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"When Craig Cooper and Walker Hayes met, Walker was an alcoholic atheist reeling from the backlash of a failed music career. Through their unlikely friendship, Craig's life demonstrated the love of Christ in a way that shattered Walker's misconceptions of Christianity, ultimately leading him down the path to a dramatic conversion. The two are now close as brothers, choosing to be next-door neighbors and ripped out the fence between their homes as...
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Newly updated: The bestseller “that could bring the human race a little closer to rescuing itself” from the subject of the film The Two Glorias (Naomi Wolf).
Without self-esteem, the only change is an exchange of masters; with it, there is no need for masters.
When trying to find books to give to “the countless brave and smart women I met who didn’t think of themselves as either...
Without self-esteem, the only change is an exchange of masters; with it, there is no need for masters.
When trying to find books to give to “the countless brave and smart women I met who didn’t think of themselves as either...
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Spirituality—How It Makes Us Stronger
With her previous bestsellers, Dr. Brené Brown helped us realize that vulnerability is the birthplace for trust, courage, joy, creativity, and love. Yet a willingness to be vulnerable means accepting that life will sometimes knock us down. Where do we find the strength to get back up? In her research on resilient people, Brené discovered a key factor. “Without
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You know you should be meditating, so what's stopping you? In our high-stress lives, we think the answer to accomplishing more is to do more. But the best advantage we can give ourselves is to do less-- to spend a few minutes a day giving the body and brain deep, healing rest. Did you know that a brief meditation can offer rest that's five times deeper than sleep? This makes those who practice more productive than if they took an hour-long nap or...
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The definitive guide to using this ancient psychological system to gain self-knowledge and achieve personal growth—now expanded and revised.
The Enneagram is an extraordinary framework for understanding more about ourselves. No matter from which point of view we approach it, we discover fresh conjunctions of new and old ideas.
So writes Don Riso in this expanded edition of his classic interpretation...
The Enneagram is an extraordinary framework for understanding more about ourselves. No matter from which point of view we approach it, we discover fresh conjunctions of new and old ideas.
So writes Don Riso in this expanded edition of his classic interpretation...
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Being kind is something most of us do when it's easy and when it suits us. Being kind when we don't feel like it, or when all of our buttons are being pushed, is hard. But that's also when it's most needed; that's when it can defuse anger and even violence, when it can restore civility in our personal and virtual interactions. Kindness has the power to profoundly change our relationships with other people and with ourselves. It can, in fact, change...
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What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and overall healthier lives. In fact, the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveals that the strength of our connections with others can predict the health of both our bodies and our brains as we go through life. The invaluable insights in this book emerge from the revealing...
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Greg Harden changes lives. This is why hundreds of world-class athletes, doctors, lawyers, teachers, business leaders, college students, and professionals from all walks of life have come to him for advice and direction--including 7-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady, 23-time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps, Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson, CEOs of major companies, and championship coaching staffs from all over the world....
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"In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity, " Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or...
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"A simple question, isn't it? So why does it feel so hard to answer? What's happening behind our smiles, our busyness, our to-do lists? It's time to sit with all the questions we've been avoiding, ignoring, or just not hearing, to find a path to something real. Crack open this spine and get ready. We're about to get really honest. Because this book? It's not about my truth, it's about yours"--back cover.
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An inspirational collection of enlightening stories, quotes, and teachings to help you become a better you.
Buddhism is all about training the mind, and boot camp is an ideal training method for this generation's short attention span. The chapters in this book are a collection of eight years' worth of letters and journal entries, which is why each chapter is only a page long and can be read in any order. The stories, inspirational quotes,...
Buddhism is all about training the mind, and boot camp is an ideal training method for this generation's short attention span. The chapters in this book are a collection of eight years' worth of letters and journal entries, which is why each chapter is only a page long and can be read in any order. The stories, inspirational quotes,...
14) Don't overthink it: make easier decisions, stop second-guessing, and bring more joy to your life
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"Popular blogger offers readers strategies to avoid negative thought patterns, streamline decisions they're often prone to overthink, and proactively bring more peace, joy, and love into their lives"--
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"Despite our hyper-connected culture, women are lonelier than ever and often shamed for being vulnerable. With intriguing storytelling and thoughtful questions, popular blogger and podcaster Laura Tremaine presents Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First., a guide to cultivating the authentic connection with others that only comes from sharing yourself"--
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As the obituary writer in a spectacularly beautiful but often dangerous spit of land in Alaska, Heather Lende knows something about last words and lives well lived. Now she's distilled what she's learned about how to live a more exhilarating and meaningful life into three words: find the good. It's that simple--and that hard.
Quirky and profound, individual and universal, Find the Good offers up short chapters that help us unlearn the habit--and...
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"Many of us have strong convictions. We want to advocate for causes we care about--but which ones? We want to work for change--but will the emotional toll lead to burn out? Leadership coach, lawyer, photographer, and activist Karen Walrond knows that when you care deeply about the world, light can seem hard to find. But when your activism grows out of your joy--and vice versa--you begin to see light everywhere. In The Lightmaker's Manifesto, Walrond...
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"It's a relief just to talk about it. It's heaven to fix it: "admin, " the administrative tasks that have exploded in our busy lives. Here's the book that will give you many hours of your life back. Scheduling. Planning. Paying. Using "self-service" websites. The busier our lives are, the more the invisible "admin"piles up on top of us. Elizabeth Emens was a working mother with two young children, swamped like so many of us, when she realized that...
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"With more than 80 percent of the content revised this new edition delivers the foundational principles Maxwell has used in leadership for more than forty years and includes two completely new chapters. No matter your leadership arena -business, nonprofit, education, church, or family- the principles Maxwell shares will positively impact your life and the lives of everyone around you."--Inside dust jacket.