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Conquer Your State of Anxiety with Inspirational insight
“Her description of her escalating illness is irreverent, brutally honest, and compelling, her successes are inspiring.” —Booklist
Receive practical and insightful anxiety relief and comfort from someone with first hand experience struggling with a specific type of OCD.
Discover what anxiety looks like. Kirstin Pagacz tells the riveting story of how she discovered her disorder. By high school, she was anorexic and a substance abuser —common 'shadow syndromes' of OCD. By adulthood she was holding onto jobs and friends through sheer grit. Help came in the form of a miraculously well-timed public service announcement on NPR about OCD —at last, her illness had an identity.
Learn what anxiety feels like. 'It's like the meanest, wildest monkey running around my head, constantly looking for ways to bite me.' That was how Kirsten Pagacz described her OCD to her therapist. After learning how to conquer her specific type of OCD, Pagacz wants to share her insight with you in hopes that you banish those intrusive thoughts, conquer your anxiety, and live a better life.
Inside you'll gain insight into:
The benefits of meditation and yoga
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Medication and exposure therapy
If you learned from guides like Anxious for Nothing, The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, or The Anxiety and Worry Workbook, then you’ll want to read Conquering Your State of Anxiety.
This complete guide to effective, transformative diversity training provides an answer to the superficial, check-the-box DEI efforts that are undermining the entire field.
DEI work is getting a bad reputation. But that's because it's not being done right, say veteran diversity consultants James O. Rodgers and Laura Kangas. Too many organizations are treating diversity training as a quick-hit, low-cost, check-the-box activity.
Effective diversity training involves behavioral change based on adult learning theory. It is rigorous, deeply personal, experience based, and, if done well, life changing. Rodgers and Kangas offer a complete guide, from design to implementation to results. They show how to
• determine what specific, tangible outcomes an organization wants before it starts
• link diversity training to overall organizational strategy
• help all participants forge an individual, emotional connection to the training
• identify what skills a facilitator needs-the right facilitator makes all the difference
• create memorable learning experiences, not simply educational programs
The authors' goal is nothing less than to spark a worldwide revolution of informed practitioners, employees, and business leaders who will demand diversity training be given the same time, resources, and attention as any other critical enterprise initiative.
Reading group discussion guide available in book.
We come from a Source that is rooted in the stars-but we're planted on the Earth, with all of its loneliness and grief. So, how can we find our way back to that original wellspring? With her teachings that weave together the psychological and spiritual dimensions of life, Annette Hulefeld is a spiritual mentor for the modern age. As her own story reveals, many of us feel a pervasive sense of worthlessness because of separation from our own Divine nature; the split of our human nature from Soul. In a lively, engaging narrative, Hulefeld shows us how a girl who grew up Catholic in a family challenged with poverty, abuse, and mental illness found a mysticism that brings body and Soul together again. Rooted in the Stars is a timely and personal story that will resonate with everyone carving their own path to a modern spirituality.
From the author-illustrator of The Book of Mistakes comes a gorgeous picture book, adapted for audio, about caring for your own heart and living with kindness and empathy.
My heart is a window. My heart is a slide. My heart can be closed...or opened up wide.
Some days your heart is a puddle or a fence to keep the world out. But some days it is wide open to the love that surrounds you.
My Heart empowers readers of all ages to listen to the guide within in this ode to love and self-acceptance.
A stunning and sensitive portrait of the strength within each of us and the nourishment we receive from the natural world, by the New York Times bestselling creator of the acclaimed My Heart and The Book of Mistakes
Through poetic text and exquisite illustrations of children reveling in nature, this picture book explores the various ways we as human beings are strong, creative, and connected to others. Each of us is like a tree, with roots and fruit, and an enduring link to everything else in nature. 'The tree in me is strong. It bends in the wind, and has roots that go deep . . . to where other roots reach up toward their own trunk-branch-crown and sky.'
As Corinna Luyken did in her award-winning My Heart, she again provides an invigorating conversation-starter that contains a world of truths--about self-esteem, community, and living a meaningful life.
Awards and Accolades for My Heart
New York Times Best Seller
PNBA Book Award Winner
Indie Next List Pick (Top 10)
Nerdies Best Picture Books of the Year
Book Page Best of the Year
Brain Pickings Best Books of the Year
* 'This must-buy for librarians and teachers has myriad educational uses; it begs to be read aloud, and it is a masterful blending of text and illustration.' -School Library Journal, starred review
* 'Soothing, simple phrasing and masterful printmaking harness metaphors to make a heart's complexity accessible to children . . . Sensitive, stunning words and pictures speak directly to young hearts.' -Kirkus, starred review
Awards and Accolades for Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse
Indie Next List Pick
Book Page Best of the Year
Awards and Accolades for The Book of Mistakes
New York Public Library Best Books of the Year
NPR Best of the Year
PNBA Book Award Winner
Nerdies Best Picture Books of the Year
Boston Globe Best of the Year
* 'This will lead kids to see their own so-called mistakes in a new, more positive light.' -Booklist, starred review
* 'The idea of setbacks being opportunities in disguise is no stranger to picture book pages, but rarely has it been illuminated with such style, imagination, and compassion.' -Publishers Weekly, starred review
Zoom meets Beautiful Oops! in this memorable debut about the creative process, and the way in which 'mistakes' can blossom into inspiration
One eye was bigger than the other. That was a mistake.
The weird frog-cat-cow thing? It made an excellent bush.
And the inky smudges… they look as if they were always meant to be leaves floating gently across the sky.
As one artist incorporates accidental splotches, spots, and misshapen things into her art, she transforms her piece in quirky and unexpected ways, taking listeners on a journey through her process. Told in minimal, playful lines, this story shows readers that even the biggest "mistakes" can be the source of the brightest ideas-and that, at the end of the day, we are all works in progress, too.
Fans of Peter Reynolds's Ish and Patrick McDonnell's A Perfectly Messed-Up Story will love the funny, poignant, completely unique storytelling of The Book of Mistakes. And, like Oh, The Places You'll Go!, it makes the perfect graduation gift, encouraging listeners to have a positive outlook as they learn to face life's obstacles.
The financial planning landscape for millennials is fundamentally different than for any other generation that has come before. Between unprecedented student loan debt and income levels that have lagged behind those of previous generations, building wealth as a millennial can seem like a daunting, confusing, and often impossible feat.
As a millennial and financial planner, Rachel Podnos O’Leary understands the unique obstacles and opportunities that face her generation. In 21st Century Wealth, her no-nonsense personal finance guide, she shows you how to achieve financial independence, no matter your starting point. With tips on how you can build wealth through cash flow planning, debt reduction, investing, and strategic tax planning, you’ll learn how to leverage time and money as your most precious resources. Whether you’re working on paying down student loans or wondering how to invest your 401(k), this simple guide has the answers you need.
A retired Wall Street Journal editor and mother compares two generations of women—boomers and GenXers—to examine how each navigates the emotional and professional challenges involved in juggling managerial careers and families.
For the first time in American history, a significant number of mothers are heading major corporations, including General Motors, Ulta Beauty, and Best Buy. Over the past several decades, women have made gains throughout executive suites. Yet these “Power Moms” still struggle with balancing their management responsibilities with raising children. Joann S. Lublin draws on the experiences of the nation’s two generations of these successful women to measure how far we’ve come—and how far we still need to go.
Lublin combines her own insights with those of eighty-five executive mothers across industries—including experienced public-company chiefs such as Carol Bartz, the first woman to command Autodesk and Yahoo; Hershey’s Michele Buck, DuPont’s Ellen Kullman, ITT’s Denise Ramos, and WW International’s Mindy Grossman—and twenty-five of their grown daughters. Lublin reveals how trailblazer boomers, many now in their sixties, often endured sweeping disapproval for their demanding management careers, even as their own daughters sometimes rejected their choices. While the second wave of executive mothers—all under forty-five—handle working parenthood with less angst, they still lead stressful lives.
Power Moms provides lessons and advice to help today’s professional women, their families, and their employers navigate this challenging terrain. Lublin looks at the trade-offs mothers are too often forced to make between work and family and the root causes, including the dearth of large-scale paid parental leave and other family-friendly policies. While it celebrates the gains women have made, Power Moms makes clear how much more must be done to make being a working mother easier.
If just one step could change your life, would you take it? In The Labyrinth Influence: Awaken The Wisdom Within, we meet a woman searching for answers. After overcoming myriad challenges in work and life-a round of layoffs, her husband's serious illness, and health issues of her own-the Woman finds herself at the mouth of a labyrinth, unsure of her next move. Should she pursue the road less traveled and the potential to make a difference, or stick with the safety of what she has always known? Before she can find her path, she must let go of it all-her social conditioning, her definition of success, and even her concept of herself. Thus, the Woman sets off on her journey, learning to trust herself in the labyrinth and beyond. Along the way, she encounters setbacks and challenges that make her question everything. But ultimately, she realizes that she has had the answers all along-she just had to figure out how to access them. In this moving business fable based on author PJ Jackson's transformative experiences as an applied scientist and authority on women in business, the reader travels with the Woman as she uncovers seven universal wisdoms and cultivates grace, power, and ease on the route to personal fulfillment. If you are ready to tap into your inner wisdom, identify your true purpose, and embrace your own unique value, then PJ Jackson-and The Labyrinth Influence: Awaken the Wisdom Within-is your guide.
Tech For Life is a movement that embraces technology as a means of developing good things for humanity. This book invites you to join the movement, and the conversation, about how we collaboratively can optimize our businesses for life, and not only
for profits.
Regardless of your company size, whether you are a start-up or a global market leader, your participation makes a difference to the future. The authors provide a multidimensional context for the Tech for Life movement that offers an introduction to the core values and principles. You will get a understanding of the importance and necessity of leading technology for the common good of human beings.
The Tech for Life movement urges us all to develop and use technology as a force for good all over the world and to take part in a new way of using technology positively to:
– CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY
– ENHANCE THE LIVES OF ITS USERS
– CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL
– RESPECT AND ENHANCE HUMAN RIGHTS
– BE HUMAN-CENTERED AT ALL TIMES
Join the authors in exploring where technology has come from, where it is today, why it must change, how it must change, and what
needs to be done. And, most importantly, what you can do.
Visit www.techforlife.net for further inspiration.
When a woman discovers the Goddess within her own nature, she becomes whole. She becomes an embodiment of the Grail, the vessel in which the divine light can dwell. This is also true for men. They also become much more attractive to women. Legends of the Grail is a collection of ancient Irish myths, and the missing or untold stories of Goddesses told in first person.
Selected as a Distinguished Favorite in the Independent Press Award competition.Does going to work fire you up or drain the life out of you? Do you flourish or flounder when faced with change? Do you have the energy you need or are you running on empty? Resilience has become a necessary business competency--key to not just surviving, but thriving in our VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) work environment. Being resilient boosts your ability to manage career obstacles, make sense of organization changes, and manage transition, while continuing to be productive and satisfied in your career, all of which give you a career advantage. In Career ReCharge, Beth Kennedy explains her Benatti Resiliency Model, five strategies that help you develop your resilience and give you the energy to recharge your career and your life, even if circumstances are discouraging or disruptive. The Benatti Resiliency Model has proven successful through Beth's more than 20 years of professional coaching and personal experience. In Career ReCharge, you'll discover: why taking care of your well-being is so important; the value of knowing your purpose and adjusting your mindset; the importance of a personal brand; why and how to cultivate connections with others; and how to incorporate innovation into your career and life. This book is a journey to resilience with an itinerary! It includes exercises to help you get the most benefit from each chapter, Resiliency Boosters-actions you can take to implement each resilience strategy, and personal success stories from Beth's coaching clients. Career ReCharge is for you if you're ready to enhance your confidence, engagement, and productivity. "Greatly needed advice for an incredibly hectic new world! We all need to recharge! Beth shows us how." Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach in the World and Top Ten Business Thinker for eight consecutive years.
