Creative Development

Finding your true value and purpose begins with a simple but profound truth: You have been wonderfully made. Do you ever question your worth or wonder what on Earth you’re here for? The everyday pressures and struggles young women face and the feeling of not measuring up can be overwhelming. God planned your days before you were born and he longs for you to discover the life he created you to live - here on Earth and in eternity. Wonderfully Made is designed to be listened to in 30 short sections that help you discover your true purpose and significance.

Imagine having a large list of happy readers/listeners who devoured every email you sent. Or launching a book and activating an army of fans who did the selling for you. You could be that person, with the help of Newsletter Ninja. Newsletter Ninja is a comprehensive resource designed to teach you how to build and maintain a strongly engaged email list - one full of actual fans willing to pay for the books you write, rather than free-seekers who will forget your name and never open your emails.

Do you feel like old wounds or trauma from your childhood keep showing up today? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with what to do about it and where to start? If so, this book will help you travel down a path of healing and have a new experience of yourself.

In Empty Your Backpack, Sam Demma demonstrates that your dreams are in reach, and it's the beliefs you carry and the actions you take that determine whether you will achieve them. Demma provides a guide on how to move closer to your dreams faster than you ever imagined. He shows that by cultivating empowering beliefs while committing to consistent actions that fuel your creativity and growth, you can make things happen in your life the way you envision.

Have you ever wondered why celebrities look so rested in such a short time after giving birth? The answer: baby specialists like Helen Moon. A baby specialist and professional nanny for the past 25 years, Helen has worked closely with hundreds of families, including some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Helen knows that the first six weeks of a baby's life - when parents tend to be nervous, siblings are needy, and new babies need immediate and constant attention - has a huge impact on the entire family.

If you've listened to his books The War of Art and Turning Pro, you know that for 30 years Steven Pressfield (Gates of Fire, The Afghan Campaign etc.) wrote spec novel after spec novel before any publisher took him seriously. How did he finally break through? Ignoring just about every rule of commercial book publishing, Pressfield's "first" novel not only became a major best seller (over 250,000 copies sold), it was adapted into a feature film directed by Robert Redford and starring Matt Damon, Will Smith, and Charlize Theron.

Well-known DAX corporations, Fortune 500 companies, and over 50 start-ups, along with the tireless development of our own innovation culture, have proven the concept of this book. Learn how companies are innovating today and follow the list of successful companies such as: IBM BMW Volkswagen AG Kraft Telekom Siemens Allianz Learning how to innovate is the most critical skill for every company today. You need to understand why creative thinking won’t lead you to innovation success. Instead, we show you how one-week-only innovation sprints with live product tests in real markets save you ...

Whether you're about to walk down the aisle or you've been married for decades, this revised and expanded edition of The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex by popular blogger and award-winning author Sheila Wray Gregoire will lead you on a wonderful journey of discovery toward the amazing sex life God designed you for.

The National Football League's current dominance has obscured how professional football got its start. In The League, John Eisenberg reveals that Art Rooney, George Halas, Tim Mara, George Preston Marshall, and Bert Bell took an immense risk by investing in the professional game. At that time, the sport barely registered on the national scene. The five owners succeeded only because at critical junctures in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, each sacrificed the short-term success of his team for the longer-term good of the League.

Iyengar provides essential tools to spark creative thinking and help us make our most meaningful choices. She draws from recent advances in neuro- and cognitive sciences to give listeners a set of practical steps for coming up with powerful new ideas. Think Bigger offers an innovative evidence-backed method for generating big ideas that Iyengar and her team of researchers developed and refined over the last decade.

Creative people tend to see the world a little differently from everyone else. But that doesn't mean they can't zero in on their goals, get focused, get organized, and not only accomplish what they want to achieve but earn money doing it. In Get It Done, a beloved teacher and successful writer, actor, and comedian helps you get a handle on your own particular - even peculiar - creative process and harness your energies in positive, productive, and income-generating ways.

To finish tasks and achieve goals, most people believe that more focus is the solution. We rely on to-do lists, calendar reminders, noise-blocking headphones, and sometimes medication to help us concentrate - even though these tactics often fail to substantially improve productivity. Drawing on the latest brain research, compelling stories from his psychological practice, and colorful examples of counterintuitive success from sports, business, education, and the arts, neuroscientist Srini Pillay, MD, challenges traditional ideas about productivity.

In The One Minute Entrepreneur, Ken Blanchard (coauthor of the number-one best selling business classic The One Minute Manager); Don Hutson, CEO of U.S. Learning; and Ethan Willis, CEO of Prosper Learning, tell the inspiring story of one man's challenges in creating his own business.

In this landmark audiobook, David Epstein shows that the way to excel is by sampling widely, gaining a breadth of experiences, taking detours, experimenting relentlessly, juggling many interests - in other words, by developing range. Studying the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors and scientists, Epstein discovered that in most fields - especially those that are complex and unpredictable - generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. They are also more creative, more agile and able to make connections their more specialized peers can’t see.

From the creative mind and heart of designer Adam J. Kurtz comes this upbeat rallying cry for creators of all stripes. Expanding on a series of popular essays, this handwritten and heartfelt book shares wisdom and empathy from one working artist to others. As wry and cheeky as it is empathic and empowering, this deceptively simple book will be a touchstone for writers, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who wants to be more creative - even when it would be easier to give up and act normal.

The only way to secure competitive advantage is to ensure that creative thinking is driving your organization. It will enable workplace satisfaction, boost performance, and encourage new ideas throughout teams. To tackle our uncertain environment - and to win in the world of future business - we all need to get serious about creativity and the potential it can unleash. The authors of Belonging have now written A Year of Creativity, which will make creativity accessible to everyone.

In Finding Your Funny Muscle, Mike shows you how to “flex” your ideas into funny, original, and relatable humor that gets big laughs—and makes you memorable for the right reasons.

As humans, what sets us apart is that we can achieve extraordinary goals when we focus, collaborate, and continuously check on our progress. However, even in large companies, only seven percent of the people know their company's top goals. OKRs, objectives, and key results, are what Google and many other top companies have been using deeply immersed into their culture from the very beginning.

You can learn to play music, no matter what you've been told about your musical talent or aptitude. With the right instruction and methods, learning to play music can be an endless source of joy and fulfillment. And learning to play music isn't just fun, it's also the ideal brain fitness activity. Dr. Turknett, a neurologist, self-taught multi-instrumentalist, and the founder of Brainjo and the Brainjo Method of instruction, distills the principles of learning to play music down into a set of universal "laws" that can be applied to any instrument.

Unlock the incredible power of play with The Role of Play in Child Development. This comprehensive guide explores how play serves as a fundamental pillar in early childhood development, shaping cognitive, emotional, and social skills in profound ways. Journey through an in-depth examination starting from a historical perspective on the importance of play to understanding various types of play and their unique benefits. Delve into Chapter 2, where you’ll discover how simple acts of play contribute to problem-solving abilities, spark abstract thinking, and enhance language skills. Explore ...