Essential Change

Throw a pebble into a stagnant pond, and you’ll generate concentric rings of ripples cascading outward. These little ripples disturb the surface of the water in every direction and reach every extremity of the pond. This phenomenon has been called the “ripple effect,” and it clearly illustrates how one individual in a sea of people can cause a disturbance and shake up the otherwise calm complacency of his or her environment.

When we enhance our physical and mental state, we also build our faith or spiritual needs. This is because the body is our tempo. When we take care of our tempo by eating healthy, exercising, taking in mental food and so on we benefit in all directions. There’s a saying that change is the only constant thing in this world so don’t be afraid of it. You can take steps to make changes in your physical, mental and spiritual self.

Have you ever: been frustrated with the way people waste things? Worried about what kind of world we're leaving to our next generation? Wanted to make a difference at work, at church, or anywhere? Do you think it is possible to bring people together, regardless of point of view, to work on being the best and most responsible citizens?

Leading yourself and others during turbulent times can be tricky, but great self-management and self-leadership doesn't come by accident, it requires focused attention. The need to manage and lead yourself is necessary if you want to consistently make the right choices and take the right actions. Mastering these skills will serve you well, both personally and professionally, and will help you to be at your best when you encounter challenges of change and uncertainty.

The Courage to Change, The Patience to Grow (Four essential skills for Personal Freedom) will help you develop realistic and positive attitudes in a way that is powerful, enjoyable and rewarding. It does this by giving you four simple, imaginative, empowering skills that use your memory, imagination and internal resources.

Are you constantly worrying and in distress? Do you always have racing thoughts and crippling anxiety? There are ways you can do to achieve peace and serenity within yourself. You don't need to break the bank to go on some expensive retreat to find your inner peace. You need to learn how to find your peace and serenity while living in your daily reality.

Domina tu próximo cambio profesional utilizando las guías más fiables en el mundo para los líderes en transición. Michael D. Watkins, máxima autoridad en transiciones profesionales, nos explica en este audiolibro cómo superar con éxito los retos particulares de cada tipo de transición (promoción, liderar a antiguos compañeros, incorporación a una nueva empresa...) aplicando los principios básicos en cada situación.

Leadership expert, activist, and executive coach Reiner Lomb knows that to address the many issues of our time, we need to come together and collaborate. Yet we are divided—not by a wall made of bricks, but one made of emotions, and this prevents us from working together. In his timely book Aspire, he weaves leadership lessons learned from living through the reunification of East and West Germany, as well as building multiple businesses, to demystify the process for creating a vision of an aspirational new future.