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Dog Therapy: An Illustrated Collection of 40 Sweet, Silly, and Supportive Dogs
by Kristina MicottiTurn to this illustrated collection of 40 dogs whenever you need some puppy love, a little laugh, or a pep-talk.A dog is more than a best friend. From chill puppers to little stinkers, the dogs in this book think the world of you.This fun book includes a charming illustration and a short essay about each dog and why you need its playful advice right now. Think supportive socks-with-sandals-wearing "Dad Dogs," goofy prankster "Clown Dogs," and more. Sprinkled throughout this furball–filled book you'll find fun interactive elements like:• Words of Affirmation: WoooWOOwoo (Which means: "You are a ray of beautiful sunshine, and you are capable of accomplishing all of your dreams")• A Draw Your Own Dog guide• The Which Dog Do You Need Right Now? quiz• Activities, recipes, and more dogs!PERFECT FOR DOG-LOVERS: Whether for dog-owners or those who just love our furry friends, this charming little book makes a sweet gift.SWEET ADVICE: Fans of other animal-filled life advice books like A SLOTH'S GUIDE TO MINDFULNESS will love this dog-filled little pick-me-up book.Perfect for:• Dog lovers of all ages• Kristina Micotti fans• Shoppers looking for unique gifts for dog owners• Fans of quirky humor; animal humor
A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home
by Sue HalpernA layabout mutt turned therapy dog leads her owner to a new understanding of the good life. At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leash—er, lease—on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an unerring moral compass. In the unlikely sounding arena of a public nursing home, she led her teammate into a series of encounters with the residents that revealed depths of warmth, humor, and insight Halpern hadn’t expected. And little by little, their adventures expanded and illuminated Halpern’s sense of what virtue is and does—how acts of kindness transform the giver as well as the given-to. Funny, moving, and profound, A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home is the story of how one faithful, charitable, loving, and sometimes prudent mutt—showing great hope, fortitude, and restraint along the way (the occasional begged or stolen treat notwithstanding)—taught a well-meaning woman the true nature and pleasures of the good life. .
The Dog Who Followed the Moon
by James NorburyFrom the international bestselling author and illustrator of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon and The Cat Who Taught Zen comes a beautifully illustrated adult fable of a lost young puppy, the old wolf who rescues her, and their journey to follow the moon—with meditations on friendship, connection, and sacrifice.Deep in the mountain forests, a young pup named Amaya wanders lost and alone, until an aging wolf rescues her from a terrifying encounter with his vicious pack. To try and reunite Amaya with her parents, the unlikely pair embark on a journey to follow the moon.Eerie woods, forgotten cities, and other obstacles await Amaya and the Wolf on their adventure. As they make their way through the wilderness, the two learn profound lessons about love, sacrifice, and the importance of embracing change.Featuring stunning artwork from bestselling author and illustrator James Norbury, The Dog Who Followed the Moon is a moving, poignant reflection on love and loss, grief and growth.
The Dog Who Took Me Up a Mountain: How Emme the Australian Terrier Changed My Life When I Needed It Most
by Rick Crandall Joseph CosgriffThe uplifting story of two unlikely mountaineers: a man in late middle age and a fearless pint-sized pup who, together, scale Colorado's highest peaks.By the time life had finished hitting Rick Crandall from all sides, he was at the lowest point of his life, both personally and professionally. Depressed to find himself facing a mid-late-life age crisis and watching his finances crumble as the tech industry bubble burst, he hopes his future isn't headed downhill. It was at this critical juncture in their new marriage that his wife Pamela made an astute and life-changing suggestion: "Let's get a dog." So begins the story of Emme, a 200-pound Saint Bernard trapped in the body of 5-pound Australian terrier puppy. Soon, Emme and Rick hit the hiking trails around Aspen, Colorado. While she is groomed to be a show dog, it's soon obvious that her heart is in the hills and with Rick, who decides to add more challenging hikes to the mix. Before long, they are scaling Colorado's "fourteeners," peaks with altitudes of over 14,000 feet. On one magical day, Emme climbs to the top of four "fourteeners," a quarter of the sixteen such peaks she will complete during her life without once being carried on a trail or on the rocks on the way to a summit. In mountaineering Rick realizes he has found—in his late sixties—his life's new passion. This is where Emme has led him—out of the abyss and to the top of the mountain. She was never really walking behind: she was nudging him along until he found his stride. Even after Rick understood the glory of climbing, it was Emme still doing the leading, until Rick learned how to lead himself.
A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Ser.)
by Jon KatzBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jon Katz's Going Home."Change loves me, defines and stalks me like a laser-guided smart bomb. It comes at me in all forms, suddenly and with enormous impact, from making shifts in work to having and raising a kid to buying a cabin on a distant mountaintop. Sometimes, change comes on four legs." In his popular and widely praised Running to the Mountain, Jon Katz wrote of the strength and support he found in the massive forms of his two yellow Labrador retrievers, Julius and Stanley. When the Labs were six and seven, a breeder who'd read his book contacted Katz to say she had a dog that was meant for him--a two-year-old border collie named Devon, well bred but high-strung and homeless. Katz already had a full canine complement, but instinct overruled reason, and soon thereafter he brought Devon home. A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me is the story of how Devon and Jon--and Julius and Stanley--came to terms with each other. It shows how a man discovered a lot about himself through one dog (and then another) whose temperament seemed as different from his own as day is from night. It is a story of trust and understanding, of life and death, of continuity and change. It is by turns insightful, hilarious, and deeply moving.
Dogs Don’t Bark at Parked Cars: Your GPS in an Era of Hyper-Change
by Eric Wright Jeff PiersallSome attribute it to Aristotle, but whether the great Greek philosopher said it or not doesn’t affect its timeless truth. “If you want to avoid criticism, all you have to do is say nothing, do nothing and be nothing.” If on the other hand, you decide your life is purposed for something worthy and being on the playing field is preferred to sitting in the stands, there is something you are sure to encounter; what Jeff Piersall and Eric Wright call “barking dogs.”Dogs Don’t Bark at Parked Cars illustrates this encounter as the voices that find fault, who don’t think it’s possible, who are unable to see a future alive with opportunities waiting to be seized. They are the ones governed by fear instead of faith. Unfortunately, many times the loudest of these barking dogs are kenneled right in most people’s own heads. For Jeff and Eric, that priceless quality is wisdom. It goes beyond knowledge or aptitude and transcends this era of cultural and technological hyper-change, with principles that are timeless.
Dogs Don't Bite When a Growl Will Do
by Matt WeinsteinDogs know how to relax. They forgive and forget. And they scratch where it itches. They really know how to live. . . Every dog lover knows that man's best friend is sincere and loyal and knows how to have fun-and that dogs are wonderful creatures who have no difficulty showing their love openly. Dogs Don't Bite When a Growl Will Do is an insightful, engaging, and witty guide to the collective wisdom of man's constant companions-and illustrates the human benefits of becoming a little more canine. .
The Dog's Guide to Your Happiness: Seven Secrets for a Better Life from Man's Best Friend
by Garry Mcdaniel Sharon MassenHow do we define happiness in a world where people regularly feel rushed, stressed, and overwhelmed by the daily demands of life? Authors Garry McDaniel and Sharon Massen suggest that we look to our canine companions to learn what happiness is really about. Based on the authors’ research and insights as well as real-life stories about dogs and their people, this eye-opening guide helps us explore seven essential traits for happiness through the eyes of our trusted furry friends.Inside The Dog’s Guide to Happiness: The value of loyalty in our personal and business relationships Canine communication tactics-namely, vocalizations, body language, and eye contact-and a discussion on interpersonal communication The lost art of play and why it is important for people-and dogs-of all ages The unconditional love that dogs bestow on their humans and how it applies to our relationships with other people How an unwillingness to forgive others holds us back, and why dogs are able to "forgive and forget” How to nurture an optimistic outlook on life’s ups and downs A dog’s approach to life balance and why a lack of balance is detrimental to emotional health Exercises, charts, and worksheets to guide readers in self-exploration through applying the principles set forth in each chapter Suggestions and activities to help readers attain the seven secrets of happiness
Doing Business by the Good Book: 52 Lessons on Success Straight from the Bible
by Robert L. Shook David StewardAn indispensable volume that shows how to succeed in business by using the Bible and its lessons as a source of inspiration and guidance n 1990, David L. Steward founded his company, Worldwide Technology, Inc., on a shoestring budget and borrowed money, well aware of the high-risk nature of the venture he was undertaking. Despite the fact that he was a novice entrepreneur, he was certain he would succeed. Steward believed intensely that God wouldn't let him down.Doing Business by the Good Book shares the inspiring lessons culled straight from the Bible, that Steward used to build his privately held billion-dollar company into a global information technology enterprise.
Doing Good Is Simple: Making a Difference Right Where You Are
by Jen Hatmaker Chris MarlowWhat if you could become a powerful force for good in the world without moving overseas, burdening your overwhelmed family, or giving up the comforts of modern life? Chris Marlow, founder of the global advocacy organization Help One Now, once felt paralyzed in the face of global problems. They seemed too numerous, too complicated, too big—and after all, how much can one person really do? But a wake-up call in Zimbabwe and a closer study of Scripture soon showed Chris that maybe Christians are overcomplicating how to do act justly in a broken world. Maybe all God is calling us to do is set up a lemonade stand for a good cause. Doing Good is Simple is your practical guide to world change wherever you are. Through Chris’ own journey of an ordinary person seeking God’s good in the world, this book will: Empower you to make a difference where you areRedefine good according to God’s metrics of small, simple things with great loveBring global concepts down to earth for you to find your place in the area where God is calling youDisband the top myths we tell ourselves when it comes to world change and why we aren’t “enough”Free you from your first world guilt complex that drags you downProvide practical, accessible guidelines for getting started today
The Doing Good Model: Activate Your Goodness in Business
by Shari ArisonThere is now proof that business and philanthropy form a powerful platform for positive change. Shari Arison has shown this through her leadership in over three decades of philanthropy and 15 years of running her own global business, the Arison Group. In her previous New York Times bestseller, Activate Your Goodness, Shari revealed the ways doing good enriches the lives of individuals and those around them. Now, in The Doing Good Model, Shari's vision and insights have been applied to the corporate world to illustrate how everyone benefits when companies value people and the planet alongside profit. Learning about the 13 values within The Doing Good Model will enable business owners to rethink their impact on every level, from the individual, all the way through to our collective well-being. The Doing Good Model is a guide that will enable you to infuse your business with the power of doing good. And more than that, it's a call to action for business owners, leaders, and employees in all industries across the world to become agents for change. Companies of any size can benefit from Shari's vision. Her sustainable values-based business model can easily be introduced and implemented in any organization. It's time to revitalize modern business for the good of humanity. Let The Doing Good Model open your eyes and become a catalyst for corporate transformation.
Doing Nothing: Coming to the End of the Spiritual Search
by Steven HarrisonThe author of Being One presents “a persuasive argument for stopping the perennial search for enlightenment” in this unique guide to finding inner peace (New Age Journal).Steve Harrison spent decades seeking out every mystic, seer, and magician he could find throughout the world. He studied the worlds philosophies and religions, and dedicated himself to various forms of austerity, isolation, and meditation before coming to a truly profound conclusion: it was all useless. In Doing Nothing, Steve encourages spiritual seekers to find the truths of life through the simple act of stopping the search. As he puts it, “nothing is a surprisingly active place, but it is here that we discover who and what we are.”
Doing Single Well: A Guide to Living, Loving and Dating Without Compromise (Pulling the Trigger)
by Gemma CribbBeing a single woman in our society is tough. We live in a world that regards "happily ever after" as being in a couple, and encourages single women to work hard to "improve" themselves, or "settle" if Mr Right doesn't show up. Women are bombarded with books and advice on how to meet the perfect man, how to understand him better; and even how to change themselves, in the hopes that they can overcome their sorry single status ... This book is different. Doing Single Well acknowledges and supports the lived experience of single women today, and encourages you to stay true to yourself. It addresses the feelings of loneliness, rejection, depression, and anxiety that are often associated with being single, and provides practical exercises and advice to help you feel happier and more self-confident, without the need to change who you are.Doing Single Well will help you find fulfilment in your single life, and if you want a partner, to wait for one who is right for you. Wherever you are on your journey, this book will help you join the growing ranks of satisfied single women who, if they choose to date, delight in doing so.
Doing Sixty & Seventy
by Gloria SteinemReflections on women&’s aging from the New York Times–bestselling author who inspired the film The Glorias.One day I woke up and there was a seventy-year-old woman in my bed . . . Gloria Steinem has been an eloquent and outspoken voice for women&’s rights and equality for more than four decades. In Doing Sixty & Seventy she addresses an essential concern of people everywhere—and especially of women: the issue of aging. Whereas turning fifty, in her experience, is &“leaving a much-loved and familiar country,&” turning sixty means &“arriving at the border of a new one.&” With insight, intelligence, wit, and heartfelt honesty, she explores the landscapes of this new country and celebrates what she has called &“the greatest adventure of our lives.&” While appreciating everybody&’s experiences as different, Steinem sees these years as charged with possibilities. Dealing with stereotypes and the &“invisibility&” that often accompany a woman&’s senior years can be as liberating as it is frustrating. It frees women as well as men to embrace that &“full, glorious, alive-in-the-moment, don&’t-give-a-damn yet caring-for-everything sense of the right now.&” This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gloria Steinem including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Doing Sixty & Seventy
by Gloria SteinemReflections on women&’s aging from the New York Times–bestselling author who inspired the film The Glorias.One day I woke up and there was a seventy-year-old woman in my bed . . . Gloria Steinem has been an eloquent and outspoken voice for women&’s rights and equality for more than four decades. In Doing Sixty & Seventy she addresses an essential concern of people everywhere—and especially of women: the issue of aging. Whereas turning fifty, in her experience, is &“leaving a much-loved and familiar country,&” turning sixty means &“arriving at the border of a new one.&” With insight, intelligence, wit, and heartfelt honesty, she explores the landscapes of this new country and celebrates what she has called &“the greatest adventure of our lives.&” While appreciating everybody&’s experiences as different, Steinem sees these years as charged with possibilities. Dealing with stereotypes and the &“invisibility&” that often accompany a woman&’s senior years can be as liberating as it is frustrating. It frees women as well as men to embrace that &“full, glorious, alive-in-the-moment, don&’t-give-a-damn yet caring-for-everything sense of the right now.&” This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gloria Steinem including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Doing the Right Thing
by Satow RobertaNow in paperback, one of the first books to help navigate the profound emotional challenges of caring for elderly parents in a strained parent-child relationship.
Doing What's Right: How to Fight for What You Believe--and Make a Difference
by Tavis SmileyInDoing What's Right, Tavis Smiley shows how each one of us can battle complacency and fight for the causes we support. Smiley is the host of "Black Entertainment Television Tonight with Tavis Smiley," a one-hour nightly talk show that reaches fifty-five million households, and his political and social commentary is heard daily on "The Tom Joyner Morning Show," a national radio program with a listenership of seven million. "The Smiley Report," his monthly newsletter, has a circulation of three to four million readers. Smiley's career was inspired by his lifelong determination to make a difference. Through the media, he has helped to galvanize public opinion and initiate national grassroots campaigns on everything from corporate responsibility to voter turnout. InDoing What's Right, Smiley urges everyone to become involved and presents a practical and motivating gameplan for making it happen.
La dolce vita: El camino mediterráneo hacia la felicidad
by Ángela LombardoEl camino mediterraneo hacia la felicidad 15 ejercicios para la vida de hoy ¿Qué significa en la actualidad carpe diem? ¿Cuántas veces hemos pospuesto una ocasión de ser felices? ¿Y si hoy fuera el momento adecuado para concedernos el derecho a tener la vida que deseamos? Este es precisamente el contenido del mensaje de Epicuro, el maestro fundador de la única escuela que tenía como materia principal de enseñanza la alegría de vivir. Para conquistar esta alegría, fundada en la amistad, en el goce de los placeres más auténticos y en la capacidad de aprender a elegir lo que nos hace sentir mejor, no hay que esforzarse ni alterar nuestra vida: bastan unos cuantos ejercicios sencillos, aunque no banales, como mirar a la cara a las estrellas, ofrecer un café a nuestro vecino o aprender a ser desobedientes. Gracias a este libro descubriremos los secretos de la sabiduría mediterránea, que siempre han estado en nuestro adn cultural y que con frecuencia nuestra vida frenética nos hace olvidar. ¿Cómo podemos descubrir los secretos del arte de la alegría que pertenece desde siempre a la cultura mediterránea? ¿Qué puede decirnos a cada uno de nosotros una carta sobre la felicidad que fue escrita en un jardín ateniense en el siglo IV a.C.? La dolce vita acompaña a los lectores en un viaje imprevisible donde descubrirán la irónica sabiduría de Epicuro, la poderosa elegancia de Lucrecio y la comicidad de Horacio, que resplandecen en una nueva traducción capaz de devolverles una voz fresca y viva. La autora hace dialogar a los maestros antiguos con la realidad contemporánea y con amigos viejos y nuevos --como Homero, Peggy Guggenheim, Hugh Grant, Arthur Rimbaud y la abuela de Jay-Z--, que nos enseñan a desechar los pensamientos inútiles para saborear la poesía de la vida. «Ni hedonistas ni ascetas, nosotros, losalumnos epicúreos del siglo xxi somos libres de tomar todo el pan y las rosas que necesitamos para nutrir el cuerpo y el espíritu con amor, respeto y moderación».
Dolor que fortalece: Cómo transformar los momentos difíciles en crecimiento
by Bernardo StamateasEn este nuevo libro Bernardo Stamateas nos propone convertir el dolor en el catalizador del cambio que queremos en nuestras vidas, usarlo en lugar de dejar que nos destruya y así alcanzar el bienestar. Inexorable, el dolor se presenta en algún momento de la vida y nos arrasa con la contundencia de un huracán. La muerte de un ser querido, una separación, las enfermedades, los problemas económicos son todas circunstancias que generan sufrimiento. ¿De qué manera atravesamos esos momentos difíciles? ¿Negamos los sentimientos y seguimos adelante sin detenernos a pensar? ¿O nos hundimos en el padecimiento tan profundamente que pareciera que no existe nada más? En este libro, Bernardo Stamateas propone pautas para aprender a gestionar el dolor y convertirlo en una oportunidad de crecimiento y transformación personal. Con el tono íntimo y cercano que ya es su sello, el autor nos invita a mirar el dolor a la cara, reconocerlo, descubrir sus distintas formas e intensidades, así como los contextos en los que aparece, para asumir una actitud consciente y activa frente a él. A través de consejos, frases motivadoras y ejemplos que propician la reflexión, la propuesta es poner en juego lo mejor de nosotros mismos para convertir las dificultades en una instancia de libertad y autoafirmación.
The Dolphin Way
by Shimi KangIn this inspiring book, Harvard-trained child and adult psychiatrist and expert in human motivation Dr. Shimi Kang provides a guide to the art and science of inspiring children to develop their own internal drive and a lifelong love of learning. Drawing on the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, Dr. Kang shows why pushy "tiger parents" and permissive "jellyfish parents" actually hinder self-motivation. She proposes a powerful new parenting model: the intelligent, joyful, playful, highly social dolphin. Dolphin parents focus on maintaining balance in their children's lives to gently yet authoritatively guide them toward lasting health, happiness, and success. As the medical director for Child and Youth Mental Health community programs in Vancouver, British Columbia, Dr. Kang has witnessed firsthand the consequences of parental pressure: anxiety disorders, high stress levels, suicides, and addictions. As the mother of three children and as the daughter of immigrant parents who struggled to give their children the "best" in life--Dr. Kang's mother could not read and her father taught her math while they drove around in his taxicab--Dr. Kang argues that often the simplest "benefits" we give our children are the most valuable. By trusting our deepest intuitions about what is best for our kids, we will in turn allow them to develop key dolphin traits to enable them to thrive in an increasingly complex world: adaptability, community-mindedness, creativity, and critical thinking. Life is a journey through ever-changing waters, and dolphin parents know that the most valuable help we can give our children is to assist them in developing their own inner compass. Combining irrefutable science with unforgettable real-life stories, The Dolphin Way walks readers through Dr. Kang's four-part method for cultivating self-motivation. The book makes a powerful case that we are not forced to choose between being permissive or controlling. The third option--the option that will prepare our kids for success in a future that will require adaptability--is the dolphin way.
The Domain of Being Ontology
by Celestine Nicholas Charles BittleTHIS IS a book of acquaintance. As a rule, college students and general readers have had little or no acquaintance with ontology, or general metaphysics, as a science in its own right. Many ideas of an ontological or metaphysical character are, of course, encountered in their daily reading in books, magazine articles, scientific treatises, and professional discussions of all kinds. While the general meaning of such ideas is clear enough, their signification and implication, as an integral part in the structure of philosophic thought, is unknown or hardly felt. They become understood and appreciated in their full value only when studied in the context of the philosophic science of ontology or metaphysics as a whole. Hence the need of correlating these scattered ideas into a basic science, such as ontology, and of fitting them into the fundamental framework of a philosophic system of thought.In accordance with this purpose, the scope of the book is frankly positive and constructive. It attempts to build up an understanding of the matter of ontology in a logical manner, using simple language, illustrating the subjects with copious examples, and extracting the contents of each chapter into compact summaries. Some of the more abstruse problems of ontology, such as the problem of essence and existence, have been omitted; it was felt that the average student would derive little benefit from a lengthy discussion of problems which have taxed the ingenuity and acumen of the most profound intellects. Such problems may be attacked after the student has become acquainted with the ideas and subjects which form the foundation of the science of metaphysics. After all, the student cannot be expected to be a professional philosopher; it should be sufficient if he acquires a thorough grounding in fundamentals, so that he can deepen his knowledge through subsequent reading and study.
Domesticar al elefante
by Fernando Enrique PlataTodos los seres humanos buscamos la felicidad. Sin embargo, a lo largo de la historia las interpretaciones de lo que significa tener una vida feliz han sido tan diversas como las fórmulas para alcanzarla. Pero lo cierto es que este es un concepto esquivo y esa dificultad para entenderlo nos genera enorme frustración. Fernando Enrique Plata, coach ontológico y conferencista experto en la ciencia de la felicidad, plantea una salida: ser feliz no es una meta, sino una actitud que nos moviliza para conseguir los resultados que deseamos, tanto en nuestra vida personal como en el trabajo. A través de la metáfora del elefante, que representa aquellas narrativas inconscientes que nos impiden cambiar, el autor demuestra que, sin saberlo, nuestro mayor obstáculo somos nosotros mismos. Pero también, que la felicidad es una habilidad que se desarrolla, y en esa medida tenemos el poder de hacernos cargo de nuestro bienestar para transformar la manera en que afrontamos las circunstancias. En eso consiste la domesticación del elefante. La tarea es, entonces, entrenarnos como los mejores cornacas o domadores, y este libro nos enseña cómo. Desde una perspectiva científica y filosófica, que sitúa el lenguaje y el autodescubrimiento como las claves de la transformación, el autor nos entrega 14 principios para una vida feliz, acompañados de herramientas prácticas para ser mejores y actuar en coherencia con los resultados que buscamos. La invitación es a parar y mirar hacia adentro. A desactivar el piloto automático en el que nos sumergen aquellos sesgos y prejuicios paquidérmicos, y a aprender a gestionar nuestras emociones. A que el elefante se vuelva nuestro mejor aliado y que, junto a él, empecemos a transitar el camino hacia la felicidad.
Domestique: The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro
by Charly Wegelius**Winner - Sweetspot Cycling Book of the Year** For 11 years I was a professional cyclist, competing in the hardest and greatest races on Earth. I was in demand from the world’s best teams, a well-paid elite athlete. But I never won a race. I was the hired help.When my mum dropped me off in a small French town aged 17, I was full of determination to be a professional cyclist, but I was completely green. I went from mowing the team manager’s lawn to winning every amateur race I entered. Then I turned pro and realised I hated the responsibility and pressure of chasing victory. And that’s when I became a domestique.I learned to take that hurt and give it everything I had to give, all for someone else’s win. When the order came in to ride I pushed out with the hardest rhythm I could, dragging the group faster and faster, until my whole body screamed with pain. There were times I rode myself to a standstill, clutching the barrier metres from the line, as the lead group shot past. But that’s what made me a so good at my job.As my career took off, I started looking at the fans lining the route, cheering us like heroes. The passion for cycling oozed off them, but they couldn’t know what it was really like. They didn’t see the terrible hotels, the crazy egos or all the shit that goes with great expectations. Well, this is how it is…
The Dominance Factor: How Knowing Your Dominant Eye, Ear, Brain, Hand and Foot Can Improve Your Learning
by Carla HannafordNeuroscientist and educator Dr. Carla Hannaford fascinating frontier (study) of knowledge about ... and its impact on learning and thinking at an ages. Her earlier book, Smart Moves, Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head, has been hailed for its insights into the body's role in learning. Joseph Chilton Pearce calls it "a major work of profound importance to our understanding of child development and education." In The Dominance Factor she explores an area that has long intrigued scientists and educators: the linkages between the side of the body we favor for seeing, hearing, touching, and moving and the way we think, learn, work, play, and relate to others. Your Dominance Profile is actually a key factor in shaping the way you think and act. Carla Hannaford shows why, and reveals how knowing your Profile will help you, and your children, to learn in the way that suits you best, and perform at your highest level. The Dominance Factor clearly explains methods for discovering your Profile that are so simple, non-invasive and easy to learn that even a child can do them. This is a book that parents, teachers, and all of us who need to understand what makes ourselves and others tick, will use and enjoy.
Dominando o Hábito
by Adidas WilsonVocê sempre vai ouvir pessoas dando desculpas, dizendo que não nasceram com o talento necessário para chegar ao sucesso. E é verdade que há pessoas naturalmente beneficiadas de algumas formas. No entanto, alcançar o sucesso resume-se a compromisso e dedicação à aquisição e ao aperfeiçoamento de habilidades. De fato, o talento nada mais é do que o ponto inicial. Ninguém está negando que existe o talento natural, como uma vantagem genética, especialmente no que concerne à habilidade física. Apesar disso, o sucesso não é sempre uma aventura física para a maior parte das pessoas. Elas só querem fazer algo e serem boas nisso. Desejam merecer um salário decente enquanto fazem algo gratificante – tudo por uma vida confortável. Toda pessoa bem-sucedida que você vê teve que trabalhar duro para chegar lá; do velocista olímpico ao músico mundialmente renomado. Você deseja ser bem-sucedido? Bem, pare de se limitar. “Para ser uma estrela, você precisa brilhar com sua própria luz, caminhar por seu próprio caminho e não se preocupar com a escuridão, porque é nela que as estrelas projetam mais o seu brilho”. - Napoleon Hill