Self Help Biography

Acclaimed author Lauren Slater ruminates on what it means to be family. Lauren Slater's rocky childhood left her cold to the idea of ever creating a family of her own, but a husband, two dogs, two children, and three houses later, she came around to the challenges, trials, and unexpected rewards of playing house. In these autobiographical pieces, Slater presents snapshots of domestic life, populating them with the gritty details and jarring realities of sharing home, life, and body in the curious institution called "family."

A poetic narrative organized by regret, Another Shot provides an insightful glimpse into the life and mind of regular guy Joe Kita. It's a tumultuous and sometimes uncomfortable journey. But Kita is hilarious, insightful, and - most of all - inspiring enough to make you ponder: Why not give it another shot?

She is a tortured soul buried under the crippling weight of a deep Southern Baptist upbringing, replete with sexual, physical, and emotional abuse along with a healthy helping of good ole Christian guilt. However, like magma under intense pressure, she burst forth in a fiery jet, destroying her bonds and emerged as a low-key badass! 

The Littlest Green Beret represents a small felt hat, my stature, and all those seemingly insurmountable goals. We all face adversity amidst physical, mental, and emotional challenges, and this audiobook is about becoming self-reliant in terms of creating a powerful future. It can also become your battle plan for addressing life's challenges and the key to unlocking the leader within you. Through my own stories of adversity, I convey how leadership development can occur every day if you're observant, reflective, and determined. 

This Indo-Fijian author's memoir is a story of risk, courage, and determination. Ultimately it's a story of the human spirit's triumph over fear.

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Becky married her college sweetheart and thought she would be married for life. Thirty years later, she had three grown children and a successful career, but her marriage was failing. Her husband was becoming increasingly unemployable as he sank deeper into alcoholism. She was unhappy, but she didn’t think she had the confidence or wherewithal to make it on her own.

As a woman and mom myself, I get it! Life is busy and fun and fulfilling and stressful and joyful and so very much more. I’m also a therapist, so I get the background behind a lot of the patterns many of us fall into in our everyday lives as well. In the following chapters, I'll share some of my own stories, as well as helpful pointers and tips you can use to help you in your daily life. I’ve also included themes I hear a lot in my private practice therapy sessions, as I feel like these are often very relevant outside of the therapy room too.

Would you like to untrain yourself in limited thinking? Would you like to have a conversation with your boss, your manager, your children, your spouse and your customers or clients? This is a book about "how to create a conversation". This is the auto-biographical way Judy McKee, a trainer herself, learned to talk to others by creating a 'safe environment' for them. She wanted to be a top sales producer and a money earner. She did it! This is how she did it. You can do it, too! She had aspirations to put three children (a year apart) through college and that was her intention.

Long Run Hacks dives into the reasons we feel mentally and physically unmotivated to complete our required training mileage. The action steps at the end of each chapter give you a summarized takeaway solution to motivate and help get you through your long runs. Make the most of your long-distance training efforts, and listen to the tips offered in this audio guide.

In ihrem Zusammenhang werden die sechs Kapitel dieses Buches - unterstützt von mehr als 80 Referenzen von wissenschaftlichen Studien und glaubwürdigen Experten - Ihnen dabei helfen, eine neue Gewohnheit zu entwickeln und eine der wichtigsten Veränderungen vorzunehmen, die Sie jemals in Ihrem Leben machen werden, falls Sie sich diese zu Herzen nehmen. Kaufen Sie das Buch jetzt und erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihr Leben verbessern können.

This audiobook would be great for people who want to change the way of thinking and the way of looking at the world. In this audiobook, there are 50 phrases of geniuses who have marked their era and I hope that you can learn something from them.

Overcome your past, improve your present, and believe in your future. What if you can overcome painful circumstances? Imagine finding inspiration and hope through difficulties! Spanning three generations, author Susan Nicholson has written an honest account of her life which is both compelling in its authenticity and deeply moving in the sheer amount of challenges she has faced.

Broken Gifts is a horrifying look into the depths of abuse and addiction, yet every chapter also seems to shine hope into the listener's rapidly beating heart. Looking back on the trauma in his life, Tyler Auck finds beauty. This beauty is as miraculous as a flower growing in the crack of a sidewalk. His story is awful. But, by the end of the book, you will be cheering him on as he continues his journey in recovery.

Mike Flynt was swapping stories with some old football buddies when he brought up the biggest regret of his life: getting kicked off the college team before his senior year. So, one of his pals said, "Why not do something about it?" Most 59-year-olds would have laughed. Flynt's only concern was his eligibility. He not only returned to college football, but actually made the team at his alma mater—Sul Ross State, an NCAA division III school.

"My aunt wrote down the story of her life with depression. She didn't share it, so I’m sharing it for her.” A true story spoken from a sufferer of depression. The ugly truths and the painful battles. Combined with the story from someone who loved them, how they tried to support, and the painful process of losing them. All shared with the hope to help others and encourage support.

Founded in 1868 by Jamshetji Tata, the Tata Group symbolizes the great Indian story of hope, growth, and phenomenal success. In The Learning Factory, Arun Maira narrates people-centric episodes that bring alive the values of the Tata Group, standards that combine the high-velocity practices as well as the old-fashioned principles that make the Tata Group the giant it is today.

As a fledgling doctor, what would you choose: practising medicine in rural India or going abroad in search of financial security? How would you face the people who depend on you if your wealth is wiped out in the stock market? How would you pursue a dream project, knowing the many challenges that lie ahead? In Excellence Has No Borders, Dr, B.S. Ajaikumar, an oncologist, answers these questions in an inspiring and fascinating narrative. He details how he has made cancer treatment accessible to all and created a chain of world-class cancer hospitals across India.