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100 Days of Gratitude, Volume 1: Gratitude
The author has had a daily gratitude practice for over a decade.
This practice has allowed him to be more present and being of service to others.
A daily practice of gratitude has helped him fight off depression and much more.
Some of his biggest lessons were learned while traveling abroad. Observing the kindness and generosity of those who had very little but showed their humanity and gratitude daily was very moving and inspiring.
100 Simple Secrets of Happy People: What Scientists Have Learned
Scientists and academics have spent entire careers investigating what makes people happy. But hidden in obscure scholarly journals and reports, their research is all too often inaccessible to ordinary people. Now the bestselling author of the 100 Simple Secrets series distills the scientific findings of over a thousand of the most important studies on happiness into easy-to-digest nuggets of advice. Each of the hundred practices is illustrated with a clear example and illuminated by a straightforward explanation of the science behind it to show you how to transform a ho-hum existence into a full and happy life.
Believe in yourself: Across all ages, and all groups, a solid belief in one's own abilities increases life satisfaction by about 40 percent, and makes us happier both in our home lives and in our work lives.
Turn off your TV: Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day we watch.
100 Simple Secrets of Successful People: What Scientists Have Learned
What are the keys to success? Scientists have studied the traits, beliefs, and practices of successful people in all walks of life. But the answers they find wind up in stuffy academic journals aimed at other scientists.
The 100 Simple Secrets of Successful People takes the best and most important research results from over a thousand studies and spells out the key findings in ways we can all understand. Each entry contains advice based on those findings, a real life example of what to do or not to do, and a telling statistic based on scientific research.
100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's and Age-Related Memory Loss
Most people think there is little or nothing you can do to avoid Alzheimer's. But scientists know this is no longer true. In fact, prominent researchers now say that our best and perhaps only hope of defeating Alzheimer's is to prevent it.
After best-selling author Jean Carper discovered that she had the major susceptibility gene for Alzheimer's, she was determined to find all the latest scientific evidence on how to escape it. She discovered 100 surprisingly simple scientifically tested ways to radically cut the odds of Alzheimer's, memory decline, and other forms of dementia.
Did you know that vitamin B 12 helps keep your brain from shrinking? Apple juice mimics a common Alzheimer's drug? Surfing the internet strengthens aging brain cells? Ordinary infections and a popular anesthesia may trigger dementia? Meditating spurs the growth of new neurons? Exercise is like Miracle-Gro for your brain?
Even a few preventive actions could dramatically change your future by postponing Alzheimer's so long that you eventually outlive it. If you can delay the onset of Alzheimer's for five years, you cut your odds of having it by half. Postpone Alzheimer's for ten years, and you'll most likely never live to see it.
100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's will change the way you look at Alzheimer's and provide exciting new answers from the frontiers of brain research to help keep you and your family free of this heartbreaking disease.
100 Things Productive People Do
Following the success of the international bestseller, 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO, Nigel Cumberland turns his attention to productivity.
100 THINGS PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE DO distills all the wisdom of a lifetime of coaching successful business people into 100 short chapters showing you how to boost your productivity and get things done.
It is packed with great ideas for achieving more and creating success. Explore the habits, tools, techniques and mentality of highly productive people and discover how to effortlessly take on your to-do list. Every chapter features a new idea that will help you work smarter, not harder. Mixing simple explanations with activities and exercises, you'll learn the optimal mindset and habits you need to succeed.
Praise for 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO
'Inside these pages you'll find a powerful reminder of the many ways you can make your life - and other people's lives - more successful. It will help you identify what success means to you and give you the building blocks for making that success a reality. This is your chance to overcome whatever obstacles are stopping you. Read it, act on it and experience the difference' Marshall Goldsmith Ph.D., bestselling author of TRIGGERS
100 Ways to Say No
Do you find yourself saying yes when you really want to say no?
From the creator of the popular Instagram account Scribbles by Nicole comes this collection of funny and relatable illustrated "scenari-nos" for overcoming your inner people pleaser, setting appropriate boundaries, and getting to no.
Recognizing it's not always easy to say no, Nicole takes readers through real-life examples familiar to anyone who has found themselves saying yes when they really didn't want to, providing guidance on how to:
Say no effectively and appropriately in any situation
Use techniques that come naturally to make saying no as stress-free as possible
Fend off unwanted invitations nicely but firmly
Set healthy boundaries with loved ones, family, friends, and colleagues
Tell yourself no when you need to
Let go of guilt, worry, and regrets and do what's right for you
Everyone needs healthy boundaries--let this charming book help you set them and make learning to say no much easier.
1000 Dreams Interpreted
This attractive gift book is packed with fun rather than Freud. Even so, it's a gold mine of folk wisdom and a collection of insights that readers will relish. If a soaring eagle is in your dream, you can look forward to prosperity. But if you dream of a parrot, be warned that someone has been indiscreet with your secrets. Everybody knows the feeling of waking from a deep sleep, recalling a vivid dream, and wondering what it means. Here are 1000 images and suggestions that will help dreamers interpret their mystifying visions. The book's atmospheric illustrations have metallic highlights, adding a touch of distinction that matches the cleverness of the text.
1000 Feelings for Which There Are No Names
A charming, thought-provoking, hand-lettered book for fans of The Book of Awesome and Wreck This Journal
They amaze us and hurt us, bring us to tears and make us laugh, delight us and keep us up at night: feelings that we know only too well, but which have eluded the English lexicon for so long. In 1,000 Feelings for Which There Are No Names, author Mario Giordano catalogs those familiar emotions.
Perfect for cocktail parties, quiet reflection, daily inspiration, or travel entertainment, this delightful compendium is broken up into helpful sections that will fit your every mood, such as Afternoon Feelings, Nerd Feelings, Heaven-help-me Feelings, or the somewhat more nebulous Tangerine Feelings. Or try opening a page at random to help kiss writer s block goodbye. Don t forget to add your own feelings in the back of the book (before they get away!) and share with others."
1000+ Little Habits of Happy Successful Relationships
New York Times bestselling authors Marc and Angel Chernoff deliver inspiring, actionable advice for keeping relationships strong--for couples, parents, friends, and more.
Millions of readers turn to Marc and Angel Chernoff for fresh and relevant insights for living their best lives. In their newest guide, they share hard-won secrets for strengthening our connection to the loved ones who matter most. With their signature combination of common sense and uncommon wisdom, they bring together ideas for fostering intimacy and trust, expressing our needs, showing gratitude, and more. Topics include:
- 10 things happy couples do differently
- 10 powerful truths every parent should read
- 7 things to remember about toxic family members
- 20 powerful mantras to stop the drama in your life
- 9 mindful ways to remain calm when others are angry
An inspiring touchstone to read with a partner, with a friend, or solo, this simple yet powerful book offers an instant insight for anyone seeking to better understand and nurture the bonds that bring us together and make our lives whole.
1000+ Little Things Happy Successful People Do Differently
New York Times-bestselling authors Marc and Angel Chernoff deliver instant inspiration and powerful advice for becoming our best selves.
Millions of readers turn to Marc and Angel Chernoff for fresh, intimate insights for a fulfilled life. In this pithy and empowering guide, they collect the very best advice they've discovered, on topics that include overcoming setbacks, letting go of what's holding us back, nurturing relationships, finding time for self-care, and cultivating passion in order to achieve our wildest dreams.
- 10 Mistakes Unhappy People Make
- 28 Ways to Stop Complicating Your Life
- 12 Tough Truths That Help You Grow
- 12 Amazingly Achievable Things to Do Today
- 10 Timeless Lessons for a Life Well-Lived
A perfect gift for a loved one or ourselves, this deceptively simple book is a touchstone to return to for a boost of motivation and inspiration.
1001 Ways to do Good
1001 Ways to Do Good offers up ideas on how to make someone else smile--and generate good karma at the same time. From waving hello at a passerby to donating your frequent flyer miles to charity, this book will inspire readers to make a difference. It offers over a thousand ways to make the world a better (and nicer) place: Hold a fundraiser for someone in need; Be a pen pal to a soldier far from home; Endow a scholarship at your favorite institute of higher learning; Read books for the blind; Ride your bike across America to fight lung cancer (www.alaw.org); Rescue a kitten from the shelter; Entertain at your local assisted living facility; Plant a tree; Buy a homeless person lunch; Adopt an orphaned refugee child, and more. This book shows readers that kindness is indeed its own reward.
1001 Ways to Slow Down
This irresistible list book from National Geographic provides lighthearted quick hits of inspiration for those of us who feel overwhelmed--which is to say, all of us. Musings, activity suggestions, and illuminating quotes are paired with whimsical art on themes such as living in the moment, achieving balance, relieving stress, developing patience, and appreciating the world around us. "Slow living" sidebars, such as "Foods to Cook Slowly" and "Things to Do the Old-Fashioned Way," are interspersed throughout the book.
101 Exercises for the Soul
In this follow-up to 365 Prescriptions for the Soul, Dr. Bernie Siegel uses his trademark humor and insight to guide readers toward self-healing and an inspired life. He presents himself as a workout coach, providing a coach's wisdom and stressing the coach's mantra of practice, practice, practice. Each chapter consists of a coaching tip (where he explains the chapter's teaching) followed by four or five exercises designed to bring the teaching directly into the reader's life. The exercises are all short and easy to apply. Each of the 20 chapters covers a different topic, such as overcoming obstacles, creating a positive mental attitude, building a stronger spiritual foundation, and cultivating a sense of empowerment. Throughout the book, as always, Dr. Siegel emphasizes a proactive approach to self-healing. An ideal gift for friends and loved ones, 101 Exercises for the Soul shows how anyone can infuse their life with love and well-being.
101 Things to Do with Your Retired Man
For any wife who wished for more time with their husband - and then got it!
After a lifetime of marriage, you and your husband now have your golden years to spend together in blissful retirement - not! If he's always around the house and you are at your wits end, it's time for you to rediscover what you loved about him in the first place. With encouraging chapters such as Get Sporty, Get a Grip, Get with It, Get Together, Get Down, and Get Set, you will find everything you need to take up wind surfing, organize your life, and get tuned in to what the kids are doing. Retirement is the perfect time to learn a new skill, get in touch with old friends, and explore the great wide open, so get out there and get started! This hilarious look at retirement is cheaper than marriage counseling and the perfect stocking-filler this holiday season. Your golden years will suddenly look much brighter after you've figured out 101 Things to Do With Your Retired Man.
12 Rules of Attention
Do you feel like you're crushing it? How productive, happy and fulfilled do you feel each day at your job? You might ask what attention has to do with it. The answer may help clear up and fix a wide range of ongoing workplace concerns including workplace error. Simply put, attention is connected to every single thing you think, feel and do at work and elsewhere. It's almost impossible to imagine, but by the end of this book you'll not only understand how this is so, but you will be tapping into your attentional system and regulating it to your highest advantage. The 12-Rules of Attention will help you train your attention to sharp, accurate, high definition...and keep it there. You'll learn:
How to use the entire attentional system, beyond just focus (which is only one part)
How to avoid fading out
Awareness, mindfulness and attention are not the same thing and how and when to employ each
A process to relieve data overflow, internal and external distraction
How to use in a glance mental capacity to catch more desired detail
How to regulate the brain's automatic, high-speed attention triggers and use them to your advantage
12 Step Buddhist: Enhance Recovery from Any Addiction
Author Darren Littlejohn has been there and back, and presents a complimentary guide for recovery to the traditional twelve-step program, out of his own struggles and successes through the study of Zen and Tibetan Buddhism.
The face of addiction and alcoholism is a face that many have seen before -- it may be a celebrity, a colleague, or even a family member. And though the 12-step program by itself can often bring initial success, many addicts find themselves relapsing back into old ways and old patterns, or replacing one addiction with another.
Working with the traditional 12-Step philosophy, the author first shares his own life path, and how he came to find the spiritual solace that has greatly enhanced his life in recovery. Then, he details out how his work integrating Buddhism into the traditional twelve-step programs validates both aspects of the recovery process. While being careful not to present himself as a Tibetan lama or Zen master, the author shows how each step -- such as admitting there is a problem, seeking help, engaging in a thorough self-examination, making amends for harm done, and helping other drug addicts who want to recover -- fits into the Bodhisattva path. This integration makes Buddhism accessible for addicts, and the 12 Steps understandable for Buddhists who may otherwise be at a loss to help those in need.
The 12-Step Buddhist is designed to be a complimentary practice to the traditional 12-step journey, not a replacement. While traditional twelve-step programs help addicts become sober by removing the drug of choice and providing a spiritual path, they rarely delve deep into what causes people to suffer in the first place. The integration of Buddhism with the traditional process provides the wisdom and meditations that can help addicts truly find a deep, spiritual liberation from all causes and conditions of suffering -- for good.
12 Weeks to a Sharper You
Keep your brain young and healthy at any age with this practical workbook through the 12-week program from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Keep Sharp.
Chief CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta helped countless readers keep their brains sharp and effortlessly productive with KEEP SHARP. In 12 Weeks to a Sharper You, he now provides a step-by-step 12-week program to help you put his transformational ideas into daily practice. He writes, "Change is a challenge, and changing long-established habits takes effort." But this workbook makes it easy to apply Gupta's groundbreaking tips and research to establish healthy behaviors for life. The 12-week program will help you feel less anxious, sleep better, improve energy, think more clearly, and become more resilient to daily stress.
Full of tips, quotations, and prompts, 12 Weeks to a Sharper You is the only guide you'll need to keep your brain young and healthy at any age!
12-Hour Walk
"A master class in athleticism, resilience, and human potential." --Hoda Kotb, Today
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Impossible First, an inspiring blend of riveting adventure stories and life-changing wisdom that teaches us how to embark on a transformative one-day journey that will unlock our best lives.
Millions of people dream of living a more fulfilling life, yet many settle for a life of comfortable complacency, allowing excuses and negative thoughts to invade their minds. I don't have enough time...I don't have enough money...I'm afraid to fail...I don't have what it takes--we allow these limiting beliefs to control us.
Now, The 12-Hour Walk provides the inspiration--and catalyst--for getting unstuck and realizing your full potential. Featuring life lessons from explorer, endurance athlete, and entrepreneur Colin O'Brady--whose adventures in such extreme places as Antarctica and the perilous Drake Passage and on the peaks of Mount Everest and K2 have seen him establish ten world records--this book's vivid narrative and powerful insight will show you how you can embark on your own life-changing journey.
With Colin as your guide, The 12-Hour Walk asks you to invest one day in yourself. By walking alone, unplugging, listening to the voice within, and rewriting the limiting beliefs etched into your psyche, you can break free of the patterns holding you back and learn how to cultivate a "Possible Mindset"--an empowered way of thinking that unlocks a life of limitless possibilities. The reward: being the hero of your own destiny.