Social Development

Michael Jordan credits George Mumford with transforming his on-court leadership of the Bulls, helping Jordan lead the team to six NBA championships. Mumford also helped Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, and Lamar Odom and countless other NBA players turn around their games. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford is sharing his own story and the strategies that have made these athletes into stars in The Mindful Athlete: The Secret to Pure Performance.

There are millions of self-help books that all promise the secret to obtaining a happy life - a successful career, lots of money, loving relationships, a defined and firm sense of morality; whatever could possibly define "happiness" for one person. But nothing is possibly more subjective than happiness. Everyone thinks of happiness as something different, but what they think may not actually be true.

Breaking free from toxic behaviors doesn't have to be an unreachable endeavor. Even if you've tried to change before and failed or feel overwhelmed by the idea of confronting your toxic behavior. This transformative guide is expressly designed to usher you into a healthier, happier, and more fulfilling life. Imagine experiencing a life where you nurture healthy relationships, respect boundaries, communicate effectively, and experience true inner peace. It's time to start your journey to quitting toxic behaviors, reshaping your life, and experiencing the peace and fulfillment you deserve.

In Loving Limits, discover the transformative power of setting healthy boundaries while nurturing the love and connection that hold families together. This compassionate guide helps you navigate the delicate balance between asserting your needs and honoring your family relationships. Whether you’re struggling with overcommitment, emotional exhaustion, or feeling overwhelmed by family dynamics, this book offers practical strategies to create respectful limits that promote mutual understanding and respect.

This special edition of A Book of Five Rings contains one hour of traditional Japanese flute (shakuhachi) and 43 minutes of music by traditional japanese ensemble. The music appears track by track at the end of the two and a half hour audiobook and is included as wonderful compliment to this dynamic and elegant listening experience. Legendary 17th-century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi’s exposition of sword fighting, strategy, and Zen philosophy.

Bringing Up Bébé meets Last Child in the Woods in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children.

Cet ouvrage traite de ce que l'on nomme en anglais les soft skills, soit les habiletés relationnelles qui reposent sur l'intelligence émotionnelle (altruisme, connaissance de soi, communication bienveillante, empathie, conscience sociale, etc.). Ces compétences sont aujourd'hui primordiales pour évoluer dans les différents groupes qui composent notre existence : couple, famille, cercle d'amis, monde du travail.

Voici un ouvrage sur la relation affective et profonde, un livre d’espoir en ce début de siècle où les difficultés relationnelles mènent souvent aux conflits non résolus, aux "faire semblant", à l’incommunicabilité, voire à la rupture.

Clinical therapist Aaron Karmin teaches you the skills to manage your anger without aggression and build up your self-confidence, self-control, and self-respect. The Anger Management Workbook for Men goes beyond why men get angry and helps you get to the root of your anger. It gives you positive and productive anger management tools to strengthen the most important and most overlooked relationship in your life - your relationship with yourself.

Struggling with a stubborn Taurus boss? An impulsive Aries roommate? Your detail-oriented Virgo mom? This audiobook is your essential guide to navigating all your connections—from family and friends to lovers, colleagues, and beyond.

In a world where likes determine value and viral moments pass for meaning, How to Survive the Digital Storm is your vital guide to staying sane amid the mayhem of the internet age. This quick, humorous, and brutally honest book exposes the toxic underbelly of social media, including the trolls, false influencers, and shallow stardom that rule our online environments. It reveals how computers control emotions, how validation has become a currency, and how incessant noise undermines authenticity and self-worth.

How to Listen, Hear, and Validate is all about our top communication struggle - our tendency to react instead of respond, and forget that our goal is to build bridges rather than walls. You’ll learn what you’ve been doing wrong, and why your efforts at getting closer to people - in deep or light manners - have failed. You’ll learn actionable techniques and frameworks to have the most productive conversations of your life - ones that will walk away with people praising how empathetic you are.

Nos relations avec les autres sont déterminantes pour notre qualité de vie ! La facilité de contact est un puissant moteur de succès : être recherché pour ses qualités humaines, créer la sympathie, faire passer ses idées, savoir motiver, corriger sans gâcher une relation de travail… Cela s’apprend ! Ce livre, utile à tous les âges et dans tous les métiers, vous donnera tous les conseils pour développer des relations humaines de qualité, nécessaires à l’efficacité professionnelle et personnelle.

In Not with My Daughter!, Terry Vaughan gives dads vital information on how to decode the gestures, facial expressions, and verbal statements of all prospective boyfriends. With two daughters of his own rapidly coming of age, Vaughan realized he couldn't water-board every new boyfriend who came through his door. He came up with strategy that all dads can use to effectively "interview" and accurately assess the new men in their daughters' lives

In The Science of Social Intelligence, you'll have over 30 studies, new and old, broken down in a way that answers the question, "How can I use this science in my everyday life?" Rely on findings from psychology, cognitive science, and behavioral economics, rather than one person's anecdotal advice of what works.

Best-seller du New York Times ! Par l'auteur du best-seller Le pouvoir des habitudes ! La communication est une compétence clé du succès. Que ce soit au travail, en famille ou en société, savoir s'exprimer avec clarté, comprendre les autres et influencer positivement peut tout changer. Les meilleurs leaders, négociateurs et créateurs de liens possèdent un secret : ils maîtrisent l'art de la supercommunication.

The Art of Witty Banter examines the art, nuance, and mechanics of banter and charm to make you a witty comeback machine, the likes of which your friends have never seen. You’ll be able to handle, defend, disarm, and engage others in a way that makes you comfortable and confident with each growing day.

It’s impossible to go a full day without using snark, so why fight it? Snark is everywhere, from television to movies to everyday life. This lively collection provides hours of entertainment - better than an Etch A Sketch, and more fun than Silly Putty! At the heart of it, being in a state of snark can be one of the most useful tools at one’s disposal and hence (yes, I used “hence”), a powerful way to get what you want. With snark, you can catch people completely off-guard, and royally piss them off.

In Mind Hijacking, legendary marketing and persuasion expert Dan Kennedy reveals the dark arts of advanced influence, teaching you how to override human free will and shape decisions in your favor. Originally delivered as a private, closed-door seminar, this book unveils high-stakes persuasion techniques used by the world’s top marketers, politicians, cult leaders, and con artists alike. It’s not for the faint of heart—but if you dare to use it, you’ll never sell, negotiate, or influence the same way again.

Do you want to become your own best version? Do you want to showcase your charismatic, authentic self so that you attract people and become popular? If so, this book How to Be Charismatic, Develop Confidence, and Exude Leadership: The Miracle Formula for Magnetic Charisma, Defeating Anxiety, and Winning at Communication is the right book for you!