Life Motivation

Strikingly glamorous and famously inscrutable, Greta Garbo managed, in 16 short years, to infiltrate America’s subconscious; her decision to suddenly end her film career at the age of 36 only made her more irresistible. Garbo appeared in only 24 movies, yet her impact on the world was rivaled only by Marilyn Monroe. She was a phenomenon, a Sphinx, a myth, but also a Swedish peasant girl, uneducated, naïve, and always on her guard. Acclaimed critic and editor Robert Gottlieb attempts to capture the ever-elusive essence of Garbo through the eyes of others.

With the frustrations and challenges that come with modern living, it’s common to regularly feel stressed and overwhelmed. Gracefully You is Jenna Dewan’s deeply personal journey to overcoming those negative emotions. From demonstrating how movement is essential to feeling good (whether it’s by taking a fitness class or simply waving at a neighbor) to stirring mantras that will help you begin each day with good intentions, Jenna provides clear advice on how you can cultivate happiness in every aspect of your life.

Dr. Joseph Murphy’s classic book The Power of Your Subconscious Mind was first published in 1963 and became an immediate best seller. It was acclaimed as one of the best self-help guides ever written. Following the success of this work, Dr. Murphy lectured to thousands of people around the world and millions tuned in to his daily radio program. In his lectures, he pointed out how real people have radically improved their lives by applying specific aspects of his concepts.

Will to Wild is an instruction manual to adventure. Your guide: enthusiastic outdoorswoman Shelby Stanger. Shelby has been teaching folks how to leap into the unknown since she taught her first surf class over twenty years ago. Over the years, she watched many of her students quit their jobs, end dysfunctional relationships, and move across the country for a healthier work-life balance—all after spending a bit of time in nature. Shelby marveled at the phenomenon. Being outside was changing the lives of her students, her peers, and herself.

In Mastering the Art of Quitting, the authors show us how to let go when we need to and how to start over. A guide to increasing our emotional and mental flexibility, assessing our goals, and knowing when to hang in or bail out, it tackles our tendencies to overanalyze, ruminate, and put a positive spin on situations we actually need to avoid. In a culture which perceives quitting as a last resort, Alan Bernstein and Peg Streep show that it’s an essential tool for a happy and successful life. They reveal simple truths which apply to goals in all areas of life including love, relationships, and work.

365 Quotes to Live Your Life By will be more focused than other quote books, allowing you to keep your mind on what is most important and helping you produce real and long-lasting positive changes in your life. This collection of great quotes comes from a diverse range of great people - men and women from the East to the West, from ancient to modern times, from artists to philosophers to scientists to entrepreneurs, and more.

Drawing from nearly three decades of her own operational and leadership experience at big Fortune 500 companies like Disney and JP Morgan Chase, as well as small startups, Trish reveals powerful life and leadership lessons about resilience, grit, and the indomitable strength of the human spirit. Whether you’re an executive, an entrepreneur, or a regular individual trying to live with greater care and purpose, From Stuck to Unstoppable is a holistic and customizable roadmap to creating change— even (perhaps especially) when it gets hard.

Bob Hasson and Shawn Bolz have come together to help infuse you with hope, truth, and perspective about your God-given role in the marketplace. Whether you own or manage a business, have spent decades in your career, or are simply trying to find value in the work that you do, this audiobook is for you. As you walk this journey with us, you’ll have an opportunity to build spiritually driven goals for both your own career as well as the industry you are called to.

How to Reduce Negative Thoughts and Rumination is the guide for the professional who wants to improve their life. Any action requires motivation and the author offers the listener a new perspective to encourage change. Life for a professional working and living in a competitive urban setting can be stressful. But many are also unaware of how other personal factors increase levels of anxiety and depression. This has a dramatic impact on productivity and it can take a toll on health and relationships.

Dubbed “the CEO of Chai” by Bon Appétit magazine, Kevin Wilson is an expert on all things chai. When Wilson was a teenager, his family in Sri Lanka applied to come to America, but his was the only visa approved. A world away from his country and so many of his loved ones, he stayed connected to his culture and his family through chai. One day Wilson made a TikTok about how to make the perfect cup of chai—carefully crushing cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, and cinnamon bark, boiling them in milk, adding tea leaves, and stirring until he saw what he describes as “the color of a happy brown boy.”

Learn how to apply the laws governing the physical world to your inner world. You will discover that you already know the laws but are not really applying them in your life. This book will help to change that. I'm sure you’ve heard about quantum leaps before and if not, we will look on them from a new perspective. You will discover that laws of magnetism in physics are the same that we encounter in our everyday life. Before you can get what you want, you have to become a powerful magnet.

Everyone could benefit from the simple lessons in this audiobook. Twenty-one short chapters detailing aspects of a happy life, from having "An Attitude of Gratitude" to "Making Peace with the Past". Filled with poetry, stories, and photography to brighten any day and cause reflection over the little blessings in life. If you can't find happiness inside yourself, you'll never find it in the outside world, no matter where you move. Wherever you go, there you are. You take yourself with you. This is the essence of happiness - learning to find inner contentment in any situation.

The phenomenal international best seller Fish! told the story of a fictional company that transformed itself by applying lessons learned from Seattle's Pike Place Fish market. Now, with Fish! Tales, listeners can learn how people in real-life businesses boosted morale and improved results by implementing these same principles. Here are specific and tested techniques that can be put to use right away in any kind of business or organization, even at home.

In The 100 Thing Challenge, Dave Bruno relates how he remade his life and regained his soul by getting rid of almost everything. But The 100 Thing Challenge is more than just the story of how one man started a movement to unhook himself from consumerism by winnowing his life's possessions down to 100 things in one year. It's also an inspiring, invigorating guide to how we all can begin to live simpler, more meaningful lives.

Work, family, relationships—life is demanding. A high-stress situation, or being on the X where all the pressures converge, could be right around the corner. How will you confront it? Your ability to succeed in stressful and challenging situations and seize opportunities depends on how you show up to face these moments. When you’re up against obstacles, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed and underprepared. But the battles you face are won when you prepare for life on the X. Life on the X shares strategies used by the world’s highest performers.

Imagine having a secret tool that could help you find calm inside the chaos, focus your mind, and bring balance to your life. Stop feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and mentally drained: begin a meditation practice today! This book gives you everything you need to start a journey of personal growth and self-discovery, and it gives you the motivation you need to continue down your path of uncovering the hidden world of the mind.

There is an awesome human within every single one of us. The Awesome Human Project is the essential guidebook to help you embrace your awesome human and become the best version of yourself - with courage and compassion.

Women today are working, juggling, achieving, succeeding, and beating expectations at every turn - and they are less happy than ever. Which is why they're turning to the expert who has helped millions of people find, focus on, and benefit from their strengths. From his decades of research at the Gallup Organization to years of walking business executives through the "strengths revolution," Marcus has gained an international reputation for practical, realistic, and life-changing advice.

In this breakthrough program, you will join the founder and director of the Agape International Spiritual Center to learn the same powerful practice that he has taught to thousands throughout the past 30 years....

This book Clarity in Everyday Life is a companion on the journey of gaining assurance in the nature of our mind through the practice of relying on open intelligence for short moments many times until it is automatically obvious at all times. The focus of the book is very practical, and the instruction given here is empowering and useful.