There are actually a small number of principles used by good motivators, and the best leaders were using them long before psychology had a name. Fascinating case studies and anecdotes about Lee Iacocca, Sandra Day O'Connor, and many others show how you can put 12 key principles to work in your family or organization. Whether you are a parent, executive, teacher, or friend, you can gain the satisfaction that comes from Bringing the Best Out in People.

    Allen Carr’s innovative Easyway method—which he discovered after his own 100-cigarette-a-day habit nearly drove him to despair—has helped millions kick smoking without feeling anxious and deprived. That’s because he helps smokers discover the psychological reasons behind their dependency, explains in detail how to handle the withdrawal symptoms, shows them how to avoid situations when temptation might become too strong, and enables them to stay smoke-free. Carr discusses such issues as nicotine addiction; the social “brainwashing” that encourages smoking; the false belief that a cigarette relieves stress; the role boredom plays in sabotaging efforts to stop; and the main reasons for failure. With this proven program, smokers will be throwing away their packs for good.

    Hawkins details how anyone may resolve the most crucial of all human dilemmas: how to instantly determine the truth or falsehood of any statement or supposed fact. Dr. Hawkins, who worked as a "healing psychiatrist" during his long and distinguished career, uses theoretical concepts from particle physics, nonlinear dynamics, and chaos theory to support his study of human behavior. This is a fascinating work that will intrigue readers from all walks of life!

    You want to see them growing up happy, healthy, self-reliant, and confident in themselves and their abilities. You’ve also probably wondered if you'll be able to give them all this. There's good news: you can. Wayne Dyer shares the wisdom and guidance that have already helped millions of readers take charge of their lives and shows how to make all your hopes for your children come true.Learn valuable advice including Dyer’s original seven simple secrets for building your child's self-esteem every day; how to give very young children all the love they need without spoiling them; how to encourage risk-taking without fear of failure; action strategies for dealing with both your own anger and your child's; the right way (and the wrong way) to improve your child's behavior; the secrets of raising kids relatively free of illness; techniques that encourage children to enjoy life, and much more.It's all here – straightforward, commonsense advice that no parent can afford to do without.

    Harriet Lerner, in her renowned classic that has transformed the lives of millions of readers. While anger deserves our attention and respect, women still learn to silence our anger, to deny it entirely, or to vent it in a way that leaves us feeling helpless and powerless. In this engaging and eminently wise book, Dr. Lerner teaches women to identify the true sources of our anger and to use anger as a powerful vehicle for creating lasting change.

    Within its pages, you will discover the cause of emotionally impaired families. You will learn how unhealthy rules of behavior are passed down from parents to children, and the destructive effect this process has on our society. Using the latest family research and recovery material in this new edition, Bradshaw also explores the individual in both a family and societal setting. He shows you ways to escape the tyranny of family-reinforced behavior traps--from addiction and co-dependency to loss of will and denial--and demonstrates how to make conscious choices that will transform your life and the lives of your loved ones. He helps you heal yourself and then, using what you have learned helps you heal your family. Finally, Bradshaw extends this idea to our society: by returning yourself and your family to emotional health, you can heal the world in which you live. He helps you reenvision societal conflicts from the perspective of a global family, and shares with you the power of deep democracy: how the choices you make every day can affect--and improve--your world.

    A spiritual manual for living fearlessly & joyfully.

    If someone understands, accepts, and puts into practice the wisdom proposed in these twenty-five guidelines for good communication, then personal happiness and growth will be the inevitable result.

    She provides suggestions for building loving relationships with friends, partners, and spouses.

    Now, the bestselling motivational author reveals his simple prescription for success with children, step by positive step.Drawing on the most comprehensive measurable results ever made available to an author – his "I CAN" course, taught in more than five thousand schools with more than three million participants – and his own successes and failures as a parent, Zig Ziglar offers sensible guidelines on:Praise and encouragement: Children can hardly have too much of the right kinds. Look for the good in your children and you will find it.Drugs: The latest statistics and a winning approach to teaching kids to say no, starting with cigarettes.Time: Quality time is not enough. Kids need a lot of time with parents (and virtually none with TV).Discipline: The loving parent will not shirk it.Sex and romance: Be frank, be firm, be realistic.And much more, in a book that is both refreshingly old-fashioned and startlingly new.Previous edition: 0-34541-022-x

    This book explains how 10 of the worlds richest people made their fortune, it also contains tips and secrets on how to become a self-made millonaire.

    In the newly revised edition of that classic work, she elaborates on her original ideas, adding aspects of her own experiences and learning process over the past twelve years. In addition to balancing feminine and masculine energies, she now examines several other fundamental polarities we all have, such as power and vulnerability. Everyone's life journey involves developing the full range of self and acknowledging all aspects of one's personality -- including both light facets and dark.

    Fellowship --Moving toward a spiritual awakening --Concepts of a higher power --Recognizing spiritual awakenings --Letting go --Prayer and meditation --Practicing the spiritual life

    It represents the fruit of Avatar Adi Da's Immense Work of Teaching and Revelation over more than three decades. An extraordinary Scripture, containing Avatar Adi Da's detailed Revelation of every aspect of the process culminating in Divine Enlightenment. Includes: *Avatar Adi Da's Divine Self-Confession *The nature of His Life and Work *His fundamental Teaching-Arguments *The True Nature of God *The characteristic philosophical faults of East and West *The three basic human personality types *How sexuality relates to Spiritual practice *What actually happens in the process of death and reincarnation *The nature of the ego and how it is utterly transcended *Detailed descriptions of all the practices Avatar Adi Da Gives to His devotees *What Divine Enlightenment really is, and how It is Realized

    A self-help book for those who cannot enjoy success because they feel that they have gotten ahead because of reasons other than their own abilities

    Beck turned to information processing in order to understand the sources, consequences, and cures of anxiety disorders and phobias. In the first half of this classic text, Beck elaborates on the clinical picture of anxiety disorders and phobias and presents an explanatory model to account for the rich complexity of these phenomena. Cognitive psychologist Gary Emery then details the therapeutic principles, strategies, and tactics developed on the basis of the cognitive model of anxiety disorders and phobias.This fifteenth anniversary edition of the foundational work on cognitive therapy features a new introduction by Beck, in which he offers an up-to-date appraisal of the current state of cognitive therapy and its application to the treatment of phobias and anxiety.

    This new book is a special gift to all his friends, old and new, a book they may cherish above all the rest. SECRETS FOR SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS is Og's beautifully written journal, an intimate record of his innermost thoughts and feelings, the heartwarming events of his day-to-day life.Whether he's writing in his old New Hampshire farmhouse on a snowy winter day or in a hotel room just about anywhere in the country; whether he's refilling the bird feeder, comforting a sick friend, racing to catch a plane, or planting his tomatoes; Og weaves his secrets of success into the fabric of his life and the pages of this book. He shares anecdotes, both sad and funny, and his feelings about his fan mail and the people he meets. And when trouble comes to him, he shares that, too.Living with Og and listening to his thoughts as the rich days unfold, we once again find the sheer joy of wondering what tomorrow will bring, and the courage never to look back on yesterday.

    This third edition is now better than ever, with new information and letters from teens. here's the scoop on Body --Looking and feeling you bestFriendship --You don't like everybody why should everybody like you?Love --Falling in, falling outSex --What you should know before saying yesFamily --Making the best of your nestMoney --The buck starts hereEducation --Getting though high school, getting into collegeSmoking, Drinking, and Drugs --Advice without lecturesQuizzes --Getting to know you"Wise, warm, witty...Girltalk is a must for every young woman's library." --Phyllis Schneider, former Editor in Chief, YM Magazine"The newest fem-teen bible." --Buzz Magazine"A bestselling guide to facing nearly every adolescent problem, from acne to AIDS." --Ladies' Home Journal Parents' Digest Best of the Best

    This book will give you the formula to help you to be motivated all the time and propel you to achivement you never dreamed possible.

    Noted actress and animal lover Betty White draws on personal experience and the studies of leading authorities to show how science has confirmed what pet owners have known instinctively all along—that pets contribute to the health and well-being of their owners.

    Now in its Third Edition, the book continues to educate students on the college experience as a whole--looking at the personal, social, intellectual, and spiritual demands and opportunities presented by college life. In a personable and refreshingly straightforward style, authors Inge Bell, Bernard McGrane, and John Gunderson critically discuss how academic life distinguishes between learning the institutional rules of higher education and internalizing those rules. The book demystifies professors and teaching assistants by discussing their institutional roles and incentives and invites students to take responsibility for--and make the most of--their educational experiences.

    

    The author provides a commentary on forgiveness, which is a basic tenet of the course. The book, which serves as a bridge to the text of the course, can also be read without prior knowledge of the course.

    Now in its fourth edition, this warm and personal, beginning guide answers questions about child sexual abuse and abusers, shares stories from other victims, and provides step-by-step guidance to those seeking recovery from childhood trauma.

    "The irony is that the harder we look for love, the more blurred our vision. Only when we become quiet and trust that love is our birthright do we discover its friendship has enfolded us." --Karen Casey, Worthy of Love

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    H. Joachim on the subject of Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics.

    

    Free bodily tensions and release long-held emotions, thereby enhancing your mental and physical health. This superior integration of various therapeutic disciplines is ideal for the development of a holistic and integrated mind-body health approach.

    

    The widely respected psychology and education author reveals his most important self-help theory since his bestselling "Reality Therapy." "I can imagine no more useful advice."--Norman Cousins

    Included is invaluable information on how to read a book properly, how to take a test, and how to write a term paper.

    All are very real. All are traumatic, and those whose hearts and minds are suffering need healing and mending from the Lord. What you can say ... when you don't know what to say is your invitation to share the forgiving, healing love of Jesus Christ. This book will provide positive solutions for difficult situations and help you know how and when to share your concern and God's understanding.

    This practical, hands-on, how-to book will help you understand, develop, and set goals which line up with God's plan for your life.

    It talks about the good and not-so-good parts of having a brother or sister who has special needs, and offers suggestions for how to make life easier for everyone in the family.The book is a wonderful resource, not just for siblings and their parents but also for teachers and other professionals who work with children with special needs. This revised and updated edition includes new sections on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fetal alcohol syndrome, fragile X syndrome, traumatic brain injuries, ultrasound, speech therapy, recent legislation on disabilities, and an extensive bibliography.