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Book SynopsisWhat if we modeled our churches after what Jesus intended His church to look like? What if our hope for our ministries rested not on human wisdom but on God''s power? Over the past few years, we''ve all seen how quickly circumstances can change, and many of us have experienced firsthand how church growth trends and popular models fail us. Churches across the country are struggling, and many pastors are deeply discouraged. We work hard and with great sincerity, but our efforts don''t seem to be helping our churches flourish.Jim Cymbala—New York Times best-selling author and long-time pastor of The Brooklyn Tabernacle—has been watching the pressing need for back-to-the-basics spiritual leadership among Christians, and he''s seen so many churches come to defeat because so many leaders forget this one truth: Your church is not your church. It''s Christ''s church. In order for his church to flourish, we have to minister

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Book SynopsisJoin corporate executive and leadership speaker Nona Jones as she takes you on a personal journey of healing from the past so you can move forward with freedom and hope.Many of us aspire to achieve status, wealth, and notability in the hopes that those things will erase the pain of our past. But for those who have experienced trauma, like Nona Jones, success requires more than a changed mindset--it requires repairing a broken spirit.Nona was appointed to an executive role with a Fortune 100 company at only 23 years old. Since then, she has led award-winning initiatives in public affairs, brokered multimillion-dollar business deals, addressed the United Nations, and championed juvenile justice and education policy reform in the halls of Congress--all before she turned 35.Then, in one of the biggest wake-up calls of her life, Nona realized that her past battles were waging a present war. Though she tried to push away the memories, her childhood tr

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Book Synopsis Declutter your desk and brighten up your business with this transformative guide from an organizational psychologist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn''t felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain the joy from work, limit our chances of career progress, and undermine our well-being. There is another way. In Joy at Work, bestselling author and Netflix star Marie Kondo and Rice University business professor Scott Sonenshein offer stories, studies, and strategies to help you eliminate clutter and make space for work that really matters. Using the world-renowned KonMari Method and cutting-edge research, Joy at Work will help you overcome the c

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Book SynopsisLearn how to succeed at interview mind games and win job offers at A‑list companies, with more than eighty difficult and devious questions, puzzles, and brain teasersEach year about 28 million Americans begin a search for a new job. Many more live in the age of the permanent job search, their online profiles eternally awaiting a better offer. Job seekers are more mobile and better informed than ever, aspiring to work for employers offering an appealing culture, a robust menu of perks, and opportunities for personal fulfillment and advancement. The result is that millions of applications stream to the handful of companies that regularly top listings of the best companies to work for: Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Alphabet, Disney, SpaceX, Oracle, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, and others. Tesla has received as many as 200 applications for each open position. How do selective employers choose which people to hire? It’s through interviews asking uniquely demanding questions testing imagination, persistence, and creativity, like:    Can an astronaut throw a baseball so it hits Earth?    If you had $2,000, how would you double it in 24 hours?    How is a milk carton like a plane seat?    Chicken McNuggets come in boxes of 6, 9, and 20. What’s the largest number of McNuggets that McDonald’s can’t sell you?    How many dogs in the world have the exact same number of hairs? How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck? explores the new world of interviewing at A-list employers. It reveals more than eighty notoriously challenging interview questions and supplies both answers and a general strategy for creative problem-solving.

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Book SynopsisProven communication strategies to help you sell yourself effectively in any interview, presentation, or impromptu business meeting “The invaluable advice in How to Wow guarantees your success in any situation.”—Keith Ferrazzi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Eat Alone Every encounter with your colleagues, clients, employers—even your competitors—is an opportunity to make a positive impression. Your words, your tone of voice, and your body language all speak volumes. But the question is: What are they saying about you? As a corporate coach, Frances Cole Jones has helped countless CEOs, celebrities, and public figures present their best selves in the boardroom and in-person, on-camera and onstage. Now she shares the skills that are essential to professional and personal success. In How to Wow, you’ll learn how to • make a lasting impression with a simple

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Book SynopsisOut-innovate, outsmart and outmaneuver your competitors with tactics from the CEO of TrendHunter.com, Jeremy Gutsche.In our world of chaos and change, what are you overlooking? If you knew the answer, you’d be a better innovator, better manager, and better investor.This book will make you better by teaching you how to overcome neurological traps that block successful people, like you, from realizing your full potential. Then, it will make you faster by teaching you 6 patterns of opportunity: Convergence, Divergence, Cyclicality, Redirection, Reduction and Acceleration. Each pattern you’ll learn is a repeatable shortcut that has created fortunes for ex-criminals, reclusive billionaires, disruptive CEOs and ordinary people who unexpectedly made it big.  In an unparalleled study of 250,000 ideas, Jeremy and his TrendHunter.com team have leveraged their 100,000,000 person audience to study what actually causes opportunity: data-driven research that was never before possible. The result is a series of frameworks battle-tested with several hundred brands, and top executives at some of the most successful companies in the world who rely on Jeremy to accelerate their hunt for ideas.Better and Faster will help you learn to see patterns and clues wherever you look that will put you on the smarter, easier path to finding those breakthrough ideas, faster.

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Book SynopsisAn incisive, intersectional look at the mother of all gender biases: a resistance to women’s authority and power.Trade Review"Persuasive.… [P]unchy and incisive.… I would warmly recommend [this book] to men." -- James McConnachie - Sunday Times"Mary Ann Sieghart combines an absorbing review of the contemporary evidence on the systematic undervaluing of women with some powerful new insights. There is much to learn from this book, including some very practical tips on creating change that you can implement the minute after you turn the last page." -- Julia Gillard, former prime minister of Australia"Well-written and illuminating.… [The Authority Gap] has some excellent comebacks, statistics and arguments for the rest of us to use against the office sexists, or to understand better the gap that harms even very successful women." -- Isabel Berwick - Financial Times"At last, here is a credible roadmap that is capable of taking women from the margins to the center by bridging the authority gap that holds back even the best and most talented of women." -- Mary McAleese, former president of Ireland"Sieghart draws together a remarkable wealth of research… to analyse and deconstruct this pervasive underestimation of women’s competence.… An impassioned, meticulously argued and optimistic call to arms for anyone who cares about creating a fairer society." -- Stephanie Merritt - Observer"Thorough and sometimes enraging.… [Sieghart] takes something ubiquitous, something that perhaps many have become desensitised to, and slowly exposes its far-reaching implications." -- Nesrine Malik - Guardian"Sieghart writes with empathy, clarity and passion.… The book is enormously authoritative, knitting together academic studies with interviews of leading public figures." -- Frieda Klotz - Irish Independent

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Book SynopsisIn his perennial bestseller The Now Habit, author Neil Fiore provided the first comprehensive strategy to help people overcome the causes of procrastination and eliminate its deleterious effects. His techniques can help any busy person get more done more quickly, without the anxiety and stress brought on by failure to meet the pressing deadlines of the workplace. The Now Habit Motivation Cards offer essential pieces of wisdom and inspiration from Fiore’s successful program, to help anyone—from college students to busy professionals—conquer the common and disabling habit of procrastination.

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Book SynopsisRocket scientist, internet entrepreneur,  and popular speaker Mary Spio presents practical advice for beating the odds, breaking the mold, and charting your own path to achieve true success Mary Spio went from being a barefoot girl in Ghana to a rocket scientist with major patents with Boeing. Mary is also an internet entrepreneur who speaks throughout the world about how anyone with a dream and some tools can harness the digital world for success and prosperity. In IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, she presents advice and empowering stories that will inspire readers to move beyond their comfort zones into mastery and empowerment.   IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE reveals the habits and traits of people who defy convention, overcome limited thinking, and crush the odds to achieve breakthrough success—and shows readers how to strike their own uncommon path. It shares the secrets to cultivating curiosity, creativity, compassion, audacity, passion, o

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Book SynopsisThe Conquer Kit is a canvas for your dreams and goals. You are invited to sketch, scribble, collage, and write all over these pages, all while developing an airtight business plan with proven strategies for success. Author and entrepreneur Natalie MacNeil guides you to tap into your creative genius, build a strong foundation with the four pillars that hold up every thriving business, create heart-centric product and marketing plans, put together your A-team, envision the bigger picture, map your next steps, and ultimately bring your dream business to life.So what are you waiting for? Dive in. Explore. Envision. Create. CONQUER.Trade ReviewWe need more miracle workers in leadership positions, and I love Natalie and the work she's contributing to the world in the service of others -- Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times-bestselling author of 'May Cause Miracles'It's fantastic what you are doing . . . You inspire me -- Arianna HuffingtonNatalie MacNeil was one of the very first entrepreneur-writers invited to blog on ForbesWoman, and for good reason. Her blog, like her book, is smart, upbeat, inspirational, and full of practical advice for women who want to own their dream careers -- Caroline Howard, editor of Forbes Woman

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Book SynopsisBy bestselling author Brian Tracy, a revised and updated edition of this indispensable field guide to using military strategies to win in business and life. The modern world can be a battleground, but key strategies that have helped history's great leaders triumph in military campaigns can also be used to achieve business and personal success. Brian Tracy is a leading authority on success and achievement, authoring bestsellers including Eat That Frog!, and raising millions toward advancement with his guidance. In this fully revised and updated edition of a classic, Tracy presents 12 core principles of successful military commanders and how to apply them in almost any situation and emerge victorious, including proven methods to: · Concentrate your strengths in the most effective way to reach your goals · Gather game-changing intelligence to determine the best approach · Decide when to go on the offensive vs. cover your bases &midd

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Book SynopsisBuilding upon the fundamental principles devised by Coach John Wooden, Brian D. Biro presents an accessible system for leadership development. With anecdotes, excercises, and Wooden's philosophy, the author captures the essence of Wooden's Pyramid of Success and the secrets behind each of the pyramid's building blocks.

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Book Synopsis'Barry very explicity reveals the options and choices we can all make to find the road to happiness.'BERNIE SIEGEL, M.D.Author of LOVE, MEDICINE AND MIRACLESBarry Neil Kaufman, therapist, author, motivational speaker, and founder of the Option Institute shows you how you can use the traits of happy people to change your life quickly, and easily. His shortcuts to happiness include: making happiness the priority; accepting your personal authenticity, the freedom to be yourself; learning to discard regrets about the past and worries about the future, and so much more.

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Book SynopsisIf you saw a toothpick on the floor, what would you do? This seemingly innocuous question was posed to Subir Chowdhury by one of his longtime clients, and ultimately lead him to a profound realization: good enough is not enough. The best processes in the world won't work without developing the kind of mindset — a caring mindset — that is needed to achieve real and sustainable change in both organizations and individuals. In his compelling new book, bestselling author and globally recognized management consultant Subir Chowdhury tackles an issue that has haunted him in his work with many of the world’s largest organizations.  Why is it that some improve only incrementally, while others improve 50 times that? The ideas and training are exactly the same. What is the difference?   The difference, Chowdhury explains, is the ability to nurture the skills, loyalty and

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Book SynopsisPublished around the world, this book has become an undisputed classic in the field of motivational literature. Inspired by Andrew Carnegie, it has been cited by many as the calling card that propelled countless numbers to fame and fortune and is the standard against which all other motivational material is measured. Think and Grow Rich and The Think and Grow Rich Action Pack have single-handedly changed the lives of millions of men, women and young adults and produced a legacy of achievement that includes many of today's and yesterday's leaders in business, government and civic organizations.I knew Napoleon Hill in 1922 when I was a student in Salem College in the town of my birth. Mr. Hill came to our campus as the commencement speaker that year. As I listened to him, I heard something other than the words he spoke. I felt the substance—the wisdom—and the spirit of a man and his philosophy. Mr. Hill said the most powerful instrument we have in our han

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Book SynopsisUpdated in 2017 with a new author’s note and chapter on building effective business relationships!“Penned by an exceptionally bright woman whose ideas will enlighten you, brighten and brilliantly ignite vision in all who read it. Out of the matrix of her wisdom emerges a book that will revolutionize your life and may very well alter your thinking as we go into a new era of time. A must-read!”—Bishop T.D. Jakes, New York Times bestselling author of Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits Carla Harris, one of the most successful and respected women in business, shares advice, tips, and strategies for surviving in any workplace environment. While climbing the corporate ladder, Harris had her own missteps and celebrated numerous victories. She vowed that when she reached senior management, and people came to her for advice, she would provide them with the tools and strategies honed by her experience.  

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Book SynopsisFully revised and updated in 2017, the revolutionary career guide for a new generation of job-seekers, from one of the U.S.’s top career counselors “So what are you going to do with your major?”   It’s an innocent question that can haunt students from high school to graduate school and beyond.   Relax. Your major is just the starting point for designing a meaningful future. In this indispensable guide, Dr. Katharine Brooks shows you a creative, fun, and intelligent way to figure out what you want to do and how to get it—no matter what you studied in college. You will learn to map your experiences for insights into your strengths and passions, design possible lives, and create goals destined to take you wherever you want to go. Using techniques and ideas that have guided thousands of college students to successful careers, Dr. Brooks will teach you to outsmart and outperform your competition, with more Wisdom BuildeTrade Review"Brooks… provides those tools in the form of a series of quizzes and exercises designed to crystallize students' talents and inclinations. She then explains how to use the results to choose a direction, stand out from the crowd and wow job interviews."—TIME "Combines... What Color Is Your Parachute? with genuinely practical advice."—New York Times "An appealing blend of poetry and pragmatism. [Brooks] talks about finding the narrative of your life and harnessing the value of happenstance, but she also coaches readers on the nuts-and-bolts of resume writing and interviewing. You Majored in What? would make a wonderful gift to both high school and college grads."—Austin American-Statesman "Supportive, ingenious, and fun, Brooks's innovative career coaching can turn beloved interests into satisfying vocations."—Boston Globe "Dr. Brooks, a longtime college career advisor, provides students with an optimistic, encouraging outlook, and shows them that their strengths and skills are more important than choice of major... a positive reinforcement to the students who pursue their interest in liberal arts, and parlay the same interests into successful careers."—Examiner.com "In times like these it's crucial to look at entering the workplace from a whole new perspective and You Majored in What? accomplishes this! Who cares what your college major is? What is more important are your dreams, values, and strengths and this book helps any young person figure these things out and find a career that fits. Buy it now! It's great!"—Julie Jansen, author of I Don't Know What I Want, but I Know It’s Not This! "Brooks addresses the key challenges faced by many college students as they attempt to bridge the chasm between sixteen years of education and the largely unknown world of work. You Majored in What? is truly a great guide for the soon-to-be-launched student. At a time when all job-hunters are going to need to raise their level of job-getting skills, Kate Brooks has provided the liberal arts grad with exactly what they need to compete and succeed."—Jaye R. Roseborough, former Executive Director, Career Services, Middlebury College "A lifeline for parents and students who value a liberal arts education. Katharine Brooks offers smart and accessible insights that turn the apparent chaos of a liberal arts major into a ‘wandering map’ to illuminate many routes toward a fulfilling career and life."—James H. Madison, Professor Emeritus of History and former Director, Liberal Arts and Management Program, Indiana University "Students of all ages will gain valuable insight into their own interests, goals, and career aspirations from this book, even if all they do is skim the first 2 chapters. You Majored in What? helps young people find the connections between their interests and the inexhaustible career options available to them. This book should be sent to every student with their letter of admission or given to every first-year student at the start of orientation. I hope to share it with my graduate students."—Paul Binkley, Director, Student Career Development, Johns Hopkins University "The wisdom contained in this book could not have become available at a better time for the millions of Gen Y college students and recent graduates who are simultaneously struggling with crushing levels of student debt and the desire to find a career where they can do meaningful work that is a benefit to society."—Steven Rothberg, President and Founder, CollegeRecruiter.com "An amazing, refreshing new perspective on an ancient question that does not leave sage advice behind! This book takes tried-and-true concepts and adds meaning and organization. One can't help but think, engage and be encouraged by Kate's valuable wisdom! Useful as a course text, a journal, a job search manual, or what it reads like: a personal career companion, mentor or friend. Born of chaos theory, this book is ready to deliver into the hands of the yearning who are eager to absorb it. Loaded with images, constructive strategies, and meaningful advice, You Majored in What? is intellectual, but practical, and readers will deepen their appreciation of their majors. With its many examples, exercises, reflections and real life stories, this book has something for every reader to grab a hold of to achieve not only career success, but life and work success."—Denise Dwight Smith, Assistant Vice President, Alumni and Career Services, University of Richmond "A wonderful guide and workbook not only for the undergraduate student but also for the career practitioner! Whether a student, mentor, or coach, unquestionably you will be inspired and empowered by the possibilities that will result from the Wise Wandering and mapping activities."—Meg Flournoy, Sector Director, Duke MBA Career Management Center "Filled with interactive exercises and is written in an engaging and practical way. This book will be a helpful resource for students as they consider their post-college plans."—Deanne H. Maxwell, Associate Director, Student and Career Development, Cornell University "Will speak to the person in career transition or the college student simply overwhelmed by the options. The tone is light and the exercises are manageable, designed to release your hidden dreams and strengths. This is a fresh and much needed addition to the field of career development."—Beverly T. Lorig, Assistant Director, Career Services, University of Virginia "Offers plenty of answers to take willing readers on a journey of self-discovery from chaos to satisfying career choices."—Skip Sturman, Emeritus Director, Career Services, Dartmouth

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Book SynopsisSeparates fact from fiction for what makes an employee indispensable When trying to move ahead or even just keep a job, there are actions that would be of great advantage to any employee and there are strategies that are just plain stupid. Interestingly enough, the stupid strategies are used twice as frequently in corporate America. Indispensable By Mondaygoes beyond conventional wisdom to reveal and impart the skills and behaviors that any employee at any level of any organization can implement to bring substantial dollars to the company. Author Larry Mylerand organizational performance consulting firm VitalSmarts asked 1,800 corporate leaders to identify the bottom-line behaviors that would make employees essential to their organizations. Now, Myler distills what he learned for every employee and employer. Indispensable By Monday outlines the profit-producing behaviors that distinguish workers who add value from those who don''t, such as Table of ContentsForeword Joseph Grenny xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Part 1 Help Your Company, Help Yourself 1 What’s in It for You? 3 What Does Indispensability Look Like? 4 Employed? Keep the Job You Have. . . . Unemployed? Get the Job You Want 6 1,800 Business Leaders Can’t Be Wrong: What Your Boss Wants You to Do 9 Do You Bring in More Than You Cost? 12 All Dollars are Not Created Equal: How to Find the Most Valuable Ones 18 The Résumé That Speaks Volumes: Capture Your Contributions 19 Death of the Suggestion Box: May It Rest in Pieces 22 Part 2 Pull Money out of Thin Air 29 Creating Unexpected Profit is Always Your Best Strategy 31 Profit Source 1: Yes, There are Still Costs to Be Cut 31 Profit Source 2: Ansoff Revisited—How to Harvest More Money from Customers 47 Profit Source 3: Refunds and Rebates—Get ’Em While They’re Hot 54 Profit Source 4: Improve Every Process and Earn by Every Improvement 57 Profit Source 5: Catch Costly Mistakes Quickly, Before They Get Out the Door 64 Profit Source 6: If Mistakes Do Get Out the Door, Recover Lost Customers 68 Profit Source 7: Print Money at Work by Doing Your Own Job Better 73 Profit Source 8: How I Spent My Summer Vacation— Finding $500,000 in New Zealand 82 Profit Source 9: Supply Your Suppliers with Profit— Let Them Supply Discounts in Return 88 Profit Source 10: Become Indispensable to Customers by Giving Them Money 90 Profit Source 11: Improve Company Cash Flow and Become a Hero 92 Profit Source 12: Give Your Company an Unexpected Competitive Advantage 100 Profit Source 13: Should You Work More for Less Money or Work Less for More? 114 Profit Source 14: Soft Skill, Solid Results 130 Part 3 Making It All Work . . . Starting Monday Morning 133 Problem Solving: Generate Only the Highest Value Solutions 135 The New and Improved Performance Appraisal 139 If You’re in Sales, Outsell Everyone Else 141 If You’re a Leader, Lead Toward Increased Profits 145 Everything You Need to Know about Accounting—and It’s Not Much 152 About the Author 161 Notes 163 Index 165

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Book SynopsisThis text identifies the challenges that individuals would face when starting down the road to become a chef and outlines the right paths to take. It explores everything from family values, discipline, and how to acquire integrity to; focus, charisma, commitment, and initiative.Table of ContentsForeword vii Preface ix Introduction: What's Your Plan? xv Chapter 1 Stickability 1 The Story of Stickability as Told Chef John Folse 4 Interview Champ George Foreman 9 Chapter 2 Focusing on Your First Year at School 12 Interview Chef Paul Prudhomme 23 Chapter 3 Work Ethic and Habits 26 Interview Coach Bela Karolyi 37 Chapter 4 Time Management 40 Interview Chef Sam Choy 55 Chapter 5 Choosing Your Externship 58 Interview Chef Norman Van Aken 69 Chapter 6 Your Culinary Investment 75 Interview Mrs. Joanne Herring 83 Chapter 7 Completing Your Degree 87 Interview Chef Monica Pope 94 Chapter 8 The Real World 97 Interview Charlie "The Razor" Frazier 103 Chapter 9 Achieving Success 108 Interview Coach Rudy Tomjanovich 120 Collection of Quotes 125 Index 135

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Book SynopsisA WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER!You can't really know anything if you just remember isolated facts. If the facts don't hang together on a latticework of theory, you don't have them in a usable form. You've got to have models in your head.- Charlie Munger, investor, vice chairman of Berkshire HathawayThe world's greatest problem-solvers, forecasters, and decision-makers all rely on a set of frameworks and shortcuts that help them cut through complexity and separate good ideas from bad ones. They're called mental models, and you can find them in dense textbooks on psychology, physics, economics, and more. Or, you can just read Super Thinking, a fun, illustrated guide to every mental model you could possibly need. How can mental models help you? Well, here are just a few examples...   • If you've ever been overwhelmed by a to-do list that's grown too long, maybe you need the Eisenhower Decision Matrix to help you prioritize.    • Use the 5 Whys model to better understand people's motivations or get to the root cause of a problem.    • Before concluding that your colleague who messes up your projects is out to sabotage you, consider Hanlon's Razor for an alternative explanation.    • Ever sat through a bad movie just because you paid a lot for the ticket? You might be falling prey to Sunk Cost Fallacy.    • Set up Forcing Functions, like standing meeting or deadlines, to help grease the wheels for changes you want to occur. So, the next time you find yourself faced with a difficult decision or just trying to understand a complex situation, let Super Thinking upgrade your brain with mental models.

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Book SynopsisA start-up culture blogger and the illustrator of the Out of the Office webcomic present a visual exploration of how to embrace emotions at work to become more authentic and fulfilled while remaining professional.

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Book SynopsisINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This book will change lives.--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, LoveFrom the host of the award-winning MarieTV and The Marie Forleo Podcast, an indispensable handbook for becoming the creative force of your own life.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 figureoutable. Whether y

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Book SynopsisThe sequel to Who Moved My Cheese?, the beloved 28-million-copy bestseller that became a worldwide sensation.Wall Street Journal BestsellerIn his trademark style that has won tens of millions of fans, Dr. Spencer Johnson once again shares a simple story that offers profound truths about how to transform your life.When we first met them in Who Moved My Cheese?, two mouse-sized characters named Hem and Haw were faced with unexpected change, when the Cheese they loved suddenly disappeared. Haw learned how to deal with that change successfully by setting off in search of New Cheese. But Hem remained stuck where he was. Now Out of the Maze reveals what Hem did next--and how his discoveries can help you unlock the riddle of whatever mazes you may face yourself.When you follow Hem and his new friend, Hope, on their new journey, you''ll discover how to get more out of life by thinking outside the box. Or, in this

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Book SynopsisA New York Times-bestselling author looks for the meaning of a good life by seeking advice from the very young and the very old.

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Book SynopsisFresh, funny, and fearless, The Middle Finger Project is a point-by-point primer on how to get unstuck, slay imposter syndrome, trust in your own worth and ability, and become a strong, capable, wonderful, weird, brilliant, ballsy, unfuckwithable YOU.Don't worry, this isn't a book about God, nor is it a book about Ryan Gosling (second in command). But it is a book about authority and becoming your own. --Ash AmbirgeAfter a string of dead-end jobs and a death in the family, Ash Ambirge was down to her last $26 and sleeping in a Kmart parking lot when she faced the truth: No one was coming to her rescue. It was up to her to appoint herself. That night led to what eventually became a six-figure freelance career as a sought-after marketing and copywriting consultant, all while sipping coffee from her front porch in Costa Rica. She then launched The Middle Finger Project, a blog and online course hub, which has provided tens of thousands of young women who disobey with the tools and mindset to give everyone else's expectations the finger and get on your own path to happiness, wealth, independence, and adventure. In her first book, Ash draws on her unconventional personal story to offer a fun, bracing, and occasionally potty-mouthed manifesto for the transformative power of radical self-reliance. Employing the signature wit and wordsmithing she's used to build an avid following, she offers paradigm-shifting advice along the lines of:   •  The best feeling in the world is knowing who you are and what you're capable of doing.  •  Life circumstances are not life sentences. If a Scranton girl who grew up in a trailer park can make it, so can you.  •  What you believe about yourself will either murder your chances or save your life. So why not believe something good?  •  You don't need a high-ranking job title to be authorized to contribute. You just need to contribute.  •  Be your own authority. Authority only works as long as you trust that someone smarter than you is making the rules.  •  The way you become a force is by being the most radically real version of yourself that you can be.  •  You only have 12 fucks a day to give, so use them wisely.

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