Personal Ethics

On the scale of stranger to bromance, where do your friendships land? As guys, we tend to get a bum rap when it comes to our ability to relate to other men. We talk work, sports, and buffalo wings, but struggle to move into meaningful conversation with our friends. Justin Erickson has identified seven kinds of friendships every man needs to thrive and grow as a Christian. Based on the biblical role models of men like David, Paul, and Timothy, these are the relationships that ultimately make you the man that God has called you to be.

When we can live our lives first guided by what we believe and by who in our essence we are, it is much easier to know how to live and what to do. Riveted explores the importance of understanding your unique core values, and through 44 stories about real-life individuals who have embodied timeless values in exceptional ways, it helps you deepen your understanding of these essential values. In this way, you can solidify your own core values and lead a riveted life - one that is held together by purpose, passion, and principle.

In a shallow light-speed world, how can we really know and be known by another person? How do we make true friends? The Digital Age is all about change, but the need for true friendship never changes. We are designed for real engagement with others - for affirmation that goes beyond a simple "like" on social media, for connection over meals, for hope and excitement about the future. Above all, we need to be known and accepted for who we are.

Common sense and prudence have long been among the guiding tenets of society, but in today's economy they have been completely abandoned in the interest of blindly maximizing profits. Common-Sense Business shows that this current economic model is both detrimental and unsustainable, and that we must transform the global economy along the lines of common sense toward the common good.

In late 2016, prompted by the news that his wife was battling cancer and his own pulmonary medical scare, Erick Erickson posted a piece to his website, The Resurgent. Styled as a letter to his young children, the piece, titled "If I Should Die Before You Wake", was a stirring message - and challenge - about how to live a life of purpose and joy. Now, in a time when our country needs healing and a reminder of our values more than ever, Erickson has expanded the project, composing a total of 10 letters, featuring a wonderful mix of the practical, inspirational, and spiritual.

"There are two birds, two sweet friends, who dwell in theselfsame tree," says the Upanishads. The first bird, dwelling on the lower part of the tree, lives "in sorrow and anxiety." Unable to see beyond the branches, it hops around compulsively indulging its appetites, eating every fruit, sweet and sour.

The other bird, higher up, can see the whole tree and the wider world - this perspective puts it in touch with its innate sense of being, the quality of existence that it shares in common with all other living beings.

To be successful in the 21st century global marketplace you need many things--determination, well-articulated goals, and a bit of luck. But more than anything else, you need kindness. Kindness becomes the key business asset when you couple a caring attitude toward others with a focus on achieving your goals. Often people see business as a choice between being kind and being successful. This is a fictitious trade-off. Nice people are more successful.

In our hurried society, some courtesies seem to have gone by the wayside. Our busy lives, hectic extracurricular activities, and economic concerns sometimes overwhelm us to the point we forget what is truly important. The Book of Values reintroduces some fundamental principles that are as timely today as they ever were, perhaps more so. It is an inspirational guide, full of wisdom of the ages, which encourages the reader to explore a deeper meaning from life's chaos.

In Train Like a Rockstar: Speaking Tips from a Stand-Up Comedian, Jeff Birk puts his 25+ years experience as a headlining comedian and Fortune 500 corporate trainer into this fantastic, no-frills "here's the way you do it" book. Presenters, trainers, and public speakers at any level will learn techniques and skills stemming from the author's thousands of hours on comedy club stages, corporate event keynoting, and trade show presentations.

Have you reached a plateau with the project you’ve been working on? Maybe you’re struggling to organize your ideas or turn them into action. Or maybe you’ve found that you’re not working as hard as you were at the beginning. Whatever the holdup is, you can learn to overcome it so you can get back on track. This program has been designed to ramp up your performance and make you work harder and smarter.

In The Leap, bestselling author Ulrich Boser shows how the emerging research on trust can improve our lives, rebuild our economy, and strengthen society. As part of this engaging and deeply reported narrative, Boser visits a radio soap opera in Rwanda that aims to restore the country’s broken trust, profiles the man who brought honesty to one of the most corrupt cities in Latin America, and explains how a college dropout managed to con his way into American high society.

What are personal values? How do we decide what they are? What are the alternatives? Seventy-eight value systems are featured in this audiobook, which has been used at Harvard and around the world.

What role do Aristotle's four transcendent virtues - truth, beauty, goodness, and unity - play in the workplace? In this program, Tom Morris argues that Aristotle's virtues must be present in our modern business environment if real excellence is to flourish, and shows us how we can avert a spiritual crisis in our business lives by looking to the wisdom of the ancient philosophers.

We live in a society of broken homes. Having parents in the home doesn't mean that parenting is actually happening. Parenting is a God-given task that ensures young children are protected and nurtured into maturity in the fear and admonition of the Lord. But America and the church face a crisis of parenting: detached or absentee fathers, single mothers, and grandparents raising the next generation.

New York Times best-selling author Jeff Benedict has seen both good and bad in his career as a journalist. Some of the best are the extraordinary people he has met who have made deliberate choices to live happier lives despite the extreme hardship that each of them have faced. Although life will knock us down from time to time, this book is an important reminder that we all can make a choice to get back up, brush ourselves off, and keep pressing forward.

Rising above the jeremiads characteristic of so much contemporary public debate, The Broken Hearth provides a powerful affirmation of family life and the matchless benefits it bestows on individuals and society as a whole.

What constitutes ethical business behavior? What does it mean to do the right thing? In a world that regularly stretches the limits of truth and fairness, these questions hold the key to personal and professional success. The Trusted Way is the story of Brad Parsons and the unexpected mentors he meets on his journey from morally challenged entrepreneur to trusted advisor and friend. Along the way, he learns about the Four-Way Test, a simple yet powerful yardstick that can be used to measure the impact of a person's thoughts, words, and deeds toward others.

Building Strategically is the third installation of the Igniting Your Vision series designed to capture the pivotal point when going after your dreams will either cause you to swim or sink! This is a critical stage in business or ministry building. Your skills and expertise are not enough, but you have to also lean on your intuition and gut feelings. It is here you'll learn about who is right or wrong for your organization. Discover your strategic helpers and learn to build with them if you want long-term success!

Ojalá mi pareja leyera este libro tiene la intención de resaltar los valores y las virtudes que hacen a la mujer ser única. En una plática constructiva entre amigos, se pretende que uno de los personajes se haga dueño de sí mismo, crezca como ser humano, y valore los hechos mínimos de la vida cotidiana.

The Law of Small Things also exposes how our culture encourages breaches of integrity through an array of “permitted promise-breaking”, a language of clichés that equates self-interest with duty, and the “illusion of inconsequence” that excuses small breaches with the breezy confidence that we can fulfill integrity when it counts. Brody challenges the prevailing notion that integrity is a possession you hold permanently. No one “has integrity”, and no one is perfect in practicing it. What we have is the opportunity to uphold promises and fulfill duties.