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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Overthinking isn't a personality trait. It's the sneakiest form of fear. It steals time, creativity, and goals. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. And it's an epidemic. When New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff changed his life by transforming his overthinking, he wondered if other people might benefit from what he discovered. He commissioned a research study to ask 10,000 people if...
Author
Language
English
Description
Luvvie Ajayi Jones is known for her trademark wit, warmth, and perpetual truth-telling. But even she's been challenged by the enemy of progress known as fear. She was once afraid to call herself a writer, and nearly skipped out on doing a TED talk that changed her life because of imposter syndrome. As she shares in Professional Troublemaker, she's not alone. We're all afraid. We're afraid of asking for what we want because we're afraid of hearing...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drawing on the teachings of religious and secular literature and on the true stories of people who have faced their fears, Kushner helps us to see that fear can present us with extraordinary opportunities--to connect with our emotions, rethink our values, and change our lives, and the world, for the better.
Author
Publisher
Shoemaker Hoard
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Whether we like it or not, an atmosphere of fear pervades modern culture. In America, each day is color-coded for the level of threat; newspapers fill with gloomy news of climate crisis; and the radio and TV bleat with Amber alerts, car crashes, and the war wounded. In this groundbreaking work, award-winning historian Joanna Bourke helps us understand the landscape of fear we now navigate. Her review of the past two hundred years - from diagnosed...
10) Scream
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Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An examination of the scream, a universal expression that bridges both language and geography, containing the power to bring people together and push them apart"--
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
"In her latest book, The Universe Has Your Back,New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein teaches readers how to transform their fear into faith in order to live a divinely guided life. Each story and lesson in the book guides readers to release the blocks to what they most long for: happiness, security and clear direction. The lessons help readers relinquish the need to control so they can relax into a sense of certainty and freedom....
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2017
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Stigma" is a simple two-syllable word, yet it carries the weight of negative and often unfair beliefs that we hold about those who are different from us. Stigmas lock people into stereotyped boxes and deny us all the right to be our authentic and whole selves. Dr. Pernessa Seele, a longtime public health activist who started one of the first AIDS education programs in the 1980s, has crafted a proven method to address stigma. This powerful book confronts...
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Using a wide range of case studies, Clark overturns the popular myths about anxiety and fear to explain why some people thrive under pressure, while others falter--and how we can go forward with steadier nerves and increased confidence.
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In his breakthrough book and CD, Dr. McKenna demonstrates the latest techniques to stop fear and desperation and create massive amounts of confidence and self-belief instantly, whether it's mastering the fear of public speaking or feeling more self-assured in social, business, and romantic situations.
Author
Publisher
Balance, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Fear is unpleasant: It can make us sick-mentally and physically. Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid the feeling, allowing our fears to dictate our choices and limit what we feel comfortable doing. Scott Simon has found an ingenious way to harness fear; through his organization Scare Your Soul he has developed an inspiring, accessible method: "fear-chasing." Courage is like a muscle-the more you exercise it, the stronger it will be. With writing...
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Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
entertaining and inspiring account of conquering his fear of rejection, offering a completely new perspective on how to turn a no into a yes. Jia Jiang came to the United States with the dream of being the next Bill Gates. But despite early success in the corporate world, his first attempt to pursue his entrepreneurial dream ended in rejection. Jia was crushed, and spiraled into a period of deep self doubt. But he realized that his fear of rejection...
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Caroline Foran is not here to "cure" your anxiety. When crippling panic attacks upended her job, her health, and her life, she tried everything--from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to acupuncture, and yoga to medication. She found that there's no such thing as a stress-free life . . . but, armed with the right tool kit, she could live with anxiety, and not spend her days running away from it. In Own It., Caroline shares her hard-earned knowledge and...
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