School Success

School was a struggle for John D. Rodrigues. He knew he was smart, but teachers and classmates didn’t believe him. All they saw was a kid who wore freakish orthopedic shoes, couldn’t sit still in class, and struggled miserably with reading. At age 16, John had had enough. He dropped out, certain he’d never return to school. Thanks to a chance encounter, John discovered ice sculpting. Here, finally, was something the young man was good at, and he took to it passionately. His talent for releasing beauty from massive blocks of ice led to jobs working in famous hotels and on cruise ships.

This is a guide to anxiety: why we feel it, how we experience it when it strikes, and what we can do when we come under its influence. Across a series of essays that look at the subject from a number of angles, the tone is helpful, compassionate, and in the best sense, practical.

Consequences of the ongoing pandemic have seriously affected educational systems in the US and around the world. School closures and the opportunities or nightmares of remote learning have caused many parents to reconsider options for schooling their children. Jean Nunnally's memoir of her trials and triumphs in unschooling her two children from birth to college provides an enlightening insight into the innate learning ability of humans, showing how self-esteem, trust, and personal responsibility were preserved and strengthened for herself and her kids.

This crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you’re simply interested in the subject of critical care medicine. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical medical school critical care medicine course. Included are both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master critical care medicine.

Help your pre-teen thrive in middle school without the overwhelm! Is your student anxious about the transition to middle school? Are they worried about juggling academics, balancing social pressures, and building confidence? Looking for a practical guide that offers support and boosts self-esteem? Survive and Thrive in Middle School is here to help. Middle school doesn't have to be a confusing or stressful experience.

You’ll find a huge amount of relevant knowledge which is essential to understand at the beginning of your career. Quite literally, stuff Dr. Nicol wishes someone had told him on day one. It would have saved a lot of time, stress, and errors if they had. This audiobook distills two decades of experience from the frontline of veterinary medicine into an astonishingly valuable listen, providing you with the opportunity to rapidly accelerate your career and avoid the pitfalls that lie in wait for many unaware new graduates.

In Beer School, authors and entrepreneurs Steve Hindy and Tom Potter share the improbable saga of Brooklyn Brewery, the company they grew from a home-brew hobby into a multimillion-dollar business - all in the most competitive beer market in the United States. If you have a thirst for entrepreneurial success, drink up. If you are a business manager or owner and want fresh ideas and insight, tap in. You'll learn entrepreneurial basics, plus some things textbooks don't teach you, as you follow the company's successes (and a few failures).

This official 20-hour Responsible Adult Course training program meets BC Child Care Licensing guidelines. This course will qualify you to work with children in BC. It comes with job-search assistance.

An inspirational story about transformation, healing, and spirituality. By sharing her own journey and paranormal experiences through life, Dr. Valentin inspires the reader to find their Divine Feminine, intuitive powers and soul’s purpose. “I knew I was dying. The first thing I noticed was that I was still alive. I was still there, just outside my body!” This was the reaction of Dr. Valentin as she came close to death in the ER in 1992. She then developed a serious blood disorder and walked a fine line between life and death for several years.

Innovation influences the market and its operators, especially about competition conditions. One of the most significant technological advances relates to the possibility of capturing a huge amount of information and processing them rapidly: two of the main features that make up the phenomenon known as big data. This not only entails the emergence of specialized operators in these activities, but also makes a "data economy" possible.

In Tort Law, we examine the black letter rules of tort law tested on the MBE and in law school. By combining a simple approach to legal learning, with the innovative appeal of an audio study aid, Tort Law provides you with a concise overview of the subject matter in a way that makes it easy to learn, understand, and memorize. Tort Law also includes numerous hypothetical examples and analyses to help you apply the rules of law to analyze any given fact patterns.

Unleash Calm, Competent Parenting Skills, Even if the Daily Struggles Seem Overwhelming. Do you lie awake at night, questioning if your parenting approach is helping your child or contributing to their stress? Do you frequently ask, "How can I help my child navigate educational challenges, relationships, and emotional highs and lows while managing my own stress?" Are you desperate for practical, compassionate guidance you can implement immediately? This book is designed to support parents like you who face the daily challenges of raising a child with ADHD.

Whether you're discussing the terms of a high-stakes deal, forming a key partnership, asking for a raise, or planning a family event, negotiating can be stressful. One person makes a demand, the other concedes a point. In the end, you settle on a subpar solution in the middle—if you come to any agreement at all. But these discussions don't need to be win-or-lose situations. Written by negotiation expert Jeff Weiss, the HBR Guide to Negotiating provides a disciplined approach to finding a solution that works for everyone involved.

Many of life's best lessons are not taught in school. This is especially true when it comes to financial literacy and becoming a millionaire. School teaches us the basics. It teaches us how to get a job and become productive citizens. But what if we want more? What if we want to become successful beyond our wildest dreams? We need more than the basics. We also need more than motivational quotes and memes. We need a blueprint and a solid game plan.

Parenting ADHD with Empathy and Effectiveness provides parents with practical techniques to improve emotional regulation, social skills, focus and self-control in children with ADHD - empowering compassionate yet effective parenting. Written by Sierra Nice, a dedicated ADHD parenting strategist, this judgment-free guide leads with empathy while arming you with evidence-based tools.

They tricked you but you’re not trapped. We all got tricked into mundane lives. Sold a story and told to chase the ‘dream.’ The problem? There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow if you follow the main conventional narrative. So why don’t people change? Obligations and reputations. They end up chained, strained, and drained of their life force. Sad but true. Most people are miserable in one central aspect of their lives.

MBA in a Day 2.0 tackles business fundamentals in a simple and engaging manner. Professor Steven Stralser makes it easy to grasp the basics of business: how to manage people, how to manage money, how to manage markets, and how to manage business systems. These four areas of exploration will deepen your understanding of how the business world works.

Discover the key to crushing stress and achieving success—without giving up the things you love! Do you feel overwhelmed by schoolwork, distractions, and the pressure to succeed? Struggle with time management and staying focused? You're not alone. Many teens face the same challenges, but the solution lies in mastering your executive function skills—the mental tools that help you stay organized, manage time, and make smart decisions.

Success isn't a game of chance, but the result of consciously applied principles – principles that the most successful people in the world live by every day. In this captivating audiobook, you'll discover 43 scientifically-based success secrets, packaged in compelling stories of extraordinary personalities. From achieving personal goals to professional success to financial freedom – these principles touch every area of life.

We all need agency to feel the power and joy of acting in the face of challenge and opportunity. But we also need humility and restraint to ensure that we guard against hubris and harm. We need trusted and testable navigation tools to give us confidence in our creative power and cautiousness in carrying out our work. Instead of looking for answers, what we are all seeking are tools for navigating the increasingly complex, noisy, conflicted culture that we inhabit. A personal manifesto is one of those tools.