Essential Self

There are countless books and motivational speakers that profess to have a formula for creating a business, growing a business, and succeeding in business. They claim they have a secret to what success is and how to be successful.

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.

Steven Johnson, an acknowledged best-selling leader on the subject of innovation, gathers essays, interviews, and cutting-edge insights from exciting field leaders. Johnson also provides new material from Marisa Mayer of Google, Twitter's Biz Stone and Jack Dorsey, and Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's former chief software architect. With additional commentary by Johnson himself, this book reveals the innovation found in a wide range of fields, including science, technology, energy, transportation, education, art, and sociology, making it vital, fresh, and fascinating reading for our time, and for the future.

This program presents five principles for living a successful life as seen to the eyes of those who are at the end of their lives. By listening to the views, regrets, successes and opinions of those who have reached the end, and reflecting upon what they have to say, we can began to create a roadmap filled with shortcuts to direct our own lives in order to reach the fullest possible achievement in any endeavor we choose.

There are many things one can do to find true happiness, and being happy all depends on us and our choices. This audiobook will help you discover what true happiness is and will help you find it even in the most unexpected places.

There is no question that all of us can come up with dreams and goals but not all of us will have the ability to achieve it. For sure, there will be several factors that can affect this outcome. But if you have a dream that you really want to achieve, the first thing to do is to take action. You can't expect to achieve anything if you will not do something. You have to put in the time and effort.

Kate James' tips on how to live a more mindful and stress-free life - an essential collection to discover practical ways to feel more at peace with life and within yourself. We don’t have control over life’s challenges, but we can control how we deal with them. This collection from Kate James - successful coach, meditation teacher, speaker and writer - is full of easy to digest insights and exercises that will help you bounce back from unexpected challenges and changes and will help you discover more about yourself and what will make you happy.

When Napoleon Hill was asked to deliver the baccalaureate sermon on June 2, 1957, at Salem College, it had been 35 years since he had delivered a commencement address to the 1922 graduating class at the same college. He was introduced as the man who developed the "science of success". This science was an exact study which laid down the principles by which anyone could realize his or her material goals no matter what ambitions they may be.

People have been living off the land for millions of years, and in recent times, self-sustainability has become a hot topic. Rising costs in supermarkets and the lack of true organic produce have led to more and more people turning to their own gardens to provide some of their food. The only way to eat truly organic and healthy produce is to grow your own, and over the years, I've made the mistakes and learned from them so that I can pass my knowledge on to you. Make no mistake; gardening is not easy, but it is one of the most rewarding things you can do for a healthier life.

Do you find that your fridge is constantly filling up with half-wilted and mostly forgotten vegetables? Do you find that you throw away most of what you produce because you just can’t use it up in time? Do you want to learn about home canning and preserving your own food? I used to have a lot of problems with wasting the crops I grew, and it always frustrated me, but I only had limited space in my freezer, and I didn’t know any better. Now, with the skills I have learned, I preserve plenty of food at room temperature, and have enough to give away to friends and family.

This book takes a broad look at all the issues that stand between you and a good night’s rest. It then offers solutions that will help you to cultivate a structure in your daily life that is conducive to sleep. By changing the habits that are detrimental to sleep and implementing good sleep hygiene, it is possible to improve the quality of sleep and sleep for longer. The health benefits from getting enough quality sleep are worth the effort to start making the changes, even if it means doing some things that might be considered unconventional.

Are you ready to make huge positive changes to your mental health, inner happiness, and physical wellbeing...reads the first line of the introduction to the new title Rise Happy, Realise Potential, Repeat Daily by up and coming author Rudy James. This book will teach you how to do just that, and prides itself on getting straight to the point, to the important steps needed to make such changes, without being "padded out" with example after example of the authors own positive experiences using the steps detailed.

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.

People frequently come to therapy believing they are broken. They have been told this by countless people. Over the past 33 years, I have worked with thousands of people, and the majority of them don't have something wrong with them. They are just missing skills. This book is made up of education about the skills, examples and plans to learn the skills complete with exercises. Why are these skills so important? When a person lacks skills, they are set up to experience difficult situations throughout their lives.

Genuinely feeling grateful in your heart, and choosing to articulate it through your words and your actions, you’ll be able to grow beyond your self-imposed limits and achieve a life of greatness and happiness. Being able to put your problems into perspective and find the good in every situation will help to keep you grounded and encourage you to nurture those in your life that you love.

Optimism is assuming the best outcome is possible. Pessimism assumes the worst outcome is inevitable. These two different types of people view life entirely differently. However, there is little doubt that optimists are happier, healthier, and generally more successful in all aspects of their lives. A little optimism goes a long way.

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.

Indebtedness has been the downfall of a huge portion of the American population. We buy things that we can't afford with credit cards, or we buy a house that overstretches our limits. We buy the new cars that are flashy and pretty, and yet can't pay the insurance premium on them, or worse, can't afford our most basic of needs...food, shelter, electricity, water, and gas. How does this make any sense? It doesn't.

In this audiobook, Kevin Paul Scott identifies eight clear—and challenging—choices. He calls them “exchanges” because we give up something important when we choose something even more important. These are choices that confront every person almost every day. When we make them, we experience more fulfillment and have a greater impact than we ever dreamed possible. This audiobook explores exchanges that really matter—the ones that take you beyond an average, nice, comfortable life into one that is full of challenge, meaning, and impact.

Many fears are a product of your own mind, whether it be going to the dentist, flying in a plane, or public speaking. Some fears are caused by a bad or even traumatic past experience, whilst others can be the product of influence from other people. However, no matter how your fears were established, conquering them is entirely possible when you use the right steps and strategies. In this audiobook, you will learn the essential guide on overcoming fear and start living a better life.