Developing Powers

Did you know that over 300 million people worldwide suffer from low self-esteem, low self-confidence, anxiety, depression, self-doubt, and hopelessness? But it doesn’t have to be this way. Overcoming these bad feelings is way easier than you might think. If we are stuck in this perpetual cycle of negative self-talk, things probably aren’t going to go so well. But if we can flip this script, then self-love, self-mastery, and abundance lie just around the corner.

The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in How Children Succeed, Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter most have more to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control. How Children Succeed introduces us to a new generation of researchers and educators who, for the first time, are using the tools of science to peel back the mysteries of character.

Whether your goal is to prepare your child for a healthy relationship to technology or to curb unhealthy amounts of time spent gaming, How to Raise a Healthy Gamer will help you better understand, communicate with, and—ultimately—empower your gaming enthusiast to live their best life.

This book isn’t here to make you feel better about your mediocre habits or tell you everything’s going to be okay. It’s here to wake you up to what’s really keeping you from success: you. And once you see it, there’s no going back. You’ll have the tools to finally break free from the cycle of frustration and failure that other books conveniently ignore.

If all you want to do is listen to a summary and get the point, the phrase is mental toughness. Focusing on figures such as Jocko Willink, David Goggins, and Musashi, learn what moves great warriors, athletes, coaches, and thinkers to make the tough decisions and apply it to your life.

One of the leading figures in the human potential movement, Dr. Joseph Murphy has been inspiring listeners of all generations since the publication of his runaway bestseller, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, which has sold millions of copies to date. Now, in The Prosperous Power of Your Subconscious Mind, listeners will discover Joseph Murphy’s revolutionary insights on the topics of wealth and prosperity.

The Well-Gardened Mind provides a new perspective on the power of gardening to change people’s lives. Here, Sue Stuart-Smith investigates the many ways in which mind and garden can interact and explores how the process of tending a plot can be a way of sustaining an innermost self. Stuart-Smith’s own love of gardening developed as she studied to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist.

Today everyone - whether they know it or not - is in the emotional transportation business. More and more, success is won by creating compelling stories that have the power to move partners, shareholders, customers, and employees to action. Simply put, if you can’t tell it, you can’t sell it. And this book tells you how to do both. Peter Guber, whose executive and entrepreneurial accomplishments have made him a success in multiple industries, has long relied on purposeful story telling to motivate, win over, shape, engage, and sell.

From time to time, we've all experienced coincidences that seem to be endowed with a special meaning or significance, and that appear to defy the laws of probability. For the most part, these coincidences seem amusing or insignificant. But a famous psychologist defined these moments of meaningful coincidence as "Synchronicity".

We live in a society where kids and parents are obsessed with early achievement, from getting perfect scores on SATs to getting into Ivy League colleges to landing an amazing job at Google or Facebook - or even better, creating a start-up with the potential to be the next Google or Facebook or Uber. We see software coders becoming millionaires or billionaires before age 30 and feel we are failing if we are not one of them.

If you’re like most people, the relentless daily grind of go-go-go, do-do-do, can run down your energy and deplete your resources. While most of us find our lives full of “Upstate” moments that rev up our stress engines, it doesn’t have to be this way. World-renowned sleep researcher Sara C. Mednick, PhD, shows us how we can access the most replenishing and repairing aspects of sleep through activities and moments that happen during our day by diving into our “Downstate”.

Life isn’t a straight line—it’s a rollercoaster with sharp turns, blind spots, and the occasional loop that leaves you questioning why you got on in the first place. In Prisoner of Purpose, author and speaker Rob Boyd takes you on a journey of self-discovery, offering practical insights to help you find your true north in a chaotic world. Raised in a neighborhood where survival was an art form, he learned early on how to dodge both bullets and bad decisions. His escape? A relentless curiosity and grit that led him from the tumult of his youth to the historic grounds of a prestigious HBCU.

How are you supposed to tell someone that they're not meeting expectations without crushing their spirit? Regular feedback, when delivered skillfully, can turn average performers into the hardest workers and stars into superstars. Yet many see it as an awkward chore: Recent studies have revealed 37 percent of managers dread giving feedback, and 65 percent of employees wish their managers gave more feedback. This trail-blazing new model eliminates the guesswork.

We all have goals and dreams. Why do some people seem to get there with ease while others struggle? Going for our goals is like taking a journey. You may have fueled up with a great breakfast and laced your hiking boots. You may have a map of where you want to go. But once you hit the trail, you find the path to your goal obscured. There are so many distractions and pitfalls along the way that you lose sight of the end goal.

A worship disorder: This is how Edward T. Welch views addictions. "Will we worship our own desires or will we worship the true God?" With this lens the author discovers far more in Scripture on addictions than passages on drunkenness.

Instagram star Megan Jayne Crabbe is determined to spread the word that loving the body you have is the real path to happiness. An international body positive guru with fans in all corners of the world, Megan spent years battling eating disorders and weight fluctuations before she found her way to body positivity. She quit dieting, discovered a new kind of confidence, and replaced all those old feelings of body shame and self-recrimination with everyday joy. Free of the pressure to fit in a size two, her life became more satisfying than ever before.

Immerse yourself in 20+ hours of serene meditation-like dreamscapes intertwined with Theta Wave Binaural Beats, meticulously designed to guide you into a state of profound relaxation and restorative sleep.

You never know when you will be called upon to exercise your priesthood. Worthiness to hold and use the priesthood is not a suit faithful men wear on Sundays and hang in the closet the rest of the week.

Has your mind ever been filled with such negative thoughts that you even worry about what will happen in the following minutes? People do not know that this type of behavior is generated by overthinking, which can generate many more consequences, such as anxiety and depression. In this book, learn how to master your mind to build mental toughness to focus on the present. We will teach you everything you need to know so as not to compromise your mental health and, on the contrary, improve it and have a much better emotional well-being.

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