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This book is a fable on self-leadership, because how you lead your
own life has everything to do with how you lead in other areas. It
is a tool for both individuals and organizations who want to create
more effective communication and relationships. Learning how to
transform everyday drama and opt for more growth-oriented
solutions, is the priceless gift it teaches. As you walk with
David, the main character, he shares how he is feeling victimized
by life. Through serendipity he meets some wise guides, Ted and
Sophia, who show David how he can move from feeling like a Victim
to being a Creator of his own life. The Power of TED* offers a
powerful alternative to the Karpman Drama Triangle with its roles
of Victim, Persecutor, and Rescuer. The Empowerment Dynamic (TED)
provides the antidote roles of Creator, Challenger and Coach and a
more positive approach to life's challenges. The teaching story
provides a guide for learning and growing through the challenges we
all face in our lives. Its message resonates with everyone who, at
some time in their lives, feel victimized by their situation.
Having helped thousands of people and scores of organizations over
the past decade, This book is being published in this 10th
Anniversary Edition to convey a very timely message of hope that
all of life, whether at home or work, can be transformed to create
satisfying and fulfilling relationships.
Make the best impression at work -- on Mars or Venus. John Gray, who changed the way people view gender differences with his #1 international bestseller Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, now brings his insights to the business world. In How to Get What You Want at Work, Gray analyzes the ways men and women misunderstand and misinterpret each other in the workplace, and he offers practical advice on reducing unnecessary conflict and frustration. How to Get What You Want at Work will: - Increase your performance by giving you the tools to improve communication, promote teamwork, and enhance working relationships.
- Increase your productivity by providing a greater awareness and appreciation of the diverse characteristics within each of us—and how these differences can positively or negatively affect productivity.
- Increase your effectiveness by empowering you to overcome frustration and resolve conflict in difficult communication situations.
- Increase your morale by utilizing interactive techniques that will promote respect and build trust.
Applying his trademark practical advice to everyday office issues, John Gray will teach you how to achieve your goals and how to make the workplace a source of fulfillment.
Change your job to change your life. You no longer need to work
nine-to-five in a big company to pay the mortgage, send your kids
to school and afford that yearly holiday. You can quit the rat race
and start up on your own - and you don't need an MBA or a huge
investment to do it. The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau is your
manual to a new way of living. Learn how to: - Earn a good living
on your own terms, when and where you want - Achieve that perfect
blend of passion and income to make work something you love - Take
crucial insights from 50 ordinary people who started a business
with $100 or less - Spend less time working and more time living
your life 'The money you have is enough. Chris makes it crystal
clear: there are no excuses left. Start now, not later. Hurry' -
Seth Godin, author of The 1-Page Marketing Plan
Faith Popcorn has been called "America's most highly regarded trends forecaster" (Newsday). She first identified the concepts of Cocooning, Female Think and Icon Toppling; predicted the fall of New Coke; and has helped create and market many of America's most successful new products. Her astonishingly accurate predictions are an invaluable asset to the American business world, and Clicking, which sold over 100,000 copies in hardcover, appeared on bestseller lists ranging from the New York Times and USA Today to the Chicago Tribune and Business Week. Now Popcorn, coauthor Lys Marigold, and Popcorn's company, BrainReserve, share even more of their remarkable insights about how we will conduct our businesses and live our lives in the future. Clicking is about positioning one's business, and one's self, to be poised to take the fullest advantage of upcoming trends. Loaded with telling anecdotes and inspiring examples, packed with ideas, products and people who have successfully mastered trends, or "clicked," this up-to-the minute revised report (including a major trend not identified in the hardcover) reveals the shape of the future.
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