Work Development

The disruptions of recent years have sparked a collective reckoning, forever changing the way we think about life and work. We reprioritized our lives, reordered how we envisioned the future. The pandemic changed society in many ways, but among the most powerful was a collective rethinking of our relationship to our jobs. Millions quit the workforce in 2021 and 2022, and stunningly almost a third had no new job lined up to go to.

Setting objectives is an important component of personal and professional growth. However, the key to success rests not just in creating objectives but in making sure they are reasonable and feasible. Realistic objectives are ones that are specific, quantifiable, and attainable, given an individual’s present talents, resources, and time restrictions. They encourage individuals to grow and challenge themselves, yet remain within reach, eliminating emotions of frustration and despair. Achieving these goals needs not only drive but also meticulous planning, self-awareness, and tenacity.

This book teaches you the vital skills you need to confront others, communicate effectively, and live a more conflict-free life. In this updated edition, communications expert Barbara Pachter shares a practical, step-by-step guide to tackling conflicts in any situation, including a new section on navigating sticky situations online.

Having faced personal struggles and triumphs, Cassandra McBride brings a unique blend of experience and professional expertise to guide you on your journey. She has helped countless individuals overcome similar hurdles, and now she’s here to help you. "The Better Relationship Guide for Work, Life, Friendships, and Intimacy" is your indispensable companion on the path to extraordinary relationships. In this audio, you'll find the keys to unlock a world of fulfillment, happiness, and success in all aspects of your life.

From the moment you discovered you were going to be a mom, you envisioned spending each day with your kids, guiding, teaching, and loving them. But diapers, wipes, shoes, and braces are expensive. Though it may feel impossible to manage on one income, author Erin Odom of The Humbled Homemakerblog is here to tell you that, through God's grace, staying at home with your kids isn't just doable; it's doable while living the good life. Erin shares 100 tips, tricks, and simple ways that she has provided the good life on a budget for her family, and you can do the same.

Having difficult conversations at work is a necessary discomfort. Instead of avoiding these conversations with your boss, colleagues, or direct reports, you need a strategy that won't leave you feeling like you were being talked at or ignored. The key to solving this problem starts and ends with changing the conversation. Recognizing that it takes two people to engage in meaningful conversation, Can We Talk? outlines what each contributor needs to do to achieve the best possible result.

Too many people associate creativity solely with the arts, even though to be an incredible scientist, engineer, or entrepreneur requires immense creativity. Combining creativity tools and techniques with real-world stories of innovative people and businesses, this audiobook is a provocation, an inspiration, and an invitation to unleash the innate creativity that lies within each of us. It offers a more dynamic and integrative way to adapt and innovate, one that allows us the freedom to access our full human selves.

Parenting a child with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is difficult, stressful, and often overwhelming. Overcoming Oppositional Defiant Disorder is the first child psychology book that sets you up for success by recognizing that taking care of your child starts with taking care of yourself.

In the bestselling book, Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, the authors wrote: "We receive a deluge of feedback—from bosses, colleagues, friends, family—yet it rarely improves performance. The problem is that we've focused all of our attention and training on the feedback giver. Instead, it is the feedback receiver who decides whether to make use of the feedback and improve."

The overwhelming feelings of frustration and pent-up negative emotions toward your partner is uncomfortable. You may be asking yourself: I use to think my partner was perfect. Am I falling out of love with the person?Everyone is going to ask themselves these exact questions at one point in their relationship, and it's 100 percent not your fault for feeling this way. It can be scary and upsetting to think about. What people don't know is that love changes over time in relationships.

Bestselling authors and international speakers Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram share their simple but powerful strategies for boosting your emotional intelligence and elevating your interpersonal communication skills. Step by step, you will learn to integrate Care, Celebration, Collaboration, Critique, and Clarification into your communication toolbox. Using one of these 5 Cs, you can verbally ask someone to respond in the way that you most want, and as a result, facilitate a successful interaction.

Stress is all around us every day and is inevitable and unavoidable. How do we live the life we always wanted? How do we manage stress? How do we acquire stress management skills? In this book, you will learn specific, step-by-step strategies and gain information to take stress under your control, once and for all.

What Tom Chiarella discovers is that great real estate agents devote themselves to the job with a sense of craftsmanship. Showcasing the individual tools used to develop a successful real estate career, Becoming a Real Estate Agent profiles individuals who live a life of thrilling improvisation, action, and instinct - a life in which excellence is sometimes gauged by the ability to walk away from a commission when circumstance demands it.

If you're the parent of a "smart but scattered" teen, trying to help him or her grow into a self-sufficient, responsible adult may feel like a never-ending battle. Now you have an alternative to micromanaging, cajoling, or ineffective punishments. This positive guide provides a science-based program for promoting teens' independence by building their executive skills - the fundamental brain-based abilities needed to get organized, stay focused, and control impulses and emotions.

Your past doesn't define you — carve a path toward self-awareness and self-discovery with this transformative guidebook on recovering from unresolved childhood trauma. Were you on the receiving end of hurtful events in the past and now feel unable to escape the painful effects of trauma constantly, every day of your life, no matter what you try? Are you tired of the internal battle between your past and your current self — the ones that exhaust and drain the life out of you just so you can survive and make it through another day? You're not alone in this struggle. Millions of adults ...

Do you have a hobby or passion that has nothing to do with your nine-to-five job? Do you craft vintage jewelry, make handmade furniture, or offer expert negotiating advice to family and friends in your spare time? Then you, too, could join the one-third of Americans who turn their talents into a lucrative side hustle. In What If It Does Work Out? life coach and professional side-hustler Susie Moore offers expert tips and guidance to help you earn an extra source of income by doing something you love.

Shadow work affirmations are your ticket to profound inner healing, self-love, and acceptance. Through the magic of guided meditations, this audiobook will empower you to excavate hidden traumas, cultivate a deep sense of self-worth, and step into your full potential. Imagine a life where you no longer carry the weight of past traumas, where self-love becomes your guiding light.

This book offers practical wisdom on discovering your true purpose, professionally and in life in general, in the form of a business fable by Jon Gordon, the best-selling author of The Energy Bus and Soup. Nobody captures the deeper meaning of business like Jon Gordon, and The Seed is his most searching and significant book yet. Whatever your profession, take this insightful look at the purpose behind work, and plant the seed of inspiration in your life!

Step-by-Step to Stand-Up Comedy, written and narrated by Greg Dean, is a comprehensive guide for people who are funny, want to be funnier, or have dreams of being a stand-up comedian. This first-of-its-kind audiobook demystifies the craft of comedy by breaking it down to the fundamental skills used by professional funny people. Dean lays out these skills in simple-to-understand lessons that are easy to practice and master.

In a period of skyrocketing student loan debt without the promise of high-paying employment, and in an economy in desperate need of skilled tradespeople, many are seeking new paths. Ken Rusk, the "million-dollar ditch digger", is here to show you that blue-collar trades are a source of pride and that you can - and will - find your version of happiness by pursuing a good old-fashioned craft. In Blue Collar Cash, Ken shares his insights from more than 30 years working in blue-collar trades as an entrepreneur, mentor, and life coach.