Building Relationships

When I was younger, I used to think interesting people were born different. They always seemed to have the best stories, the perfect observations, the magnetic spark that made everyone want to be around them. I thought you either had it or you didn’t. What I discovered over the years is that being interesting is not about being born with some rare talent—it’s about how you choose to live and how you choose to see. This book is the result of years of paying attention, experimenting in conversations, and learning how small shifts can make a big difference in the way people experience you.

Proven ways to improve your child's self-esteem. A solid sense of self-worth helps your child make good choices, develop healthy relationships, and work to achieve his or her dreams. But what's the best way to instill self-confidence while still teaching your child to value and care about others? Based on a biblical understanding of human worth, Building Confidence in Your Child teaches you how to parent positively and help your child grow into a secure adult who is poised for success in life.

In The Emotional Intelligence Skills Workbook, psychologists Matthew McKay and Stephanie Catella draw from emotion efficacy therapy (EET) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to offer a wealth of practical skills you can use to navigate difficult conversations effectively while maintaining your relationships. You'll learn what emotional intelligence (EI) is, and why strengthening it can help you overcome conflict with others.

Mould Yourself is a guide that will help you build an authentic relationship with yourself. It will help you to see yourself in a positive light and help you mould yourself since you have all the answers within you. It will inspire you to look at change with excitement and enthusiasm. The lens with which you see the world will change, and it will help you to have a more connected experience with yourself.

You Are Worth It is a memoir about the War in Afghanistan and Kyle’s heroics, yes, but it also is a manual for living. Organized around the credos that have guided Kyle’s life (from “Don’t Hide Your Scars” to “Call Your Mom”), the book encourages us to become our best selves in the time we've been given on earth.

A blogger and homeschooling mom of three, Jessica Smartt shares her family’s journey out of monotony, distraction, and busyness to a life of making lasting memories and how families can take those memories, together with old and new traditions, to breathe life into their homes.

These days, many of us find it easier to avoid face-to-face contact in favor of technological shortcuts. Why take the trouble to meet someone in person when we can simply send an email or a text? But as Michael Gelb argues in this compelling book, the meaningful relationships that come from real interaction are the basis of success. In The Art of Connection, Gelb offers listeners seven methods of developing better rapport in their professional and personal lives.

Do you have a Third Place? Your first place is home, your second place is work, and your third place is where you go to socialize. As more of our lives are spent online and in digital spaces, these often overlooked "Third Places" play a crucial role in keeping our communities vibrant.

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Master the transformative power of emotional intelligence in 7 simple steps… and further unleash your full potential to lead a more fulfilling life by embracing the 7 skills to build mental toughness!

This program will help you and your family to prioritize your family in today's turbulent world; build a happier and more effective family; create more meaningful family relationships; unite around a common purpose, vision, and mission; enjoy more quality and quantity family time together; and build renewing and lasting family traditions.

Are you tired of the confusion and pain that comes from not understanding why relationships are so hard for you? Do you wish for a guide that doesn't just talk at you but walks with you through your journey of healing and connection? This workbook is your guide through the journey of healing past wounds and building stable, fulfilling relationships.

We want to raise well-rounded human beings—we're just not quite sure how best to do it. Confounded by rapidly changing gender norms, today's parents are attempting to raise kind, compassionate, emotionally sensitive boys in a society that simultaneously rewards stereotypical masculinity and is increasingly hostile to boys. Written by an in-the-trenches #boymom who intimately understands male development and the challenges currently facing boys and their families, Building Boys offers ten rules that parents can use to guide their parenting choices throughout their sons' lives.

It’s time to take the next steps to understanding and healing your relationship anxiety. With Overcoming Relationship Anxiety, you’ll learn more about what relationship anxiety is and what can cause it, as well as how it can negatively impact the long-term health of your relationship. Then, it’s time to build your personalized path to healing yourself and your relationships. You’ll learn new strategies for coping with the symptoms of relationship anxiety, develop new skills and behaviors to overcome those old, unhelpful habits, and strengthen your connection with your partner.

Unlock the mysteries of life after death and explore the enlightening discoveries of a private investigator's 15-year investigation. This book is a comprehensive resource answering 150 of the most crucial questions about what happens when we die. Now you can delve into the life-changing insights we learn from near-death experiences, after-death communications, spirit contact through mediums, past lives, past-life memories, past-life and between-lives regressions, out-of-body experiences, soul pre-birth planning, dream visitations, shared-death experiences, and so much more.

Recent research shows that when you understand and activate your positive personality traits, you become more resilient, manage stress better, and find greater fulfillment in life. In The Power of Character Strengths: Appreciate and Ignite Your Positive Personality, you'll be expertly guided by leading authorities through your 24 strengths. You'll soon see all the ways these strengths are your best-kept secret for boosting your well-being. Discover how to appreciate what's best in you and champion strengths in the people you care about most.

On the day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, James Martin SJ posted a video on Facebook in which he called for solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters. "The largest mass shooting in US history took place at a gay club, and the LGBT community has been profoundly affected," he began. He then implored his fellow Catholics - and people everywhere - to "stand not only with the people of Orlando but also with their LGBT brothers and sisters."

Experiencing conflict in relationships is an unavoidable fact of life. When our relationships are messed up, our lives feel messed up. Likewise, our hearts and minds hurt—the two are intricately linked. Drawing on over 25 years of clinical experience with individuals, couples, and families, psychotherapist Anita Astley will walk you through practical steps to unf*ck yourself from the inside out in order to establish healthy relationships.

We have hundreds of "friends" through online social networking, but we often don't even know the full name of the person who lives right next door. This unique and inspiring book asks the question: What is the most loving thing I can do for the people who live on my street or in my apartment building? Through compelling true stories of lives impacted, the authors explain how to create genuine friendships with the people who live in closest proximity to us.

This 10-week plan will help you to turn your life around from small beginnings and design a life of financial freedom filled with the small experiences that bring you joy. Authors Ken and Mary Okoroafor started out as resource-poor working-class immigrants and have built a life of financial independence and joyful moments through hard work, smart saving and savvy investing. They know what it feels like to start from ground zero, and as a chartered accountant and former CFO, Ken shares his financial expertise to help you unlock the secret to building wealth.