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Healthcor International, Ltd The Ultimate Coach
£18.21
Paul Millerd The Pathless Path
Book SynopsisIt takes a few wrong turns to find the right way.Paul Millerd thought he was on his way. From small-town Connecticut kid to the most prestigious consulting firm in the world, brushing shoulders with CEOs and with the resume to match.The Pathless Path is about finding yourself in the wrong life, and the real work of figuring out how to live. Through painstaking experiments, living in different countries and the goodwill of people from around the world, Paul Millerd pieces together a set of ideas and principles that guide him from unfulfilled and burned out to the good life and all of the existential crises in between.This book is a personal journey of awakening and is an ideal companion for people considering leaving their jobs, embarking on a new path, dealing with the uncertainty of an unconventional path, or searching for better models for thinking about work in a fast-changing world.Reader feedback:It''s a rare book in that it is tangentially about careers and being more focused and productive, but unlike almost every other book I have read about these topics, I finished this one and felt better about myself and my career.The themes are timeless. The content is expertly written. The advice is refreshingly non-prescriptive.If you have questioned your own path, or a nagging lack of intention in your choices you need this book. If you have felt a gradual loss of agency in your direction you need this book. You are in the grip of an invisible script that was not written for you. - Kris Abdelmessih The writing is fantastic - Paul''s writing is approachably poetic; a quick read that weaves together his own experience moving from a ''default path'' overachiever to a ''pathless path'' seeker of passion and curiosity, deep research into the history of work and collections of perspectives from years of podcasting, friendship, conferences, and meetings with other ''alternative path'' life-livers.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Dictionary of Body Language
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Everything Is Fcked A Book About Hope
Book SynopsisIn 2016, Manson published The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, a book that brilliantly gave shape to the ever-present, low-level hum of anxiety that permeates modern living.Trade Review“Just because everything appears to be a mess doesn’t mean you have to be one. Mark Manson’s book is a call to arms for a better life and better world and could not be more needed right now.” -- Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and Ego is the Enemy“Mark Manson continues to break down questions about human happiness and well-being in creative and unexpected ways. The result is a wonderfully accessible book that tackles some of the deeper questions about where our world is headed, as well as how to take better care of ourselves (and each other) until we get there.” -- Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and Host of The Psychology Podcast“Mark Manson has succeeded in explaining a crazy world to an entire generation by invoking hard science, moral philosophy, and gobs of hilarious wit. This book is guaranteed to make you laugh, question your beliefs, and (hopefully) change your life.” -- Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked and Indistractable“Mark provides an antidote to our era of spiritual malaise with a much-needed tincture of laughter, practical advice and philosophical wisdom. His counterintuitive insight will keep a three-bourbon smile on your face the whole time you’re reading it.” -- Eric Barker, bestselling author of Barking Up the Wrong Tree“While we’re all afraid of the evils in the world, Mark Manson shows us how to avoid the dark side in ourselves. A witty and enlightening book that we all need to read before throwing in the towel.” -- Shane Parrish, founder of Farnam Street and host of The Knowledge Project Podcast“Mark Manson is a master of thought-provoking and counterintuitive insights. His easy-to-read style will have you turning pages for hours.” -- James Clear, New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits“Entertaining and thought-provoking . . . [Manson’s] dark-humored wit and blunt prose are both informative and engaging . . . Clever and accessibly conversational, Manson reminds us to chill out, not sweat the small stuff, and keep hope for a better world alive.” -- Kirkus Reviews
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HarperCollins Rich Bitch
£18.04
HarperCollins Influence
Book SynopsisThe foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion—a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold—now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications.In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion—explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insights ethically in business and everyday settings. Using memorable stories and relatable examples, Cialdini makes this crucially important subject surprisingly easy. With Cialdini as a guide, you don’t have to be a scientist to learn how to use this science.You’ll learn Cialdini’s Universal Principles of Influence, including new research and new uses so you can become an even more skilled persuader—and just as importantly, you’ll learn how to defend yourself against unethical influence attempts. You may think you know these principles, but without understanding their intricacies, you may be ceding their power to someone else.Cialdini’s Principles of Persuasion: Reciprocation Commitment and Consistency Social Proof Liking Authority Scarcity Unity, the newest principle for this edition Understanding and applying the principles ethically is cost-free and deceptively easy. Backed by Dr. Cialdini’s 35 years of evidence-based, peer-reviewed scientific research—including a three-year field study on what leads people to change—Influence is a comprehensive guide to using these principles to move others in your direction.
£15.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Everyday Dharma
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is the reset button we all need right now. If you’re feeling stuck or uninspired, Everyday Dharma is the key to finding your spark again. I wholeheartedly recommend it." — Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder of LinkedIn "Everyday Dharma helps you find your purpose, unleash your passion, and express it in a way that not only feeds your soul, but also helps you show up in the world as the best possible version of yourself." — Alison Levine NYT bestselling author of On The Edge Faculty, Thayer Leadership at West Point
£20.00
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Well Endowed
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Penguin Putnam Inc Do Over
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Power of Bad
Book SynopsisThe most important book at the borderland of psychology and politics that I have ever read.—Martin E. P. Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at that University of Pennsylvania and author of Learned Optimism Why are we devastated by a word of criticism even when it’s mixed with lavish praise? Because our brains are wired to focus on the bad. This negativity effect explains things great and small: why countries blunder into disastrous wars, why couples divorce, why people flub job interviews, how schools fail students, why football coaches stupidly punt on fourth down. All day long, the power of bad governs people’s moods, drives marketing campaigns, and dominates news and politics. Eminent social scientist Roy F. Baumeister stumbled unexpectedly upon this fundamental aspect of human nature. To find out why financial losses mattered more to people than financial gains, Baumeister looked for situations in which good events made a bigger impact than bad ones. But his team couldn’t find any. Their research showed that bad is relentlessly stronger than good, and their paper has become one of the most-cited in the scientific literature. Our brain’s negativity bias makes evolutionary sense because it kept our ancestors alert to fatal dangers, but it distorts our perspective in today’s media environment. The steady barrage of bad news and crisismongering makes us feel helpless and leaves us needlessly fearful and angry. We ignore our many blessings, preferring to heed—and vote for—the voices telling us the world is going to hell. But once we recognize our negativity bias, the rational brain can overcome the power of bad when it’s harmful and employ that power when it’s beneficial. In fact, bad breaks and bad feelings create the most powerful incentives to become smarter and stronger. Properly understood, bad can be put to perfectly good use. As noted science journalist John Tierney and Baumeister show in this wide-ranging book, we can adopt proven strategies to avoid the pitfalls that doom relationships, careers, businesses, and nations. Instead of despairing at what’s wrong in your life and in the world, you can see how much is going right—and how to make it still better.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Give and Take
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Penguin Books Ltd Power
Book SynopsisThis book is a miraculous event. –Elizabeth Gilbert, from the forewordA transformative path for women to reclaim their power in a world all too eager to strip it awayWomen know what it’s like to feel powerless. We have had power taken from us and used over us, and sometimes we have had to give it away for our own safety. But when power is built internally, it is stronger and more enduring than that bestowed externally. In Power, renowned leadership coach Kemi Nekvapil introduces a new framework for cultivating your power from the inside out.When you tap into the power that comes from within, you have the capacity to rebuild yourself. You give yourself the opportunity to break free from chronic people-pleasing and start making choices that align with your needs and values. You stop living and leading with apology, and instead use your power as a force for good.Through the principles of Presence, Ownership, Wisdom, EquTrade Review“In Power, Kemi somehow manages to be blunt but gentle, galvanizing but calm, serious but hilarious, vulnerable but immensely strong. Reading this book will pull you into the flow of power we all share, to find the source that springs uniquely from your own life.”—Martha Beck, author of the New York Times bestselling The Way of Integrity “Kemi shows us how we can claim our true power and agency without losing our hearts. Power is a beautiful call to action to live a more purpose-filled life.”—Marie Forleo, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Everything is Figureoutable “A practical guide on how we can reclaim power as individuals and harness more power as a collective. It’s essential reading for any woman who wants to create change for herself and change for the world.”—Susan David, psychologist at Harvard Medical School and author of the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling Emotional Agility “To me, Kemi has always epitomized grace and calmness—quiet strength and assuredness that you can’t help but feel more centered around. Power is a reflection of this strength and assuredness, and it’s my hope that we can all learn from this incredible guide and live and lead just a little bit more like Kemi!”—Emma Isaacs, founder of Business Chicks “Compelling, probing, and necessary.”—Madeleine Dore, creator of Extraordinary Routines “Kemi radiates and teaches a different kind of power—she is a confident and courageous leader, and at the same time, she empowers, uplifts, and liberates others. This is the kind of power that will save our world, and the kind she explores in her book.”—Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder of Omega Institute and author of Broken Open and Cassandra Speaks “This book is a divine gift to the world.”—Koya Webb, author of Let Your Fears Make You Fierce “When I first met Kemi, I knew I was in the presence of someone more than special. She’s a woman full of wisdom, grace, and good power. Power shows how you can become unstoppable by reclaiming your own power and living an authentic life.”—Jean Oelwang, founding CEO of Virgin Unite and cofounder of Plus Wonder “I’ve seen firsthand the effect Kemi’s work has had on so many women in my world. There is a reason Kemi is so adored—she challenges women to think about what’s possible for their lives and then coaches them through the steps to get there. Powerful stuff (pun intended!).”—Sally Hepworth, author of The Soulmate
£16.12
Penguin Books Ltd The Ritual Effect
Book SynopsisThink of the quirky traditions that you keep up with your friends.Or the unusual ways that you and your family mark special occasions.Or the gifts that your partner gives and what you'd think if they'd bought the same for an ex.These are rituals: practices that are imbued with symbolic meaning. And they have the power to turn black-and-white moments into technicolour.Along the way, Norton shares stories from sporting superstars (Serena Williams always bouncing the ball five times before her first serve), million-dollar companies (Zipcar urging staff to destroy their old desktops with sledgehammers) and ordinary people (inventing their own ritual signatures), who reimagine everyday moments, build camaraderie, and spark joy.Rituals can help us to forge winning teams, heal families experiencing grief and encourage us rise to challenges, big or small. Now it's time to create yours.
£999.99
Hachette Books Hack Your Bureaucracy
Book SynopsisIn this 'deeply empowering and practical book'(Cecilia Muñoz), two technology and innovation leaders reveal dozens of tactics that enabled them to accomplish seemingly impossible reforms in organizations of all types and sizes. Whether you just started your first entry-level job, run the entire company, or just feel trapped by your condo association bylaws, it’s time to it’s time to learn how to get big things done and make a lasting impact with Hack Your Bureaucracy. From local government to the White House, Harvard to the world of venture capital, Marina Nitze and Nick Sinai have taken on some of the world’s most challenging bureaucracies—and won. Now, they bring their years of experience to you, teaching you strategies anyone can use to improve your organization through their own stories and those of fellow bureaucracy hackers, including: Find Your Paperclip: use small steps to achieve big change Set Your North Star: keep your end goal in sight Cultivate the Karass: assemble an adept team and network Don’t Waste a Crisis: turn every opportunity into a chance for change And more! Change doesn’t happen just because the person in charge declares it should, even if that person is the CEO of your company or the President of the United States. Regardless of your industry, role, or team, Hack Your Bureaucracy shows how to get started, take initiative on your own, and transform your ideas into impact.
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Hachette Books 1 Leadership Master the Small Daily Improvements
Book SynopsisLeadership development speaker & consultant Andy Ellis is the former CSO of Akamai, where he contributed to the creation of Akamai''s billion-dollar cybersecurity business. He now brings his speaking, consulting, and business knowledge to readers with 1% Leadership-based on the reality that real-world leadership is messy and complicated; it rarely fits into an acronym or a dogmatic overarching philosophy. Ellis says that there are no irrefutable laws of leadership or power; there is no secret. As a result, 1% Leadership does not provide one path to leadership-it provides dozens of practical lessons that anyone, at any stage of their career, can use continuously make tiny 1% at a time improvements. 1% Leadership is a handy guidebook that business readers can regularly apply to identify blind spots, boost morale (both personal and among teams and organizations), and solve problems at work.Readers can spend a few minutes each Monday morning to focus on one
£22.50
Grand Central Publishing All in
£24.00
Hachette Books How to Make Mistakes On Purpose
Book Synopsis Based on Laurie Rosenwald's popular workshop, How to Make Mistakes On Purpose reveals an intuitive, entertaining way to come up with truly original ideas. Three generations of humans have now been molded into results-oriented workers who cannot mess up, and therefore may never innovate either. Shared software, skills, and experiences equal no surprises. Surrounded by the unwavering, reliable results made possible by a machine, we all marinate in this ubiquitous cybersauce. Behold! Thousands of shiny new apps, sites, products, and services that look, feel, and are essentially the same. Because computers don’t make mistakes.Chance is the natural foil to the digital. We combine both for originality. This makes for the kind of exciting, hopeful future we want. We embrace technology but need to slap it around a bit to get someplace new.Human error sparks connections. In a relaxed situation where one’s hypercritical demons are AWOL, the snap, crackle, pop of brainstorms happen all around us.A fresh, colorful guide to discovery, with clearly marked directions and witty prompts, this is a book about living a productive, individualistic life. Whatever your job, it gives you a way to zig while everyone around you can only zag. It will also make you laugh along the way.
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Random House USA Inc The 4Hour Workweek Expanded and Updated
Book SynopsisAn edition expanded with more than 100 pages of new content offers a blueprint for a better life, whether one''s dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management or just living more and working less.
£20.24
Random House USA Inc The Startup of You Revised and Updated
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Hachette Books Connecting the Dots Lessons for Leadership in a
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Little, Brown & Company Money Magic
Book SynopsisIncrease your spending power, enhance your standard of living, and achieve financial independence with this “must-read” guide to money management (Jane Bryant Quinn). Laurence Kotlikoff, one of our nation’s premier personal finance experts and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security, harnesses the power of economics and advanced computation to deliver a host of spellbinding but simple money magic tricks that will transform your financial future.Each trick shares a basic ingredient for financial savvy based on economic common sense, not Wall Street snake oil. Money Magic offers a clear path to a richer, happier, and safer financial life. Whether you’re making education, career, marriage, lifestyle, housing, investment, retirement, or Social Security decisions, Kotlikoff provides a clear framework for readers of all ages and income levels to learn tricks like: How to choose a career to maximize your lifetime earnings (hint: you may want to consider picking up a plunger instead of a stethoscope). How to buy a superior education on the cheap and graduate debt-free. Why it’s smarter to cash out your IRA to pay off your mortgage. Why delaying retirement for two years can reap dividends and how to lower your average lifetime tax bracket. Money Magic’s most powerful act is transforming your financial thinking, explaining not just what to do, but why to do it. Get ready to discover the economics approach to financial planning—the fruit of a century’s worth of research by thousands of cloistered economic wizards whose now-accessible collective findings turn conventional financial advice on its head. Kotlikoff uses his soft heart, hard nose, dry wit, and flashing wand to cast a powerful spell, leaving you eager to accomplish what you formerly dreaded: financial planning.
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Hodder & Stoughton The Seven Rules Of Success
Book SynopsisMore and more, people are finding that chasing only material success feels hollow, unfulfilling. What people desire now is a career that stems from their highest personal vision and deepest creativity, and that is richly enjoyable and fruitful not just materially but on personal and spiritual levels.Top life coach Fiona Harrold has talked to some of the world''s most successful people and discovered the rules that they live by to make their astonishing achievements. She presents interviews with a wide range of people - from celebrities to entrepreneurs to people from her own background - who have found their passion and made it into their career. Fiona sets out in clear, accessible form the rules of their success, and shows the reader how to apply these rules to their own situation. Written in Fiona''s trademark no-nonsense, but always inspiring style, this is the ultimate guide, from successful people, to attaining the success and fulfilment you alwaTrade ReviewOne of the most dynamic and positive people you will ever meet, and has the talent to make you feel the same way too. * Daily Mail *The country's top life coach * Daily Mail *The UK's leading life coach and possibly the most positive person alive * ES magazine *A confidante to the powerful....people flock to Fiona * Sunday Mirror *Helps you focus on your goals - and get there fast * Daily Telegraph *Immensely persuasive and practical * Time Out *If you truly want to take charge of your life and be happier as a result - read this book * Hazel Courteney *one of the most "directive" coaches currently working in Britain. * The Observer Magazine *
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Little, Brown Book Group Promote Yourself
Book SynopsisHow people perceive you at work has always been vital to a successful career. Now with the internet, social media, and the unrelenting hum of 24/7 business, the ability to brand and promote yourself is more crucial than ever.No matter how talented you are, it doesn''t matter unless your bosses recognise those talents and think of you as an invaluable employee, a game-changing manager or the person whose name is synonymous with success.So, how do you stand out and get ahead?In Promote Yourself, Dan Schawbel lays out a step-by-step process for building a successful career through the subtle and amazingly effective art of self-promotion. By showing you how to build a rock-solid foundation of skill that are essential to getting the job done right and identifying exactly what managers value, Promote Yourself will provide you with the unique tools that you''ll need today and for the rest of your career.Trade ReviewPromote Yourself is a perfect read for young people starting their 'real' job, or veterans who want to up their game. Think of Dan Schawbel's new book as everything you always wanted to know about building a career but didn't know how (or whom) to ask - Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of To Sell Is Human and DriveThis is a book about freedom. The freedom to chart your own path, make your own ruckus and stand up and say to the world, "Here, I made this" - Seth Godin, New York Times bestseller and author of The Icarus DeceptionSchawbel's book is a game-changer for any employee who is looking to get ahead at work. It reveals the skills and strategies that will turn you into a future leader - Stephen R. Covey, New York Times bestseller and author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 3rd AlternativeIn this remarkable book, Schawbel gives you all the resources, advice and inspiration you need to take charge of your own career and get ahead at work. Read Promote Yourself if you want to achieve your dreams and have fun doing it - Jack Canfield, Co-creator of the New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success PrinciplesPacked with research, real-life examples, and practical, concrete suggestions for action, Promote Yourself is an invaluable guide for anyone considering how to succeed better inside-and outside-of work - Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestseller of The Happiness Project and Happier at Home
£10.99
Little, Brown Book Group Back to Human
Book SynopsisA book that explains how, in this age of isolation, the most successful workplaces are those that succeed in reinvigorating actual human connection.Trade ReviewA practical guide for leaders to stop using technology as a crutch and start building genuine connections with their teams * Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl Sandberg *Dan Schawbel offers a searching examination of the role technology plays in our lives and how our overreliance on gadgets is deepening our sense of isolation. But Back to Human is also a hopeful book, one that provides a prescription for change for leaders and anyone else interested in doing better. * Daniel H. Pink, author of When and To Sell is Human *Dan will help you put your damn phone in your pocket, look people in the eye, and build actual human relationships at work. You'll be stunned at the difference this makes in your career--and in your life. * Kim Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor *A fun, thoughtful read, but more important, a truly useful book. Back to Human provides concrete solutions for many of the 21st century challenges that shape how we work and live. * General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal, New York Times bestselling author of Team of Teams *Elevating humanity through business is the purpose of Conscious Capitalism. Back to Human is a welcomed reminder of the interdependencies that exist across all human stakeholders, and that workplace cultures must be trusting, authentic, innovative and caring so that working there is a source of both personal growth and professional fulfillment. * John Mackey, co-founder and CEO, Whole Foods Market; co-author of Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business *Back to Human is the definitive guide to connecting in an era where doing so is increasingly difficult. It is one of the best collections of voices and research that will help leaders to create a more cohesive and compelling workplace. * Tom Rath, #1 New York Times bestselling author of StrengthFinder 2.0 *I recommend Back to Human to any leader who wants to create a higher quality of life for their team. Schawbel explains how to build the human connections that are critical to personal and organizational success. Regardless of advancements in technology, the human touch will remain and this book will help you create stronger relationships that lead to higher performance and happiness. * Michel Landel, CEO of Sodexo *
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Little, Brown Book Group Back to Human
Book SynopsisA book that explains how, in this age of isolation, the most successful workplaces are those that succeed in reinvigorating actual human connection.Trade ReviewA practical guide for leaders to stop using technology as a crutch and start building genuine connections with their teams * Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl Sandberg *Dan Schawbel offers a searching examination of the role technology plays in our lives and how our overreliance on gadgets is deepening our sense of isolation. But Back to Human is also a hopeful book, one that provides a prescription for change for leaders and anyone else interested in doing better. * Daniel H. Pink, author of When and To Sell is Human *Dan will help you put your damn phone in your pocket, look people in the eye, and build actual human relationships at work. You'll be stunned at the difference this makes in your career--and in your life. * Kim Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor *A fun, thoughtful read, but more important, a truly useful book. Back to Human provides concrete solutions for many of the 21st century challenges that shape how we work and live. * General (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal, New York Times bestselling author of Team of Teams *Elevating humanity through business is the purpose of Conscious Capitalism. Back to Human is a welcomed reminder of the interdependencies that exist across all human stakeholders, and that workplace cultures must be trusting, authentic, innovative and caring so that working there is a source of both personal growth and professional fulfillment. * John Mackey, co-founder and CEO, Whole Foods Market; co-author of Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business *Back to Human is the definitive guide to connecting in an era where doing so is increasingly difficult. It is one of the best collections of voices and research that will help leaders to create a more cohesive and compelling workplace. * Tom Rath, #1 New York Times bestselling author of StrengthFinder 2.0 *I recommend Back to Human to any leader who wants to create a higher quality of life for their team. Schawbel explains how to build the human connections that are critical to personal and organizational success. Regardless of advancements in technology, the human touch will remain and this book will help you create stronger relationships that lead to higher performance and happiness. * Michel Landel, CEO of Sodexo *
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ReadHowYouWant The Mood Elevator
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Happiness Equation Want Nothing Do Anything
Book SynopsisThe #1 international bestseller from the author of The Book of Awesome that “reveals how all of us can live happier lives” (Gretchen Rubin). What is the formula for a happy life? Neil Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, a New York Times–bestselling author, a Walmart executive, a father, a husband. After selling more than a million copies of the Book of Awesome series, wherein he observed the everyday things he thought were awesome, he now shifts his focus to the practicalities of living an awesome life.In his new book The Happiness Equation, Pasricha illustrates how to want nothing and do anything in order to have everything. If that sounds like a contradiction in terms, you simply have yet to unlock the 9 Secrets to Happiness. Each secret takes a piece out of the core of common sense, turns it on its head to present it in a completely new light, and
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Southern Women Know That Every Woman Should
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Life After Art and Design A practical guide to
Book SynopsisThousands of students graduate from university each year. The lucky few have the rest of their lives mapped out in perfect detail - but for most things are not nearly so simple. Armed with your hard-earned degree the possibilities and career paths lying before you are limitless, and the number of choices you suddenly have to make can seem bewildering. Life After an Art & Design Degree has been written specifically to help students currently studying, or who have recently graduated, make informed choices about their future. It will be source of invaluable advice and wisdom to graduates of creative subjects (whether you wish to directly use your degree or not), covering such topics as: Identifying a career path that interests you from advertising to interior design Seeking out an opportunity that matches your skills and aspirations Staying motivated and pursuing your goals Networking and self-promotioTable of ContentsPreface 1. Decisions, decisions….. 2. Creating your Career 3. Next Steps to Achieving Your Goals 4. Connecting with your Network 5. Hunting out opportunities 6. Proving yourself 7. Promoting Yourself 8. What’s Stopping You? 9. Moving on…Your future 10. Here’s to Life!
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Crown Triggers Creating Behavior That Lastsbecoming the
Book SynopsisBestselling author and world-renowned executive coach Marshall Goldsmith examines the environmental and psychological triggers that can derail us at work and in life.Do you ever find that you are not the patient, compassionate problem solver you believe yourself to be? Are you surprised at how irritated or flustered the normally unflappable you becomes in the presence of a specific colleague at work? Have you ever felt your temper accelerate from zero to sixty when another driver cuts you off in traffic?Our reactions don’t occur in a vacuum. They are usually the result of unappreciated triggers in our environment—the people and situations that lure us into behaving in a manner diametrically opposed to the colleague, partner, parent, or friend we imagine ourselves to be. These triggers are constant and relentless and omnipresent. So often the environment seems to be outside our control. Even if that is true, as Goldsmith points out, we have a choice i
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Dover Publications Inc. What If it Does Work out
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Crown How to Talk to Anyone Anytime Anywhere
Book SynopsisAmerica''s best-known master of conversation unveils his secrets for getting the talk flowing smoothly in any situation. 'Communication is a necessary skill: Larry King is a master of communication, and now he''s shared what he knows. If only he''d written the book sooner, I might have had a more interesting career.'--Dan Rather.
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Biggest Bluff
Book SynopsisA New York Times bestseller • A New York Times Notable Book“The tale of how Konnikova followed a story about poker players and wound up becoming a story herself will have you riveted, first as you learn about her big winnings, and then as she conveys the lessons she learned both about human nature and herself.” —The Washington PostIt''s true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn''t even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor. But she knew her man: a famously thoughtful and broad-minded player, he was intrigued by her pitch that she wasn''t interested in making money so much as learning about life. She had faced a stretch of personal bad luck, and her reflections on the role of chance had led her to a giant of game theory, who pointed her to poker as the ultimate master class in learning to distinguish between what can be controlled and what can''t. And she certainly brought something to the table, including a Ph.D. in psychology and an acclaimed and growing body of work on human behavior and how to hack it. So Seidel was in, and soon she was down the rabbit hole with him, into the wild, fiercely competitive, overwhelmingly masculine world of high-stakes Texas Hold''em, their initial end point the following year''s World Series of Poker.But then something extraordinary happened. Under Seidel''s guidance, Konnikova did have many epiphanies about life that derived from her new pursuit, including how to better read, not just her opponents but far more importantly herself; how to identify what tilted her into an emotional state that got in the way of good decisions; and how to get to a place where she could accept luck for what it was, and what it wasn''t. But she also began to win. And win. In a little over a year, she began making earnest money from tournaments, ultimately totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. She won a major title, got a sponsor, and got used to being on television, and to headlines like How one writer''s book deal turned her into a professional poker player. She even learned to like Las Vegas.But in the end, Maria Konnikova is a writer and student of human behavior, and ultimately the point was to render her incredible journey into a container for its invaluable lessons. The biggest bluff of all, she learned, is that skill is enough. Bad cards will come our way, but keeping our focus on how we play them and not on the outcome will keep us moving through many a dark patch, until the luck once again breaks our way.
£12.75
Penguin Putnam Inc Everything Is Figureoutable
Book SynopsisA #1 New York Times Bestseller This book will change lives.--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, LoveNow in paperback with a new prologue, the indispensable handbook for becoming the creative force of your own life by the host of the award-winning MarieTV and The Marie Forleo Podcast.While most self-help books offer quick fixes, Everything is Figureoutable will retrain your brain to think more creatively and positively in the face of setbacks. In the words of Cheryl Strayed, it's a must-read for anyone who wants to face their fears, fulfill their dreams, and find a better way forward.If you're having trouble solving a problem or reaching a dream, the problem isn't you. It's that you haven't yet installed the one belief that changes everything.Marie's mom once told her, Nothing in life is that complicated. You can do whatever you set your mind to if you roll up your sleeves. Everything is fi
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Penguin Putnam Inc Lives of the Stoics
Book SynopsisInstant New York Times Advice & Business Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, and Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller!A New York Times Noteworthy Pick and a stellar work by Publishers WeeklyFrom the bestselling authors of The Daily Stoic comes an inspiring guide to the lives of the Stoics, and what the ancients can teach us about happiness, success, resilience and virtue.Nearly 2,300 years after a ruined merchant named Zeno first established a school on the Stoa Poikile of Athens, Stoicism has found a new audience among those who seek greatness, from athletes to politicians and everyone in between. It''s no wonder; the philosophy and its embrace of self-mastery, virtue, and indifference to that which we cannot control is as urgent today as it was in the chaos of the Roman Empire. In Lives of the Stoics, Holiday and Hanselman present the fascinating lives of the men and women who strove to live by the timeless Stoic virtues of Courage. Justice. Temperance. Wisdom. Organized in digestible, mini-biographies of all the well-known--and not so well-known--Stoics, this book vividly brings home what Stoicism was like for the people who loved it and lived it, dusting off powerful lessons to be learned from their struggles and successes.More than a mere history book, every example in these pages, from Epictetus to Marcus Aurelius--slaves to emperors--is designed to help the reader apply philosophy in their own lives. Holiday and Hanselman unveil the core values and ideas that unite figures from Seneca to Cato to Cicero across the centuries. Among them are the idea that self-rule is the greatest empire, that character is fate; how Stoics benefit from preparing not only for success, but failure; and learn to love, not merely accept, the hand they are dealt in life. A treasure of valuable insights and stories, this book can be visited again and again by any reader in search of inspiration from the past.
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Currency Make Time How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint comes “a unique and engaging read about a proven habit framework [that] readers can apply to each day” (Insider, Best Books to Form New Habits).“If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.”—Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of HabitNobody ever looked at an empty calendar and said, The best way to spend this time is by cramming it full of meetings! or got to work in the morning and thought, Today I'll spend hours on Facebook! Yet that's exactly what we do. Why?In a world where information refreshes endlessly and the workday feels like a race to react to other people's priorities faster, frazzled and distracted has become our default position. But what if the exhaustion of constant busyness wasn't mandatory? What if you could step off the hamster wheel and start taking control of your time and attention? That's what
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W Foulsham & Co Ltd Measure Your E.Q.Factor
Book SynopsisEmotional intelligence is the key to both personal and professional success. Research between high IQ and high achiever groups, has proven that there is little correlation between the two. Industry looks for EQ over IQ. It is emotion, intuition, communication, passion, motivation and innate self-belief that count.
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W Foulsham & Co Ltd Learn to Live Your Dream and Success is
Book SynopsisFocuses on the subject of personal fulfilment. This book leads the reader through a process of self-discovery and empowerment.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Beyond Order
Book SynopsisThe companion volume to 12 Rules for Life offers further guidance on the perilous path of modern life.In12 Rules for Life, clinical psychologistand celebrated professor at Harvard andthe University of Toronto Dr. Jordan B.Peterson helped millions of readers imposeorder on the chaos of their lives. Now, inthis bold sequel, Peterson delivers twelvemore lifesaving principles for resisting theexhausting toll that our desire to order theworld inevitably takes.In a time when the human will increasinglyimposes itself over every sphere oflife?from our social structures to our emotionalstates?Peterson warns that too muchsecurity is dangerous. What?s more, he offersstrategies for overcoming the cultural, scientific,and psychological forces causing us totend toward tyranny, and teaches us how torely insteadon our instinct to find meaningand purpose, even?and especially?when wefind ourselves powerless.While chaos, in excess, threatens us withinstability and anxiety, unchecked order canpetrify us into submission.Beyond Order providesa call to balance these two fundamentalprinciples of reality itself, and guidesus along the straight and narrow path thatdivides them.
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Overcoming
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Power of Fun
Book SynopsisIf you?re not havingfun, you?re not fully living. The authorof How to Break Up with Your Phone makes the case that, far from being frivolous,funis actually critical to our well-being?andshows us how to have moreofit.?This delightful book might just be what we need to start flourishing.??#1 New York Times bestselling author Adam GrantJournalist and screen/life balance expert Catherine Price argues persuasively that our always-on, tech-addicted lifestyles have led us to obsess over intangible concepts such as happiness while obscuring the fact that real happiness lies in the everyday experienceoffun. Weoften thinkoffunas indulgent, even immature and selfish. We claim to not have time for it, even as we find hours a day for what Price calls FakeFun?bingeing on television, doomscrolling the news, or posting photos to social media, all in hopesoffilling someofthe emptiness we feel inside.In this follow-up to her hit book, How to Break Up with Your Phone, Price makes the case that True Fun?which she defines as the magical confluence of playfulness, connection, and flow?will give us the fulfillment we so desperately seek. If you use True Fun as your compass, you will be happier and healthier. You will be more productive, less resentful, and less stressed. You will have more energy. You will find community and a sense of purpose. You will stop languishing and start flourishing. And best of all? You?ll enjoy the process.Weaving together scientific research with personal experience, Price reveals the surprising mental, physical, and cognitive benefits of fun, and offers a practical, personalized plan for how we can achieve better screen/life balance and attract more True Fun into our daily lives?without feeling overwhelmed. Groundbreaking, eye-opening, and packed with useful advice, The Power of Fun won?t just change the way you think about fun. It will bring you back to life.
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Not Stated Be Useful
Book SynopsisThe seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyoneThe world’s greatest bodybuilder. The world’s highest-paid movie star. The leader of the world’s sixth-largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke, but this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident. Arnold’s stratospheric success happened as part of a process. As the result of clear vision, big thinking, hard work, direct communication, resilient problem-solving, open-minded curiosity, and a commitment to giving back. All of it guided by the one lesson Arnold’s father hammered into him above all: be useful. As Arnold conquered every realm he entered, he kept his father’s adage close to his heart. Written with his u
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Random House USA Inc Life in Three Dimensions
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