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Encounters with embarrassment, guilt, self-consciousness, remorse, etc. are an unavoidable part of everyday life, and they sometimes have lessons to teach us - about our goals and values, about the person we expect ourselves to be. In contrast to the prevailing cultural view of shame as a uniformly toxic influence, Shame is a book that approaches the subject of shame as an entire family of emotions which share a “painful awareness of self.”

In "How to Stop Giving a Damn About What People Think," author Karl Wright takes you on a transformative journey towards self-empowerment and personal freedom. This insightful book is a toolkit for anyone who's ever felt weighed down by the expectations and opinions of others. Karl Wright's engaging, down-to-earth narrative guides you through 23 life-changing chapters, each a stepping stone to breaking free from societal chains and embracing your authentic self.

Do you tend to struggle in personal or professional relationships? Do you find it difficult preventing others from walking all over you? Or do you simply feel that people don't treat you with enough respect? If so, then it is likely that you have trouble establishing functional boundaries with the people in your life. This book will inform the listener of the basis of boundary setting, through visiting their past, healing it, and finally moving beyond. It will demonstrate how to develop emotionally by improving self-esteem, which is a necessity for a healthy personality.

"Did I sound stupid?" "Should I have sent that email?" "How do I look?" Many of us spend a lot of time feeling self-conscious and comparing ourselves to others. Why do we judge ourselves so relentlessly? Why do we strive so hard to be special or successful, or to avoid feeling rejected? When psychologist and mindfulness expert Dr. Ronald Siegel realized that he, as well as most of his clients, was caught in a cycle of endless self-evaluation, he decided to do something about it.

De Brevitate Vitae (frequently referred to as On the Shortness of Life in English) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus. The philosopher brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that men waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. According to the essay, nature gives man enough time to do what is really important and the individual must allot it properly.

In a refreshing departure from today's celebrity worship cultivated by reality television, tabloid photos, and celebrity twittering, award-winning novelist W.D. Wetherell's On Admiration celebrates the heroes and heroines who have peopled his life from his earliest years.

One of the most influential teachers in the field of focusing, Ann Weiser Cornell, shares a remarkably compassionate guide to setting the boundaries you need while creating healthy, happy relationships. If you’d like to set boundaries with kindness and compassion, this audiobook is for you.

Small talk, although seemingly superficial, is an integral part of everyone’s lives. We all need to make small talk once in a while, and it’s not so easy for most of us. We all need to put some effort into making small talk, especially with people we don’t know well. Mastering small talk requires some skill and practice, which is why this book was written. After listening to this book, you will gain a broader perspective about people in general. You have the ability to conquer anything and be the most charismatic person you could ever be!

Voici la clef de votre réussite: VOUS. Qu'il s'agisse de votre métier, de vos affaires, de votre vie sentimentale - de vos relations avec les autres ou de votre santé - un facteur primordial détermine votre réussite: VOUS. Découvrez comment mobiliser les 90 % de réserves mentales que vous n'utilisez pas et qui font toutes la différence. Comment ? En lisant "Histoires Magiques du Club-Positif". Mieux qu'un livre - un véritable mode d'emploi de votre subconscient.

Un charisme irrésistible et une aura positive pour un maximum de succès dans votre vie professionnelle et privée - devenez immédiatement plus sûr de vous, plus attrayant et plus rayonnant. Êtes-vous une personne plutôt timide et introvertie et souhaitez-vous renforcer votre confiance en vous ? Voulez-vous impressionner les autres avec votre rayonnement sympathique et devenir ainsi plus populaire ? Aimeriez-vous être plus convaincant et pouvoir imposer votre volonté sans effort, partout et à tout moment ? Alors ce livre est fait pour vous.

Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and sassy eloquence, veteran blogger Jes M. Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview to change public perceptions and help women maintain mental health.

It’s the great paradox of the digital age, what Radha Agrawal calls “community confusion” - the internet connects us to hundreds, thousands, even millions of people, and yet we feel more isolated than ever, with one in four Americans saying they have zero friends to confide in. Where are our people? The answer is found in Belong, a highly energetic guide to discovering where and with whom you fit.

How to Speak Effectively is like a field-tested guide to the battlefield of social interactions. There is no fluff, and it dives directly into tips you can apply on a daily basis, that are realistic and non-theoretical. The truth is, there are a metric ton of small signals that determine whether or not people will want to engage with you. But how many of them do you know? This book will take you into the intricacies of conversation and show you how to clearly communicate, speak with influence, and always be heard.

Discover the power of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, rewire your brain, free your mind from negativity and set yourself up for success.

Many people experience these sorts of feelings, but not many people work on developing these skills. And many more don't even realize it's possible to develop these skills. This book should help you to develop these skills and give you the best chance of finding your voice and reaching higher levels of confidence.

Jean Carnahan was the first lady of Missouri when her husband, Governor Mel Carnahan, who was running for the U.S. Senate, and their son, were killed in a plane crash. When Mel Carnahan was elected posthumously (beating John Ashcroft), Jean agreed to take his seat in Washington and served in the U.S. Senate during 9/11, the anthrax attacks, and the vote to go to war in Iraq. During a time of intense and almost unimaginable personal loss, she managed to keep her head up and her heart open.

The Art of Self-Awareness takes you on a journey - not to an exotic destination, but inwards. It’s perilous, scary, and uncomfortable, but the end rewards will be fantastic. Self-awareness is not simply knowing your name; it’s knowing what makes you happy, what makes you sad, and the underlying beliefs and values that create those emotions. The toughest skill of all: metacognition, which is thinking about your thinking. To get to Point B, you must know what Point A is. Listen to this book to find your starting point, your end goal, and what must happen in between!

Grounded in psychology and guided by real-world experience, The Power of Emotional Intelligence offers practical insight and steady guidance you can actually use. If other books have felt vague or hard to apply, this one’s different. Every story and strategy is crafted for busy adults who want meaningful change they can sustain.

You probably have been struggling with persuasion. You never seem to be successful in getting others to take your position on issues. This book comes to your aide to help you acquire the competence of understanding what works in the minds of people to make them either resist or adapt to the message you directly to them. It does not just focus on telling you what to do in order to be persuasive; instead, it goes deeper to anchor the strategies on sound psychological principles.

Are you looking for a complete guide on anxiety and panic? As you’ll learn, a major cause of anxiety is the way we interpret what’s happening around us - the story we tell ourselves whenever something happens. Good news! We have control over these stories, and we can change the impact they have upon us. It is all a choice, as overly simplistic as that may sound, for now. Here too I don’t want to downplay your anxiety. But it is crucial that we see it for what it really is.