Self Education

Now in his late seventies, Sir Ranulph Fiennes looks back on a lifetime of exploration, and draws powerful, inspiring lessons that we can all use when faced by the tribulations of everyday life. Having crossed both Polar ice caps on foot, climbed Everest and the Eiger, served in the SAS and circumnavigated the world along its polar axis—a 53,000-mile odyssey that has never been repeated—'Ran' looks back from the summit of an incredible life.

Do you want to write but can't seem to get started? Are you struggling to finish your novel or frustrated by your slow progress? Perhaps you are starting to worry that you aren't cut out for the writing life.... Let best-selling novelist and host of the Worried Writer podcast Sarah Painter show you how to skip past negativity, free-up writing time, cope with self-doubt, and beat procrastination. Packed with honest, supportive, and hard-won advice, this is your practical guide to getting the work done.

Would you like to write a non-fiction book that readers love? There's an art and science to writing a non-fiction book that excites your readers and which earns you money. My name is Bryan Collins, I'm an author from Ireland, and I've published a number of popular non-fiction books. In this detailed, yet practical writing book, I explain all you need to know about writing your non-fiction book, step-by-step.

This is the audio summary of 10% Happier, a book that offers a practical way to approach mindfulness in the modern world.

This revolutionary audiobook brings an entirely new approach to achieve consistency, persistence, and self-discipline without forcing yourself or depending solely on the willpower. Take a deep look into what allows us to resist the worst distractions and simply take action, produce, accomplish, and perform. You’ll learn how the top achievers consistently get things done as well as what drives us on an instinctual, subconscious level to act.

Have you ever had this happen? You went to bed the night before committing to going to the gym the next morning. Membership is paid for, nothing left to do but to start your transformation. When the alarm goes off the next morning, you think, “A few more minutes.” After a few times slapping the snooze button, you compromise with your brain by saying “Okay, I’m going straight after work!”

Not as patient as you think you are? Surprised by how quickly you lose your cool when someone shows you an imagined show of disrespect? All we can do in those situations is react. But why do we do what we do? How can we improve our actions? Repeated bad behavior becomes a bad habit. How can we break this vicious cycle? Often we know what’s wrong in our behavior, we even know how could we fix it, but somehow we never take action to change. Some mental triggers stay hidden from our conscious mind. This book bridges the gap between those two by introducing you to gears of human behavior.

Originally published in 2014, 30 Days: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life is an extensive but simple-to-read book by Marc Reklau.. It is the first in a series of seven books by Reklau that helps readers improve their lives by creating new habits. Having written this book after being fired from his job, Reklau has personal experience in taking failure and turning it into success, and he shares his knowledge liberally with readers. This audiobook encapsulates key takeaways found in the original book.

Unlike other time management or anti-procrastination books, The Ultimate Procrastination Fix Handbook to Achieve Your Goals and Increase Self Growth will show you how you can take control of your time with a series of proven strategies and intuitive, science-backed methods to move yourself towards your goals on a daily basis so that you can achieve success in your life by making huge strides in your career, strengthen your relationships and improving your time management skills.

ADHD Go is a guidebook for creating your own plan to treat the symptoms of ADHD. ADHD Go is written for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but the strategies are beneficial for anyone who wants to develop awareness, clarify intentions, and improve life outcomes. As people with ADHD, we need to approach life differently than neurotypicals. Our condition presents challenges that can impair our daily lives and prevent us from achieving goals. Learn to overcome those obstacles with effective treatment tactics and self-coaching.

After immigrating to a different continent in pursuit of a better life for my family and me, having to learn a new language, opening a successful growing business, and changing peoples lives the past 10 years for a living, I've learned a few lessons. The biggest one is that nothing good comes easy! Becoming the strongest version of yourself in all possible aspects of your life starts with these two words: Stay sore.

In this audiobook, we will go over how to step out of your shell and overcome social anxiety the right way. There are many ways out there on the Internet that may make social anxiety worsen. We will only talk about methods that will help you. Many websites say that shyness is a negative trait and is one that people should strive to get over. This book absolutely does not stand by that. Shyness is a trait that many of us possess, and it is okay to be shy!

You know your life could be so much better if only you had more willpower. If you had more willpower, you'd be able to stick to your diet and meet your weight goals. If you had more willpower, you'd be able to avoid alcohol. If you had more willpower, you'd be able to stop procrastinating and get more work done. Want unstoppable willpower on tap? Well, now you can have it. In this book, you'll learn what willpower is, why it's so important, why you don't have enough of it - and how you can strengthen your reserves so they become unstoppable.

Design thinking has helped hundreds of their students resolve some of their most pressing problems and dilemmas, and it can do the same for you, too. The duo reminds you - with the clarity and assurance that's only the reserve of seasoned instructors - that it's okay if you are 60 and haven't figured out your life yet, because everyone has multiple life versions to figure out.

Viktor Frankl's memoir, Man's Search for Meaning is about so much more than one man's experiences in a concentration camp. As a book about the Holocaust, it helps to shed light on the day-to-day struggles that inmates faced physically, psychologically, and socially. But it also reaches far beyond camp life and into the meaning of life itself.

In his acclaimed memoir, 10% Happier, Dan Harris recounts the events leading to his televised panic attack and the series of events that followed — involving evangelicals, self-help gurus, Buddhists and neuroscientists — on his accidental quest to find himself.

This FastReads Summary & Analysis offers supplementary material to 10% Happier to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, FastReads Summary & Analysis is here to help. Absorb everything you need to know in under 20 minutes!

Simplify, structure and succeed in life with leading life coach Shannah Kennedy's The Life Plan. Discover what you really want in life and how to get it! Do you want to live with purpose and achieve your life goals? In The Life Plan, leading life coach Shannah Kennedy sets out a step-by-step strategy to help you identify your true self and values, declutter and simplify your life, improve your time management and create structures that will help guide you towards your goals and visions.

Are you looking for the best way to learn French? Well, look no further. This book is, simply put, the best on the market for learning French. Why do I say that? Because this book does what language books should do - teach you the mechanics of the language, not a bunch of tourist trap phrases that you'll forget the second you leave the country. Nor does it make the critical mistake of going into far too much detail and boring you half to death spending a lot of time going on about three different kinds of articles.

So, you've tried all the normal self-care tips and energising rituals but you're confused because none of the techniques are working for you. That's ok! You just haven't found the right self-care habits that relate to your specific star sign! You're a Leo—you need to do some pilates, volunteering or go to the theatre! Your body is a temple, and you need to slow down every once in a while and put yourself first. This is a guide specifically tailored to your needs.

Whether you’re new to freelance life, thinking of taking the leap, or more experienced, the messiness and challenges of self-employment can trip you up if you’re not prepared. Survival Skills for Freelancers is your secret weapon to help you do what you love and love what you do.