Development Bank

Why are stress and anxiety neurodivergent issues? Quite simply, because much of the modern world isn’t designed by or for us. Most of us are constantly bombarded by demands we struggle to meet in environments we struggle to tolerate. The larger the gap between what we are expected to do and what we can do comfortably, the greater our stress and anxiety will be. When we experience this ongoing, gnawing pressure from childhood, trauma is almost inevitable.

Do you know that your emotional agility can be mastered and improved, no matter your age? This book will teach and guide you through a set of proven techniques and methods to unleash your full potential that will sharpen and sculpt your emotional intelligence level. This book will be worth your time and money for the knowledge you gain.

This newly launched report argues that development policies based on new insights into how people actually think and make decisions will help governments and civil society more readily tackle such challenges as increasing productivity, breaking the cycle of poverty from one generation to the next, and acting on climate change.

Do you want to improve your relationships and productivity, all by simply changing your listening habits? Listening is the forgotten communication skill, but arguably, the most significant. It is a crucial part of our ability to engage and communicate with others. Listening actively, however, takes this skill-set up a level. Almost everyone sincerely believes that they listen effectively; however, good listening skills are rare. Most of us have never been taught the habits that would make us effective listeners, so they need to be practiced and developed.

If you have relationships, you've likely been part of silent agreements. Silent agreements are the implicit "rules" of your relationships that arise from unspoken beliefs and expectations that both parties hold, stemming from your earliest experiences and reinforced as you mature. They can sound something like "the person who makes more money should pay for the dates," or "my boss doesn't offer me a raise, and he knows I won't ask for one". These agreements can hinder your relationships, remaining undiscussed due to fear, aversion to conflict, feelings of obligation, or guilt.

If this resonates with you, you're not alone. Anxious attachment is a common struggle, but it doesn’t have to define your love life. Whether you’re single, dating, or in a long-term relationship, this book is designed to meet you where you are and guide you toward greater emotional security.

Although you cannot avoid stress, the good news is that you can minimize the harmful effects of stress, such as depression or hypertension. The key is to develop an awareness of how you interpret, and react to, circumstances. This awareness will help you develop coping techniques for managing stress. This book aims to give you an insight into stress, its impact, symptoms and causes, as well as to give you practical steps to follow to reduce your current stress.

Do you crave intimacy but feel overwhelmed when someone gets too close? Are you torn between wanting love and protecting your independence? Do you withdraw when emotions rise, leaving you feeling misunderstood or emotionally drained? Or are you in a relationship with someone who struggles to open up, commit, or show affection? If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone—and the good news is, it doesn’t have to be this way. Avoidant attachment is more common than you think, and while it may feel like an unchangeable part of who you are, it doesn’t have to be your destiny.

Whether you are pitching a product or idea to clients, preparing for a new job interview, or seeking to make great connections with the people you meet, your "first interactions" are the most critical of all. Just imagine. The countless hours spent talking, networking, and building relationships, those initial 30 seconds determine the majority of your success!

This book will teach you how to set up a banking policy and how to use the banking policy to invest in real estate.

Research shows that people cannot reach their full potential unless they are in healthy connection with others. Dr. Amy Banks teaches us how to rewire our brains for healthier relationships and happier, more fulfilling lives. This groundbreaking book gives listeners the tools they need to strengthen the parts of their brain that encourage connection and to heal the neural damage that disconnection can cause.

Do you often feel emotionally exhausted, invalidated, and hopelessly misunderstood in your interactions with someone close to you? Are you struggling to untangle yourself from a web of manipulation and deceit? Welcome to the world of narcissism—a hall of mirrors where nothing is as it seems.

For many women, creeps are a serious, ubiquitous, pervasive problem. They seem to be everywhere. Not only do they pester us in public, but some are capable of worming their way into our social life, poisoning our experiences. For many men, creeps are like unicorns: They hear about them a lot, but they never actually see one. Even when they do, they don’t understand what the fuss is all about. This books aims to bridge that gap by explaining the nature of creeps, how and why they manage to infiltrate our social circles, and how we can best deal with them in a safe and timely manner.

Nearly all babies in the UK receive formula milk at some point during their first year of life. Yet finding independent and factual information about formula feeding can be surprisingly difficult, as much of the material available to parents, carers, and health professionals is generated by the formula industry for marketing purposes. How can parents make properly informed decisions about which brand to choose, how much to feed and when, and how to prepare products safely? Infant feeding specialist Shel Banks tackles all these questions and many more.

Alliance Parenting sets the foundation for a collaborative journey to help guide and prepare your children to build their own lives of passion, fulfillment, and success. Written and lived by five parents with diverse backgrounds in professional sports, business, medicine, mentorship, and the creative arts, Alliance Parenting outlines four pillars of focus to help parents and children of any age discover their potential to triumph over adversity, find purpose, and live life fearlessly as they work towards their dreams.

This newly revised edition demonstrates how action learning can be used to address today's increasingly complex organizational challenges. Packed with extensive enhancements, including new international case studies, and more strategies to introduce and maintain action-learning programs within an organization, Optimizing the Power of Action Learning delivers an innovative and fresh perspective - making it a must-have for any organization looking to heighten competitive advantage and sustain success.

Now is the time for you to endure a robust kind of formative evaluation to explicitly reflect on and assess how you plan to tackle the adventures of attaining the quality of life you envision for yourself. Every day, you miss out on dozens of opportunities to improve your life. These opportunities might slip past you completely unnoticed. Or worse, you decide to let them pass you by because you are too afraid to reach out and grab them.

In school, you’re taught about the causes of World War I, the intricacies of The Great Gatsby, and how to compute the area of a circle. Yet, practical everyday life skills that you’ll need for the future–such as how to handle money–are rarely discussed.

Ultimately, this writing is made to help all families deal with the attack from the inside that will eventually cause a complete separation, having no boundaries in place for the child(ren). This leads to putting the child in the direction of constant battles to comprehend why their life is no longer at its best but has become increasingly abnormal. The Pharaohian and Herodian syndrome will make ways to constantly divide, change, and take away what should be given to the child in every family--unconditional love.

Self Investment 101 delves deep into the human psyche, exploring the reasons people abandon success as they enter adulthood. Offering a no-nonsense approach to eradicating toxic behaviors, and practical tips on how to turn your skills into an income-generating asset, this book pulls you out of your comfort zone, opening your eyes so that you can see your worth.