I am witnessing a phenomenon. It seems as though a growing group of women entrepreneurs all around the world have discovered the secret to success and happiness in both their lives and careers. It's almost as though there is a hidden, underground world of power-playing females who have all cracked a magical code: they think positively, support one another, and truly believe they can have it all—and you can, too.

There is something dynamic that happens when women genuinely show up for each other. When we lose the facades, when we cut the bullsh*t, and when we truly have each other's backs. When we stop pretending everything is perfect and show the messy, beautiful parts of ourselves and our work that all look awfully similar. When we talk about our fears, our missteps, and our breakdowns. And most importantly, when we share our celebrations, our breakthroughs, and dish on what works.

There is no reason to hoard information, connections, or insight. Wisdom is meant to be shared, so let's start sharing what we've learned to make each other better. Let's start building each other up. Let's live up to our potential and start ruling the world.

GIRL CODE is a roadmap for female entrepreneurs, professional women, "side hustlers" (those with a day job who are building a business on the side), and anyone in between who wants to become a better woman. This book will not teach you how to build a multimillion-dollar business. It won't teach you about systems or operational processes. But it will teach you how to build confidence in yourself, reconnect with your "why," eradicate jealousy, and ultimately learn the power of connection. Because at the end of the day, that's what life and business are all about.

One of the most influential and well-loved books of Christianity, The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis appears here in Penguin Classics in a new translation by Robert Jeffery, with an introduction by Max Von Habsburg, notes, a chronology and further reading.

The Imitation of Christ is a passionate celebration of God's love, mercy and holiness, which has stimulated religious devotion for over five hundred years. With great personal conviction and deep humanity, Thomas à Kempis demonstrates the individual's reliance on God and on the words of Christ, and the futility of a life without faith, as well as exploring the ideas such as humility, compassion, patience and tolerance.

Thomas spent some seventy years of his life in the reclusive environment of monasteries, yet in this astonishing work he demonstrates an encompassing understanding of human nature, while his writing speaks to readers of every age and every nation.

Most of us want to make a difference. We donate our time and money to charities and causes we deem worthy, choose careers we consider meaningful, and patronize businesses and buy products we believe make the world a better place. Unfortunately, we often base these decisions on assumptions and emotions rather than facts. As a result, even our best intentions often lead to ineffective—and sometimes downright harmful—outcomes.

How can we do better? While a researcher at Oxford, trying to figure out which career would allow him to have the greatest impact, William MacAskill confronted this problem head on. He discovered that much of the potential for change was being squandered by lack of information, bad data, and our own prejudice.

As an antidote, he and his colleagues developed effective altruism, a practical, data-driven approach that allows each of us to make a tremendous difference regardless of our resources. Effective altruists believe that it’s not enough to simply do good; we must do good better.

At the core of this philosophy are five key questions that help guide our altruistic decisions:

• How many people benefit, and by how much?
• Is this the most effective thing I can do?
• Is this area neglected?
• What would have happened otherwise?
• What are the chances of success, and how good would success be?

By applying these questions to real-life scenarios, MacAskill shows how many of our assumptions about doing good are misguided. For instance, he argues one can potentially save more lives by becoming a plastic surgeon rather than a heart surgeon; measuring overhead costs is an inaccurate gauge of a charity’s effectiveness; and, it generally doesn’t make sense for individuals to donate to disaster relief.

MacAskill urges us to think differently, set aside biases, and use evidence and careful reasoning rather than act on impulse. When we do this—when we apply the head and the heart to each of our altruistic endeavors—we find that each of us has the power to do an astonishing amount of good.

First Things First is a guide to managing your time by learning how to balance your life. In this insightful book, Stephen R. Covey presents a principle-centered approach for prioritizing tasks, helping you make the changes and sacrifices needed to achieve happiness and maintain a sense of security.

This book will help you:

• Get more done in less time
• Develop and retain rich relationships
• Attain inner peace
• Create balance in your life
• Put first things first

Covey’s approach is not just about time management, but about knowing what is truly important in life. This book draws from a variety of sources to guide you toward determining just that.

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent’s behavior. These wounds can be healed, and you can move forward in your life.

In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect, and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents’ emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you’ll learn how to create positive, new relationships so you can build a better life.

Discover the four types of difficult parents:

The emotional parent instills feelings of instability and anxiety
The driven parent stays busy trying to perfect everything and everyone
The passive parent avoids dealing with anything upsetting
The rejecting parent is withdrawn, dismissive, and derogatory

In this beautiful and lucid guide, Dr. Amit Ray presents a holistic, integrated, lifestyle-oriented approach to meditation. With penetrating insights and wisdom, Ray reveals an integrated framework of meditation for living a happy and meaningful life. The book explains the bigger picture of meditation as well as step-by-step techniques of meditation.

By presenting the key meditation concepts clearly, Dr. Ray enables readers to walk into the higher levels of meditation. Written in clear and concise language, and beautifully illustrated, the book is enjoyable to read and easy to practice. As you practice these meditations, a long-lasting sense of well-being manifests in your life. You may notice a sense of joyfulness entering your life along with an ability to appreciate the many gifts that surround you.

This book will help both beginners and advanced practitioners of meditation.

Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives.

Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable, or to dare greatly. Whether the arena is a new relationship, an important meeting, our creative process, or a difficult family conversation, we must find the courage to walk into vulnerability and engage with our whole hearts.

In Daring Greatly, Dr. Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability. Based on twelve years of research, she argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection. This book will spark a new spirit of truth—and trust—in our organizations, families, schools, and communities.

In "David and Goliath," Malcolm Gladwell explores the complex and surprising ways the weak can defeat the strong, and the small can match up against the giant. He delves into how our goals, often culturally determined, can significantly influence our ultimate sense of success.

Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, and cutting-edge psychology, this book is filled with an array of unforgettable characters from around the world. Gladwell examines the hidden dynamics that shape the balance of power between the small and the mighty, challenging conventional thinking about power and advantage.

From the conflicts in Northern Ireland to the tactics of civil rights leaders, and the problem of privilege, "David and Goliath" demonstrates how we often misunderstand the true meaning of advantage and disadvantage. It's a brilliant, illuminating book that overturns conventional thinking about power and advantage.

In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country.

Allen's premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve effective productivity and unleash our creative potential.

In Getting Things Done Allen shows how to:

• Apply the do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it rule to get your in-box to empty
• Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations
• Plan projects as well as get them unstuck
• Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety, and being overwhelmed
• Feel fine about what you're not doing

From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done can transform the way you work, showing you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.

Powerful, inspirational, and hopeful tweets that encourage, motivate, and speak to your spirit. We all want to feel happy and hopeful every day. And we're fascinated by others who seem to be. How do they do it? How can we do it, too?

Maintaining a positive attitude can be challenging when we're often bombarded with negative thinking and alarming news headlines. Written for readers who are concerned about personal growth, The Hope Handbook focuses attention on YOU being in control of what you can control - your thoughts and your attitude. This book challenges you to take responsibility for your own happiness and change the way you allow negative thoughts to enter your mind.

Is there hope? Yes. It is possible to be completely fulfilled in life. Understand that hope begets hope. The more uplifting and encouraging words you inhale, the more positive you become. Personal growth is directly related to what we think about and the types of messages we receive into our spirit. Therefore, you are what you read.

This collection of insightful, empowering tweets is jammed with good advice, wise ideas, important reminders, and words of hope to carry you through your day, week, month, and the rest of your life. Here's what you'll find: perspective, inspiration, insight and focus points to help you commit to set new achievable objectives leading you to greater happiness and prosperity.

Here's wishing you lots of HOPE and much SUCCESS. Enjoy!

Micro-trauma: A Psychoanalytic Understanding of Cumulative Psychic Injury explores the "micro-traumatic" or small, subtle psychic hurts that build up to undermine a person’s sense of self-worth, skewing his or her character and compromising his or her relatedness to others. These injuries amount to what has been previously called "cumulative" or "relational trauma."

Until now, psychoanalysis has explained such negative influences in broad strokes, using general concepts like psychosexual urges, narcissistic needs, and separation-individuation aims, among others. Taking a fresh approach, Margaret Crastnopol identifies certain specific patterns of injurious relating that cause damage in predictable ways; she shows how these destructive processes can be identified, stopped in their tracks, and replaced by a healthier way of functioning.

Seven different types of micro-trauma, all largely hidden in plain sight, are described in detail, and many others are discussed more briefly. Three of these micro-traumas—"psychic airbrushing and excessive niceness," "uneasy intimacy," and "connoisseurship gone awry"—have a predominantly positive emotional tone, while the other four—"unkind cutting back," "unbridled indignation," "chronic entrenchment," and "little murders"—have a distinctly negative one.

Margaret Crastnopol shows how these toxic processes may take place within a dyadic relationship, a family group, or a social clique, causing collateral psychic damage all around as a consequence.

Using illustrations drawn from psychoanalytic treatment, literary fiction, and everyday life, Micro-trauma: A Psychoanalytic Understanding of Cumulative Psychic Injury outlines how each micro-traumatic pattern develops and manifests itself, and how it wreaks its damage. The book shows how an awareness of these patterns can give us the therapeutic leverage needed to reshape them for the good.

This publication will be an invaluable resource for psychoanalysts, psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and for trainees and graduate students in these fields and related disciplines.

Margaret Crastnopol (Peggy), Ph.D. is a faculty member of the Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, and a Supervisor of Psychotherapy at the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology. She is also a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles. She writes and teaches nationally and internationally about the analyst's and patient's subjectivity; the vicissitudes of love, lust, and attachment drives; and varieties of micro-trauma. She is in private practice for the treatment of individuals and couples in Seattle, WA.

Falling in love is easy. Staying in love—that’s the challenge! How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life?

In the #1 New York Times international bestseller The 5 Love Languages, you’ll discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide. Whether your relationship is flourishing or failing, Dr. Gary Chapman’s proven approach to showing and receiving love will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner—starting today.

The 5 Love Languages is as practical as it is insightful. Updated to reflect the complexities of relationships today, this new edition reveals intrinsic truths and applies relevant, actionable wisdom in ways that work.

Includes the Love Language assessment so you can discover your love language and that of your loved one.

Your organizational transformation begins here! Comprehensive, detailed, and easy to read and understand, How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement takes you through a real-life case study of one organization's journey to a world-class continuous improvement process. Joakim Ahlstrom—one of the world's most respected continuous improvement experts—serves as your coach.

He first helps you decide whether you want to embark on the continuous improvement journey and takes you through the entire process step by step, all the way through generating remarkable business results with his unique methods. In each chapter, Ahlstrom describes a specific stage of the transformation story and provides a clear analysis of each one to help you apply his methods in your own company. In no time you'll grasp all the concepts you need to know.

How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement covers it all, including:

• How to shift mindsets and behaviors using the often neglected practice of coaching
• Common pitfalls to help you plan out how you will apply the principles and practices
• Using "six-legged spiders" and "fishy" diagrams to achieve measurable results
• Ways to avoid "Watermelon" key performance indicators that often mask the truth

Ahlstrom explains the rationale behind all the methods in the book—the results they produce, and why—and offers practical advice on how to get full input from everyone involved. Ahlstrom concludes the book with a chapter offering a current-state analysis tool and a simple template to apply in your company.

If you're seeking to design and launch a continuous improvement program, How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement is the first book you should turn to—and it's the last one you'll ever need!

Amanda Palmer, rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker, knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to support her as she surfed the crowd (and slept on their couches while touring).

When she left her record label to strike out on her own, she asked her fans to support her in making an album, leading to the world's most successful music Kickstarter.

Even while Amanda is both celebrated and attacked for her fearlessness in asking for help, she finds that there are important things she cannot ask for—as a musician, as a friend, and as a wife. She learns that she isn't alone in this, that so many people are afraid to ask for help, and it paralyzes their lives and relationships.

In this groundbreaking book, she explores these barriers in her own life and in the lives of those around her, and discovers the emotional, philosophical, and practical aspects of The Art Of Asking.

Part manifesto, part revelation, this is the story of an artist struggling with the new rules of exchange in the twenty-first century, both on and off the Internet. The Art Of Asking will inspire readers to rethink their own ideas about asking, giving, art, and love.

The mind guides our footsteps as we progress along the pathway of life. Purity of mind leads inevitably to purity of life, to the precious love and understanding that should control our everyday acts and attitudes towards friends and foes. But where must one look for guidance? How does one achieve purity of mind that alone brings happiness and confidence?

The author offers his clear answers in this book As A Man Thinketh. His words have helped millions for more than a century--and they continue to point the true way to a better life for a troubled humanity. "Out of a clean heart comes a clean life and a clean body," James Allen writes. "Out of a defiled mind proceeds a defiled life and a corrupt body." Too many mortals strive to improve only their worldly position--and too few seek spiritual betterment. Such is the problem James Allen faced in his own time. The ideas he found in his inner-most heart after great searching guided him as they will guide you.

John C. Maxwell, a renowned leadership expert and New York Times bestselling author, delves into the critical role of questioning in leadership. Good Leaders Ask Great Questions is a testament to the power of questions in learning, connecting with others, self-improvement, team enhancement, and the generation of innovative ideas.

Maxwell emphasizes the significance of questions and provides guidance on the essential questions leaders should be asking themselves and their teams. By sharing insights from his own experiences and addressing seventy of the most impactful leadership queries, Maxwell offers a roadmap for both experienced leaders and those just embarking on their leadership journey.

This book is a transformative guide that will alter your perspective on leadership and question-asking, whether you're at the peak of your career or taking your first steps toward leadership roles.

Just Around The Bend: Más o Menos explores the intriguing concept that just beyond our current reach lies everything we've been eagerly anticipating—world peace, winning the lottery, and a blissful retirement. However, the energy and drive needed to enjoy these blessings, should they manifest, seem to have been left behind in our past.

The buzzword is 'Now', yet we often find ourselves on either side of it. Caught up in the rituals of daily life, we rarely pause to ponder profound questions like 'Know Thyself' and 'Who am I?' Perhaps we've missed something along the way or prefer to live with the mystery, content with superficial 'poster' philosophy.

If 'poster' philosophy leaves you feeling dissatisfied, then this book, covering a range of mind-stretching topics, might be just what you’re looking for.

Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy takes the discipline of logic and the mind back to its roots. Drawing inspiration from six of the finest minds in history - Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche - he addresses lack of money, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety, and conformity.

From the internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life comes a remarkable book that presents the wisdom of some of the greatest thinkers of the ages as advice for our day-to-day struggles. Solace for the broken heart can be found in the words of Schopenhauer. The ancient Greek Epicurus has the wisest, and most affordable, solution to cash flow problems. A remedy for impotence lies in Montaigne. Seneca offers advice upon losing a job. And Nietzsche has shrewd counsel for everything from loneliness to illness.

The Consolations of Philosophy is a book as accessibly erudite as it is useful and entertaining. Dividing his work into six sections—each highlighting a different psychic ailment and the appropriate philosopher—de Botton offers consolation for unpopularity from Socrates, for not having enough money from Epicurus, for frustration from Seneca, for inadequacy from Montaigne, and for a broken heart from Schopenhauer. Consolation for envy—and, of course, the final word on consolation—comes from Nietzsche: "Not everything which makes us feel better is good for us."

This wonderfully engaging book will make us feel better in a good way, with equal measures of wit and wisdom.

For those who believe that there must be a more agile and efficient way for people to get things done, Scrum is a brilliantly discursive, thought-provoking book about the leadership and management process that is changing the way we live.

Jeff Sutherland, the man who put together the first Scrum team more than twenty years ago, offers a compelling explanation of Scrum and its bright promise. Scrum is already driving most of the world's top technology companies and is now spreading to every domain where leaders wrestle with complex projects. Productivity gains of as much as 1200% have been recorded, showcasing the significant impact of Scrum.

Drawing on his experience as a West Point-educated fighter pilot, biometrics expert, early innovator of ATM technology, and V.P. of engineering or CTO at eleven different technology companies, Sutherland challenges dysfunctional realities, looking for solutions with global impact. This book takes you to Scrum's front lines where deep accountability, team interaction, and constant iterative improvement are bringing remarkable results.

From transforming the FBI's outdated systems to perfecting the design of an affordable high-efficiency vehicle, and from improving healthcare delivery to aiding in humanitarian efforts, Scrum is making a difference. The insights from various fields, including martial arts, judicial decision making, and advanced aerial combat, make Scrum consistently riveting.

Reading this book may help you achieve what others consider unachievable, be it inventing groundbreaking technology, creating a new educational system, pioneering ways to feed the hungry, or building a foundation for your family to thrive and prosper.

Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors, 2nd ed, is a comprehensive guide for clinicians dedicated to assisting trauma survivors. Throughout treatment, therapists may encounter clients disclosing self-destructive behaviors, including self-mutilation and other means of deliberately "hurting the body" such as bingeing, purging, starving, substance abuse, and other addictive behaviors.

Renowned clinician Lisa Ferentz introduces viable treatment alternatives, assessment tools, and new ways of understanding self-destructive behavior through a strengths-based approach. This method differentiates between the "experimental" non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) that some teenagers engage in occasionally and the repetitive and chronic self-destructive behaviors.

In this edition, numerous treatment strategies are cross-referenced to a practical workbook, offering therapists and clients concrete methods to integrate theory into practice. Ferentz emphasizes the significance of assessing and enhancing clients' self-compassion, explaining how nurturing this concept cognitively, emotionally, and somatically can become a catalyst for motivation and change.

The book also explores a cycle of behavior that clinicians can personalize and use as a template for treatment. The final sections focus on counter-transferential responses and various ways therapists can work with self-destructive behaviors while avoiding vicarious traumatization by adopting tools and strategies for self-care.

For those even thinking about divorce, this book is a must-read. In its short and direct presentation, Jaeson has given us the ability to optimize an outcome that is beneficial to EVERYONE.

Straight talk from the heart of someone who has been there. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is going through divorce and struggling to find the clarity and balance they so desperately need for the well-being of the ones who suffer the most.........The Children.

I felt Illuminated and Empowered as I read and pondered on the vast effects of divorce. I know that the information Jaeson shares, if applied, will yield a depth of positive impact our society has not previously known. Thank you Jaeson for this Work Of Heart and your sincere desire to help make the journey of divorce a better one.

Please Note: This is a summary of the book and not the original book.

In The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown, this 30-minute summary helps readers embrace who they are by letting go of who they think they’re supposed to be. The summary provides an overview of the book, introduces key people, and analyzes all chapters, offering key takeaways and a reader's perspective.

Chapter 1: It is necessary to practice courage, compassion, and connection daily to develop worthiness. Attempting to win someone over often means trading our sense of self for approval. True connection is formed when we share our stories of shame and embrace vulnerability, which strengthens relationships.

Courage is about speaking honestly and being vulnerable, asking for what we need, and risking disappointment. It creates a ripple effect, encouraging others to be brave.

Compassion is recognizing our shared humanity and accepting ourselves and others. It requires setting boundaries and holding others accountable.

Connection is the energy between people who feel seen, heard, and valued without judgment, strengthening them emotionally, physically, spiritually, and intellectually.

Chapter 2: Love and belonging are essential, and to experience these, one must believe they are worthy. Wholeheartedness involves believing in one's worthiness now, as they are.

Benny Lewis, the creator of the largest language learning blog in the world, www.fluentin3months.com, introduces his unconventional approach to language learning. His techniques shatter common language learning myths and introduce practical "language hacks" that leverage the skills we already have.

Fluent in 3 Months is not just a book, but a blueprint for learning new languages quickly and effectively. Lewis, a full-time "language hacker," shares his insights from mastering over ten languages through self-teaching. He makes a compelling argument that you don't need an exceptional memory or a special "language gene" to become fluent in a new language. Instead, Lewis debunks misconceptions, such as the notion that adults cannot learn languages as effectively as children.

This guide is designed to help anyone—regardless of age—speak any language from anywhere in the world, and to do so with speed, intuition, and fun.

Like dewdrops from a silent night, writings in Letters from Your Soul are distinctly brilliant, and resonate with our sense of beauty and wonder. They contain the condensed wisdom of years of soul-searching before Victor’s awakening, and years of compassionate attempts since, by him, to remind others of their own journey towards self-realisation. The messages are relevant to anyone who has ever pondered about existence and the possibilities of improving this life-experience, the only thing that truly belongs to us.

The style of writing interweaves between storytelling, conversation and prose-poetry. The uniqueness of these expressions of timeless truths lies in the fact that throughout his spiritual search, and the years following his awakening, Victor continues to remain in the chaos of an average urban life. And, for this reason, his messages act as a perfect bridge between the unworldly and worldly quests of human mind, giving immense hope to finding a life full of freedom, joy and love by remaining exactly where we are.

Your journey didn't begin when you were born, or, even when you thought you have arrived; Your journey begins, when you stop, and look for new eyes, to see you. Your journey didn't begin, when you fulfilled your dreams; Your journey begins, when you reject dreams that you bought in your sleep. Your journey didn't begin, when you were told that you have made it; Your journey begins when you reject the notion 'what you have become, is the best you can be'. Your journey awaits for a path never travelled before. Start making your path from here; and start walking towards a new 'you' now. Beauty, Wonder, and Faith; you will find them all, on your way.

Readings in the Letters from Your Soul are filled with sparks to ignite a flame of self-renewal, but, the readiness to burn, and be new, needs to come from within you.

Not Open challenges Christians to remain open, loving, and caring towards others, while also being not open to cultural influences that detract from biblical truths. In today's world, where only 1% of the Millennial generation and 9% of adults maintain a biblical worldview, the authors stress the importance of standing firm on the Word of God.

Culture demands acceptance of its views on morality, family, love, and spirituality, eroding the truth and power of Christian life. This book is a beacon, exposing the deceptions of compromise and urging believers to live a powerful, undiluted life through the truth of Jesus Christ and God's Word.

Join the battle against cultural compromise and embrace the powerful, life-altering path planned for you and your family.

Demi Lovato wakes up each morning and affirms her commitment to herself—to her health, her happiness, her being. Those commitments are the bedrock of her recovery and her work helping other young people dealing with the issues she lives with every single day. Demi is a platinum-selling recording artist whose latest album—DEMI—is already a smash hit. She's about to embark on her second season as a judge on X-Factor, and just launched The Lovato Treatment Scholarship Program. And she is an outspoken advocate for young people everywhere.

Demi is also a young woman finding her way in the world. She has dealt deftly with her struggles in the face of public scrutiny, and she has always relied, not just on friends and family, but daily affirmations of her self-worth and value. Affirmations that steady her days and strengthen her resolve. Those affirmations have grown into STAYING STRONG, a powerful 365-day collection of Demi's most powerful, honest, and hopeful insights. Each day will provide the readers with a quote, a personal reflection and a goal. These are Demi's words. Words she lives by and shares with the people she loves and total strangers alike. They are a powerful testament to a young woman standing up and fighting back.

What do we do when life lurches out of balance? How can we reconnect to one another and to what's sustaining, when evil and catastrophe seem inescapable?

These questions lie at the heart of Stitches, Anne Lamott's profound follow-up to her New York Times-bestselling work, Help, Thanks, Wow. In this book, she explores how we find meaning and peace in these loud and frantic times; where we start again after personal and public devastation; how we recapture wholeness after loss; and how we locate our true identities in this frazzled age.

We begin, Lamott says, by collecting the ripped sheets of our emotional and spiritual fabric and sewing them back together - one stitch at a time. It's in these stitches that the quilt of life begins, and embedded in them are strength, warmth, humour and humanity.

Successful Freelancing And Outsourcing is a comprehensive guide that delves into the tactics and strategies of freelancing and outsourcing. This book is designed to help individuals and companies alike by providing practical insights into the world of freelancing.

The outsourcing section offers strategies that are beneficial for companies globally. Whether you're looking to make money online or increase your business profit, this guide has got you covered.

Key Topics Include:

• How To Make Money Online
• Maximizing Your Skills
• Avoiding Common Freelancing Pitfalls
• Effective Problem Solving
• The Advantages Of Branding
• Doubling Your Earnings
• Proven Bidding Strategies
• Landing Projects Successfully
• Following Up With Clients
• Estimating Fair Pricing

Discover the advantages of outsourcing and learn how to find skilled professionals to get the job done efficiently. The book also provides insights on recognizing problem clients and optimizing your return on investment (ROI).

Put your self-doubt aside and dive into the world of freelancing with confidence by learning from the experiences shared in this book. Scroll up and start your journey today!

What is the most important ingredient for an effective speech or presentation? Whether you are one who speaks only on rare occasions or you find yourself addressing an audience every day, this book will be an invaluable tool. Beneficial to the experienced pro as well as the new beginner, Secrets of Dynamic Communication is a practical and effective handbook for powerful presentations of all kinds. It takes the reader through the process of selecting and developing a theme, giving it focus, fleshing it out, and communicating well with the audience. The first half is devoted to preparation, the second to delivery.

Author Ken Davis is frequently hired by individuals and companies around the world to bring his humor and expertise to others in the speaking field, and he is now bringing those concepts to the wider community as well. No abstract theories here, only step-by-step help in preparing and delivering speeches that get results! You’ll soon develop the dynamic speaking skills associated with the very best in the field.

Whether it’s the monster in the closet or the fear that arises from new social situations, school, or sports, anxiety can be especially challenging and maddening for children. And since anxiety has a mind of its own, logic and reassurance often fail, leaving parents increasingly frustrated about how to help.

Now, Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., the author of Playful Parenting, provides a special set of tools to handle childhood anxiety. Offering simple, effective strategies that build connection through fun, play, and empathy, Dr. Cohen helps parents:

• Start from a place of warmth, compassion, and understanding.
• Teach children the basics of the body’s “security system”: alert, alarm, assessment, and all clear.
• Promote tolerance of uncertainty and discomfort by finding the balance between outright avoidance and “white-knuckling” through a fear.
• Find lighthearted ways to release tension in the moment, labeling stressful emotions on a child-friendly scale.
• Tackle their own anxieties so they can stay calm when a child is distressed.
• Bring children out of their anxious thoughts and into their bodies by using relaxation, breathing, writing, drawing, and playful roughhousing.

With this insightful resource of easy-to-implement solutions and strategies, you and your child can experience the opposite of worry, anxiety, and fear and embrace connection, trust, and joy.

With anxiety at epidemic levels among our children, Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents offers a contrarian yet effective approach to help children and teens push through their fears, worries, and phobias to ultimately become more resilient, independent, and happy.

How do you manage a child who gets stomachaches every school morning, who refuses after-school activities, or who is trapped in the bathroom with compulsive washing? Children like these put a palpable strain on frustrated, helpless parents and teachers. One in every five kids suffers from a diagnosable anxiety disorder.

Unfortunately, when parents or professionals offer help in traditional ways, they unknowingly reinforce a child's worry and avoidance. From their success with hundreds of organizations, schools, and families, Reid Wilson, PhD, and Lynn Lyons, LICSW, share their unconventional approach of stepping into uncertainty in a way that is currently unfamiliar but infinitely successful.

Using current research and contemporary examples, the book exposes the most common anxiety-enhancing patterns—including reassurance, accommodation, avoidance, and poor problem solving—and offers a concrete plan with 7 key principles that foster change.

Since new research reveals how anxious parents typically make for anxious children, the book offers exercises and techniques to change both the children's and the parental patterns of thinking and behaving. This book challenges our basic instincts about how to help fearful kids and will serve as the antidote for an anxious nation of kids and their parents.

In this engrossing journey into the lives of psychopaths and their infamously crafty behaviors, the renowned psychologist Kevin Dutton reveals that there is a scale of “madness” along which we all sit. Incorporating the latest advances in brain scanning and neuroscience, Dutton demonstrates that the brilliant neurosurgeon who lacks empathy has more in common with a Ted Bundy who kills for pleasure than we may wish to admit, and that a mugger in a dimly lit parking lot may well, in fact, have the same nerveless poise as a titan of industry.

Dutton argues that there are indeed “functional psychopaths” among us—different from their murderous counterparts—who use their detached, unflinching, and charismatic personalities to succeed in mainstream society, and that shockingly, in some fields, the more “psychopathic” people are, the more likely they are to succeed. Dutton deconstructs this often misunderstood diagnosis through bold on-the-ground reporting and original scientific research as he mingles with the criminally insane in a high-security ward, shares a drink with one of the world’s most successful con artists, and undergoes transcranial magnetic stimulation to discover firsthand exactly how it feels to see through the eyes of a psychopath.

As Dutton develops his theory that we all possess psychopathic tendencies, he puts forward the argument that society as a whole is more psychopathic than ever: after all, psychopaths tend to be fearless, confident, charming, ruthless, and focused—qualities that are tailor-made for success in the twenty-first century. Provocative at every turn, The Wisdom of Psychopaths is a riveting adventure that reveals that it’s our much-maligned dark side that often conceals the trump cards of success.

The Conquest of Happiness is Bertrand Russell's recipe for good living. First published in 1930, it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades.

Leading the reader step by step through the causes of unhappiness and the personal choices, compromises, and sacrifices that may lead to the final, affirmative conclusion of 'The Happy Man', this is popular philosophy, or even self-help, as it should be written.

Eat, Pray, Love is the captivating memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert that chronicles her journey of self-discovery following a devastating divorce. Feeling lost and uncertain about the future, Gilbert makes a bold decision to step away from her life in America and embark on a year-long trip around the world.

In Italy, she indulges in the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and delighting in the country's culinary offerings. Her experience is not just about savoring good food and wine, but also about embracing joy and giving herself permission to feel good again.

India offers a stark contrast, where Gilbert dives deep into the art of devotion. It is here, in an ashram, that she commits to exploring her spiritual side, seeking peace and a sense of connection that had long eluded her.

The final leg of her journey takes her to Bali, Indonesia, where she seeks balance between the material and the spiritual. Under the guidance of an elderly medicine man and through an unexpected romance, Gilbert finds a harmony she had been missing.

An honest and transformative narrative, Eat, Pray, Love is a testament to the healing power of travel and the courage it takes to confront one's own truths. It's a story of embracing change, pursuing happiness, and discovering a life worth living on one's own terms.

Do you struggle in your relationships? Do your relationships have more hurt than happiness, and you're not sure why? Do you want to find more happiness in your life as a whole? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, From Hurt to Happiness is for you.

When you meet author Mike Van today, you would never imagine the pain he experienced in his past. From fleeing a war-ravaged country as a boy, to years of being bullied and finding himself on the brink of suicide at nineteen, to overcoming the lingering depression that plagued him from childhood.

With heart-wrenching candor, Van shares his many challenges and the path he found to ultimately overcome them. He takes us inside his personal road to rebuilding his inner strength, his identity, and his life. These are trials we all may have experienced in one way or another.

Through relaying his personal strife, Van shares the many pitfalls of relationships and the secrets to their success. In From Hurt to Happiness, he lays out the twenty-five secrets he's learned about connecting with people, how to get others to willingly comply with our needs, and why it can be a struggle being understood and accepted. Van gives readers the secrets that help replace the hurt in our lives and relationships so that happiness and joy can flourish.

In From Hurt to Happiness, walk through Mike Van's path to transformation and joy, and find answers to improving your own relationships—and your life.

Mike Van lives in Sydney, Australia. He hopes to see personal development such as conflict resolution taught in schools and to young adults, equipping our children and future leaders with the necessary tools to make positive differences for generations to come.

You Are A Badass is the self-help book for people who desperately want to improve their lives but don't want to get busted doing it.

In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bite-sized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice, easy exercises, and the occasional swear word.

If you're ready to make some serious changes, You Are a Badass will help you:

• Identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors that stop you from getting what you want
• Blast past your fears so you can take big exciting risks
• Figure out how to make some damn money already
• Learn to love yourself and others
• Set big goals and reach them

By the end of You Are a Badass, you'll understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to use The Force to kick some serious ass.

Lean In is a massive cultural phenomenon and its title has become an instant catchphrase for empowering women. The book soared to the top of bestseller lists internationally, igniting global conversations about women and ambition.

Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Meta (previously called Facebook), draws on her own experience of working in some of the world's most successful businesses. She looks at what women can do to help themselves and make the small changes in their life that can effect change on a more universal scale.

In her famed TED talk, Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto.

Lean In combines personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career.

She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home.

Buddhist Boot Camp is a delightful collection of short journal entries and letters sent to friends over the course of an eight-year journey to mindful living. Buddhism is all about training the mind, and boot camp is an ideal training method for this generation's short attention span. The chapters in this small book can be read in any order, and are simple and easy to understand.

Each story, inspirational quote, and teaching offers mindfulness-enhancing techniques that anyone can relate to. You don't need to be a Buddhist to find the Buddha's teachings motivational. As the Dalai Lama says, "Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are."

So whether it's Mother Teresa's acts of charity, Gandhi's perseverance, or your aunt Betty's calm demeanor, as long as you're motivated to be better today than you were yesterday, it doesn't matter who inspires you. Regardless of religion, geographical region, race, ethnicity, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, flexibility, or vulnerability, if you do good, you feel good, and if you do bad, you feel bad.

Buddhism isn't just about meditating. It's about rolling up your sleeves to relieve some of the suffering in the world. If you are ready to be a soldier of peace in the army of love, welcome to Buddhist Boot Camp!

Who hasn’t considered, at some point in their life, what it would take to live as a samurai? Whether it was a serious, life-long obsession or a passing, whimsical thought; in either case, there was really no way to know how to go about living life as a samurai.

Any book about the samurai, or their codes, was either so strictly historical, or so thickly academic, that it didn’t give any practical solutions to the average person, about how to go about applying the samurai ethic to their daily life. Previously, the aspiring samurai had no resource at all. But now, they have the manual.

Based on the ancient and authoritative texts of three samurai masters, this manual gives the direct and authentic “samurai solution” to any of life’s many situations. This pocket-sized book can be carried anywhere, anytime, for quick reference. No matter where life takes you, you are just one quick reference away from the samurai solution to your problems.

Men, women and children, from all walks of life; no matter who you are or what circumstances life throws your way—with this manual, you, too, can live like a samurai!

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam M. Grant is a groundbreaking work that challenges conventional wisdom about success. Grant, a professor at Wharton Business School, introduces the concept of reciprocity styles—takers, matchers, and givers—and reveals how these styles impact our success.

In the workplace, givers, who contribute to others without expecting anything in return, can sometimes be exploited or burn out. However, Grant's research demonstrates that givers are often the most successful people in their fields. The book shows how a revolutionary approach to work, networking, and collaboration can lead to greater personal success and transform organizations and communities.

Through engaging stories and cutting-edge evidence, Grant illustrates the power of giving and how smart givers avoid becoming doormats. He also explores how successful networking, collaboration, influence, negotiation, and leadership skills are intertwined. Give and Take not only presents a new model for success but also provides insights into how to build more productive and rewarding relationships.

Your Turn for Care is the first book specifically designed for adults who were abused and maltreated by older family members, and who are now faced with the aging and death of those abusive elders.

This book delves into the reasons why this normal life passage is particularly challenging for adult survivors. It draws on psychological research about the long-term effects of childhood maltreatment and provides insights on how adult survivors can navigate this period and turn it into an opportunity for their own healing.

Specific suggestions for self-care and strategies for decision-making are presented throughout the book. An extensive list of written and online resources on a variety of related topics is also included, offering further support and guidance.

Your Turn for Care is unique in its focus on the special concerns of adult survivors of childhood maltreatment who find themselves at this critical juncture in their lives.

Smart But Scattered Teens is an insightful guide that leverages key principles from the business world to help teens become more organized, stay focused, and manage their impulses effectively. If you're a parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, this book offers an alternative to micromanaging and ineffective punishments.

This positive guide provides a science-based program for promoting teens' independence by building their executive skills—fundamental brain-based abilities necessary for getting organized, staying focused, and controlling impulses and emotions.

Executive skills experts Drs. Richard Guare and Peg Dawson, joined by Colin Guare, offer step-by-step strategies to help your teen reach their potential now and in the future, while strengthening your relationship.

Helpful worksheets and forms are available for download, designed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size, making it easy to implement the strategies provided in the book.

From the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost philosophers of our time, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, comes a book on how some systems actually benefit from disorder.

In The Black Swan, Taleb outlined a problem; in Antifragile he offers a definitive solution: how to gain from disorder and chaos while being protected from fragilities and adverse events. For what he calls the "antifragile" is one step beyond robust, as it benefits from adversity, uncertainty, and stressors, just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension.

Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, and proposing that things be built in an antifragile manner. Extremely ambitious and multidisciplinary, Antifragile provides a blueprint for how to behave—and thrive—in a world we don't understand and which is too uncertain for us to even try to understand.

The book covers innovation, health, biology, medicine, life decisions, politics, foreign policy, urban planning, war, personal finance, and economic systems. Throughout, the voice and recipes of ancient wisdom from Phoenician, Roman, Greek, and Medieval sources are heard loud and clear.

Help, Thanks, Wow is a profound exploration of the three simple prayers that are fundamental to navigating life's challenges. Anne Lamott, known for her witty and perceptive writing, delves into the essence of these prayers:

Help: Seeking assistance from a higher power to guide us through tough times.

Thanks: Cultivating gratitude for the goodness in our lives.

Wow: Experiencing awe and wonder at the world around us.

Lamott shares her personal journey of discovering these prayers, explaining their significance and how they have shaped her life. Through her insights, she offers readers a pathway to embrace these ideas and enrich their own spiritual practices.

This book is a delightful read for both new and longtime fans of Anne Lamott, providing comfort and inspiration for the soul.

Joyce Meyer has a knack for coining phrases - her fans call them Joyceisms - and one of her best loved is 'Where the mind goes, the man follows.' This was the basis for Battlefield of the Mind, and in her latest book, Meyer provides 'power thoughts', bringing the reader to a new level of ability to use the mind as a tool to achievement.

In Power Thoughts, she outlines a flexible program to turn thoughts into habits, and habits into success. Sections feature bulleted keys to successful thinking in each chapter and include:

• The Power of a Positive You
• 5 Rules for Keeping Your Attitude at the Right Altitude
• More Power To You
• The Power of Perspective

Nobody has more of a 'can-do' attitude than Joyce Meyer. Now you can, too.

Redefining Success details how W. Brett Wilson was forced to redefine his life, making health and key relationships his first priorities. Through trial and error, he discovered that these simple virtues are foundations for real, enduring success, both in business and in life.

Wilson's compelling insights are the basis for Redefining Success. Not just for entrepreneurs and business people, the book outlines how we can change our lives for the better by re-evaluating our personal definitions of success, then reworking them into a life plan that is feasible, lasting, and rewarding. Inspirational and paradigm-changing, Redefining Success will help you implement and sustain lasting, positive change in your life—and make your world a little more meaningful—every day.

Discover and fulfill your God-given purpose by joining the more than thirty-five million others who have embarked on a spiritual journey that started with this #1 New York Times bestselling book by Pastor Rick Warren. Before you were born, God knew what your life had in store for you. His hope for you is to discover the life he created just for you--both here on earth, and forever in eternity. Let Rick Warren guide you as you learn to live out your true purpose.

The Purpose Driven Life is more than a book; it's a road map for your spiritual journey. Combining thoughtful verses from Scripture with timely stories and perspectives from Warren's own life, The Purpose Driven Life will help you discover the answer to one of life's most important questions: What on earth am I here for? Throughout The Purpose Driven Life, Warren will teach you to spend time getting to know yourself and your creator in order to live your life to the fullest. Unlocking your true purpose will also reduce your stress, simplify your decisions, increase your satisfaction, and, most importantly, prepare you for eternity.

Designed to be read over the course of forty-two days, The Purpose Driven Life will help you see the big picture, giving you a fresh perspective on the way that the pieces of your life fit together. Every chapter of The Purpose Driven Life provides a daily meditation and practical steps to help you uncover and live out your purpose, starting with exploring three essential questions: The Question of Existence: Why am I alive? The Question of Significance: Does my life matter? The Question of Purpose: What on earth am I here for? Each copy of The Purpose Driven Life also includes thoughtful discussion questions, audio Bible studies that go along with every chapter, and access to a supportive online community, giving you the opportunity to dive even deeper into each life-changing lesson.

Crossing the Seas: A Diary of My Thoughts documents the author Yuehai Xiao's book reading experience and his reflections upon politics, higher education, society, and pop culture, as well as his mind reading experience. It is a collection of his posts on his blog and on Facebook, where he has been sharing his thoughts and interacting with top political and business leaders, celebrities, and scholars in America, Europe, and Asia, implicitly and explicitly during the past two years (Sept.2010 through Sept.2012).

It seems that his Facebook posts might have inspired lots of creative celebrities who produced stunning songs, movies, and TV shows, evidencing a broad influence on popular culture.