Superpowers for Good


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For years, author Devin Thorpe asked hundreds of guests on his podcast, "What is your superpower?" Their inspiring answers, along with profiles highlighting their social impact and insights into how you can emulate them, comprise Superpowers for Good.Early praise:Devin has leveraged his "superpowers" to drive impact in the world his entire career, as an executive, through media and podcasts, as an author. In his new book, he assembles deeply personal stories that will inspire all of us to build a brighter future. ~Isabelle HauWe all have a superpower, even if we don't know what it is. Devin Thorpe's ability to reveal the amazing powers of amazing people is unmatched. Superpowers for Good is an incredible collection of stories from people who are making an impact on the world around us. ~Richard Bliss




Superpowers


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Madison, Wisconsin: In the summer of 2001, five college juniors wake up with . . . not just a hangover, but superpowers. . . . Jack Robinson: Grew up on a farm, works in a chem lab, and brews his own beer. Age: 19. Superpower: SPEED. Caroline Bloom: Has a flair for fashion design and a mother who’s completely out of touch. Works as a waitress for a lunatic boss. Age: 20. Superpower: FLIGHT. Harriet Bishop: Studied violin, guitar, and piano . . . and was terrible at them all. Now writes about music for the campus paper. Age: 20. Superpower: ­INVISIBILITY. Mary Beth Layton: Is managing a 3.8, but feels like she’s working three times as hard as the people around her. Age: 20. Superpower: STRENGTH. Charlie Frost: Has an anxious way about him, and always looks like he’s on day 101 of his most recent haircut. Age: 20. Superpower: TELEPATHY. But how do you adjust to an extraordinary ability when you’re an ordinary person? What if you’re not ready for the responsibility that comes with great power? And how do you keep your head in a world that’s going mad?




Influence Is Your Superpower


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Rediscover the superpower that makes good things happen, from the professor behind Yale School of Management's most popular class “The new rules of persuasion for a better world.”—Charles Duhigg, author of the bestsellers The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better You were born influential. But then you were taught to suppress that power, to follow the rules, to wait your turn, to not make waves. Award-winning Yale professor Zoe Chance will show you how to rediscover the superpower that brings great ideas to life. Influence doesn’t work the way you think because you don’t think the way you think. Move past common misconceptions—such as the idea that asking for more will make people dislike you—and understand why your go-to negotiation strategies are probably making you less influential. Discover the one thing that influences behavior more than anything else. Learn to cultivate charisma, negotiate comfortably and creatively, and spot manipulators before it’s too late. Along the way, you’ll meet alligators, skydivers, a mind reader in a gorilla costume, Jennifer Lawrence, Genghis Khan, and the man who saved the world by saying no. Influence Is Your Superpower will teach you how to transform your life, your organization, and perhaps even the course of history. It’s an ethical approach to influence that will make life better for everyone, starting with you.




What's My Superpower?


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Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. But when her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique and special, she realizes that her superpower was right in front of her all along.




Your 3 Best Super Powers


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"Your 3 Best Super Powers is an invaluable and practical guide to opening your mind and heart to unleash your creative potential." -- John Gray Super powers. You want them. You feel that life would be better with them. You wish you could have been born with them. The good news is you have super powers! According to world-renowned intuitive guide and spiritual teacher Sonia Choquette, you are blessed with three incredible super powers: meditation, imagination, and intuition. When cultivated, they give you the ability to live a life of tranquility and empowerment. In Your 3 Best Super Powers, Sonia uses meditation to tap into your other super powers, allowing you to clear mental space and to take charge of the source of all creativity, imagination--which is essential to envisioning and enacting your heart's desires. Then she seamlessly guides you to your sixth sense, intuition, to help you make the smartest, safest, and most satisfying decisions in your personal and professional life. Filled with inspiring stories, this invaluable book synthesizes Sonia's experience working with hundreds of clients for more than three decades, to provide proven techniques and practical tips that can be easily incorporated into your daily routine. Includes a digital download of guided meditations "The best part is that by developing your three best super powers, you add to the beauty, peace, creativity, and harmony of the universe. These three super powers are gifts to you that keep on giving to the world." --Sonia Choquette




Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers!


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A little boy with Asperger's syndrome celebrates his differences while explaining how he often has more energy than other kids, has very acute senses, and says things that may be blunt but are never intended to be mean.




Superpower


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A road map to better decision-making and a better life! Do you want more out of your life and your job with less effort and better results? Have you ever felt that there just has to be a better way to get there? If so, you're not alone. Millions of people, just like you, are faced with many challenges in their professional and personal lives on their journey to success. Superpower! takes you on a journey where you'll discover seven principles that will help you solve problems faster, make better decisions, and improve your professional and personal life. Develop the common sense insights and critical thinking strategies to unlock your personal power and performance at work and in life. Leverage common sense insights to develop your critical thinking and decision making skills, thus improving your performance and results in the business world Discover ways to make better decisions, implement them faster, get more done with less effort, and enjoy a better quality of life at work In today's competitive, information-overloaded, and challenging economic conditions, there is no such thing as job security—only skills security. The more you learn, the more you can earn and this book gives you the ultimate roadmap for how to think, act, and perform with less effort and better results.




Your Mark On The World


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Your Mark On The World combines inspiring stories of ordinary people doing remarkable things to make the world a better place with practical advice to empower anyone to give more to a cause (charity, non-profit or social venture) without giving up a career or family.The inspiring stories include:Botevy's life and death struggle through Pol Pot's killing fields that led her ultimately to create an orphanage in Phnom Penh.Rick's personal crusade to cure cystic fibrosis to ensure that his two afflicted grandchildren will attend his funeral and not the other way around.The eight-member Smith family's world service tour.David's decision to walk away from a successful career as an international executive to volunteer to care for victims of leprosy in rural India.These stories are combined with practical financial advice to empower you to give more to a cause without giving up your family or your career.The book answers your questions:How do I get out of debt and stay out of debt?Which charity or cause do I choose to make my donation? How do I decide where to volunteer?How can our family plan a volunteer vacation?How can I save money for retirement?How much should I contribute to my 401k?Can I use Mint to manage my budget?How to retire early enough to devote healthy years to volunteering?This must-read book provides an overview of philanthropy in America and around the world, providing you with a clear picture of charity and its fruits.




Ordinary Superpowers


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Unleash Your Potential and Create a Superpowered LifePositive change. It's highly desired, but hard to achieve. So how do you achieve it? Better yet, how do you create it? It all starts when you unleash the potential of your Ordinary Superpowers -- the talents and skills that create the most positive difference in your life, the lives of others, and the world around you. When you discover and maximize these powers, you will start a ripple effect of improvement in all aspects of your life, including career, family, community, and more.This book will help you identify your most powerful natural talents and create a plan to use your powers with intention and purpose. By the way, your most powerful talents may not be what you think they are...Ordinary Superpowers is the origin story of your new, superpowered life.




The Day I Lost My Superpowers


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Childhood is a magical time when even the stuff of the day-to-day is exciting and the ordinary often seems extraordinary. A part of this magic is that with just a little imagination, we all might be found to possess true superpowers! This isn't the first or last book where a child delightedly discovers her own superpowers. But it may be just about the driest, funniest, and sweetest, where the discovery is handled with humor and charm. One of the book's true pleasures is that it's a girl who discovers her own extraordinary abilities, and when her powers fail, as they must, she discovers them in her mom. All of which leads to a lovely intimacy between the two.