Building Relationships

Joe De Sena has spent his life running toward challenge and discomfort. Why? Because how we react to challenging situations defines us and our families. The only tools we have as humans to survive the many peaks and valleys of a full life are preparedness, health, leadership, and most importantly, resilience. Why do so many parents struggle to finish things we start, delay gratification, and protect our health - and why do our kids continue to struggle in every facet of life? Because we haven’t showed them a path to resilience, and we haven’t fought for it ourselves.

In this intelligent and insightful book, Abigail Trafford charts the emotional journey of a breakup of a marriage, identifying the common phases in the evolution from marriage to separation to divorce, and eventually to a new life. This revised edition includes the most up-to-date research on the personal and economic effects of divorce in adults and children's lives, addresses the special challenges of becoming single again in the age of the Internet, and broadens the experience of divorce to the breakup of all committed relationships.

Ask successful women what they want from their money and they'll tell you: independence, security, choices, a better world, and - oh yes - way less stress, not just for themselves but for their kids, partners, parents, and friends. Through a series of Happy Hour discussions (when money is the topic, wine helps) and one-on-one conversations, Jean Chatzky gets women to open up about the one topic we still never talk about. Then she flips the script and charts a pathway to this joyful, purpose-filled life that today's women not only want but also, finally, have the resources to afford.

When it comes to our finances, we’re told to follow the same script as our white colleagues: work hard, make money, save, and invest. Yet despite putting in twice the effort, you end up making less and are routinely passed up for career opportunities. Here’s the truth: financial freedom is within your reach, but playing by corporate America’s rules will only take you halfway there. To win, you must eventually walk away—and take up an entirely different model of wealth accumulation. Cashing Out is your roadmap to financial freedom despite the broken system.

Hypnotherapy to Improve Sex, Relationships, and Couples Connection Unlock the secrets to deeper intimacy and connection with the Seducer's Guide to Hypnopoetics. Designed as the companion guide to Hypnopoetics...Modern Love Poems and Hypnotic Inductions, this book empowers couples to reignite their passion and improve communication through the transformative power of hypnotic poetry and techniques. With the Seducer's Guide to Hypnopoetics, you will: Learn how to integrate Hypnopoetics into couples therapy, helping partners reconnect emotionally and physically. Explore practical techniques ...

In our fast-paced, success-obsessed culture, we're constantly tempted to chase after things that don't matter. We've been conditioned to value possessions over people, status over relationships, and ourselves over God. But the reality is this: God created love to be the centerpiece of our lives. In The Seven Laws of Love, Dave Willis makes the case for a love revival and proves that in returning to a life of love, we have no greater model than the one who is love himself.

Kids today are facing unprecedented pressures—and their mental health is suffering. Building Happier Kids offers practical, concrete steps you can take to help your kids and yourself! Dr. Bhargava prescribes taking an intentional pause from modern life's nonstop pace to focus on ways you can meaningfully impact your family's emotional well-being. Overscheduling, homework, and ever-present electronic devices may make these seem easier said than done, but Dr. Bhargava offers realistic, balanced advice that will help you prioritize health and restore the happiness of childhood.

"The Ultimate Guide to Customer Acquisition and Retention" is the definitive resource for businesses looking to build and maintain strong,long-lasting relationships with their customers. This comprehensive guide covers everything from understanding your target market, to establishing a unique brand, to delivering exceptional customer service. In this book, you will learn the latest strategies for acquiring new customers and retaining existing ones, including best practices for digital marketing, word-of-mouth marketing, and customer rewards. You'll also discover how to measure and analyze ...

Expanding on the principles, insights and wisdom that made Getting to Yes a worldwide best seller, Roger Fisher and Scott Brown offer a straightforward approach to creating relationships that can deal with difficulties as they arise. Getting Together takes you step-by-step through initiating, negotiating, and sustaining enduring relationships - in business, in government, between friends and in the family.

Think — Grow Rich is the world’s most famous motivational and self-help book, written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by a suggestion by Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie - one of the wealthiest people of his time. It was first published in 1937 during the Great Depression, and it remains the biggest seller of Napoleon Hill's books, selling a reported 30 million copies over the last 80 years. This all-time classic is professionally recorded and ready for your total enjoyment.

Unlock the Art of Seamless Conversations and Build Lasting Connections—All in 10 Simple Steps! Do awkward silences and self-doubt make socializing feel impossible? You're not alone—and this guide is here to help. How to Talk to Anyone is designed specifically for young adults who want to overcome social anxiety, boost confidence, and build meaningful relationships in everyday life. Through 10 practical, relatable steps, you'll gain the skills to speak with ease, listen actively, and connect authentically.

In a world where meaningful connections are more important than ever, mastering the art of small talk can be a game-changer. "Mastering Small Talk: Building Confidence and Strategies for Engaging Conversations" is your essential guide to transforming those initial, often awkward exchanges into genuine, lasting relationships. Whether you’re navigating social gatherings, professional settings, or networking events, this book provides the tools and techniques to engage in confident and effective small talk.

We need to undertake the important task of evaluating our relationships intelligently. We need to recognize the people with whom God has called us to walk in mutually beneficial relationships and to identify those who will derail our destinies or hinder His purposes for our lives. Van Moody saw this need every day of his pastoral life, but he could not find a concise, practical resource for people who need to become more relationally savvy. The People Factor is his solution, based on the most effective, trustworthy relationship book of all time: the Bible.

A blogger and homeschooling mom of three, Jessica Smartt shares her family’s journey out of monotony, distraction, and busyness to a life of making lasting memories and how families can take those memories, together with old and new traditions, to breathe life into their homes.

In this book, Nicolaj Siggelkow and Christian Terwiesch reveal the emergence of connected strategies as a new source of competitive advantage. With in-depth examples from companies operating in various industries, Connected Strategy identifies the four pathways - respond-to-desire, curated offering, coach behavior, and automatic execution - for turning episodic interactions into continuous relationships. The authors show how each pathway creates a competitive advantage, then guide you through the critical decisions for creating and implementing your own connected strategies.

Through simple breathing exercises, grounding body scans, affirmations, and peaceful visualizations, these meditations meet teens exactly where they are—with no pressure to perform, fix, or change themselves.

Are you tired of toxic people and toxic patterns sabotaging your relationships? If growing up in a toxic family left you feeling anxious, unseen, or emotionally drained, you may find those patterns creeping into your adult relationships. Healing Toxic Relationships: Six Secrets to Building Healthy Relationships After a Toxic Family by Steven Todd Bryant offers a powerful roadmap to breaking free from these damaging cycles so you can experience relationships that genuinely support, uplift, and fulfill you.Take active steps to create the connections you deserve. This guide introduces six ...

Meet your secret weapon for a better career. You can advance at work only as far as clients and stakeholders are willing to act on your knowledge and recommendations. If you want decision makers to give you the green light, make the decisions you want, hire, or champion the success of your projects, you must learn the art of talking with your stakeholders. Alexandra Mack understands the impact you want to make and the challenges standing in your way. In Talking to Stakeholders, she presents actionable, proven strategies to communicate and connect with anyone wielding the power to help or ...

We all want to have better, more substantial, and engaging conversations every day with our significant other. However, knowing where to start or the right questions to ask can be a challenge when things become routine. That's why we created Questions for Couples. We have used these open-ended questions to get to know each other more deeply, have better conversations, and improve our relationship. We believe these questions will do the same for your relationship too.

The girlboss came in many forms, and she struggled valiantly against our increasing exhaustion at her brand of pinkwashed-capitalism-as-liberation—but it’s time to put her to rest. Yes, money is essential to life, and managing it well can be the difference between freedom and constraint. But once you have enough, the focus should be on converting it into things that are meaningful to you: more time with the people you love, more creativity, more days to just vibe on the couch.