Collection: Self-Development

Why Winning with Character Is the Only Way to Win The conditioning begins early in our lives. Great achievements will bring lasting happiness and fulfillment; great achievements form the bedrock of stable self-esteem and strong character; great achievements will become the foundation for a successful life. If these well-intentioned promises are true, why does winning never seem to be enough? In The Only Way to Win, Jim Loehr draws upon two decades of work with Fortune 500 executives; world-class athletes such as Monica Seles, Dan Jansen, and Eric Lindros; and other high achievers at the Human Performance Institute (HPI) to reveal surprising insights about achievement motivation. Specifically, Loehr finds that the blind pursuit of external achievement often results in emptiness, addiction, and, ironically, poor performance. It's not really about what you achieve, he argues, it's about who you become as a consequence of the chase. As Loehr powerfully demonstrates, success at work and fulfillment in life require a complete re-purposing of achievement, one where value is derived from growth in areas such as integrity, honesty, gratefulness, humility, optimism, and compassion. To help readers start this process, he provides them with the tools they need to develop these character traits, as well as the plan they need to use them effectively. A compelling, practical, and hopeful read filled with relatable stories and useful exercises, The Only Way to Win will serve as a powerful wake-up call for business leaders, employees, teachers, and coaches. It will also provide inspiration for readers looking to perform better, achieve more, and change both their own lives and those of the people they influence. Jim Loehr is a world-renowned performance psychologist, co-founder of the Human Performance Institute, and author of fifteen books, including his most recent, The Power of Story. He also co-authored the national bestseller The Power of Full Engagement.

The perfect guidebook for beginners, Hot Girl Crochet offers 15 super cool and easy projects from Danish contemporary crochet star Rose Svane so you can learn howto crochet your own clothes, accessories, and homeware.

Rose built her popular brand off stylish crocheted clothing and accessories that earned her international attention, Instagram fame, and customers like Internet icon Emma Chamberlain, Maddie Ziegler, and Meadow Walker. Her designs have been featured in Cosmopolitan and copied by people all over the world.

In Hot Girl Crochet, Rose shares step-by-step instructions to re-create her signature crocheted looks at home. Readers can make:

• A bucket hat
• A crocheted bikini
• A checkered lampshade
• A leftover yarn sweater
• A cross-body bag
• A beach skirt

Featuring the woven, dreamy look that Rose is known for, each project can be customized and brought to life by beginners and practiced crafters alike.

Includes Color Photographs

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau invites readers on a deeply personal journey toward self-knowledge, acceptance, and empowerment, drawing on the expertise of top psychologists, psychiatrists, scientists, and thought leaders.

As a passionate advocate for mental health, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau believes that in order to know and accept ourselves fully, we need to understand why we think and feel the way we do, and recognize the experiences, attitudes, and patterns that may be holding us back. And yet, all of us are capable of growth and positive change, if we're willing to stay open and curious throughout our lives.

In Closer Together, Sophie shares moments from her own journey: from her childhood, through her struggles with an eating disorder in her teens and early adulthood; from a career as a speaker and television host to de facto "first lady" and mother of three. Above all, Sophie is a warm and empathetic connector, and her book is enriched by exclusive interviews with experts such as Gabor Maté, Liz Plank, Terrence Real, Catherine Price, Harville Hendrix, and Helen LaKelly Hunt--to name just a few--as she delves into the science behind brain health and our unique emotional signatures. She explores the questions that matter the most for our individual and collective growth, and in how we interact with others:

• How does the way we were raised contribute to our sense of self?
• How can we better prepare ourselves to deal with big emotions?
• What do we need from our relationships, and what can we contribute to them?
• What role do physical activity and creative pursuits play in mental health?
• How can we let go of what doesn't serve us and nurture what does?

Drawing on her own mindfulness and yoga practices, Sophie also offers journalling prompts and other tools that will guide readers as they explore these questions in their own lives. In creating a space for openness, playfulness, and creativity, Sophie inspires us to see that there are more things that bring us together than separate us, allowing us to stand in the light of our true potential.

PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY OF THE "FERMENTATION REVIVALIST," FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS OF CHEF ROY CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX.
- "Best Picture Book Biographies, 2022" --Kirkus Reviews- "Best Children's Books of the Year 2023"-- Bank Street College of Education, Children's Book Committee
Sandor Katz's love of fermented food started with kosher dill pickles he ate as a New York City kid. As an adult, he left the busy city and moved to a queer community in the mountains of Tennessee. There, his friends grew their own food, cooked and ate together, and sometimes danced in drag when the work was done. One day, the cabbages were all, ALL ready to be harvested. What to do? Sandor tried to make sauerkraut. Delicious! He kept experimenting, finding old recipes, combining old ideas to make something new. Then, he shared what he learned in bestselling books, in classes, and with a growing group of friends around the world.
Written by award-winning authors Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee, Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild folds timely themes of ecology, community-building, and resilience into a lively biography that closes with a hands-on recipe: just chop, salt, pack, and wait for tiny, wild, invisible microbes to turn raw ingredients into zingy, zangy foods that we love. Sandor believes that making fermented foods connects all, ALL of us on planet Earth--people, plants, and The Tiny Wild. Won't you join Sandor's crew and share your own dash of dazzle with the world?

Millones de personas se preocupan porque el alcohol está afectando su salud, pero no son capaces de intentar realizar un cambio debido a toda la miseria y el estigma asociados con el alcoholismo y la recuperación de él. Temen que beber menos será aburrido, envolverá un montón de privaciones, dificultades y unos cambios significativos en su estilo de vida.

Esta mente al desnudo brinda una nueva solución. Está repleto de percepciones, que pueden resultar muy sorpresivas, sobre las razones por las que bebemos, sin duda abrirá tus ojos al rol alarmante que el alcohol ha tomado en nuestra cultura. Annie Grace entrelaza de manera brillante diversos factores psicológicos, neurológicos, culturales, sociales y comerciales con su propia travesía, todo expuesto con abundante franqueza, lo cual redunda en una lectura imprescindible para cualquiera que beba.

Sin necesidad de tácticas del miedo, sin sufrimiento ni reglas, este libro te da la llave para liberarte del alcohol. Al abordar las causas, más bien que los síntomas, se convierte en una solución permanente en vez de meterte en una lucha que dure toda la vida. Te quita la dependencia psicológica, permitiéndote beber menos (o parar de beber). La claridad y el humor de Annie, junto con su singular capacidad para combinar investigaciones auténticas con historias de vida atrapantes, son una garantía de que disfrutarás el proceso.

En un mundo definido por el "nunca es suficiente", Annie nos lleva con ella en una travesía intelectual a través del mundo del alcohol y, en particular, la conexión entre el alcohol y el placer. En ella, disipa el mito tan arraigado en nuestra cultura de que el alcohol es una parte esencial de nuestra vida, y demuestra que recuperar el control sobre el alcohol no solamente es necesario para la felicidad y la plenitud personal sino también para poner un fin a la angustia sufrida por millones de personas como consecuencia de ser bebedores pasivos.

Por último, con una claridad perfecta, este libro abre las puertas hacia la vida que has estado deseando tener.

Lee este libro. Vas a sentir dicha de haberlo hecho.

" Qué libro tan increíble! Yo creía que podía decidir conscientemente dejar el alcohol, pero ahora entiendo que es necesario informar a mi mente inconsciente acerca de los males de la bebida y después de hacer eso... el deseo intenso desaparece! También había leído la obra del doctor Sarno y sabía acerca del poder de la mente inconsciente, pero no puedo creer cuán efectivos ha resultado ser este libro para mí!" Theresa G., NC

"Esta mente al desnudo trajo claridad y enfoque a mi bebida y a mi lucha de 10 años por la sobriedad, durante la cual nunca había hecho una pausa para realizar un examen. Annie invita metódicamente al lector a que la acompañe a lo largo de una senda lógica de descubrimiento. Sentía que me hablaba directo a mí y que ella sabía exactamente dónde yo me encontraba tanto a nivel mental como físico. Sigo volviendo a leer ciertos pasajes para reafirmar los conceptos. Recomiendo este excelente libro a cualquiera que busque un abordaje innovador para poder ver al alcohol con los ojos bien abiertos". Sam G., Australia

"Leer Esta mente al desnudo no ha sido nada menos que un milagro. Me ha ayudado a ver al alcohol tal como es realmente y terminó con un ciclo de 25 años de excesos alcohólicos. Desde que lo leí, no he tenido deseos de beber ni una vez, lo cual era impensable en mí. Ya no me veo en la necesidad de evitar la tentación... porque ya no la tengo más! Toda persona que quiera tomar las riendas de su bebida, pero sin tener que sufrir y pelear toda la vida, simplemente debe leer este libro". Kay W., UK

"La gema más valiosa de este libro es la idea de que un cambio en tu relación con el alcohol no necesariamente debe implicar una vida de eternos sufrimientos y privaciones, sino que en realidad la decisión de cambiar puede resultar bastant

One of America's few female astronauts reveals the wisdom that helped her overcome the barriers of others' expectations--and learn to work on a team both in close quarters and remotely

In 2010, the day after her fiftieth birthday--and despite having faced feedback for years that she was not astronaut material--Cady Coleman boarded a rocket and blasted off into space for her third NASA mission, the only woman on her six-person crew. She may have been an "unexpected" astronaut, but her determination and her experiences give her a unique perspective on life here on Earth.

In Sharing Space, Cady shares counterintuitive insights integral to her success, such as how to leverage insecurities to beat expectations, how to know when to adapt and when to press for change, and how to be the glue that holds a disparate team together. Illustrated with stories from her life and training, from meteorite hunting in Antarctica to the two weeks she spent living in an underwater habitat to the magic of spending six months living and working in zero gravity, this book will inspire anyone eager to escape a box in which they have been (unfairly) placed or develop the confidence to succeed, even when they're not an obvious "fit."

A friendly journey through the captivating world of terrariums--from the creator of one of the most famous terrariums ever.

Hello Tiny World will inspire a wide readership to discover the tiny wonder of a different kind of container gardening in their own homes--no outdoor space needed. How can terrariums teach us about the environment? Can working with plants improve our mental health and well-being? How do we learn to express ourselves and our creativity through these wondrous mini ecosystems?

Hello Tiny World is Ben Newell's exploration of these questions as he weaves in his own personal experiences, alongside practical projects with photographed step-by-steps allowing readers to delve into the detail of how to make various terrariums--from beginner terrariums and terrariums on a budget, to more creative and ambitious projects. Those curious to learn about ecology and living sustainably as well as those interested in how plants can help our well-being, mindfulness, and creativity will all be served by this book, alongside horticulturalists who have yet to discover terrariums.

The Unique System of Nonverbal Skills Used by the Most Effective Leaders in Business Today

CONTROL THE CONVERSATION, COMMAND ATTENTION, AND CONVEY THE RIGHT MESSAGE--WITHOUT SAYING A WORD

Whether you're presenting an idea, delivering a speech, managing a team, or negotiating a deal, your body language plays a key role in your overall success.

This ingenious step-by-step guide, written by an elite trainer of Fortune 50 CEOs and G8 world leaders, unlocks the secrets of nonverbal communication--using a proven system of universal techniques that can give you the ultimate professional advantage. Learn easily how to:

• Successfully master the visual TruthPlane around you to win trust now.
• Gesture in a way that gains everyone's attention-- even before you speak.
• Appeal to others' deep psychological needs for immediate rapport and influence.

You'll discover how to sit, stand, and subtly alter your body language to move with confidence, control conversations, command attention, persuade and influence others, and convey positive energy--without saying a word.

It's the one key to success nobody talks about!

A groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health--the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected--to truly flourish.

Exercise. Eat a balanced diet. Go to therapy. Most wellness advice is focused on achieving and maintaining good physical and mental health. But Harvard-trained social scientist and pioneering social health expert Kasley Killam reveals that this approach is missing a vital component: human connection.

Relationships not only make us happier, but also are critical to our overall health and longevity. Research shows that people with a strong sense of belonging are 2.6 times more likely to report good or excellent health. Perhaps even more astonishingly, people who lack social support are up to 53% more likely to die from any cause. Yet social health has been overlooked and underappreciated--until now.

Just as we exercise our physical muscles, we can strengthen our social muscles. Weaving together cutting-edge science, mindset shifts, and practical wisdom, Killam offers the first methodology for how to be socially healthy. An antidote to the loneliness epidemic and an inspiring manifesto for seeing wellbeing as not only physical and mental, but also social, The Art and Science of Connection is a handbook for thriving.

In this essential book, you will:

Learn a simple yet powerful framework to understand, evaluate, and bolster your social health.Discover the exact strategy or habit you need, as well as research-backed tips, to cultivate and sustain meaningful connection now and throughout your life.Glean actionable insights to develop a sense of community in your neighborhood, at work, and online from a spirited group of neighbors in Paris, the CEO of a major healthcare company, and an artificially intelligent chatbot.Get an insider look at the innovative ways that doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs, architects, government leaders, and everyday people are catalyzing a movement toward a more socially healthy society.

The Art and Science of Connection will transform the way you think about each interaction with a friend, family member, coworker, or neighbor, and give you the tools you need to live a more connected and healthy life--whether you are an introvert or extrovert, if you feel stretched thin, and no matter your age or background. Along the way, Killam will reveal how a university student, a newlywed, a working professional, and a retired widow overcame challenges to thrive through connection--and how you can, too.

A kick-in-the-pants wake-up call to start living meaningfully in light of how many Mondays you have left from longtime coach, positive psychology expert, and Penn Resilience Program instructor Jodi Wellman

How many Mondays do you have left?

Does that question send you into a panic spiral, or are you convinced that, unlike everyone in the history of life on earth, you will somehow avoid the tragic end and live to tell the tale? Statistically, we get about 4,000 Mondays in our lifetime, so if you're halfway through your life, you might have roughly 2,000 Mondays to go. The good news is that you are in charge of how you spend those days: toiling at a job you hate, or creating a career you love; scrolling mindlessly for hours a day, or pursuing the hobbies and travel that light you up; dreading the end, or living a full life that allows you to greet the Grim Reaper with a smile.

Built around the principles of positive psychology, You Only Die Once is the jolt that will bring you back to life, no near-death experience required. Full of practical takeaways and research-backed content, this book will motivate readers to take action on the life they want to be living, acting like a defibrillator for the soul. Accompanied by author Jodi Wellman's charming illustrations, this book won't lecture you about eating more kale or insist that the only path forward is to quit your job and move to Provence (although it's not not suggesting you do that either. The latter, that is. We'd never ask anyone to eat more kale.). Instead, it's a real-life guide to small changes that reawaken your passion and curiosity for life. Packed with inspiring stories, exercises, quizzes, quotes, and a step-by-step plan to awaken the liveliest version of you, You Only Die Once is the healthy dose of mortality you need to start living with urgency and meaning.

Self-care is any activity which helps you to enhance your well-being and maintain your health - both physical and mental. This means self-care can be anything from eating nourishing food or getting enough sleep, to setting aside time for a creative or spiritual endeavor. Practicing good self-care can help you to manage your moods and feel your best, with research showing that prioritizing self-care can help with managing emotions as well as increase overall physical wellness.

Prioritizing self makes us happier, healthier, better people - so why do we so often struggle to actually put it into practice? Part of the difficulty comes from the fact that finding the line between self-care and selfishness is easier said than done. However, prioritizing yourself can make you feel more empowered, more secure, and more content with your everyday life. Even choices that seem difficult, such as setting tough boundaries or asking your family members to help you out around the house, can have long-term benefits that help you feel loved and ultimately strengthen your connections to those in your life.

Don't just dream about an extraordinary marriage, create it!

The 6 Pillars of Intimacy Workbook will change everything about how you look at your marriage. The practical tools and strategies will help you to not only reflect on where you've been but also where you are going in your marriage.

This workbook format allows you to be an active participant as you level up your marriage. It doesn't matter where you are today, with the resources in this workbook, you'll become equipped to make your marriage extraordinary.

Inside the workbook you'll:

• Get clarity on each of the 6 Pillars of Intimacy.
• Develop an understanding of how you each show up in the marriage.
• Build action steps that you can really implement.
• Understand how you can take action today.

It's time to experience the extraordinary marriage you desire.

Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving is a Best Book Awards Finalist

"After my wife died, I wish I'd had copies of this book to pass on to my friends. They meant well; that didn't make them helpful. Many will benefit from this easy-to-read book." -Cecil Murphey, New York Times bestselling author of more than 130 books

Loss hurts. It's tough to go through, and painful to watch.

Do you know someone who's grieving and wish you could help?

Are you the one grieving and wonder if what you're going through is normal? Do you wish those around you understood you better?

This book has answers.

This practical and easy-to-read book provides the answers you need to make a difference - in your own life and in the lives of others.

Multiple award-winning author, speaker, and grief specialist Gary Roe is a compassionate and trusted voice in grief recovery who has been bringing comfort, hope, encouragement, and healing to hurting, wounded hearts for more than 30 years. In Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving, he gives you a look at the grieving heart and its struggles - the churning thoughts, emotional pain, guilt, sadness, loneliness, and even depression within.

If you're wanting to help someone who's grieving, you'll get a glimpse of what's going on inside them and be better able to love and support them. If you're in the midst of loss, you'll see yourself as you read, and be encouraged that you aren't as weird as you thought.

In Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving, you will learn...

• How hurting, grieving people are thinking and feeling.
• How to be aware of their emotional pain, enter their world, and meet them where they are.
• How to discover what they need and don't need.
• What to say and not to say.
• How to be a help and not a hindrance in the grief recovery process.
• How the grief and pain of others can affect you.
• How your own personal history of loss influences both how you grieve and how you view others who are hurting.
• How helping others stimulates your own personal growth and healing.
• How these skills can enhance all your relationships.

Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving can help you develop a priceless ability- how to hear the heart of someone who's hurting. The benefits for them, and for you, can be staggering.

We're designed for connection and relationship. Death and the resulting separation are painful. We love, and so we grieve. How we grieve matters - deeply.

Psychology, counseling, diet, fitness, and physical and mental health all play crucial roles. Each one of us can make a difference. We're in this together. Together, we can recover, heal, and grow.

Hurting, grieving hearts are everywhere. They need you.

Grab your copy of Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving today. You can make more of a difference than you dreamed possible.

Understand, work through, and take control of your anger with this practical 5-step strategy

When women choose to address their anger management problems, they often do so with feelings of shame or regret--but beginning to work on the issue is a brave first step. Anger Management Workbook for Women provides an actionable plan that will help you understand the source of your anger, release the pervasive guilt that often results from negative behaviors, and learn strategies for managing anger now and in the future.

Using the most up-to-date research, you'll learn how to approach, assess, and act differently when you are angry. Take a deep dive into essential advice and strategies for having assertive conversations, asking for what you need and want, requesting behavioral changes from others, and maintaining your progress.

This book about anger management for women includes:

• Interactive exercises--Explore worksheets, quizzes, and other activities for assessing negative behavior patterns and discovering how your mind perceives and responds to anger.
• In-the-moment techniques--Change your mental and physical reaction to anger-provoking thoughts and situations with strategies you can use in real time.
• Other women's stories--Read compelling stories about other women who have used these techniques to overcome their anger management issues.

No matter what your reason for seeking help with anger management, the guidance, tools, and support in Anger Management Workbook for Women can help you take control of your anger and live a healthier, happier life.

The death of someone we hold dear may be inevitable; being paralyzed by our grief is not. Recent research has revealed our capacity for resilient grieving, our innate ability to respond to traumatic loss by finding ways to grow--by becoming more engaged with our lives, and discovering new, profound meaning.

In this completely updated and expanded second edition, author and resilience/well-being expert Lucy Hone, a pioneer in positive psychology and bereavement research, continues to push her field forward. In 2014, Lucy was faced with her own inescapable sorrow after her 12-year-old daughter was killed in a car accident. By following the strategies of resilient grieving, she found a proactive way to move through her grief, and, over time, embrace life again. Since then, Lucy has become a leading voice in resilience and bereavement science, overturning widely held myths and misconceptions, making plain the harms of rigid models such as Kübler-Ross's five stages, and advocating for a more adaptive grieving process that emphasizes emotions, relationships, attention, forgiveness, and self-compassion.

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