Creative Confidence


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IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation, have written a powerful and compelling book on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us. Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types." But two of the leading experts in innovation, design, and creativity on the planet show us that each and every one of us is creative. In an incredibly entertaining and inspiring narrative that draws on countless stories from their work at IDEO, the Stanford d.school, and with many of the world's top companies, David and Tom Kelley identify the principles and strategies that will allow us to tap into our creative potential in our work lives, and in our personal lives, and allow us to innovate in terms of how we approach and solve problems. It is a book that will help each of us be more productive and successful in our lives and in our careers.




Unlocking Potential


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To get the best from your employees, you need to be more than a manager. You need to be a coach. You're a leader because you possess expertise in your field. You have the training and experience. You understand your business...but can you fully motivate and engage your team? Michael K. Simpson, a senior consultant to FranklinCovey, has spent more than twenty-five years training executives to become effective coaches, mentoring and guiding leaders and managers to encourage and develop the talent of their people--the most important asset in any organization. In this guide, you will acquire the skills to coach your personnel from the ground up, maximizing their potential on a personal level, as members of the team, and as contributors to the organization as a whole. Transform your business relationships (and your business) with this comprehensive tool for optimizing productivity, profitability, loyalty, and customer focus. Don't just manage; energize, galvanize, inspire. Be a coach.




Metahuman


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Is it possible to venture beyond daily living and experience heightened states of awareness? Deepak Chopra says that higher consciousness is available here and now. “Metahuman helps us harvest peak experiences so we can see our truth and mold the universe’s chaos into a form that brings light to the world.”—Dr. Mehmet Oz, attending physician, New York–Presbyterian, Columbia University New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities. How does one do this? By becoming metahuman. To be metahuman, however, isn’t science fiction and is certainly not about being a superhero. To be metahuman means to move past the limitation constructed by the mind and enter a new state of awareness where we have deliberate and concrete access to peak experiences that can transform people’s lives from the inside out. Humans do this naturally—to a point. For centuries the great artists, scientists, writers, and many so-called ordinary people have gone beyond the everyday physical world. But if we could channel these often bewildering experiences, what would happen? Chopra argues we would wake up to experiences that would blow open your body, mind, and soul. Metahuman invites the reader to walk the path here and now. Waking up, we learn, isn’t just about mindfulness or meditation. Waking up, to become metahuman, is to expand our consciousness in all that we think, say, and do. By going beyond, we liberate ourselves from old conditioning and all the mental constructs that underlie anxiety, tension, and ego-driven demands. Waking up allows life to make sense as never before. To make this as practical as possible, Chopra ends the book with a 31-day guide to becoming metahuman. Once you wake up, he writes, life becomes transformed, because pure consciousness—which is the field of all possibilities—dawns in your life. Only then does your infinite potential become your personal reality.




Unleashing Your Leadership Potential


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Unleashing Your Leadership Potential provides the means to unleash the unique capital of leadership inherent in each of us, making it possible for teams, organizations, and society to improve the lives of others while we improve our own. Luc's leadership model is based on case studies and interviews with leaders, providing insights about how excellent leaders developed their own leadership styles. Dr. Luc's model presents seven strategies and underlying actions by which anyone—teacher or student, manager or subordinate, employee or community volunteer, parent or caregiver—can discover their leadership capability and then continuously improve it. This book is not a study of the skills needed for leadership, since leaders come in all shapes and forms, rather it is a guide for readers to use to develop into leaders without attending expensive workshops or time-consuming formal programs.




Creative Potential


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Have you ever found yourself wondering, am I creative enough?, or where do I go from here? You are not alone. As you ll read, Elle didn t think she was creative enough, Gabby didn t recognize her creativity, and Luke McElroy hit wall after wall in his own journey of pursuing his God-given calling. Full of useful insights and strategies, Creative Potential explores the process of finding your creative potential. Part memoir and part manual, Luke McElroy will take you on a journey from the beginning of the SALT Conference to the in-depth look at four biblical principles of unleashing your creative potential. Here's a great review from Executive Creative Pastor of Freedom House Church, Stephen Brewster: Every creative person that I know has struggled with the thought, am I enough? Through this book, Luke helps you understand the calling, the commitment to excellence, the need for collaboration, and what happens when your God-given creativity becomes contagious. I wish someone would have unpacked this for me when I was a young creative just getting started, it would have saved me years of fear, doubt, and anxiety. If you have any aspirations to grow your creativity please read this book! Everyone was designed by God with a calling over their life. Yes, that includes you too! And in this personal and powerful new book from Luke McElroy, he shares the never-before-told story of his own journey of finding his calling, and the lessons God taught him in the process. But this is more than just his story. As you read Creative Potential, you ll see that it is also your story, and alongside that story are the four key principles that will help you find and step into your own creative potential within that God-given calling. Join Luke as he helps readers all across the world identify and maximize all the potential that God has given you to fulfill His purposes for your life.




Boundless Potential: Transform Your Brain, Unleash Your Talents, and Reinvent Your Work in Midlife and Beyond


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There's no better time than now to remake your career and life Neuroscience research reveals that creativity spikes in our later years—making midlife an ideal time to change professions. This breakthrough career-reinvention guide shows workers in their forties and over how to leverage this newfound potential. Boundless Potential empowers you with the knowledge, inspiration, and tools to kick-start anything from a new entrepreneurial venture to a new career. Using case studies, interviews, and revelations from cutting-edge research, it offers a blueprint for personal and work reinvention in midlife and a glimpse of the true lifelong potential of the human mind. Mark S. Walton is a professor of leadership in the U.S. Navy's Advanced Management Program and a distinguished lecturer in management at the Senior Executive Institute and Kenan-Flagler Graduate Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His book Generating Buy-In was selected by Soundview Executive Summaries as one of the Top 30 business books of the year.




Find Your Way


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"In Find your Way, you will discover the helpful, proven wisdom and deep care that I have experienced in working alongside Carly." --Henry Cloud, best-selling author of Boundaries A perfect gift for graduates! No matter where you are in life, you are not yet all you will be . . . At some point, virtually everyone finds themselves struggling to find their way in life. Perhaps you're just starting out and haven't yet found your personal or professional path. Maybe you've been plugging away for years, trying to live someone else's dream. Maybe you're outwardly successful but plagued by a nagging, soul-level sense of dissatisfaction. Carly Fiorina, who started as a secretary and later became the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, can help. Drawing on her own remarkable journey, and empirical evidence accumulated over four decades in the workplace, Carly will show you how to choose a path over a plan, use problems to propel yourself and your organization forward, overcome fear and procrastination, make smart decisions, and reclaim your power and use it for good. Carly Fiorina believes beyond a shadow of a doubt that your potential can be unleashed. In Find Your Way, she shows you the path to getting there.




Driving Performance


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High levels of performance in business, sport, school and life in general are synonymous with unleashing human potential. Driving Performance aims to introduce leaders, managers, teachers and parents to the art and science of motivating individuals and teams to reach their potential. It draws on the latest in brain research and human motivation. The journey to achieving full potential starts with reflection and self discovery and leads to happiness, fulfilment as well as achieving the business targets. The book has very easy to follow practical exercises that can be practiced in any life situation.




Unleashing Greatness


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Your Comprehensive Guide to Unlocking Potential While the essence of this book lies within its very title, "Unleashing Greatness: Your Comprehensive Guide to Unlocking Potential", it is crucial to delve deeper into its profound significance. It invites you to embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and personal growth, helping you unravel the latent potential within yourself and equipping you with the tools to harness it to its maximum. "Unleashing Greatness" serves as a catalyst to the unexplored reservoir of potential that lies within each of us. As the small key unlocks the massive door, so does the book propose to unlock the gigantic power of human potential. Potential, as defined in the book, is the intrinsic capacity within each person to grow, achieve, and make significant contributions to their lives and those of others. It's akin to a seed that holds within it the promise of a grand tree, needing only the right conditions to thrive and flourish. What makes this book uniquely striking is its universal appeal. Whether you are an ambitious executive striving to scale the corporate ladder, an artist seeking creative enlightenment, a diligent student aiming for academic excellence, or a dedicated parent managing a multitude of responsibilities, "Unleashing Greatness" is your comprehensive guide to actualize your inherent potential. It is the bridge connecting your present reality with your future possibilities. Drawing upon wisdom from an array of fields, "Unleashing Greatness" synthesizes insights from psychology, motivational theory, personal anecdotes, expert opinions, and timeless wisdom from scriptures and proverbs. It provides a broad understanding of human potential, pulling from renowned academics who have spent their lives studying and understanding it. Every chapter of "Unleashing Greatness" is akin to a stepping stone on your path to unlocking your potential. The book guides you through understanding what potential truly is, recognizing it within yourself, cultivating it, and overcoming obstacles that hinder its full expression. It provides actionable insights on maintaining motivation and the power of persistence. Furthermore, it shares inspirational stories of individuals who have successfully unlocked their potential, serving as a testament to the transformation that awaits the reader. In an era where the potential is increasingly recognized as the new currency, "Unleashing Greatness" is a beacon of light, illuminating your path to self-discovery, self-improvement, and self-realization. It is an invaluable guide that will not only help you understand your potential better but will equip you with the tools to unlock it. It is about acknowledging the enormous plans within you, as eloquently expressed in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." The purpose of "Unleashing Greatness" is grand yet simple. It aims to uncover the limitless potential within each reader, enabling them to recognize, nurture, and apply their innate abilities to the fullest. This journey of potential unlocking is not just about achieving lofty heights of success. It's about holistic growth, personal fulfillment, and making a positive impact on the world around you. It's about the journey and the transformation you undergo along the way. Moreover, "Unleashing Greatness" highlights the immense value that lies within the process of unlocking one's potential. By doing so, one can discover a deeper sense of self, develop resilience, broaden their horizons, and make significant contributions to society. It echoes the sentiment expressed in the parable of the talents in the Bible (Matthew 25:14-30), underscoring the importance of utilizing one's gifts.




Unleashed


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""Unleashed"" explores the concept of self-imposed limitations and provides a comprehensive guide to unlocking human potential. This groundbreaking book challenges readers to examine their beliefs and assumptions, arguing that most limitations are self-created and can be overcome through mindset shifts, behavioral changes, and strategic action. Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics, the book presents a multifaceted approach to personal transformation. It introduces the innovative concept of ""Potential Mapping,"" a technique for systematically dismantling self-imposed limitations. The author supports their claims with a mix of scientific research, case studies, and original surveys, making complex ideas accessible to a general audience interested in personal growth and success. ""Unleashed"" progresses through three main sections: 1. Recognizing limitations 2. Forging new beliefs 3. Unleashing potential It offers practical strategies for applying these principles in various aspects of life, including career and relationships. The book culminates in a 30-day challenge, allowing readers to implement its teachings and embark on their journey of personal transformation, making it a valuable resource for anyone seeking to overcome perceived limitations and achieve more in life.