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The 12 Rules of Attention: How to Avoid Screw-Ups, Free Up Headspace, Do More & Be More At Work
by Joseph CardilloHow to self-regulate and train your brain's attentional mechanism for faster, more accurate, high-quality performance at work.Do you feel like you're "crushing it?" How productive, happy and fulfilled do you feel each day at your job?You might ask what attention has to do with it. The answer may help fix a wide range of ongoing workplace concerns, including workplace error.Simply put, attention is connected to every single thing you think, feel and do at work. It's almost impossible to imagine, but by the end of this book you'll understand how that is, and you'll be tapping into your attentional system and regulating it to your highest advantage.You'll learn how to:* Use your entire attentional system, beyond just focus* Avoid fading out * Relieve data overflow, internal and external distraction * Use "at a glance" mental capacity to "catch" more desired detail * Regulate the brain's automatic, high-speed attention triggers and use them to your advantage* Turn your cell phone into a focus-enhancing device.The 12-Rules of Attention shows you how to train your attention to sharp, accurate, high definition... and keep it there.
The 12 Rules of Attention: How to Avoid Screw-Ups, Free Up Headspace, Do More & Be More At Work
by Joseph CardilloHow to self-regulate and train your brain's attentional mechanism for faster, more accurate, high-quality performance at work.Do you feel like you're "crushing it?" How productive, happy and fulfilled do you feel each day at your job?You might ask what attention has to do with it. The answer may help fix a wide range of ongoing workplace concerns, including workplace error.Simply put, attention is connected to every single thing you think, feel and do at work. It's almost impossible to imagine, but by the end of this book you'll understand how that is, and you'll be tapping into your attentional system and regulating it to your highest advantage.You'll learn how to:* Use your entire attentional system, beyond just focus* Avoid fading out * Relieve data overflow, internal and external distraction * Use "at a glance" mental capacity to "catch" more desired detail * Regulate the brain's automatic, high-speed attention triggers and use them to your advantage* Turn your cell phone into a focus-enhancing device.The 12-Rules of Attention shows you how to train your attention to sharp, accurate, high definition... and keep it there.(P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
The 12 Rules of Attention: How to Avoid Screw-Ups, Free Up Headspace, Do More and Be More At Work
by Joseph CardilloDo you feel like you're "crushing it?" How productive, happy and fulfilled do you feel each day at your job? You might ask what attention has to do with it. The answer may help clear up and fix a wide range of ongoing workplace concerns including workplace error. Simply put, attention is connected to every single thing you think, feel and do at work and elsewhere. It's almost impossible to imagine, but by the end of this book you'll not only understand how this is so, but you will be tapping into your attentional system and regulating it to your highest advantage. The 12-Rules of Attention will help you train your attention to sharp, accurate, high definition...and keep it there. You'll learn: How to use the entire attentional system, beyond just focus (which is only one part) How to avoid fading out Awareness, mindfulness and attention are not the same thing and how and when to employ each A process to relieve data overflow, internal and external distraction How to use "in a glance" mental capacity to "catch" more desired detail How to regulate the brain's automatic, high-speed attention triggers and use them to your advantage
The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: A Portable Life Coach for Creative Women
by Gail McMeekinWinning Strategies of Highly Successful WomenMcMeekin’s second “12 secrets” book on creativity and success. From the popular creative coach Gail McMeekin, founder of Creative Success LLC with worldwide clients and author of the bestselling The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women, comes a book with hundreds of examples of how creative women entrepreneurs and business leaders have used proven strategies to succeed.Take positive risks and develop your talents and passions. We are experiencing a work and lifestyle revolution and creative Renaissance. Women are leaving companies and starting new businesses. Virtual companies are springing up, giving us choices about where and how we live and work. And, we are switching from the age of logical thinking to the age of conceptual thinking.This book can change your life. We all have the software to be creative, but many of us have been shamed or criticized, and our creative sparks are smoldering beneath layers of fear and lack of confidence. Gail McMeekin's book blasts through that and gets you excited again about your potential. McMeekin interviews 31 of today's most successful women, integrating their insights with her own proven success strategies to help you get onto the road to success.Each chapter has a series of challenges to guide you in discovering your own personal success. Read about:Successful women doing everything from being an astronaut, a politician, a coach, or a watercolor painterGremlins you must defeat to claim your true gifts and prosper and feel contentHow to take your best ideas and leverage them into a prosperous business that supports your life purpose and valuesIf you are a fan of Gail McMeekin’s other books, The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women Journal and The Power of Positive Choices, or have read books such as Conscious Creativity, Awakening Your Creative Soul, or The 30-Day Creativity Challenge; your next read should be The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women.
The 12-Week DBT Plan: Skills and Exercises to Improve Your Feelings, Habits, and Relationships
by Valerie Dunn McBee LCSWDiscover the power of DBT with this 12-week workbookGetting started with dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) can feel like a lot, but this friendly guide breaks it down into simple steps over a clear, 12-week schedule that helps you build the skills to balance your emotions and achieve your goals! Each week, you'll practice healthier habits that make it easier to manage intense emotions, reduce stress, build happier relationships, and create lasting change in your life.What is DBT?—Get an overview of DBT with simple terms and relatable examples to help you understand the 4 key principles: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.Hands-on exercises—Dive into an easy-to-follow program of writing prompts, questions, routines, and more that make it easy to put DBT into practice every day.Guidance from a therapist—Author Valerie Dunn McBee is offers compassionate support through her years of clinical experience.Build stronger self-worth and emotional intelligence with The 12-Week DBT Plan.
The 12-Week DBT Workbook: Practical Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Regain Emotional Stability
by Valerie Dunn McBeeBalance your emotions and achieve your goals with DBTDialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) helps you transform the thoughts and feelings that cause self-sabotaging behaviors and replace them with healthier and more productive habits. This DBT book takes you through simple ways to use DBT every day, so you can navigate challenges, keep your thoughts from spiraling, and live without feeling controlled by your emotions.Dive into a DBT workbook for adults that covers:The DBT basics—Get a full overview of DBT, broken down into straightforward language by a professional behavior therapist.A 12-week timeline—Follow a guided therapy program that helps you learn new techniques at a comfortable pace, to keep you from feeling overwhelmed.The 4 principles of DBT—Spend 3 weeks on each of the 4 tenets of DBT: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.Life skills for everyone — Whether you're looking to heal a relationship, recover from a tough time, manage stress, or just get to know yourself a bit better, this DBT skills workbook can help you thrive.Build healthier relationships, stronger self-worth, and emotional regulation when you explore this dialectical behavior therapy skills workbook.
The 13th Gift
by Joanne Huist SmithFor readers of Richard Paul Evans and Greg Kincaid comes The 13th Gift, a heartwarming Christmas story about how a random act of kindness transformed one of the bleakest moments in a family's history into a time of strength and love.After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne Huist Smith had no idea how she would keep herself together and be strong for her three children--especially with the holiday season approaching. But 12 days before Christmas, presents begin appearing on her doorstep with notes from their "True Friends." As the Smiths came together to solve the mystery of who the gifts were from, they began to thaw out from their grief and come together again as a family. This true story about the power of random acts of kindness will warm the heart, a beautiful reminder of the miracles of Christmas and the gift of family during the holiday season.
The 15 Minute Rule: How To Stop Procrastinating And Take Control Of Your Life
by Caroline BuchananThe Fifteen Minute Rule sets out to help us tackle those things that we are always putting off: starting an exercise regime, looking for a new job, doing our tax returns or learning a new skill. Or perhaps doing something to improve the quality of life, by learning to fight depression or confront an annoying habit. Perhaps it's simply clearing the huge pile of clutter from your desk. Whatever it is, all you need is fifteen minutes and before you know it, some weeks later, you have accomplished a task you couldn't bring yourself to start.The hardest thing to overcome when you're trying to start something daunting and new is to actually start. That mountain of paperwork in front of you that looks like it will take hours to go through and hours of mind-numbing sorting is hard to contemplate for most - but fifteen minutes isn't. Fifteen minutes is manageable and can bring minor and major results, each one providing satisfaction and a boost in self-esteem. This book is for those people who need instant gratification and also those long-term players who recognise the benefits of consistency and dedication.
The 15 Minute Rule: How to stop procrastinating and take charge of your life
by Caroline BuchananThe Fifteen Minute Rule sets out to help us tackle those things that we are always putting off: starting an exercise regime, looking for a new job, doing our tax returns or learning a new skill. Or perhaps doing something to improve the quality of life, by learning to fight depression or confront an annoying habit. Perhaps it's simply clearing the huge pile of clutter from your desk. Whatever it is, all you need is fifteen minutes and before you know it, some weeks later, you have accomplished a task you couldn't bring yourself to start.The hardest thing to overcome when you're trying to start something daunting and new is to actually start. That mountain of paperwork in front of you that looks like it will take hours to go through and hours of mind-numbing sorting is hard to contemplate for most - but fifteen minutes isn't. Fifteen minutes is manageable and can bring minor and major results, each one providing satisfaction and a boost in self-esteem. This book is for those people who need instant gratification and also those long-term players who recognise the benefits of consistency and dedication.
The 16 Personality Types: Profiles, Theory, and Type Development
by A. J. DrenthThis book offers in-depth descriptions and analyses of each of the 16 personality types. Each personality profile contains an introduction, an examination of type development over the lifespan, and detailed explorations of the type’s personality functions and inner struggles.
The 160-Character Solution: How Text Messaging and Other Behavioral Strategies Can Improve Education
by Benjamin L. CastlemanA fascinating study that brings the power of behavioral economics to how schools work, how students learn, and how we can help them succeed.For decades schools have invested substantial resources in boosting educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, but those investments have not always generated positive outcomes. Although many communities have expanded school choice, for example, families often choose to keep their children in failing schools. And while the federal government has increased the size of Pell Grants, many college-bound students who would be eligible for aid never apply. Then there is the troubling trend of "summer melt," in which up to 40 percent of high school graduates who have been accepted to college, mostly from underserved communities, fail to show up for the fall semester. In The 160-Character Solution, Benjamin L. Castleman shows how insights from behavioral economics—the study of how social, cognitive, and emotional factors affect our decisions—can be leveraged to help students complete assignments, perform to their full potential on tests, and choose schools and colleges where they are well positioned for success. By employing behavioral strategies or "nudges," Castleman shows, administrators, teachers, and parents can dramatically improve educational outcomes from preschool to college.Castleman applies the science of decision making to explain why inequalities persist at various stages in education and to identify innovative solutions to improve students’ academic achievement and attainment. By focusing on behavioral changes, Castleman demonstrates that small changes in how we ask questions, design applications, and tailor reminders can have remarkable impacts on student and school success.
The 2 x 4 Model: A Neuroscience-Based Blueprint for the Modern Integrated Addiction and Mental Health Treatment System
by Robert Andrew ChambersOver a quarter century of studies have shown that addictions, mental illnesses, and their combinations (dual diagnoses) are pervasive in the general population. Meanwhile, emerging neuroscience is revealing that the neurodevelopmental basis of major mental illness and addiction diseases are tightly interconnected and often unified pathologies of the brain. This science calls into question the profound split between the addiction and mental health fields that define our fragmented research, professional training, and treatment delivery systems—a split that leaves most patients out of reach of adequate professional expertise and evidence-based standards of care. The 2 x 4 Model, as described in this translational textbook of Addiction Psychiatry, is the essential blueprint and operational manual for the fully integrated, expertly staffed, Dual Diagnosis clinic— a clinic that is maximally capable and efficient in treating the full spectrum of addictions, mental illness, and their comorbidities, through integration of psychotherapies and medications, by one team under one roof. Replication of 2 x 4 Model Clinics into a national system would allow widespread access to excellent, transparent standards of Addiction Psychiatry as a decisive measure against mass incarceration and the exploding health care crisis of untreated addictions, all while rebuilding brain health as a core public health, social and economic imperative of modern society.
The 2nd Language of Leadership
by Michael P. Quirk Patricia M. FandtThis book focuses on the behavioral and personality areas that can be used to strengthen one's skills and to make wise decisions about when and how to lead. It was written for the working professional who wants to learn what he or she can do by working with their personality to become more satisfied with and masterful in their leadership roles. Good leaders have learned to succeed over time by acquiring the needed range of personal skills, much like one learns a second language. Geared for entry and mid-term leaders, this book is an empirically based training guide to acquire knowledge and implement a plan to help increase one's leadership skills. Within the framework of 10 chapters, this book: * promotes a shared recognition of the role that personality plays in leadership by reviewing a case study of representative leadership situation that both identifies familiar personal struggles and organizational changes; * offers a way of thinking about how personality in general and the Big 5 in particular fills in the gaps and connects the pieces when it comes to how people become effective leaders; * illustrates how--within the Big 5 framework--to use the 2nd language approach to leverage natural personality strengths and manage weaknesses in an effort to build greater leadership effectiveness; * makes available 2nd language tools including effective intervention strategies and goal setting techniques based on enabling philosophies to understand what makes this approach accessible and practical to use; and * reassures that most leadership failures are reversible and that through using the 2nd language approach, these inevitable and sometimes necessary setbacks afford clarity about how to use your style to the best advantage.
The 3-Point Therapist (The\united Kingdom Council For Psychotherapy Ser.)
by Hilary A. DaviesAn ambitious trainee therapist, determined to make her mark in the therapy world, seeks supervision and guidance. In her meetings with the 3-Point Therapist she gains much more than she had bargained for. The 3-Point Therapist is the charming story of one trainee's journey in search of professional success and recognition. What she learns is unexpected and changes her predicted path. The characters and situations in this book are purely fictional but the principles, the learning and the practice points are drawn from the author's thirty years' experience working with families in different paediatric and mental health settings. The books style is light, readable and at times humorous - but the messages are strong with far-reaching effect. The trainee and her professional practice are profoundly changed for ever.
The 30 Secrets Of Happily Married Couples
by Paul ColemanA completely revised and updated blueprint for happier marriages!It's better--and easier--to change your relationship than it is to change your partner. Based on Dr. Paul Coleman's experience with thousands of couples, this groundbreaking guide shows you thirty proven ways to do just that. In this comprehensive all new edition, Dr. Coleman offers fresh insights for a happy marriage, such as:Don't expect miracles overnight.Stop judging and start accepting.Tap into the power of small talk.Encourage each other's dreams.Reduce conversation killers.Eliminate the seven sexual myths.With The 30 Secrets of Happily Married Couples on your bedside table, you can make your marriage stronger and happier--whether you've been married for five days or fifty years!
The 33 Strategies of War
by Joost Elffers Robert GreeneBrilliant distillations of the strategies of war--and the subtle social game of everyday life--by the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power and MasteryRobert Greene's groundbreaking guides, The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, and his latest book, Mastery, espouse profound, timeless lessons from the events of history to help readers vanquish an enemy, ensnare an unsuspecting victim, or become the greatest in your field. In The 33 Strategies of War, Greene has crafted an important addition to this ruthless and unique series.Spanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, The 33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war. Structured in Greene's trademark style, The 33 Strategies of War is the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War.Abundantly illustrated with examples from history, including the folly and genius of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher, Shaka the Zulu to Lord Nelson, Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant, as well as movie moguls, Samurai swordsmen, and diplomats, each of the thirty-three chapters outlines a strategy that will help you win life's wars. Learn the offensive strategies that require you to maintain the initiative and negotiate from a position of strength, or the defensive strategies designed to help you respond to dangerous situations and avoid unwinnable wars. The great warriors of battlefields and drawing rooms alike demonstrate prudence, agility, balance, and calm, and a keen understanding that the rational, resourceful, and intuitive always defeat the panicked, the uncreative, and the stupid. An indispensable book, The 33 Strategies of War provides all the psychological ammunition you need to overcome patterns of failure and forever gain the upper hand.
The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People: 15 Minute Brain Science Hacks to a More Connected and Satisfying Life
by Marcus Warner Chris M. CourseyIs joy the icing on the cake of life—or the fuel on which it runs?Are some people just born happy? Most of us grew up thinking that joy is random and fleeting, instead of something we can actually count on or build our life around. But brain science has revealed that joy is the perfect word to describe the fuel on which our brains run. So how do we live a joy-filled life?Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey show us how to build habits that fill our lives with greater joy and satisfaction. Based on the latest neuroscience and attachment theory—but written in everyday language—The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People is practical and easy to comprehend. The authors provide exercises and tools you can put into practice immediately.Joy is possible. It doesn&’t have to be a random experience that catches you off guard now and then. Some of the most joyful people have endured unbelievable trauma.Joy-filled living expands our world. It makes life an adventure and teaches us to live for what is truly satisfying. Discover the skills and habits you can develop that will enhance your very quality of life.
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety: Defining the Path to Inclusion and Innovation
by Timothy R. ClarkThis book is the first practical, hands-on guide that shows how leaders can build psychological safety in their organizations, creating an environment where employees feel included, fully engaged, and encouraged to contribute their best efforts and ideas.Fear has a profoundly negative impact on engagement, learning efficacy, productivity, and innovation, but until now there has been a lack of practical information on how to make employees feel safe about speaking up and contributing. Timothy Clark, a social scientist and an organizational consultant, provides a framework to move people through successive stages of psychological safety. The first stage is member safety-the team accepts you and grants you shared identity. Learner safety, the second stage, indicates that you feel safe to ask questions, experiment, and even make mistakes. Next is the third stage of contributor safety, where you feel comfortable participating as an active and full-fledged member of the team. Finally, the fourth stage of challenger safety allows you to take on the status quo without repercussion, reprisal, or the risk of tarnishing your personal standing and reputation. This is a blueprint for how any leader can build positive, supportive, and encouraging cultures in any setting.
The 48 Laws Of Power
by Joost Elffers Robert GreeneCunning, instructive, and amoral, this controversial bestseller distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws.
The 4: The Secret to a Joy-Filled Life
by Tommy NewberryThis book is comparable to the Prayer of Jabez, in that it takes a biblical principle and helps enlighten readers how one simple truth can affect a wide area of one's life. Ultimately, this book will help readers fulfill their destiny as purposeful children of God by embracing the message of Philippians 4:8.
The 5 Apology Languages: The Secret to Healthy Relationships
by Gary Chapman Jennifer Thomas&“I said I was sorry! What more do you want?&”Even in the best of relationships, we mess up. We say and do things we deeply regret later on. So we need to make things right. But just saying you&’re sorry isn&’t enough. That&’s only the first step on the road to restoration.In The 5 Apology Languages, Gary Chapman, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the 5 Love Languages®, partners with Jennifer Thomas to help you on the journey toward restored relationships. True healing comes when you learn to:Express regret: &“I&’m sorry.&”Accept responsibility: &“I was wrong.&”Make restitution: &“How can I make it right?&”Plan for change: &“I&’ll take steps to prevent a reoccurrence.&”Request forgiveness: &“Can you find it in your heart to . . . ?&”Don&’t let hurts linger or wounds fester. Start on the path to healing today and discover how meaningful apologies can make your friendships, family, and marriage stronger than ever before.
The 5 Apology Languages: The Secret to Healthy Relationships
by Gary Chapman Jennifer Thomas&“I said I was sorry! What more do you want?&”Even in the best of relationships, we mess up. We say and do things we deeply regret later on. So we need to make things right. But just saying you&’re sorry isn&’t enough. That&’s only the first step on the road to restoration.In The 5 Apology Languages, Gary Chapman, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the 5 Love Languages®, partners with Jennifer Thomas to help you on the journey toward restored relationships. True healing comes when you learn to:Express regret: &“I&’m sorry.&”Accept responsibility: &“I was wrong.&”Make restitution: &“How can I make it right?&”Plan for change: &“I&’ll take steps to prevent a reoccurrence.&”Request forgiveness: &“Can you find it in your heart to . . . ?&”Don&’t let hurts linger or wounds fester. Start on the path to healing today and discover how meaningful apologies can make your friendships, family, and marriage stronger than ever before.
The 5 Essentials
by Bob DeutschRaise the bar to become the best version of you-and have fun doing it As a cognitive neuroscientist, anthropologist, and entrepreneur, Bob Deutsch has spent a lifetime studying people. What he has found is that most of us set the bar too low in our lives, both personally and professionally. We choose not to pursue our greatest ambitions because we feel we are incapable of reaching them. But he has also found that we are each born with the fundamental abilities to live the full, creative, dynamic life we dream about. Filled with great stories and interviews with inspiring people, including Wynton Marsalis, Richard Feynman, and Anna Quindlen, The 5 Essentials opens the door to a way of being more alive than you have ever been. In this compelling book, Deutsch shows us how to access and use our five inner resources -- Curiosity, Openness, Sensuality, Paradox, and Self-Story -- to open our lives to unimagined possibilities. The 5 Essentials will appeal to readers of The Element and The Tools. .
The 5 Practices of Highly Resilient People: Why Some Flourish When Others Fold
by Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER #1 international resilience expert Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal provides practical tools to effectively address challenges, complexity, and change. Resilience is categorically misunderstood. It&’s not merely about bouncing back, and it&’s so much more than returning to where you began. True resilient &“doing&” allows us to capitalize on the inescapable challenges of life and become better than we were before. Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal began working with brain injury patients and found that most popular beliefs about human resilience are incorrect. Since then, for the last 20 years, she has conducted qualitative research on the power of resilience, studying the science behind why some people succeed while others fail. Here, Dr. Taryn Marie outlines the five critical behaviors that define successful resilience: Vulnerability, Productive Perseverance, Connection, Gratiosity (Gratitude and Generosity), and Possibility. Resilient People bounce forward, take an active approach to facing challenges, and most importantly, they are made, not born. Dr. Taryn Marie&’s empirically proven framework shows us how to develop resilience practices in our own lives—as adults, as parents, and across organizations—in a manner that allows us to be enhanced by our experiences, not diminished.
The 5 Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans
by Dr Aliza PressmanLet go of perfect and become a transformative, positive influence in a child's life while creating your own definition of success from developmental psychologist and podcaster Dr Aliza Pressman.'My go-to for how we all, including ourselves, raise good humans!' Drew BarrymoreIn the age of high-pressure parenting, when so many of us we feel like we've got to get everything exactly right the first time, Dr Aliza Pressman is the compassionate, reassuring expert we all need-and the one whose advice we can all use. Already beloved by listeners of hit podcast, Raising Good Humans, Dr Pressman distills it all with a handful of strategies every parent can use to get things right often enough: Relationship, Reflection, Regulation, Rules, and Repair.The 5 Principles of Parenting doesn't presume to tell you how to parent with "my way is right" advice because the science is clear: There's no one "right" way to raise good humans. No matter how you were raised, how your coparent behaves, or how your kids have been parented up until now, you can start using The 5 Principles of Parenting to chart a manageable course for raising good humans that's aligned with your own values and with your children's unique temperaments. Whether you're in the trenches with a toddler or a tween (because spoiler alert: the tantrums of childhood mirror of the tantrums of adolescence), it's never too late to learn to use these 5 principles to reparent yourself and help your kids build the resilience they need to thrive. Through practice and normalizing imperfection, along the way you'll discover the person you're ultimately raising is yourself. By becoming more intentional people, we become better parents. By becoming better parents, we become better people. Let's get started.