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The Finnish Way: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness Through the Power of Sisu
by Katja PantzarAn engaging and practical guided tour of the simple and nature-inspired ways that Finns stay happy and healthy--including the powerful concept of sisu, or everyday courageForget hygge--it's time to blow out the candles and get out into the world! Journalist Katja Pantzar did just that, taking the huge leap to move to the remote Nordic country of Finland. What she discovered there transformed her body, mind and spirit. In this engaging and practical guide, she shows readers how to embrace the "keep it simple and sensible" daily practices that make Finns one of the happiest populations in the world, year after year.Topics include: * Movement as medicine: How walking, biking and swimming every day are good for what ails us--and best done outside the confines of a gym * Forest therapy: Why there's no substitute for getting out into nature on a regular basis * Healthy eating: What the Nordic diet can teach us all about feeding body, mind and soul * The gift of sisu: Why Finns embrace a special form of courage, grit and determination as a national virtue - and how anyone can dig deeper to survive and thrive through tough times.If you've ever wondered if there's a better, simpler way to find happiness and good heath, look no further. The Finns have a word for that, and this empowering book shows us how to achieve it.
The Fire Inside: A Companion For The Creative Life (The\essential Writing And Creativity Ser. #2)
by Lucy Adkins Becky Breed
The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide To Creating Success On Your Own Terms
by Danielle LaPorteThe Fire Starter Sessions is an apathy-kicking, integrity-infusing guide to defining success on your own terms. With her signature in-the-trenches truth-telling and humour, Danielle reframes popular self-help and success concepts to cut through dull thinking and fear in order to get straight to your core desires, pragmatism and courage. The Fire Starter Sessions is oxygen for aspirations and a modern-day philosophy for people who want to believe that ‘consciousness and cash can co-exist…that desire will burn the way to fulfilment…that all dreams are renewable.’ Each session in the book is accompanied by worksheets that are provocative and results oriented. Danielle’s unique personal narrative of loss and achievement – from boardrooms to ashrams – flow with stories of women and men who stopped playing it safe and became freedom seekers and fear tamers.
The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms
by Danielle LaporteThe Fire Starter Sessions is an apathy-kicking, integrity-infusing guide to defining success on your own terms. <P><P> As the creator of DanielleLaPorte.com--deemed "the best place online for kick-ass spirituality," Danielle LaPorte's straight-talk life-and-livelihood sermons have been read by over one million people. Bold but empathetic, she reframes popular self-help and success concepts: <P> : Life balance is a myth, and the pursuit of it is causing us more stress then the craving for balance itself. <P> : Being well-rounded is over-rated. When you focus on developing your true strengths, you enter your mastery zone. <P> : Screw your principles (they might be holding you back). <P> : We have ambition backwards. <P> Getting clear on how you want to feel in your life + work is more important than setting goals. It's the most potent form of clarity that you can have, and it's what leads to true fulfillment. <P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these. </i>
The First 100 Days on the Job: How to plan, prioritize and build a sustainable organisation
by Anne AugustineThe First 100 Days on the Job is for sustainability leaders – in organizations of any size or sector – who want to make an impact in their first one hundred days on the job, and set themselves up for long-term success. In the absence of complete and perfect information you will be expected to lead and to act, often in partnership with other businesses, government and civil society, and almost certainly by building relationships across functions, departments and geographies within your own organization. It is the timing of your decision making that will set you apart.This short guide offers: 1) A process to make the most of your first 10, 60, 90 and 100 days 2) Some practical tools you can use to set priorities and manage your programme 3) Sources of research and information for measuring the impacts of your organization 4) A heavy dose of realism about what can be done, to keep you sane – and links to some practical support and inspiration.
The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
by Josh KaufmanForget the 10,000 hour rule-- what if it's possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less?<P> Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What's on your list? What's holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills--time you don't have and effort you can't spare?<P> Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? To make matters worse, the early hours of practicing something new are always the most frustrating. That's why it's difficult to learn how to speak a new language, play an instrument, hit a golf ball, or shoot great photos. It's so much easier to watch TV or surf the web...<P> In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition-- how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you'll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well.<P> Kaufman personally field-tested the methods in this book. You'll have a front row seat as he develops a personal yoga practice, writes his own web-based computer programs, teaches himself to touch type on a nonstandard keyboard, explores the oldest and most complex board game in history, picks up the ukulele, and learns how to windsurf. Here are a few of the simple techniques he teaches:<P> * Define your target performance level: Figure out what your desired level of skill looks like, what you're trying to achieve, and what you'll be able to do when you're done. The more specific, the better.<P> * Deconstruct the skill: Most of the things we think of as skills are actually bundles of smaller subskills. If you break down the subcomponents, it's easier to figure out which ones are most important and practice those first.<P> * Eliminate barriers to practice: Removing common distractions and unnecessary effort makes it much easier to sit down and focus on deliberate practice.<P> * Create fast feedback loops: Getting accurate, real-time information about how well you're performing during practice makes it much easier to improve.<P> Whether you want to paint a portrait, launch a start-up, fly an airplane, or juggle flaming chainsaws, The First 20 Hours will help you pick up the basics of any skill in record time . . . and have more fun along the way.
The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Making Any Change Easier
by Ariane de BonvoisinThe First 30 Days reveals the nine principles of change that will revolutionize how you face transition times. With real-life stories, practical exercises, and inspiring action points, this book teaches the skills you need to face or make any change in your life, including how to:Use your Change MuscleCombat fear, doubt, and all your change demonsGet in touch with your spiritual sideCreate a plan that will get you results
The First Breath
by Icarus Phaethon"Everyone's life is a mountain. You can spend your whole time wandering around the lowlands and foothills of this great peak, but unless you make the commitment to get to the top one day, you will never find out who you really are." The First Breath is an astounding work that is a mix of travel narrative, philosophical dialogue, human drama, intrigue, love story and soul-searching personal journey. It will challenge your perception of the world and relationship with it. There's something terribly wrong with the world, at least Icarus thinks so. Something's not quite right and it's something he can't quite put his finger on. It's akin to that fleeting moment when you think of a rose then you actually see one, and can't quite figure out whether it's just a coincidence or something much stranger, deeper and far reaching than you could ever imagine.
The First Five Years: Make the Love Investment That Lasts a Lifetime
by Bill Farrel Pam FarrelEvery couple plants seeds of success or failure in the first five years of their marriage. If they lack basic communication skills and the ability to solve conflicts in areas like sex, finances, and emotional intimacy, they won?t make it past the five-year-mark. Authors, speakers, and columnists Bill and Pam Farrel offer sound, simple-to-apply advice to help couples establish firm foundations for their relationships. Based on their own successful twenty-five-year-marriage, Bill (who is also a marriage counselor) and Pam have developed strong principles for staying the course when life challenges their relationship. Lively, fun, and practical for newlyweds anywhere in THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, this book is the best investment a couple can make in building a happy, long-lasting marriage.
The First and Second Book of Esdras: Edited (classic Reprint)
by Archibald DuffBefore providing helpful notes and English translations of the first and second books of Esdras, Archibald Duff gives an in-depth introduction to the books. This introduction covers the books’ origin, authorship, and intended audience. Dedicated sections explain each book’s doctrine, and Duff lays out “The Christian’s Need for Esdras 1 and 2.”-Print ed.
The First-Time Manager
by Loren B. Belker Gary S. Topchik Jim McCormickWhat's a rookie manager to do? Faced with new responsibilities, and in need of quick, dependable guidance, novice managers can't afford to learn by trial and error. The First-Time Manager is the answer, dispensing the bottom-line wisdom they need to succeed. A true management classic, the book covers essential topics such as hiring and firing, leadership, motivation, managing time, dealing with superiors, and much more. Written in an inviting and accessible style, the revised sixth edition includes new material on increasing employee engagement, encouraging innovation and initiative, helping team members optimize their talents, improving outcomes, and distinguishing oneself as a leader. Packed with immediately usable insight on everything from building a team environment to conducting performance appraisals, The First-Time Manager remains the ultimate guide for anyone starting his or her career in management.
The First-Time Mom's Guide to Managing Triggers: Practical Strategies to Navigate Difficult Moments
by Danielle Delorenzo MSOT, OTR/LNavigate parenting triggers with support and strategies for new moms When you're a new mom, there are all kinds of stressful situations that can trigger extreme emotional reactions. It takes practice to manage your fear, anger, and frustration when things go wrong, but responding with a level head is key to building a healthy relationship with your child. This guide shows you how, by exploring what triggers are, how to identify them, and effective strategies for staying cool during anxious moments. Where triggers come from—Begin with a look at what causes triggers so you can understand how they affect your brain and body, and how these techniques can help. Reassuring advice and examples—Find relatable stories from other parents that show techniques in action. A clear path forward—Each strategy is presented with simple steps you can take right away to start seeing positive change. Learn to handle your emotional reactions and stay calm while parenting with The First-Time Mom's Guide to Managing Triggers.
The First-Time Mom's Guide to Raising Boys: Practical Advice for Your Son's Formative Years
by Jennifer L.W. FinkRaise a kind and confident son with this advice for parenting boys ages 8 to 12 Parenting a young boy can feel like total chaos, especially if he's your first. His mind and body are changing, and so is his relationship with you. How do you handle puberty? His schoolwork? Health and hygiene? Don't worry, The First-Time Mom's Guide to Raising Boys will walk you through all of it with clear and proven advice from a mom of four (yes, four!) boys. Learn how to be a supportive resource and a role model for your son, and how to talk to him about the challenges he'll face. Find strategies for everything from teaching social responsibility to helping him build self-esteem and integrity. This is your complete resource for raising boys: Tackling the tough stuff—Address important issues like puberty, sex, consent, and mental health, with advice for initiating crucial conversations. For modern families—Explore advice that works for families of all types, plus tips for raising boys in the ever-expanding digital worlds of YouTube, Twitch, and more. Moments of reflection—Each chapter ends with thought-provoking questions that encourage you to think about your hopes and fears as a parent, and identify your values and priorities. Connect with your son and set him up for a happier adulthood with this ultimate guide to raising boys.
The Fish Mind : Free again and feeling better once and for all
by Dr P. CostaThe psyche in today’s world is like reactions that fish have in their own environment. The Fish Mind includes five key elements that astonishingly match the way fish live. To tell the truth, this is a concept that pinpoints the five problems that ruin modern life. This book addresses these issues that often poison our minds. It also invites you to participate in a deep introspection to understand our modern ways of living and functioning. It gives you tips and tools to tackle these issues, or—at least—to prevent them from totally controlling your lives and influencing you. In a nutshell, to become a fish swimming in a calm and clear lake once again.
The Fit Bottomed Girls Anti-Diet
by Erin Whitehead Jennipher WaltersThe Fit Bottomed Girls Anti-Diet is a confidence-boosting program to create lasting change in just 10 minutes. For women looking to lose 10-plus pounds, ladies who want a healthier relationship with their bodies, and anyone in search of a fun way to enjoy a healthy lifestyle, this is a gentle yet sassy approach that gets lasting results.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Five Archetypes: Discover Your True Nature and Transform Your Life and Relationships
by Carey DavidsonDiscover the personality archetypes within you and improve your life and relationships with a new self-guided system of personal transformation.In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) philosophy, the elements Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water are the foundation of how nature grows and evolves. They are believed to help us understand everything from illness and healing to the fundamental processes of child development—and they continue to inform Chinese medicine practice today. But as Ayurvedic nutritionist, reiki master, and Tournesol founder Carey Davidson demonstrates in this book, each of the five elements can also be seen as a personality archetype—and inside all of us is a unique blend of these archetypes that serves as a window into living a more fulfilling life on every level. In The Five Archetypes, Davidson explains that by knowing the personality traits associated with each type and using what she calls the Five Archetypes method, you can actually start to predict your behavioral patterns—not only with yourself but also with your friends, your romantic partner, your children, and even your colleagues. By practicing this method, you will also: -Learn how to exercise more control over behaviors that thwart your potential -Hone your self-awareness and self-regulation skills in the face of day-to-day stress -And understand what really makes people tick, so that you spend less time in stagnant relationships and more time in gratifying ones Through her study of the elements and the observations she&’s made in her work with individuals, couples, companies, parents, kids, and educators, Davidson has created a simplified and practical guide to harnessing the strengths of our five archetypes. Complete with an assessment designed to help you discover your primary, secondary, and lowest types, The Five Archetypes will not only teach you more about yourself and others but also transform your relationships and set you on the path to personal and interpersonal harmony.
The Five Dharma Types: Vedic Wisdom for Discovering Your Purpose and Destiny
by Simon ChokoiskyA handbook for unlocking the soul’s purpose and manifesting a fulfilling life • Reinterprets the traditional Dharma system of ancient India as a map for revealing one’s true purpose • Provides tests for determining one’s Dharma type • Explains the benefits, challenges, and social, interpersonal, and health dynamics associated with each of the 5 Dharma types Have you ever wondered why, despite great obstacles, some people achieve success, while others, though given everything, seem to squander it away? Or why some people, despite having very little, radiate joy, while others appear miserable though surrounded by opulence? The answer is Dharma: knowing your soul’s purpose and living it is the key to creating a fulfilling life. Built on a deep body of Vedic knowledge, the ancient system of social structure and spiritual duty known as Dharma has modern applications for people seeking their life’s purpose. Author Simon Chokoisky explains the five Dharma archetypes--Warrior, Educator, Merchant, Laborer, and Outsider--and how your life’s purpose goes hand-in-hand with your Dharma type. Providing tests to determine your type, he outlines the benefits, challenges, emotional and learning styles, and social, interpersonal, and health dynamics associated with each type. Chokoisky reveals how the Dharma types function as an operating system for your identity, helping you map your life and play to your innate strengths, whether in choosing a prosperous career or field of study or in facing health challenges and meeting fitness goals. By accepting and understanding the nature of your type, you begin to align with your true purpose and, regardless of fate, find joy and meaning in life.
The Five Elements: Understand Yourself and Enhance Your Relationships with the Wisdom of the World's Oldest Personality Type System
by Dondi DahlinThe Five Elements brings the wisdom of an ancient healing system to modern readers, helping them understand themselves--why they do what they do--better.Dondi Dahlin shows us that we are all born with individual rhythms that go beyond the influence of our genes and upbringing. The five elements originated in ancient Chinese medicine over 2,000 years ago--when scholars theorized that the universe is composed of five forces: water, wood, fire, earth, and metal. Understanding these elements helps us stay in balance physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. By explaining the efficacy of wood, the depth of water, the joy of fire, the compassion of earth, and the wisdom of metal, this book helps people understand themselves and form lasting connections to others, answering the age-old question of why we do what we do.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Five Emotions That Stop Success in Coaches, Clients, and Creatives: Overcoming Personal Obstacles of the Mind
by Rahti GorfienThis book uniquely identifies the five key emotions that prevent clients reaching their full creative potential and provides coaches tools to help them overcome them, boosting their productivity as well as their ability to complete and promote their work and personal development. Accessible and personable, Rahti Gorfien interweaves stories from her personal life and private practice to alleviate the burden of blockages creatives generated by their own divergent thinking, unconscious conditioning, and memory. She takes each mindset in turn, shame, grandiosity, envy, boredom, and fear, and explores each emotion and how coaches can practically help clients overcome them to achieve creative freedom and success personally and professionally. Filled with practical exercises and coaching theory throughout, this book will equip coaches with tools to inspire confidence in their clients to share their work with the world, silencing negative inner voices and fulfilling their professional creative goals. This book is invaluable reading for coaches as well as artists, entrepreneurs, therapists, career advisors, social workers and those interested in finding methods of overcoming personal obstacles to making meaningful and authentic contributions through the freedom of their singular and passionate pursuits.
The Five Faces of Genius
by Annette Moser-WellmanWhat do Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leonardo da Vinci, and Ray Kroc, the man who created the McDonald's franchise enterprise, have in common? They have all mastered the skills of creative genius-essential tools in today's business climate. Having researched the lives and techniques of past and present geniuses for this inspiring and provocative new handbook, Annette Moser-Wellman helps workers at all levels build and refine their working styles. These qualities of creativity-drawn from the the realms of art, science, as well as business-make up the five distinct "faces": * Seer-the power to image * Observer-the power to notice details * Alchemist-the power to make connections * Fool-the power to celebrate weakness * Sage-the power to simplify Moser-Wellman shows how we can utilize these creative thinking strategies and flourish in the workplace. "It teaches people about the nature of creativity and how to cultivate it. " (Fast Company) "Moser-Wellman has given us five different perspectives from which to creatively tackle business challenges. " (Carla J. Paonessa, Managing Partner, Accenture)
The Five Family Money Conversations: Money Personalities at Every Age and Stage
by Taylor Kovar Megan KovarRaise your hand if your parents had "the talk" with you. No, not that talk. We mean the money talk.Money affects you and your kids every day. Now there's a way to talk about money in a way that actually brings your family closer.With two kids of our own, we suspect our parenting goals are likely the same as yours—no spoiled brats, no crippling debt, and kids who know a dollar actually takes work. That's why we wrote this book. The Five Family Money Conversations offers practical advice for dealing with three age groups (5–12, 13–17, and 18 and beyond). It is the parenting "how to" book you don't want to live without.Conquer the 5 toughest money conversations to have with your kidsDiscover your kids' Money Personalities by taking the age-based Money Personalities Assessment (access code included inside)Learn their Money Languages so you can be heard We give you relationship secrets, share our experiences, and make it fun. Whether your kids are 5 or 25, this book will change the course of your family forever!
The Five Flirting Styles
by Jeffrey HallFlirt Smarter. Date Better. Love Happily Ever After. Do you always attract the wrong type? Have a hard time making relationships last? Or get stuck being friends instead of lovers? There's no one right way to flirt, but how you flirt says a lot about your chance at love. Dr. Jeffrey Hall's groundbreaking survey, the Flirting Styles Inventory, caused a media sensation when it pinpointed five different flirting styles. First sampled exclusively with eHarmony members, it has since helped tens of thousands of people discover their flirting style and provided a wealth of information on how your style affects your love life. Based on Dr. Hall's cutting-edge research, The Five Flirting Styles shows you how to identify your natural flirting style-physical, playful, sincere, traditional or polite-and use it to flirt smarter and attract the love you really want. Discover: * Where to look for love based on your style * How to tell if someone is interested and avoid missed opportunities * How to tell if someone wants a serious relationship or a quick fling * If you're sending all the wrong signals-and what to do instead
The Five Gifts: Discovering Hope, Healing and Strength When Disaster Strikes
by Laurie Nadel"Once a seasoned journalist but now a distinguished scholar and practicing psychotherapist, Dr. Laurie has immersed herself in the academic study of suffering, in addition to the depth her own life story provides . . . . When it comes to teaching how to get up after being knocked down, how to not just survive life's hardest blows but eventually thrive, nothing beats a teacher who has learned through personal experience. I'll be surprised if you don't find this book highly readable and the information in it unusually accessible and easy to understand, digest, and put to use. Dr. Laurie Nadel touches off many new sunbursts of thought as she guides us through what we need to know about coping with life's most troubling times." --From the Foreword by Dan RatherAs the frequency and intensity of catastrophic events continue to surge, organizations provide guidelines for how to pack a "Go-Kit" in case of emergency. The Five Gifts is like an emergency 'Go-Kit' for the mind, packed with information and insight that can minimize and prevent long-term psycho-spiritual damage from a traumatic event. It's a field guide for the heart and soul to guide you through to cycles of damage and recovery that can be useful before, during, and after a tragic loss, trauma, or disaster. In a nationwide Google survey Dr. Nadel commissioned for this book, 33% of those surveyed identified their greatest fear as a terrorist attack, followed by displacement from their homes. As this upsurge in violent episodes continues, the numbers show a greater likelihood that you, or someone close to you, will be directly affected by a traumatic event. But what if you had access to a mind-body-spirit 'Go-Kit' before disaster strikes? In The Five Gifts, Dr. Nadel wisely maps out a path integrating what she has learned from over two decades of working with people damaged by a trauma event. Her own life was impacted by the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001 and Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012. The Five Gifts contains interviews with people whose lives were directly impacted by such major news events as the Rwanda genocide, the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, the tsunami in Bali, and the Boston Marathon terrorist bombing. Although you can never be fully prepared for a shocking, traumatic event, this book will provide information, ideas, insight and tools to build the emotional stamina and clarity needed to cope with acute stress responses and emotional aftershocks If you are open to receiving the gifts of Humility, Patience, Empathy, Forgiveness, and Growth, The Five Gifts will lead you safely through disaster and traumatic minefields.
The Five Hurdles to Happiness: And the Mindful Path to Overcoming Them
by Mitch AbblettA practical approach to becoming aware of the "five hindrances"--the negative qualities that inhibit living the awakened life--and to breaking free of them in order to live more mindfully, effectively, compassionately.Five obstacles stand in between you and true happiness. What are they and how can you overcome them? Buddhist traditions teach that there are five negative qualities, or hindrances, that inhibit people from living an awakened life. Here, Mitch Abblett gives this teaching a modern, secular interpretation and helps you identify the hurdles that are blocking your contentment—desire, hostility, sluggishness, worry, and doubt—and how you can take your first steps to overcoming them. Combining traditional wisdom with contemporary psychology and using examples from his psychotherapy practice, Abblett uses the hurdles as a frame for engaging you in a process of contemplating your own life and learning to lean into your experience rather than merely repeating bad habits. By doing this, you can break free from the hurdles and live more mindfully, effectively, and compassionately.
The Five Keys to Mindful Communication: Using Deep Listening and Mindful Speech to Strengthen Relationships, Heal Confli cts, and Accomplish Your Goals
by Susan Gillis ChapmanGood communiation is essential to any healthy relationship, whether it's between spouses, family members, friends, or co-workers. In this book Susan Chapman, a marriage and family therapist and a longtime meditation teacher, explains how mindfulness can be brought to bear in the way we speak and listen to each other so that we can strengthen our connections and better accomplish our goals. Drawing on Buddhist principles and on her training as a psychotherapist, Chapman explains how the practice of mindfulness--learning to become fully present in the moment--makes it possible for us to listen more deeply to others and to develop greater clarity and confidence about how to respond. Chapman highlights five key elements of mindful communication: silence, mirroring, encouraging, discerning, and responding, and she dedicates a chapter of the book to each. Other topics include identifying your communication patterns and habits; uncovering the hidden fears that often sabotage communication; staying open in the midst of difficult conversations so that we can respond wisely and skillfully; and learning how mindful communication can help us to become more truthful, compassionate, and flexible in our relationships.