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The Daring Female's Guide to Ecstatic Living: 30 Dares for a More Gutsy and Fulfilling Life
by Natasha KoganAn inspirational guide for women that dares them to live life to the fullest Natasha Kogan dares any woman to use this book as a springboard to launch herself into a life that is more rewarding, exciting, interesting, and fun. On every page of her lively guide you will find a shot of energy and inspiration encouraging you to escape your hectic schedules, endless errands, and growing to-do lists, and find the time to do the things that make life more fulfilling. In 30 short chapters containing practical and refreshing dares, checklists, and inspirational sidebars, The Daring Female's Guide to Ecstatic Living will turn any woman into a daring female. Dare to take life's detours. Dare to look forward more than you look back. Dare to have a life wish list and to check off one wish every year. Dare to find what makes you ecstatic and do it for at least ten minutes a day. So go ahead, open this book to any page, and start living your life with gusto, guts, and satisfaction.
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (30 Minute Expert Summaries Ser.)
by Brené BrownThe #1 New York Times bestseller. 1 million copies sold!From thought leader Dr. Brené Brown, a transformative new vision for the way we lead, love, work, parent, and educate that teaches us the power of vulnerability. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”—Theodore Roosevelt Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable or to dare greatly. Based on twelve years of pioneering research, Dr. Brené Brown dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and argues that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage. Brown explains how vulnerability is both the core of difficult emotions like fear, grief, and disappointment, and the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, empathy, innovation, and creativity. She writes: “When we shut ourselves off from vulnerability, we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives.” Daring Greatly is not about winning or losing. It’s about courage. In a world where “never enough” dominates and feeling afraid has become second nature, vulnerability is subversive. Uncomfortable. It’s even a little dangerous at times. And, without question, putting ourselves out there means there’s a far greater risk of getting criticized or feeling hurt. But when we step back and examine our lives, we will find that nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous, and hurtful as standing on the outside of our lives looking in and wondering what it would be like if we had the courage to step into the arena—whether it’s a new relationship, an important meeting, the creative process, or a difficult family conversation. Daring Greatly is a practice and a powerful new vision for letting ourselves be seen.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Daring Greatly in 30 Minutes: The Expert Guide to Brene Brown's Critically Acclaimed Book
by Garamond PressDaring Greatly ...in 30 minutes is the essential guide to quickly understanding the life-changing lessons outlined in Brené Brown's best-selling book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. In Daring Greatly, Brené Brown argues that by learning to be vulnerable, people can find deeper connections with the people around them and improve their relationships. Daring Greatly aims to prove that vulnerability is not a negative trait, but that we should have the courage to embrace imperfections if we want to be content and live a more fulfilling life. Daring Greatly posits that if people can learn to practice vulnerability, they can find deeper connections in their relationships—and, perhaps most important, they can establish compassionate and loving relationships with themselves. Understand the key ideas of Daring Greatly in a fraction of the time, with tools such as: Concise synopsis, which examines the principles of Daring Greatly In-depth analysis of key concepts from Daring Greatly, including an explanation of the "Wholehearted," shame resilience, and embracing vulnerability Insightful background on thought leader Brené Brown and the origins of Daring Greatly Key takeaways for utilizing Brown's theories to live a worthy, connected, and authentic life Extensive recommended reading list and bibliography relevant to Daring Greatly As with all books in the 30 Minute Expert Series, this book is intended to be purchased alongside the reviewed title, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.
Daring to Be Different
by Judith CouchmanModel Your Life on the Great Women of the Bible Who Trusted God and Found Him Faithful. Studies of 6 women from the Bible-each with 6 sessions-for personal reflection or group study. Through intriguing stories of biblical women, the Women of the Bible study series helps readers see how God wants to work in their lives. Questions and activities are designed to encourage personal application, understanding, and prayer, and to foster interaction within study groups. Each chapter includes 8 sections: Opening Narrative, Discussing the Story, Sharing Your Story, After Hours, Setting the Stage, Behind the Scenes, Prayer Meetings, and Words to Remember. The leader's guide makes it easy to facilitate weekly Bible studies to nurture knowledge of Scripture and a sense of God's presence in life. Esther: a Jewish orphan who became queen of Persia and saved her people-Choose to be a woman God delights to use no matter what the circumstancesMary: a young woman who said yes to God's incredible plan for her life-Obedience can be a joyous choice that is blessed by GodDeborah: a leader of Israel when God's people were in a period of great decline-Faith, courage, and devotion toward God have a powerful impact in a woman's lifeHannah: a woman who poured out her heart to God and received a miracle-Understand the wisdom and importance of committing dreams to GodSarah: a woman of faith whose insecurities sometimes got the better of her-Face life's uncertainties, move beyond fear, and enjoy a faith-filled relationship with GodRuth: a daughter-in-law who left her own people out of loyalty to Naomi-Trust the Lord through faith and action in difficult times
Daring to Trust: Opening Ourselves to Real Love and Intimacy
by David RichoMost relationship problems are essentially trust issues, explains psychotherapist David Richo. Whether it's fear of commitment, insecurity, jealousy, or a tendency to be controlling, the real obstacle is a fundamental lack of trust--both in ourselves and in our partner.Daring to Trust offers key insights and practical exercises for exploring and addressing our trust issues in relationships. Topics include: * How we learn early in life to trust others (or not to trust them) * Why we fear trusting * Developing greater trust in ourselves as the basis for trusting others * How to know if someone is trustworthy * Naïve trust vs. healthy, adult trust * What to do when trust is brokenUltimately, Richo explains, we must develop trust in four directions: toward ourselves, toward others, toward life as it is, and toward a higher power or spiritual path. These four types of trust are not only the basis of healthy relationships, they are also the foundation of emotional well-being and freedom from fear.
The Dark Eclipse: Reflections on Suicide and Absence
by A. W. BarnesThe Dark Eclipse is a book of personal essays in which author A.W. Barnes seeks to come to terms with the suicide of his older brother, Mike. Using source documentation—police report, autopsy, suicide note, and death certificate—the essays explore Barnes’ relationship with Mike and their status as gay brothers raised in a large conservative family in the Midwest. In addition, the narrative traces the brothers’ difficult relationship with their father, a man who once studied to be a Trappist monk before marrying and fathering eight children. Because of their shared sexual orientation, Andrew hoped he and Mike would be close, but their relationship was as fraught as the author’s relationship with his other brothers and father. While the rest of the family seems to have forgotten about Mike, who died in 1993, Barnes has not been able to let him go. This book is his attempt to do so. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment
by Todd Rose Ogi OgasFor generations, we've been stuck with a cookie-cutter mold for success that requires us to be the same as everyone else, only better. This "standard formula" works for some people but leaves most of us feeling disengaged and frustrated. As much as we might dislike the standard formula, it seems like there's no other practical path to financial security and a fulfilling life. But what if there is? In the Dark Horse Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, bestselling author and acclaimed thought leader Todd Rose and neuroscientist Ogi Ogas studied women and men who achieved impressive success even though nobody saw them coming. Dark horses blaze their own trail to a life of happiness and prosperity. Yet what is so remarkable is that hidden inside their seemingly one-of-a-kind journeys are practical principles for achieving success that work for anyone, no matter who you are or what you hope to achieve. This mold-breaking approach doesn't depend on you SAT scores, who you know, or how much money you have. The secret is a mindset that can be expressed in plain English: Harness your individuality in the pursuit of fulfillment to achieve excellence. In Dark Horse, Rose and Ogas show how the four elements of the dark horse mindset empower you to consistently make the right choices that fit your unique interests, abilities, and circumstances and will guide you to a life of passion, purpose, and achievement.
The Dark Interval: Letters on Loss, Grief, and Transformation (Modern Library Classics)
by Rainer Maria Rilke Ulrich BaerFrom the writer of the classic Letters to a Young Poet, reflections on grief and loss, collected and published here in one volume for the first time.“A great poet’s reflections on our greatest mystery.”—Billy Collins Gleaned from Rainer Maria Rilke’s voluminous, never-before-translated letters to bereaved friends and acquaintances, The Dark Interval is a profound vision of the mourning process and a meditation on death’s place in our lives. Following the format of Letters to a Young Poet, this book arranges Rilke’s letters into an uninterrupted sequence, showcasing the full range of the great author’s thoughts on death and dying, as well as his sensitive and moving expressions of consolation and condolence.Presented with care and authority by master translator Ulrich Baer, The Dark Interval is a literary treasure, an indispensable resource for anyone searching for solace, comfort, and meaning in a time of grief.Advance praise for The Dark Interval “Even though each of these letters of condolence is personalized with intimate detail, together they hammer home Rilke’s remarkable truth about the death of another: that the pain of it can force us into a ‘deeper . . . level of life’ and render us more ‘vibrant.’ Here we have a great poet’s reflections on our greatest mystery.”—Billy Collins “As we live our lives, it is possible to feel not sadness or melancholy but a rush of power as the life of others passes into us. This rhapsodic volume teaches us that death is not a negation but a deepening experience in the onslaught of existence. What a wise and victorious book!”—Henri Cole
Dark Light Consciousness: Melanin, Serpent Power, and the Luminous Matrix of Reality
by Edward Bruce BynumHow to awaken the Ureaus--the serpent power of spiritual transcendence within each of us--and connect to the superconscious of the universe • Reveals the biochemistry of how the body’s melanin provides the template for the subtle energy body or light body • Shows how embracing the dark light consciousness of the awakened Ureaus opens a portal to the sacred darkness of the superconscious • Provides illustrated instructions for meditation practices, breathing exercises, and yoga postures to safely awaken Ureaus/Kundalini energy Within each of us lies the potential to activate a personal connection to the superconscious. Called “Ureaus” in ancient Egyptian texts and “Kundalini” in ancient Hindu yoga traditions, our innate serpent power of spiritual transcendence inhabits the base of the spine in its dormant state. When awakened, it unfurls along the spinal column to the brain, connecting individual consciousness to the consciousness of the universe enfolded within the dark matter of space. At the root of creativity and spiritual genius across innumerable cultures and civilizations, this intelligent force reveals portals that enfold time, space, and the luminous matrix of reality itself. Combining physics, neuroscience, and biochemistry with ancient traditions from Africa and India, Edward Bruce Bynum, Ph.D., explores the ancient Egyptian science of the Ureaus and reveals how it is intimately connected to dark matter and to melanin, a light-sensitive, energy-conducting substance found in the brain, nervous system, and organs of all higher life-forms. He explains how the dark light of melanin serves as the biochemical infrastructure for the subtle energy body, just as dark matter, together with gravity, holds the galaxies and constellations together. With illustrated instructions, he shows how to safely awaken and stabilize the spiritual energy of the Ureaus through meditation practices, breathing exercises, and yoga postures as well as how to prepare the subtle body for transdimensional soul travel. By embracing the dark light of the shining serpent within, we overcome our collective fear of the vast living darkness without. By embracing the dark, we transcend reality to the dimension of light.
The Dark Night of the Shed: Men, the midlife crisis, spirituality - and sheds
by Nick PageMen, the midlife crisis, spirituality - and shedsA new bike - running the marathon - splashing out on a sports car - having an affair - taking up triathlon - upping sticks and moving to the country - getting divorced - even going into the church...There's a point in a man's life where he looks around him and asks whether this is really where he wants to be - what he wanted to do with his life. And even if he's achieved all his childhood dreams, maybe that's not enough any more.Nick Page has been there, and he decided to build a shed. Not to answer the question, but so that he'd at least be able to get some peace to think about it properly. Join him on a journey of discovery, into what the midlife crisis really is, and whether there's a better way to go at it than frittering away time and money trying to pretend you're really younger than you are.
The Dark Night of the Shed: Men, the midlife crisis, spirituality - and sheds
by Nick PageMen, the midlife crisis, spirituality - and shedsA new bike - running the marathon - splashing out on a sports car - having an affair - taking up triathlon - upping sticks and moving to the country - getting divorced - even going into the church...There's a point in a man's life where he looks around him and asks whether this is really where he wants to be - what he wanted to do with his life. And even if he's achieved all his childhood dreams, maybe that's not enough any more.Nick Page has been there, and he decided to build a shed. Not to answer the question, but so that he'd at least be able to get some peace to think about it properly. Join him on a journey of discovery, into what the midlife crisis really is, and whether there's a better way to go at it than frittering away time and money trying to pretend you're really younger than you are.
Dark Nights Of The Soul: A guide to finding your way through life's ordeals
by Thomas MooreA 'dark night of the soul' is not a psychological syndrome, but a quest for meaning during life's darkest hours: the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, ageing and illness, career disappointments or just an ongoing dissatisfaction with life. Thomas Moore's extensive experience as a psychologist and theologian has taught him that the dark night is a challenge to restore ourselves and to become someone of substance, depth and soul. By using these trying times as an opportunity to reflect and delve into the soul's deepest needs, we can find a new understanding of life's meaning. Dark Nights of the Soul has its roots in a favourite chapter in Thomas Moore's million copy bestseller, Care of the Soul. In this beautifully-written and thought-provoking work he explores our contemporary anxieties and insecurities and shows how these metaphoric dark nights can become transforming rites of passage.
Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life's Ordeals
by Thomas Moore"Every human life is made up of the light and the dark, the happy and the sad, the vital and the deadening. How you think about this rhythm of moods makes all the difference. " Our lives are filled with emotional tunnels: the loss of a loved one or end of a relationship, aging and illness, career disappointments or just an ongoing sense of dissatisfaction with life. Society tends to view these "dark nights" in clinical terms as obstacles to be overcome as quickly as possible. But Moore shows how honoring these periods of fragility as periods of incubation and positive opportunities to delve the soul's deepest needs can provide healing and a new understanding of life's meaning. Dark Nights of the Soul presents these metaphoric dark nights not as the enemy, but as times of transition, occasions to restore yourself, and transforming rites of passage, revealing an uplifting and inspiring new outlook on such topics as:
The Dark Side of Love: The Positive Role of Negative Feelings
by Jane GoldbergMany mothers have disturbing fantasies of killing their children. Husbands imagine, with guilt, cheating on their wives. Parents stand on the brink of hitting their teenage children, or may actually do so, while the teens fabricate elaborate strategies of revenge. Hurt, pain, uncontrollable rage, and other forms of abuse also make up the dark side of love. This landmark book has a bold thesis: The denied dark side of love that can show us love's true nature. By acknowledging our "negative" feelings, we can come into the full spectrum of emotion and hear the message of our darker feelings, without acting them out. Through this, we can increase our capacity for love.To explain her perspective, Jane Goldberg traces the development of love and hate from infancy. She debunks simplistic myths about mother love and portrays the mother/child bond in all its facets. She explores the hidden recesses of family love and romantic love and shows how the acceptance of constructive expressions of anger, jealousy, and competition can enhance intimacy. Drawing on case histories from her psychoanalytic practice, as well as mythic stories, Goldberg offers insights into the troubling but universal nature of the dark side of love.In a highly accessible style she explores how to develop a "psychological immune system" to protect against the potentially destructive elements in relationships and allow for a constructive expression of love's dark side. Her debate-provoking book should be read by psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, individuals who have suffered from the pains and hurts of love, and indeed, by those who are interested in human motivation and behavior.
Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming your power, creativity, brilliance, and dreams
by Debbie FordIn this enlightening guide, Debbie Ford explains that the dark side of our personality should not be hidden. By denying our dark side, we reject these aspects of our true natures rather than giving ourselves the freedom to live authentically. Here she shows that it is possible to acknowledge and accept our so-called weaknesses, proving that these qualities may be important, hidden strengths. For example, perhaps some 'selfishness' can save us from exhaustion and resentment. Full of illuminating stories and practical exercises, Debbie Ford shows us how to reconcile our darker impulses and find the gifts they offer. Your life will be transformed when you unconceal, own, and embrace your shadow.
Dark Wine Waters
by Frances SimoneOne woman's heartbreaking story of a marriage destroyed by her husband's addiction to alcohol.The dynamics of codependency are illuminated in this gripping tale. Author and widow Frances Simone describes her husband's attempts at treatment and subsequent relapse, his suicide, and her own recovery through a twelve-step program for families.Frances Simone, PhD, is a recently retired professor emeritus from the graduate college of Marshall University in South Charleston, West Virginia. Her essays have appeared in The Voice and The Quarterly of the National Writing Project, the Charleston Gazette, Writers Digest, and The Forum.
Darkness Visible: Awakening Spiritual Light through Darkness Meditation
by Ross Heaven Simon BuxtonThe first book to examine the spiritual and therapeutic practice of retreat in physical darkness to explore inner light• Shows how experiencing complete darkness over prolonged periods helps in developing mental clarity and creativity• Draws upon many indigenous and spiritual traditions that use this techniqueThe use of ceremonial darkness is a classic and cross-cultural method for exploring hidden aspects of unconscious and super-conscious states, accessing invisible landscapes, and embracing the deeper recesses of the self. In Darkness Visible Heaven and Buxton examine the spiritual and therapeutic practice of taking retreat in physical darkness.For millennia mystics and sages have used darkness as a spiritual tool for breaking with their pasts, prior conditioning, and the limited reality of their societies. Spiritual seekers from many traditions--Celtic, Eastern, indigenous North and South American, Tibetan, and African--have used darkness as a tool for spiritual enlightenment. Heaven and Buxton show how experiencing complete darkness, even for only a period of hours, brings about a remarkable clarity and mental stillness and thus provides a springboard for creativity, intuition, and spiritual development. They include exercises that explore lucid levels of dream consciousness, drawing both from their experience as teachers of this method and from the many cultures that include this practice in their spiritual traditions. Darkness Visible shows how deprivation of sight can truly teach us to see.
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Bks.)
by William StyronThe New York Times–bestselling memoir of crippling depression and the struggle for recovery by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Sophie&’s Choice.In the summer of 1985, William Styron became numbed by disaffection, apathy, and despair, unable to speak or walk while caught in the grip of advanced depression. His struggle with the disease culminated in a wave of obsession that nearly drove him to suicide, leading him to seek hospitalization before the dark tide engulfed him. Darkness Visible tells the story of Styron&’s recovery, laying bare the harrowing realities of clinical depression and chronicling his triumph over the disease that had claimed so many great writers before him. His final words are a call for hope to all who suffer from mental illness that it is possible to emerge from even the deepest abyss of despair and &“once again behold the stars.&” This ebook features a new illustrated biography of William Styron, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Styron family and the Duke University Archives.
Das Beste Verdienst Du
by Asma ElferkoussWenn Sie feststellen, dass Sie mit Ihren Ambitionen völlig aus dem Tritt geraten sind, weil Sie sich zutiefst unwürdig fühlen, fragen Sie sich, wie Sie da herauskommen und trotz allem vorankommen können? Zwischen Selbstbeobachtung und praktischen Ratschlägen wäre dieses Buch eine Gelegenheit zu beweisen, dass "Sie das Beste verdienen" ...
Das Glück Erlernen und bauen
by Camille Levy D. D.Ich kenne das Unglück, die Traurigkeit und das Leid. Jeden Tag in den Jahren bin ich mit ihnen in Kontakt getreten. Ich arbeitete als Notfallarzt in humanitären Organisationen. Und auch wenn der Tod und die Krankheit mein Alltag waren, habe ich niemals vergessen, dass die Notfallstationen zuerst ein Ort des Lebens sind, ein Theater, wo Wunder wahr werden, und insbesondere einer dieser außergewöhnlichen Orte, die uns die Ehre anbieten, die Wichtigkeit zu messen, glücklich zu sein, und die Augenblicke des Glückes - es seien groß oder klein - zu genießen, die uns während unseres Aufenthalts auf der Erde angeboten werden. Dies kann paradoxal scheinen, aber es gibt nichts Besseres als der Tod und die Krankheit, um Sie Aufmerksam zu machen, wie sehr das Leben wertvoll ist, sowie wie notwendig ist, die angenehmsten Augenblicke zu ergreifen.
Das kleine Handbuch für den grenzenlosen Erfolg: 10 Strategien, um global erfolgreich zu arbeiten
by Susan Bloch Philip WhiteleyDie Welt wird immer globaler. Mittlerweile arbeitet man längst nicht mehr nur mit den USA zusammen, sondern streckt die Fühler in Richtung Asien, Lateinamerika und Afrika aus. Diese Entwicklung zeigt: "Arbeiten ohne Grenzen" ist kein kurzfristiger Trend, sondern wird sich in Zukunft noch stärker in der täglichen Arbeit niederschlagen. Doch sind wir darauf tatsächlich vorbereitet oder hätte man nicht doch manchmal gerne ein kleines Buch zum Nachschlagen oder zur Vorbereitung auf die nächste geschäftliche Reise ins Ausland? Das kleine Handbuch für den grenzenlosen Erfolg bietet 10 Strategien, um international erfolgreich zu arbeiten. Die Autoren haben dafür zahlreiche Interviews mit global operierenden Unternehmen und Managern geführt, die sowohl über Ihre Best Practices erzählen als auch höchst amüsant über diverse Fettnäpfchen berichten, in die sie auf dem Weg zum Global Worker gestolpert sind. Dabei beschränkt sich das Buch nicht auf die Betrachtung von Unterschieden zwischen Amerika und dem Rest der Welt, sondern geht gezielt auf alle Kontinente ein. Letztendlich gilt es, dem Leser den Sinn und die Logik nationaler Besonderheiten und Verhaltensweisen zu vermitteln, um die globale Zusammenarbeit zu optimieren, Risiken zu minimieren und Synergien zu ermöglichen.
Das Leben eines Mannes
by Nate CrewDieses Büchlein ist der unverblümte Kodex eines Individualisten. Es ist keine neue Philosophie, sondern ein klarer und praktischer Leitfaden für die vorteilhaftesten Denk- und Handlungsweisen. Neun einfache Faustregeln fassen die Grundprinzipien der Ethik, Selbstbestimmung und Optimierung der eigenen Lebensweise zusammen. Ursprünglich für die Söhne des Autors geschrieben, macht seine generelle Anwendbarkeit es auch zu einem Gewinn für jeden, der sich nach mehr Vernunft in seinem Leben sehnt.
Das letzte Geheimnis von "Zero Limits": Auf der Suche nach Wundern mit der Ho'oponopono-Methode
by Joe VitaleDieses neue Buch beginnt dort, wo das vorherige Buch, "Zero Limits", endete. "Zero Limits" präsentierte einen einmaligen Selbsthilferatgeber, welcher gestressten, überarbeiteten Menschen half, Hindernisse in ihrem Leben zu überwinden und ihre Ziele zu erreichen. Es war das erste Buch, welches die uralte hawaiianische Heilmethode Ho'oponopono erklärte, und lehrt, Verantwortung für uns und andere zu übernehmen. Es weist jedem Leser den Weg zur Vollkommenheit. "Das letzte Geheimnis von 'Zero Limits'" führt Ho'oponopono weiter, erzählt neue Geschichten, offenbart neue Prozesse, zeigt neue Erlebnisse auf und enthüllt die vierte Stufe des Erwachens. Es lehrt die spirituelle Reinigung, um den Geist von unwichtigen Gedanken zu befreien, und wie man durch die im ersten Buch gelehrten Mantras "Es tut mir leid", "Bitte verzeih mir", "Ich liebe dich" und "Ich danke dir" jede Herausforderung des Lebens meistern kann. Ergänzt ist "Das letzte Geheimnis von 'Zero Limits'" durch zahlreiche Bonusanhänge, wie Fragen und Antworten zu Ho'oponopono, einem ausführlichen Interview mit Joe Vitale und Antworten auf Fragen, die das erste Buch aufgeworfen hat.
Das Little Black Book der Schlagfertigkeit: Treffsicher, pfiffig und charmant auf Partys, in Beruf und Co. (Little Black Books (Deutsche Ausgabe))
by Carolin LüdemannLady Astor war eine britische Politikerin, die für ihre Wortgefechte mit Sir Winston Churchill bekannt war. Sie schleuderte eines Tages wutentbrannt dem damaligen Premierminister entgegen: "Sir Winston, wenn ich Ihre Frau wäre, würde ich Ihnen Gift in den Tee schütten." Winston Churchill antwortete daraufhin trocken: "Wenn ich Ihr Mann wäre, würde ich ihn trinken." Geht es Ihnen auch oft so: Sie befinden sich in einem Gespräch und Ihr Gegenüber verpasst Ihnen eine verbale Ohrfeige. Und Sie? Sie bleiben stumm, weil Ihnen keine passende Erwiderung einfällt. Erst Minuten oder Stunden später, kommt die zündende Idee: "Das hätte ich doch darauf sagen können! Mist!" Damit sind Sie nicht allein. Den wenigsten Menschen fällt immer dann, wenn sie eine schlagfertige Antwort am nötigsten hätten, ein intelligenter Konter ein. Mit diesem Little Black Book herrscht in Ihrem Gehirn nie wieder gähnende Leere. Mit einfachen Strategien zeigt Carolin Lüdemann, wie Sie auf unerwartete Situationen und dumme Sprüche angemessen, höflich, souverän und schnell reagieren können - bestenfalls noch witzig und charmant.
Das Little Black Book vom Smalltalk: Die Kunst der lockeren Plauderei (Little Black Books (Deutsche Ausgabe))
by Carolin Lüdemann"Reden Sie ein bisschen über Wetter, Kultur, Sport und tagesaktuelle Ereignisse - der Rest ergibt sich!" ist eine gern gehörte Devise, wenn es um Small Talk geht. Doch nun einmal Hand aufs Herz: Wir alle haben bereits die Erfahrung machen müssen, dass es sich irgendwie nicht so ergibt, wie es sich angeblich ergeben soll. Entweder uns fehlen die Worte oder wir beherzigen den Fahrplan "Wetter - Kultur - Sport" so genau, dass wir nur nichtssagende Floskeln verwenden - mit dem Ergebnis, dass sich die Gesprächspartner austauschbar und keineswegs individuell wahrgenommen fühlen. Es ist also an der Zeit, andere Ansätze im Small Talk zu wählen. Dabei möchte dieser kleine Ratgeber von Carolin Lüdemann behilflich sein. Er zeigt auf, wie man Gespräche sympathisch initiiert, welche Themen wirklich am besten funktionieren und beschreibt die unverrückbaren Prinzipien der Small-Talk-Kommunikation. Er skizziert ebenso die Tücken nonverbaler Kommunikation und gibt Aufschluss, worüber die Menschen am liebsten reden würden, wenn wir sie nur reden lassen könnten.