Self-Help : Personal Growth

How everyone can maximize his or her learning potential Who doesn’t want to have the ability to learn more? In this revolutionary book, Marcia Conner distills her renowned learning solutions into an easy-to-use ten-step program that can help readers overcome information overload, absorb facts on the fly, and get things done faster. Filled with interactive sections, sidebars, and self-assessment quizzes, Learn More Now reveals how to listen to and trust one’s body, engage emotions, and make connections that will help readers learn more not just through study, but through experience, thought, action, and motion. Marcia L. Conner (Augusta County, VA) designed innovative learning programs at Microsoft and PeopleSoft and now works as a consultant to organizations and individuals throughout the world. She gives dozens of keynote addresses throughout the U.S. and Canada. more...

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Almost everyone would say one of their foremost desires is to live a meaningful, worthwhile life. But, what does that mean? How much time do we really spend finding the answers to the most important questions in life? We've all heard how people confronted by death do some profound thinking about life and often have great insights to share. In candid interviews, terminal patients in the Alive Hospice program talked with authors Bob and Judy Fisher, addressing some of these important questions. These end-of-life ponderings are collected into inspirational and provoking thoughts that will encourage the reader to live life fully. Each story is reflected in thematic chapters-priorities, family, simple pleasures, romance, integrity, regret, forgiveness-crafted into a series of "lessons learned," offering motivation to approach life with more vigor. These powerful stories deliver the clear message that if you wait to really live until you know you are going to die, you risk missing much of the joy life has to offer and the chance to leave a positive legacy. more...

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Dichos: Spanish sayings or proverbs Advice is one of the most valuable gifts a mother can give to her daughter. Cristina Pérez turns to her mother's wisdom every day by reflecting on the dichos she taught her. Here Cristina shares those that have most powerfully influenced her life and translates them into solid advice. Any woman looking for guidance -- whether she is about to leave for college or is getting married -- will find what she needs with Cristina's help. Dichos transcend age, race and religion to provide just the right answer at just the right time. Most important, Cristina shows that proudly embracing your roots and staying true to your identity will guide you down the right path. Dichos have directed Cristina through the toughest challenges and led her to success. Now let them lead you. more...

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Taking his cue from the legendary Hollywood deal maker, Swifty Lazar who once said “Make something happen before lunch,” Stephan Schiffman has boiled down his extensive business experience into inspirational lessons that any business professional can use. Now Schiffman focuses his attention on the art of building and maintaining business relationships. Drawing on his lifetime of experience training sales people at Sprint, AT&T, American Express, and Chase, Schiffman offers fifty invaluable nuggets of field-tested business advice including:. Discover the joy of rejection. Don’t take yes for an answer. Remember people live 2 weeks at a time. Don’t confuse an obstacle with a tragedy. With each tip providing a fresh insight into overcoming whatever the business world throws at you, Schiffman will change the way you think about business and success. more...

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After empowering millions of women through her ground-breaking Simple Abundance and its companion volumes, Sarah Ban Breathnach was deluged by requests that she also create “a Rosetta stone for understanding men”. The long-awaited result is A Man’s Journey to Simple Abundance , a celebration of what it means to be a man today. It promises to be as valuable to Sarah’s growing audience of men as it will to the legions of women who wish to better understand the men in their lives. more...

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