Winding Paths to Success


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An inspirational compilation of stories from successful Japanese professional women In Winding Paths to Success: Chart a Career in Uncertain Times, experienced management consultant Nobuko Kobayashi delivers an engaging and insightful discussion of the professional and personal successes of senior Japanese women executives, academics, and entrepreneurs who started their career in the late ‘80s to ‘90s, the dawn of gender equity at work in Japan. You’ll discover how these remarkable people carved out a long and rewarding career in a challenging environment. The author describes the substantial diversity of Japanese professional life, exploring the rich and varied histories of women who are often stereotyped and relegated to a one-size-fits-all story. Their creative navigation amid uncertainties inspires anyone who wishes to establish a career in the highly volatile world of today. You’ll also find: Personal and forthcoming stories from women executives Recommendations for public and private sector employers to further enhance diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace Individual strategies for crafting successful careers from a minority position Perfect for those building a career, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, founders, and other business leaders, Winding Paths to Success is a must-have resource for aspiring and practicing business leaders in Japan and other countries.




Attitude Equals Altitude


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Discover the power within you to soar to new heights with "Attitude Equals Altitude: Mastering the Art of Goal Setting, Visualization and Self-Empowerment" by Rae A. Stonehouse. This transformative book is your guide to unlocking your full potential and creating the life you've always dreamed of. In this compelling and insightful work, Stonehouse takes you on a journey of self-discovery, revealing the secrets to cultivating a mindset of abundance, resilience, and unwavering self-belief. Through a perfect blend of practical strategies and profound wisdom, you'll learn how to harness the power of goal setting, visualization, and affirmations to reshape your reality and manifest your deepest desires. As you delve into the pages of "Attitude Equals Altitude," you'll uncover the transformative power of nurturing positive relationships, both with yourself and others. Stonehouse guides you through the art of self-love and self-compassion, providing you with the tools to build an unshakable foundation of emotional well-being and resilience. You'll learn how to navigate the storms of conflict, communicate effectively, and cultivate meaningful connections that uplift and inspire you. But this book is more than just a guide to personal growth; it's a roadmap to success in every area of your life. With Stonehouse's expert guidance, you'll master the art of setting clear, achievable goals and develop the unwavering focus and determination to pursue them with passion. You'll discover the incredible power of visualization and learn how to harness it to create a vivid mental blueprint of your ideal future. Through a perfect balance of theory and practice, "Attitude Equals Altitude" equips you with a comprehensive toolkit for personal transformation. You'll find step-by-step exercises, real-life success stories, and actionable strategies that you can implement immediately to start seeing results. Whether you're seeking to boost your confidence, build stronger relationships, or achieve your wildest dreams, this book is your ultimate companion. Rae A. Stonehouse is a master of personal empowerment, with years of experience in guiding individuals to unlock their full potential. With his engaging writing style and profound insights, Stonehouse makes complex concepts accessible and relatable, ensuring that every reader can easily apply the principles to their own lives. If you're ready to take your life to new heights and experience the joy, fulfillment, and abundance you deserve, "Attitude Equals Altitude" is the book you've been waiting for. Get ready to embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and empowerment that will forever change the way you see yourself and the world around you. Don't settle for a life of mediocrity any longer. Embrace the power of "Attitude Equals Altitude" and start soaring towards your dreams today!




Teach Your Children Well


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Psychologist Madeline Levine, author of the New York Times bestseller The Price of Privilege, brings together cutting-edge research and thirty years of clinical experience to explode once and for all the myth that good grades, high test scores, and college acceptances should define the parenting endgame. Parents, educators, and the media wring their hands about the plight of America's children and teens—soaring rates of emotional problems, limited coping skills, disengagement from learning and yet there are ways to reverse these disheartening trends. Teach Your Children Well acknowledges that every parent wants successful children. However, until we are clearer about our core values and the parenting choices that are most likely to lead to authentic, and not superficial, success, we will continue to raise exhausted, externally driven, impaired children who believe they are only as good as their last performance. Real success is always an inside job, argues Levine, and is measured not by today's report card but by the people our children become fifteen or twenty years down the line. Refusing to be diverted by manufactured controversies such as "tiger moms versus coddling moms," Levine confronts the real issues behind the way we push some of our kids to the breaking point while dismissing the talents and interests of many others. She shows us how to shift our focus from the excesses of hyperparenting and the unhealthy reliance on our children for status and meaning to a parenting style that concentrates on both enabling academic success as well as developing a sense of purpose, well-being, connection, and meaning in our children's lives. Teach Your Children Well is a call to action. And while it takes courage to make the changes we believe in, the time has come, says Levine, to return our overwrought families to a healthier and saner version of themselves.




Successful Classroom Management and Discipline


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Focusing on how educators can facilitate the development of self-control and responsibility in students, Successful Classroom Management and Discipline offers comprehensive yet concise coverage of the preventative aspects of classroom management, as well as a wide range of effective intervention strategies. In this Third Edition, authors Tom Savage and Martha K. Savage offer new and updated coverage of teacher stress, legal dimensions of management and discipline, teacher/family collaboration, and bullying. Key Features Features a two-part structure to pinpoint the key dimensions of classroom management: how to prevent classroom issues and how to respond to problems that arise Identifies a measurable goal for K–12 teachers: helping students to develop self-control and responsibility Addresses "teacher burnout" through practical application of stress management Describes bullying behaviors and teacher response, including a section on working with parents, a vital skill for avoiding and resolving serious problems Presents realistic case studies and "What Would You Do?" scenarios to demonstrate chapter concepts




My Story... From Humble Beginnings to Professional Success


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Practical and authentic, this essential career handbook provides every young person with inspiration and practical pathways to overcome socio-economic adversity and achieve their career ambitions. Written by an impressive group of senior professionals who have excelled despite seemingly insurmountable circumstances, including barriers such as racism and economic hardship, this book provides the roadmap to professional career success. With students and graduates from diverse and economically adverse backgrounds specifically in mind, the book breaks from the notion that one has to become a superstar, a Supreme Court Justice, a movie star, or an internationally famous athlete to be successful. It provides a grounded and realistic approach to achieve social, economic, and professional advancement for the majority of college students. High-level professionals and leaders in industry, government, non-profit, education, medicine, military, and the law share their unique stories, each filled with spirit, hope, advice, success strategies, and approaches to dealing with failures along the way. The book offers direction and guidance for self-determination and professional development, while also inspiring excellence in organizational leadership and management, with a focus on leadership, character, and tangible skills. This is essential reading for college students and graduates from all backgrounds, with a focus on underrepresented groups in particular. It will also benefit instructors, professors, and professionals in higher education, as well as leaders in the public, private, and third sectors who are focused on uplifting students and recent graduates of adverse and diverse backgrounds.




Is Hip Hop Dead?


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Hip hop is remarkably self-critical as a genre. In lyrics, rappers continue to debate the definition of hip hop and question where the line between underground artist and mainstream crossover is drawn, who owns the culture and who runs the industry, and most importantly, how to remain true to the culture's roots while also seeking fame and fortune. The tension between the desires to preserve hip hop's original culture and to create commercially successful music promotes a lyrical war of words between mainstream and underground artists that keeps hip hop very much alive today. In response to criticisms that hip hop has suffered or died in its transition to the mainstream, this book seeks to highlight and examine the ongoing dialogue among rap artists whose work describes their own careers. Proclamations of hip hop's death have flooded the airwaves. The issue may have reached its boiling point in Nas's 2006 album Hip Hop is Dead. Nas's album is driven by nostalgia for a mythically pure moment in hip hop's history, when the music was motivated by artistic passion, instead of base commercialism. In the course of this same album, however, Nas himself brags about making money for his particular record label. These and similar contradictions are emblematic of the complex forces underlying the dialogue that keeps hip hop a vital element of our culture. Is Hip Hop Dead? seeks to illuminate the origins of hip hop nostalgia and examine how artists maintain control of their music and culture in the face of corporate record companies, government censorship, and the standardization of the rap image. Many hip hop artists, both mainstream and underground, use their lyrics to engage in a complex dialogue about rhyme skills versus record sales, and commercialism versus culture. This ongoing dialogue invigorates hip hop and provides a common ground upon which we can reconsider many of the developments in the industry over the past 20 years. Building from black traditions that value knowledge gained from personal experience, rappers emphasize the importance of street knowledge and its role in forging a career in the music business. Lyrics adopt models of the self-made man narrative, yet reject the trajectories of white Americans like Benjamin Franklin who espoused values of prudence, diligence, and delayed gratification. Hip hop's narratives instead promote a more immediately viable gratification through crime and extend this criminal mentality to their work in the music business. Through the lens of hip hop, and the threats to hip hop culture, author Mickey Hess is able to confront a range of important issues, including race, class, criminality, authenticity, the media, and personal identity.




The Right Place


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The Right Place explains why firms succeed in one country and fail in another, irrespective of their inner drivers, and suggests potential initiatives that governments can take to help the private sector create jobs and, consequently, make their countries more prosperous. The competitiveness race is not unlike a cycling race. If you want to ride fast, you need three things: a good bike, to be in good shape, and a smooth and fast road. In a collaborative model, you might say the business is the bicycle, the business leader is the cyclist, and the road is the government and the external environment. The responsibility of a government is to design and build the best possible road. It turns out that when the road is good, good cyclists suddenly appear and want to race on it. In this book, competition and macroeconomics expert, Arturo Bris, provides the analysis of country competitive performance based on 30 years advising countries on this topic. The typical mistakes that countries make are revealed and the pillars necessary in building a competitive economy: economic performance as a necessary condition for prosperity; government efficiency, so the public sector can create the conditions for a productive economy; business efficiency, so companies can create jobs; and infrastructure, both tangible and intangible, so businesses and individuals can operate efficiently. With contemporary case studies throughout, the book provides an illuminating read for politicians, business leaders and students of macroeconomics.




How Why and the Infinite Power of i


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Through The Omniscience Principle and The Power of i… I broke free. I battled failure, depression and the enormous pressure to succeed for some twenty years … I won! The experience changed the way I think, the way I see the world, the way I interact with people, the way I work. It changed my attitude towards business and the way I live. It changed me completely. Whatever your personal opinions on the theories, paradigms, facts and dogma explored in this explosive publication, you absolutely, unequivocally will not escape the inescapable fact that … you’ll never think the same way again! You have discovered The Omniscience Principle and The Power of i. It will change the way you think, the way YOU see the world, the way you interact with people, the way you work. It WILL change YOUR life completely … it WILL set YOU free. —- Overview: How Why and the Infinite Power of i" is a comprehensive guide to achieving success and personal wealth, born from over 20 years of in-the-trenches experience in multiple businesses. This extensive work delves deep into the crucial balance between mindset and practical tools required for success. Key Features: 1. Mindset Management: Explores techniques to mentally navigate the numerous disappointments and failures inherent in the business world. 2. Wealthness Concept: Introduces the idea of 'Wealthness' - a holistic approach balancing mental well-being with financial success. 3. Business Analysis: Distinguishes between businesses that offer true freedom and those that merely create a badly-paid job. 4. Wealth Generation: Focuses on creating personal wealth with a purpose, emphasizing doing good with accumulated resources. 5. Personal Growth: Pitches the concept of an 'egosystem' against an 'ecosystem' to foster personal development. 6. Practical Blueprint: Offers a detailed, 775,000-word guide filled with strategies, insights, and tools for success. 7. Long-term Perspective: Draws on two decades of real-world business experience, providing a tested and proven approach. Who is it for: 1. Those wanting to break free: People feeling stuck or trapped in their current life circumstances and seeking a way out. 2. Those wanting to make a better life: Individuals looking to improve their overall quality of life and achieve greater success and fulfillment. 3. Those seeking fulfillment: People who feel something is missing in their lives and are searching for deeper meaning and purpose. 4. Entrepreneurs and unicorns: Ambitious individuals looking to achieve extraordinary success in business or other pursuits. 5. Those struggling with disappointment and depression: People dealing with mental health challenges, setbacks, or feelings of failure who want to overcome these obstacles. 6. Those wanting answers: Individuals searching for insights and solutions to life's big questions and challenges. 7. Anyone battling to succeed: People who have faced repeated failures or obstacles in pursuing their goals and are looking for strategies to finally break through. 8. Those interested in personal growth and transformation: Readers who are drawn to self-help and personal development content aimed at profound life changes. This book is designed for entrepreneurs, business professionals, and anyone seeking to understand the intricate balance between personal growth, business success, and meaningful wealth creation. It is a comprehensive resource for those looking to navigate the complex world of business while maintaining a focus on personal development and positive impact.




The Mediocrity Paradox


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Are you tired of the constant pressure to excel in high school and beyond? Are you struggling with accepting that you're not exceptionally talented or gifted? If so, this book is for you. "The Mediocrity Paradox" is not just another book about high school and societal expectations. It's a wake-up call to those struggling with the harsh reality of not being the best. This book explores: - Why mediocrity is often seen as negative and how society views it - The pressure to excel in high school and the reality of not being the best - The psychological journey of accepting that one is not exceptional or gifted - How society defines success and the unrealistic standards set by media and social expectations - Examples of cognitive biases that lead people to believe they are better than they actually are - The phenomenon where winning can actually be detrimental, especially in high school - The statistical theory of averages and its application to high school performance and life - Each person's strengths and weaknesses, and how they can be used effectively If you're ready to redefine your understanding of success and stop letting societal expectations dictate your self-worth, then "The Mediocrity Paradox" is the book for you. It's time to understand the reality of mediocrity and embrace it. Order your copy today.




Take That Action!


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If this book doesn’t get you started on some profitable action right away, nothing else will! It debates your conscience for longstanding inaction and delivers you from yourself. No ordinary business guide, Take That Action! provides wisdom for building capacity and a blueprint for living wealthy. The author demystifies success when he defines it as “being genuinely happy with life.” What a solid foundation this definition provides for the rest of the book. Whether you don’t know what to do, have been trapped in long-term planning, or incapacitated by a failure, this book will bail you out. From managing business risks to unravelling difficult choices, from converting pennies to pounds to securing your future in retirement, Take That Action! is a gem for all success seekers. Written from personal experience, it is a collection of the author’s best teachings on self-development and the pursuit of success. He is the author of five books with numerous accolades.