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Real life stories about consumers who demand that companies make a diffence in the world with their products.

Carpenter, waitress, janitor, upholsterer, secretary, milkmaid, wilderness ranger, environmental activist, entrepreneur, the founder of MaryJanesFarm has worn many hats in her day, but none more proudly than that of modern-day farmgirl. Speaking to the farmgirl in all of us, MaryJane Butters offers a captivating introduction to the organic lifestyle, resurrects forgotten domestic arts, and shares lessons gleaned from her diverse background and two decades of life as an Idaho farmer.

Entiende cómo funciona tu mente, aumenta la concentración, el rendimiento y la productividad en tu vida profesional y personal. La magia de la concentración presenta técnicas y estrategias para incrementar tu fuerza de voluntad, evitar el cansancio mental y fortalecer tus hábitos.

Over 40 percent of Americans ages 18 to 40 are children of divorce. Yet women with divorced parents are more than twice as likely than men to get divorced themselves and struggle in romantic relationships. In this powerful, uplifting guide, mother-daughter team Terry and Tracy draws on 30 years of clinical practice and interviews with over 320 daughters of divorce to help you recognize and overcome the unique emotional issues that parental separation creates so you can build the happy, long-lasting relationships you deserve.

When life is hard, The World Is a Nice Place offers a new way of thinking. We all have the power to fall in love with our lives - even when it's a series of disasters. As an international journalist, Amy Molloy spent over a decade interviewing amazing people who've survived incredible challenges - from terrorism attacks, to natural disasters, loss, grief, breakups, breakdowns and the everyday events that can cause our lives to freeze.

Bernardo Stamateas nos enseña a sanar el pasado para un mañana mejor. Todos tenemos un pasado, y en ese pasado muchas veces hemos vivido momentos tristes, experiencias dolorosas, hechos traumáticos, maltrato verbal.... No podemos cambiar el pasado pero podemos transformarlo en una experiencia valiosa para nuestro presente. En este libro quiero compartir contigo un viaje para ir juntos al pasado y, mediante ejercicios prácticos y tareas sencillas, sanar tu pasado.

Best-selling author Prakash Iyer uses simple but powerful anecdotes and parables from all over the world to demonstrate what makes for effective personal and professional leadership. Iyer draws lessons from sources as diverse as his driver, a mother giraffe, Abraham Lincoln, and footballers in the United Kingdom. He shows how an instinct to lead can be acquired while flipping burgers at a fast food chain. All of these stories come together in an explosive cocktail to unleash your inner leader.

¿Crees que la realidad que vives es la que realmente te mereces? O por el contrario, ¿sientes que vives en modo automático tus relaciones, tu trabajo y tu diario vivir? Ha llegado el momento de los cambios, de abrirte al mundo y de recibir toda la abundancia que el universo ha preparado para ti. Y lo mejor, es más sencillo de lo que creías....

Being sensitive in today's World is a tough ask. If this is you then sometimes it can feel completely overwhelming when you're constantly taking on other people's energy. You're not alone and help is at hand. With more information now rising to the surface about narcissistic abuse knowledge really is power, and as an empathic person its important to understand the dynamics at play in order to protect yourself and continue to thrive.

Chand notes that our perceptions and thinking patterns determine our emotions, values, and beliefs, influencing how we respond to people and events. Sometimes, we are not even aware of the reasons behind what we say and do because our responses may be ingrained from childhood. But Chand believes all of us can have new thinking for a new future. He has set out to help people move beyond specific goals and consider objectives and key results, challenge themselves, ask crucial questions, and “upgrade the software” in their heads.

Ali Walker reveals that instead of seeking happiness in the future, we can focus on awareness in each moment, training ourselves to generate calming, positive, and uplifting thoughts and emotions. Drawing on her research and her work with clients, Get Conscious breaks down the four elements of self-awareness and provides strategies for mastering them. Included are case studies, rituals, exercises, and activities to help you tune into your inner wisdom and let self-awareness guide you to come alive.

Everyone has a driving element, one that is both vice and virtue depending on its state of balance. Calling forth the elements and learning to unify them within you is your greatest asset - and challenge - as a human being. Every minute of every day, we are managing a volatile internal ecosystem: elements, mind, ego, spirit, will, heart, body - the list is endless. What the Mountains Know takes you beyond the world's deafening noise, to a quiet space - a path that will lead you back to your soul.

Everyone deserves a better life through a better home. Improving your home can upgrade your life. Are you thinking about remodeling, renovating, adding-on or building your home? Revivify Your Home will change how you approach your project. Author Grace Mase, founder and CEO of BEYREP, is like a fairy godmother for home improvements. She will provide you peace of mind by helping you take control of your home improvement project and avoid the costly heartaches.

Find the awareness to eliminate suffering and attain peace of mind. Psychic researcher Dick Sutphen has said that just four words can summarize all of his metaphysical teachings: Cast away your delusions.

Pamela Jean unravels the secret to turn fear into an ally that drives them into new possibilities, thus finding opportunities to learn and evolve where everything seemed just wrong. It is not about being delusional but doing an alchemist's job to make the best out of each situation to nurture our lives. Pamela Jean will guide you into a powerful conversation through her expertise in emotional intelligence and personal development so that you can finally get rid of the victim within.

Somos ciudades, tenemos habitantes, tenemos autopistas y senderos, tenemos un cuerpo, que es a la vez nuestro mapa y nuestro hogar. Y formamos parte de una ciudad que también es nuestra casa.

Tanto el miedo como la incertidumbre son parte inseparable de la vida, y los vamos a experimentar en innumerables ocasiones a lo largo de ella. Pretender evadirlos o negarlos, sólo los complica y refuerza; comprenderlos en la medida de lo posible y aprender a manejarlos, nos facilita la posibilidad de lidiar con estos compañeros inseparables que nos acompañarán en muchos momentos y situaciones. A estas alturas, ya nos queda bien claro que la incertidumbre y el miedo son parte de la vida y que sólo elegimos qué hacer con ellos. ¿Los sufrimos? ¿O mejor les abrimos los brazos?

La Hidra no solo es un animal mitológico. Una Hidra, según esta iluminadora historia, es la representación del miedo y la incertidumbre que asaltan a todo aquel que inicia una empresa de gran envergadura, como poner un negocio propio o crear una obra de arte. Entonces, ¿cómo enfrentar un animal tan terrible al que al cortarle una cabeza le crecen dos más? Como bien indica el experto en productividad Josh Kaufman, los riesgos involucrados nunca pueden eliminarse del todo, pero pueden entenderse, anticiparse y mitigarse.

Aquí hablamos de emprendimiento muy en serio, pero se ve bien bonito y precioso porque Vania Bachur, la escritora e ilustradora de esto, tiene una estética singular.

Are you ready to move beyond your fears? In these engaging meditations and lectures, spiritual teacher Kimberly Snyder offers you practical tools to tap into your inner strength. Shatter tired stories that shape your limiting beliefs and learn tangible tools to connect with your true self.