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"In The Happiness Advantage, Harvard trained researcher Shawn Achor described why happiness is the precursor to greater success. This book, Before Happiness, is about what comes before both. Because before we can be happy or successful, we need to first develop the ability to see that positive change is possible. Only once we learn to see the world through a more positive lens can we summon all our motivation, emotion, and intelligence to achieve...

“In clear and accessible language, Elaine Fox shows how psychological science can help you to be agile in meeting challenges and to be flexible when things change. Drawing on personal experience and years of applying her research in coaching elite performance, she shows how adopting a few key skills can transform your life in profound ways. A book full of important insights.” (Mark Williams, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology University...

"Becky Vollmer's You Are Not Stuck is a blend of straight talk, humor, and clear steps for action to help change-seekers reset their priorities, drown out the naysaying voices in their heads, and make bold choices. We all feel stuck sometimes: in our jobs, our relationships, our habits, or when the life we're living simply doesn't add up to the one we want. We feel stuck when it seems like we don't have options, or when we don't trust or allow ourselves...

"One Decision is a shift in thinking and a powerful blueprint that will catapult you into action, helping you turn obstacles into opportunities, struggles into successes, and create a new outlook to improve your outcomes while living out the days ahead"--

"Experienced and trusted Christian counselor helps adults adapt to and live with change and loss, discover the difference between aging and getting old, and discover new purpose in the "second half" of life"--Provided by publisher.

Explains how taking specific actions can improve outlook and circumstances, drawing on scientific findings to demonstrate how simple physical activities, from smiling to walking briskly, can alleviate common challenges.

At age 50, Maria Leonard Olsen drank her way out of her 25-year marriage. She had, against advice, put all her eggs in the motherhood basket, willfully derailing her successful law career. As teenagers, her precious children did not need her in the hands-on way they previously had. Her husband and she had grown apart because, among other things, they failed to nurture that important relationship. She was depressed and stuck. When she turned 50, she...

"Sometimes your foundation crumbles. Sometimes you realize there wasn't a foundation to begin with. Maybe your relationship ended in a breakup or divorce, or you lost your job, or a loved one died. Whatever crisis showed up to screw with you, it brought everything else crashing down, and suddenly life became confusing, disorienting, out of control. A total shit show. You. Need. Help. Therein lies the problem: Traditional self-help guides just aren't...

Offers stories, scriptural principles and advice encouraging people to never give up on themselves or God, regardless of the setbacks or obstacles that they encounter.

Nicola Bird, founder and creator of Self-Imaging Therapy, has written this self-empowering guide to allow you to begin a journey that opens up new possibilities in life. Equip yourself with the tools you need to take charge of your life and avoid the Boomerang Effect. In this guidebook you'll find: Strategies to deal with the unavoidable and unpredictable obstacles ; Ways to battle insecurities that impede personal growth ; How to manage the fighter,...