Work Motivation

In these tough times, there are few people who are completely happy with the current conditions. From business executives to the everyday Joe or Jane, everyone seems to be going through a rough economic and personal crunch. But Srikumar Rao, a former business school professor and the head of The Rao Institute, says that we can learn to create joy no matter what else may be going on around us.

Most jobs lack a compelling purpose. Research finds that this workplace deficiency makes people sluggish, disengaged, careless, disloyal, unhappy and unhealthy. Fortunately, there is a way to be free from the modern trap of meaningless labor without switching careers or quitting jobs. The scientifically-validated practice of job purposing, which consists of surprisingly modest acts that anybody can do, elevates ordinary work to a fulfilling venture.

In his groundbreaking debut book, Unseen Work, Myles Biggs challenges his listeners to acknowledge all of the unseen work in their lives: perceived past failures, seemingly disconnected life events, and childhood circumstances. Biggs argues that no experience is ever wasted, but instead, our unseen moments build to determine our levels of success.

Jesus is at work in your personal life and at your place of employment. Once you open your eyes to that reality, the sixty-second walk from your car to the front door of your job will never be the same.

The Mindful Living series is a new series of short mindfulness books dedicated to enhancing three important areas of our lives: work, relationships and parenting. Best-selling author and mindfulness guru Oli Doyle shows that all the key domains of life provide great opportunities to practice mindfulness and discover peace of mind. In Mindfulness at Work, Oli guides the listener through a six-week guide to show that even with demanding bosses and stressful environments, we actually can be happy at work.

Hailed as "the female Jerry Maguire" by CNN, sports-agent-turned-entrepreneur Molly Fletcher reveals the winning secrets of fearless world-class achievers. Molly Fletcher knows a thing or two about making trades. As a sports agent, she's negotiated on behalf of champions such as Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz and seven-time PGA TOUR winner Matt Kuchar. As a top-tier speaker and consultant, she's helped energize companies worldwide.

Is work working for you? If you experience the "Sunday night scaries", count down the days to the weekend, or dread the thought of another day at work, maybe you can only see two options to escape your current misery: quit your job or stay and suffer. There is another option. In Own It. Love It. Make It Work., one of America's top productivity consultants reveals why you don't have to rely on your company, nor your boss, for your professional fulfillment. Instead, you can take ownership of your career, your life, and your happiness - right now.

¿Qué pasaría si en lugar de este escenario se propiciara la felicidad en el trabajo como fin para ser felices como personas, y viceversa? A esta gran pregunta da respuesta Santiago Vázquez y lo hace desde la Psicología Positiva. Para el autor es imposible trabajar y vivir de otra forma y más cuando de aquí a que podamos jubilarnos tendrán que pasar unos cuantos años. Si vamos a trabajar 40 años o más, ¿podemos renunciar a intentar ser felices? La respuesta es un no rotundo.

What can blue-collar business teach us about work and faith? The faith and work conversation is alive and well, but most resources focus on white-collar jobs, neglecting the majority of the workforce. When Pastor Dave Hataj realized he needed to go home and take over the family gear shop, he didn’t expect it to become a spiritually transformative season of his life. Yet as he began to think about what it meant to be a Christian in business, he discovered just how much our work matters to God and how blue-collar business can change people, communities, and even the world.

In his instant self-help classic, the international bestseller How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, Michael J. Gelb identified seven aspects of da Vinci's genius that contemporary readers can emulate and apply in their own lives.

Daily Gratitude: Inner Child Healing: A Guided Gratitude List of 300+ Things to be Grateful for During Your Journey to Recovery of Past Trauma and Wounds is designed specifically for your inner child healing journey to recovery. Congratulations on taking this courageous step towards healing and self-discovery. This book serves as a powerful tool to enhance your shadow work, inner work, and therapy, fostering a mindset of gratitude and positivity as you navigate the delicate process of healing childhood trauma.

Fish! Sticks employs the same kind of easy-to-use story that was used in Fish! to illustrate its three main commitments for continued success: Find IT, Live IT, Coach IT, where the "IT" is each employee's own personal vision, found within the overall vision for the business. Chock full of easy-to-grasp examples, this book provides advice that is concrete and can produce immediate improvements in employee morale, customer satisfaction, and productivity, both for the short and long-term.

Leading at a Distance provides executives with the necessary skills to successfully lead in the new virtual workplace, backed by the research and expertise of global leadership firm Spencer Stuart. Although working remotely is not new, the global pandemic has placed virtual work at the center of everyday life. And it has thrust workforce strategies to the core of business operations globally. As the shift toward large-scale virtual work continues to grow, leaders must understand how to build virtual-work environments that foster connected, engaged, and high-performing teams.

I don’t want to be here. That’s the thought that leads to stress and anxiety at work and home, and it's been overstepping its bounds, standing in the way of the life you want to live. I Want to Be Here uncovers the source of our stress and anxiety, presents the key to its defeat, and shares a method for creating lasting change. The story is told from the perspective of a senior leader in the technology industry, husband, and father, who conquered the anxiety that landed him in the emergency room.

Make Life Work in a Fast-Paced World is an inspirational and motivational book that lays out the blueprint for success. As you listen to this book, you will find keys for life that you have been looking for to turn your failure into success. You will learn about some of the greatest men in the bible who met with failure but still went on to have great success.

Das macht guten Unterricht aus!Willst Du wissen, warum die Pädagogische Psychologie so facettenreich ist? Hast Du Dich schon einmal gefragt, weshalb Kinder von einem Lehrer so begeistert sind? Willst auch Du erfahren, wie Du zur kompetenten Lehrkraft wirst?Erfahre in diesem hilfreichen Ratgeber.

Are you looking to give your fitness motivation a much needed kick up the butt? Want to increase your energy levels and feel more excited to exercise? Want to know how to get the most out of your workouts? Or maybe you just want to be more proactive in committing and achieving your fitness goals? Sound like hard work? We've all been there, you're not alone! This audiobook is intended for you and other individuals looking to feel more comfortable with your bodies and give you that little push to live a happier and healthier life.

¿Has hecho de todo para alcanzar tus metas y has fallado una y otra vez? ¿Te has sentido perdido en algún momento de debilidad e impotencia? ¿Cómo puedes iniciar hacer cambios que generen valorar tu vida? Déjame decirte que esto se debe a tus hábitos actuales que te han estado restando energía ¿qué hacer? Te invito a escuchar hasta el final. En este audiolibro encontrarás recomendaciones, sugerencias, tips y estrategias más que pertinentes para cambiar el rumbo y tomar las riendas de tu vida.

Ethical intelligence may not get as much attention as other forms of "smarts", but as Bruce Weinstein reveals, it is the most practical, valuable, and even courageous form, determining success on the job, fulfillment in relationships, and sense of self-worth. After reviewing the basic ethical principles agreed upon by cultures and religious traditions around the world and throughout time, Weinstein tells listeners how to develop their ethics IQ by applying these principles in daily life.

여성의 권리와 삶에 대해 말하기와 글쓰기를 멈추지 않는 작가, 이다혜. 『출근길의 주문』은 일하는 여성들을 위해 집필한 이다혜 작가의 신작으로, 그간 책과 방송에서 보여준 사회를 향한 통찰력 있는 발언과 공감을 일으키는 문장들이 가득하다. 작가는 20여 년 동안 사회생활하며 경험한 이야기들과 그간 일터에서 만난 수많은 여성들의 고민에 귀 기울여 이 책을 준비했다. (여성에게 불리한 방향으로) 기울어진 사회에 대해 논하는 것을 넘어 실생활(일터)에서 활용할 수 있는 말하기, 글쓰기, 네트워킹 방법들이 가득하다.