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Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests
'Could there be a more relevant book for our times? While there are
plenty of books on persuasion, none tells us how to influence
others through the quiet art of understanding. Vengoechea implores
us to truly hear other people (maybe for the first time) and is the
perfect author of a book on why we should listen like we mean it'
Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked and Indistractable Hear me
out. Does this sound like you? You end a team meeting and can't
recall a single thing that was said. You leave a conversation with
a friend feeling disconnected and unfulfilled. You think you and
your boss are on the same page, only to find out you haven't been
meeting expectations. Fortunately, listening, like any
communication skill, can be improved, and Ximena Vengoechea can
show you how. As a user researcher, she has spent nearly a decade
facilitating hundreds of conversations at LinkedIn, Twitter and
Pinterest. It's her job to uncover the truth behind how people use,
and really think about, her company's products. In Listen Like You
Mean It, she reveals the tips and tricks of the trade, including: -
How to quickly build rapport with strangers - Which questions help
people unlock what they need to say - When it's time to throw out
the script entirely - How to recover from listener's drain
For many, anxiety is a powerful giant that would like you to believe that your life will never be normal again. A giant that traps you in darkness and defeat. But, you can live free from anxiety.
Knowing first-hand the reality of the battle of anxiety, pastor Louie Giglio shares both practical and spiritual ways to walk in freedom. With encouragement and hope he unfolds the truth in the paradox that anxiety is dead but still deadly—namely, that while the reality of anxiety might be intimidating, there is One whose power has already won the battle.
Putting an X Through Anxiety will show you how to put an "X" through your anxiety using the strongest of weapons: the cross of Jesus. Each day of the journey will help you put one foot forward in the battle, breaking through strongholds where Jesus has already fought for you and won.
Busy business owner and coach, Jackie Jarvis, shares her personal
journey with honesty and humour. Reaching a point in her life when
she felt an urge to slow down and be truer to her heart's desire,
she found that the struggle with herself was the biggest challenge
of all. She writes about what many of us, living busy, fast paced
lives feel. She touches on what deep down we all have the greatest
longing for but at the same time are afraid to reach out for, and
afraid to give ourselves permission to have. If, like Jackie, you
listen to 'The Voice of Slow' and what it has to say to you, you
will become inspired to follow her path to slowing down, stressing
less and enjoying life more. Read slowly to appreciate the
important messages here for you. *This book is based on an earlier
version titled 'In Pursuit of Slow'.'In Pursuit of Slow' was an
Amazon Bestseller in the Top 50 Self Help category.
A breakthrough discovery in communication for transforming love
relationships Over and over couples consistently name "improved
communication" as the greatest need in their relationships. Love
Talk-by acclaimed relationship experts Drs. Les and Leslie
Parrott-is a deep yet simple plan full of new insights that will
revolutionize communication in love relationships. The first steps
to improving this single most important factor in any marriage or
love relationship are to identify your fear factors and determine
your personal communication styles, and then learn how the two of
you can best interact. In this no-nonsense book, "psychobabble" is
translated into easy-to-understand language that clearly teaches
you what you need to do-and not do-for speaking each other's
language like you never have before. * The Secret to Emotional
Connection * Charts and sample conversations * The most important
conversation you'll ever have * A short course on Communication 101
* Appendix on Practical Help for the "Silent Partner" Two softcover
"his and hers" workbooks are full of lively exercises and
enlightening self-tests that help couples apply what they are
learning about communication directly to their relationships. Love
Talk is also available as an abridged Audio Pages (R) CD.
Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual
for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver
innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing
exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental
health.
For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much
progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart
disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often,
it intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at
the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we
must replace this outdated framework with a personalized, proactive
strategy for longevity, one where we take action now, rather than
waiting.
This is not "biohacking," it's science: a well-founded strategic and
tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our
physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Dr. Attia's aim is less to
tell you what to do and more to help you learn how to think about
long-term health, in order to create the best plan for you as an
individual. In Outlive, readers will discover:
* Why the cholesterol test at your annual physical doesn't tell you
enough about your actual risk of dying from a heart attack.
* That you may already suffer from an extremely common yet
underdiagnosed liver condition that could be a precursor to the chronic
diseases of aging.
* Why exercise is the most potent pro-longevity "drug"—and how to begin
training for the "Centenarian Decathlon."
* Why you should forget about diets, and focus instead on nutritional
biochemistry, using technology and data to personalize your eating
pattern.
* Why striving for physical health and longevity, but ignoring
emotional health, could be the ultimate curse of all.
Aging and longevity are far more malleable than we think; our fate is
not set in stone. With the right roadmap, you can plot a different path
for your life, one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade
better than the one before.
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