The Book of Bright Ideas


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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Sandra Kring's A Life of Bright Ideas. Wisconsin, 1961. Evelyn “Button” Peters is nine the summer Winnalee and her fiery-spirited older sister, Freeda, blow into her small town–and from the moment she sees them, Button knows this will be a summer unlike any other. Much to her mother’s dismay, Button is fascinated by the Malone sisters, especially Winnalee, a feisty scrap of a thing who carries around a shiny silver urn containing her mother’s ashes and a tome she calls “The Book of Bright Ideas.” It is here, Winnalee tells Button, that she records everything she learns: her answers to the mysteries of life. But sometimes those mysteries conceal a truth better left buried. And when a devastating secret is suddenly revealed, dividing loyalties and uprooting lives, no one–from Winnalee and her sister to Button and her family–will ever be the same.




Bright Ideas


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A collection of activities for girls including crafts, recipes, moneymaking projects, party games, and more.




1,001 Bright Ideas to Stretch Your Dollars


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Cynthia Yates interviews grocers, merchants, financial consultants, and others to show you how to make your dollars stretch.




Create Your Bright Ideas


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This interactive book for energetic, creatively minded 8- to 12-year-olds from entrepreneur Jess Ekstrom uses inspiring stories, journaling prompts, coloring pages, and creative ideas to show kids that if they want something to be different in the world, they can do something about it today! Water the seeds of creativity in your child through this engaging book about having a positive growth mind-set. In Create Your Bright Ideas, Jess motivates kids to be creators and ambitious doers who know they are never too young to change the world. Create Your Bright Ideas helps kids discover their passions by offering journaling prompts to bring out your child's bright ideas; personal stories about entrepreneurship and perseverance; practical advice for discovering and using their unique gifts; and motivational quotes paired with beautiful coloring pages from illustrator Nadia Fisher that can be cut out of the book for easy display. Jess never predicted that her time selling cookies and lemonade as a kid was foreshadowing founding her company Headbands of Hope, which helps millions of kids with illnesses. It wasn't always smooth sailing, but each obstacle she faced put her on an unexpected path of inspiration, helping her discover the amazing things she could become and do, like starting multiple businesses, writing a book, and helping millions of people feel more confident in their story. Now Jess shows kids how to channel their own energy and unique interests to create something meaningful. With inspiration from Jess's bestselling book Chasing the Bright Side, this jump-right-in guide created just for kids and tweens is a great gift for Christmas and birthdays; elementary- and middle-school graduations; and young world changers who want to do something lasting but don't know where to start. Create Your Bright Ideas is a perfect size to fit in a backpack, ready to be pulled out whenever inspiration strikes--during car rides, while waiting for the bus, for reading time at school, or right before bed. A powerful and fun reminder that many CEOs and nonprofit leaders started their careers with a lemonade stand, Create Your Bright Ideas takes kids on an exciting journey of purpose, self-discovery, and bold action.




Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore


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'Not for the faint-hearted.' Scotsman What do you do when the life you’ve carefully built for yourself comes apart? Lydia Smith lives a quiet life, spent in the company of her colleagues and customers at the bookstore where she works. But when Joey Molina, a young and mysterious regular, hangs himself in the bookstore and leaves Lydia secret messages hidden in the pages of his books, her world starts to unravel. Why did Joey do it? What did he know? And what does it have to do with Lydia?




301 Bright Ideas for Busy Kids


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Offers 301 inexpensive activities for children that require littlereparation and use household items.




The Art of Money


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MEET YOUR FINANCIAL THERAPIST: Improve your financial literary and heal your relationship with money using this 3-part framework combining mindfulness, radical self-love, and body awareness. “An exciting, important voice to the money conversation . . . at once spiritual and practical, this is the education we've been waiting for.” —Lynne Twist, author of The Soul of Money For many of us, the most challenging and upsetting relationship in our lives is with our finances—and it often brings feelings of shame or powerlessness. Enter Bari Tessler, your new financial therapist and money-savvy best friend. Her “Art of Money” program gives you the tools you need to improve your financial literary and heal your money anxiety in 3 phases: • Money Healing: Heal money shame through body-based check-ins, transformative money rituals, and by reframing your “money story”. • Money Practices: Learn to approach money as a self-care practice—with advice on values-based bookkeeping, finding financial support, and setting up helpful tracking systems. • Money Maps: Designed to evolve with you over time, the 3-Tier Money Map helps you make good money decisions and affirm your money legacy. Bari Tessler’s gentle techniques weave together mindfulness, emotional depth, big-picture visioning, and refreshingly accessible money practices. A feminine and empowering guide, The Art of Money will help you transform your relationship with money—and in doing so, transform your life. Check out The Art of Money Workbook for more insights and teachings.




Benjamin Bear in "Bright Ideas!"


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Benjamin Bear, accompanied by his faithful rabbit friend, continues to share his observations and questions about the world around him.




Cash Money Freelancing


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"A true gift to every freelancer" - "Highly recommended" - "Refreshing, practical, and inspirational" - "So much fun to read" - "Packed with good, solid advice" - "Any freelancer would benefit from this book"So, you've gone freelance. And you're making a living. But have you made yourself a life? Freelancing should set you free. But for some, it's more like a prison sentence - because they just don't make enough money. Cash Money Freelancing will show you how to turn your freelance business into a bona fide money-making machine. It's packed with ideas to turbo-charge your freelancing, from setting your goals through to making better deals, earning higher fees and exploring new ways to grow. Here's what you'll learn... Understanding work, wealth and money mind What does wealth mean to you? (It's more than just money...) Why you need a 'money mind' as well as a 'work mind' Why 'just doing the work' isn't enough Why earning more money needn't mean tossing your principles overboard Setting direction Knowing your purpose How to set an earnings target Why you have to leave your past behind Identifying your ideal client Why you need to build a financial cushion Setting and presenting your prices How to understand the unique value you offer The best ways to charge - and what you should charge for Why precedents are so powerful - and profitable How to present your prices more persuasively Negotiating deals like a pro Why you need to keep emotion out of negotiations How to set your topline and baseline prices Knowing your best alternative to a deal - and your prospect's Why introductory discounts and free samples make no sense Proven techniques for increasing your rates Why you have to charge more - not just work more How to charge more to new and existing clients Should you keep pace with inflation - or just double your rates overnight? Ways to be more entrepreneurial Build a menu of service packages to help clients buy from you Work on retainer or sell service subscriptions Specialize, semi-specialize or generalize? Get some help by buddying up or delegating Broaden your business by diversifying or moving along the value chain. If you've got the skills, the work and the clients, but your freelance business still isn't jumping the way it should, Cash Money Freelancing has the answers you need. It's like a double espresso for your freelance business! Look at it this way. This book costs less than a round of drinks, but the ideas it contains could add hundreds or even thousands to your freelance earnings. You do the math!