Think Success: Essays on Self-Help


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In 44 well written articles the author, a spiritual teacher, introduces you to a treasure trove of transformational wisdom for a life of abundance, peace and happiness. The book covers the following main topics. How you can benefit from self-help knowledge. Improving your listening skills. Cultivating reading skills for better comprehension and study. How to negotiate successfully in tough situations. How to take control of your life. How to understand and manage your fears. Lessons you can learn from successful people. How to strengthen your memory. Success principles that can transform your life. Practicing positive appreciation in all wakes of life. Long term strategies for relaxation. How to cultivate self-awareness to become a master of your own destiny. Understanding the factors that build your success. Strategies for long term Career planning. How to respond to failure and learn from it. Planning and prioritizing tasks in daily life. How to manage your emotions. Understanding and overcoming loneliness. Improving your health and physical fitness. How to use your thoughts to empower yourself. Creating your life with the power of attraction. Using the power of determination to achieve success. How to create and make affirmations work for you. 40 ways to remain positive in daily life. Choosing the priority areas of your life. Simple relaxation techniques for your eyes. 15 ways to deal with adversity. How to manage and counter your negative self-talk. How to think and act like an adult with maturity. How to invite peace into your life. Ancient morals and what you can learn from them. General problem solving techniques. What contributes to prosperity in life. How to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. How to avoid blaming others. What you can learn from successful people. How to establish long term goals and work for them. Dealing with the monotony of a routine life. How you can improve your self-esteem. And more.




The Think and Prosper Essays


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This book is written for those who want to grow rich in all areas—financially, materially, spiritually and mentally. It is intended to help you create the life you want and experience the joy you desire.The first volume of this book has three essays: the first essay is about the Infinite Power within you; the second essay is about the great secret that changed the author's life; and the third essay is about how you can use the secret to create the life you want.By applying the spiritual teachings and success principles in this book, you can accomplish anything you want in life and experience the success, happiness and inner well-being you desire.This book is different from many other self-help, spiritual and business books in one large aspect—it is intended to help you rediscover many of the great truths you already know unconsciously that are very different from the things you learn from schools, home, churches, work, news and social environment around you. In many cases, what you learn in this book goes against conventional wisdom. What you learn in this book can potentially change your life!




No More Bananas


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“Feel better, get done more and become a nicer person” In this age of social media, fake news, individualism and information overload, the certainties we relied on in the past are gone. In our quest for assurance and support, the only seemingly dependable pillar left is other people. So we look to them. But they are unsettled too. And by looking to them, we create and perpetuate our own vicious stress-cycle. As a result, we lose our sensible selves. And we go bananas. But there is good news. If we look around us, there are people who withstand the collective lunacy and stay grounded. They do something that most of us have a hard time doing: they stay themselves. And the best news is that what they can do, you can do too. It doesn’t require any special talents or supernatural powers. It only requires doing. In this amiable, open and accessible book, Jeroen Kraaijenbrink takes you on his personal journey out of Bananaland. Drawing from cognitive psychology, martial arts, Saint Benedict, personal experience, and a wide range of other sources, the book offers a nine-step approach with some remarkably practical advice for keeping a cool head in the collective lunacy. “Free yourself from the collective lunacy and reclaim your calm and sensible self”




101 Essays


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In her second compilation of published writing, Brianna Wiest explores pursuing purpose over passion, embracing negative thinking, seeing the wisdom in daily routine, and becoming aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. This book contains never before seen pieces as well as some of Brianna's most popular essays, all of which just might leave you thinking: this idea changed my life.




Why I Write


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George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times




Quack this Way


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Two friends, both of them vocational snoots, sat down to film an interview in February 2006. Their subjects: language and writing. The interviewee drove more than an hour, from Claremont to downtown Los Angeles. The interviewer flew from Dallas. They spoke on film for 67 minutes and then walked uphill to a nearby seafood restaurant, where they continued the running conversation they had started five years earlier. They liked each other, and they seemed to understand each other. The rest is history. This is the last long interview with David Foster Wallace.




The Stuff


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Everyone has difficult moments in life. But everyone also has the ability to overcome hardships—and to not only survive but thrive. Discover how to realize your own potential with “one of the most inspiring and motivating books of our time” (Wes Moore, New York Times bestselling author). In the face of impossible odds—maybe the devastating consequences of a personal loss, the pain of a collapsed career, the struggle against a powerful disease, or a destructive and toxic relationship—how do you keep going? We may wonder if we have the strength to survive this ordeal before us. Dr. Sampson Davis and Sharlee Jeter want to prove that we do. No strangers to adversity themselves, Dr. Sampson Davis and Sharlee Jeter created The Stuff Movement by interviewing dozens of survivors to discovery how they triumphed over their challenges. These inspirational interviews reveal eleven core elements—founded on attributes we all possess—that empower us to not only survive through hardship, but also thrive. You already have the Stuff. Now learn to use it. “Sampson and Sharlee’s message of the power of positivity, hard work, and resilience is one that we need to hear right now” (Chris Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author) and you can join the conversation at TheStuffMovement.com. Featuring stories from John O’Leary (On Fire), Mercy Alexander, Rich Ruffalo, Mindee Hardin, Glenn and Cara O’Neill, Sean Swarner, Traci Micheline, Wess Stafford (Too Small to Ignore), Austin Hatch, Debra Peppers, Christine Magnus Moore, Martha Hawkins, Ali Stroker (Glee), Susan Scott Krabacher, Deval Patrick, and more.




The MBA Reality Check


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A no-nonsense guide to getting into business school at a time when the industry requirements are evolving and competition is at a record level. MBA programs are redefining their mission and seeking a new generation of business visionaries. No longer simply about grades or test scores, top schools now look for students with a transformative vision. The MBA Reality Check covers everything from the specifics of the application process to how applicants can position themselves among the crop of tomorrow's business innovators. Through their work with hundreds of MBA hopefuls, Forster and Thomas have shown what it takes to succeed in today's highly competitive marketplace, including: ?How applicants can find their own exceptional story to set them apart ?What to include in an MBA application-and what to leave out ?What b-schools really want to learn about candidates ?How to turn any question into an opportunity to illustrate unique leadership qualities




Halftime


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Bob Buford's Halftime shows how men can make their middle years a time of transformation toward a more satisfying -- and significant -- life.




How Children Succeed


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Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in How Children Succeed, Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter most have more to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control. How Children Succeed introduces us to a new generation of researchers and educators who, for the first time, are using the tools of science to peel back the mysteries of character. Through their stories—and the stories of the children they are trying to help—Tough traces the links between childhood stress and life success. He uncovers the surprising ways in which parents do—and do not—prepare their children for adulthood. And he provides us with new insights into how to improve the lives of children growing up in poverty. Early adversity, scientists have come to understand, not only affects the conditions of children’s lives, it can also alter the physical development of their brains. But innovative thinkers around the country are now using this knowledge to help children overcome the constraints of poverty. With the right support, as Tough’s extraordinary reporting makes clear, children who grow up in the most painful circumstances can go on to achieve amazing things. This provocative and profoundly hopeful book has the potential to change how we raise our children, how we run our schools, and how we construct our social safety net. It will not only inspire and engage readers, it will also change our understanding of childhood itself.