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Are there tried and true principles that are always certain to help a person grow? John Maxwell says the answer is yes. He has been passionate about personal development for over fifty years, and for the first time, he teaches everything he has gleaned about what it takes to reach our potential. This third and final book in John Maxwell's Laws series (following The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork) will help...
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2022.
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"A Psalm for the Wild-Built A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF. After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home. They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning...
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Pantheon Books
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©2016.
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English
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"From "one of our most original writers" (Kathryn Schulz) comes an expansive and exacting book--firmly grounded, but elegant, witty, and always inquisitive--about travel, unexpected awareness, and the questions we ask when we step outside ourselves. Geoff Dyer's perennial search for tranquility, for "something better," continues in this series of fascinating and seemingly unrelated pilgrimages--with a tour guide who is in fact not a tour guide at...
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Association for Talent Development
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[2019]
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English
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Get leadership-fit and see results in yourself and others. Leadership and fitness are both journeys of self-discovery. Both require self-awareness, passion, and commitment. Both have the potential to inspire others. And for both, results come only with effort. To achieve great heights, you must be willing to take the first step, put in the work, and overcome the inevitable obstacles. In Peak Leadership Fitness: Elevating Your Leadership Game, leadership...
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[2012]
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The bold futurist and bestselling author explores the limitless potential of reverse-engineering the human brain. Kurzweil discusses how the brain functions, how the mind emerges from the brain, and the implications of vastly increasing the powers of our intelligence.
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Basic Books
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2021.
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English
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Fleming shows that those frustrating moments of knowledge just beyond our grasp aren't some kind of design flaw in our minds. Surprisingly, they are actually examples of our brain's greatest power. Scientists and philosophers call it metacognition, but you might just call it the ability to think about our own minds. Metacognition enables us to answer questions as straightforward as what skills we need to practice or what facts we need to study to...
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The Experiment
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[2017]
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English
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"Between feeding infants, sending kids off to school, helping with homework, getting little ones ready for bed, and countless other activities, it may seem impossible to find a few moments to restore your ever-subsiding sanity. Shonda Moralis has been there. A psychotherapist, she once devoted a half hour each day to meditation. Then she became a busy mama who needed the benefits of her mindfulness practice more than ever: perspective, calm, and...
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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[2019]
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English
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A guide for being fully equipped to succeed on the journey of life The Backpack: How to Understand and Manage Yourself While Loving Others Along the Way tells the story of Jon, Sofia, and Buddy whose pathways merge on a life-changing flight. Written by a senior consultant with the Flippen Group (a world-wide leader in self-awareness training), the book brings together an angry passenger, a wise flight attendant, and a down-home cowboy. Their chance...
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Atria Books
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2021.
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English
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"Is following your passion the key to personal and professional success? Your average self-help book or motivational speaker would likely respond to this question with a resounding YES and proceed to offer a detailed how-to guide to finding that passion and living up to it. Unfollow Your Passion does the unconventional opposite. In the spirit of Pixar's Soul, it encourages you to consider what you lose when you get laser-focused on a single pursuit....
13) How Plato and Pythagoras can save your life: the ancient Greek prescription for health and happiness
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Red Wheel/Weiser
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2011.
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English
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Wiley
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[2022]
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English
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"The topics of self-awareness and elevating consciousness are subjects of perennial interest. That is especially true in the present times. We are in the midst of a fundamental transition; over the last few years, we have been experiencing multiple awakenings: the "me too" movement, the acknowledgment of systemic racism, the need to rethink capitalism, the elevation of the feminine, the existential threat of climate change, the rapid erosion of our...
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2021.
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"In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Hugo Award-winner Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk & Robot series gives us hope for the future. It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor...
16) Curiosity
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Harvard Business Review Press
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[2024]
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English
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"Curiosity allows you to break free of your assumptions and see the world differently. This book explores how to cultivate this trait by using key themes of emotional intelligence, including empathy, self-awareness, and compassion. You'll learn how to build a habit of inquisitiveness, invite and understand the diverse perspectives of your colleagues, and open yourself up to new ways of thinking about your work"-- Provided by publisher.
17) Bouncing back from rejection: build the resilience you need to get back up when life knocks you down
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New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"You want a life of purpose and meaning, but if there's a map to get you there, you haven't been able to find it. Until now. Your treasure map is closer than you think, and Jami Nato tucked it inside these pages. Your journey begins by looking at your past, and then following the breadcrumbs that God has left for you every step of the way. Jami found her breadcrumbs in the rubble after her marriage fell apart. Downgraded from perfect Christian wife...
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Rosen Publishing
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[2025]
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English
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"Self-awareness is an important life skill. You are a work in progress! And so is your identity. The person you become in the future can be imagined now and shaped by your values and goals. It's equally important to recognize and accept the identities of those around us. Our society depends on the assets of diversity. Varied backgrounds and experiences contribute valued talents and strengths. As you grow older you see how your identity is connected...
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
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[2022]
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English
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Through her poetry and personal essays, Enneagram expert Sarajane Case encourages her readers to embrace all nine personality types within themselves in The Enneagram Letters. From the writer of the popular self-help book The Honest Enneagram comes a deeper dive into all nine types of the enneagram personality structure and what they can teach us about ourselves. With poetry and essays for each type, The Enneagram Letters teaches its readers to embrace...
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