams Miller....
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The Mask of Masculinity: How Men Can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships, and Live Their Fullest Lives

LEWIS HOWES · Rodale Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Standing between you and the man you CAN be is one thing: The Mask of Masculinity.Lewis Howes grew up as an athlete. He was a two-sport All-American, played almost every sport in high school, and went on to play football professionally. Howes then transferred his competitive nature from...
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WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere

Gillian/ Nadel Jennifer Anderson · Atria Books
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover

Actress Gillian Anderson and journalist Jennifer Nadel, friends for more than a decade, have created the road map they wish they'd had for how to live a meaningful life.WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere is an uplifting, inspirational, and intensely practical manual for change, providing...
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The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People

Judith Orloff · Sounds True
Pages: 263
Format: Hardcover

What is the difference between having empathy and being an empath? "Having empathy means our heart goes out to another person in joy or pain," says Dr. Judith Orloff. "But for empaths it goes much further. We actually feel others' emotions, energy, and physical symptoms in our own bodies,...
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Success: The Psychology of Achievement

Dk. · DK
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Success: The Psychology of Achievement is a dynamic infographic guide that equips you with the tools you need to drive yourself toward success, whether you are seeking improvement in your career, relationships, or in your overall performance.Give your confidence a boost, master your resources,...
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