Work Development

Whether you're climbing the ladder at your current company or seeking a new job, in today's fast-paced work environment, you must proactively and continuously position yourself for success. Your credibility, visibility, personality, and personal style all make up your brand. Career Distinction outlines the proven personal branding process and provides case studies of successful professionals that will help you not only survive, but thrive, in today's dynamic and ultracompetitive workplace.

An illuminating guide to a career as a fashion designer written by editor in chief of Teen Vogue Lindsay Peoples Wagner, based on the real-life experiences of three emerging designers - essential listening for someone considering a path to this competitive profession.

Did you know that over 20 percent of couples who have experienced broken trust repair their relationship and move forward into unconditional love? A number that would be even higher if the same study hadn’t shown that in 55 percent of such occurrences, one individual immediately gave up on their significant other....

The Alpha Female's Guide to Men and Marriageshows women who have a dominating personality how to love a man. America is in love with the alpha female. She's the quintessential modern woman--assertive, razor sharp, and fully in control. Her success in the marketplace is undeniable, a downright boon to society. But what happens when the alpha female gets married?

With healing background music, Susan Jeffers offers you positive affirmations for taking charge of your life, respecting who you are and creating a love that works. As you listen to these words over and over again, you will learn to be the creator, never the victim, when it comes to love. Whether you are in a relationship or not, this audiobook will help you open your heart to a present or future mate.

This classic resource shows parents how to set clear, concise guidelines to ensure positive and constructive discipline.

The key to solving persistent problems and finding genuine happiness lies in meeting your shadow self. Here’s how you can understand and accept it for lasting happiness… Have you ever found yourself trapped in a cycle of behaviors and emotional responses that don't seem to be truly yours? It's like you're a spectator in your own life, watching this “other you” react in ways that leave you puzzled, or even distraught. You might lose your temper too quickly, shy away from opportunities, or self-sabotage despite your best intentions.

The seemingly intractable problems we face today, says author Marty Neumeier, are symptoms of a more basic problem—our inability to deal with interconnected, nonlinear, amorphous challenges. Success in the post-industrial era asks that we move our thinking from the static, the linear, and the step-by-step to the dynamic, the holistic, and the creative. In this breathtaking vision of professional mastery, Neumeier presents five metaskills—feeling, seeing, dreaming, making, and learning—to help you reach your true potential in the creative workplace of the future.

Janice Kaplan is back to tackle another big, mysterious influence in all our lives: luck. And this time she's joined on her journey by coauthor Dr. Barnaby Marsh, a renowned academic who guides her exploration. Together they uncover the unexpected, little-understood science behind what we call "luck", proving that many seemingly random events are actually under your - and everyone's - control. They examine the factors that made stars like Harrison Ford and Jonathan Groff so successful, and learn the real secrets that made Kate Spade and Warby Parker into global brands.

Time Rich is your blueprint for recovering your work hours, achieving more, and spending your time where it matters most.

Consider Jason your spirit guide, offering strategies for honing in on what makes you weird, recognizing when feedback is just another form of procrastination, and how to stop with social media already. There's a specific set of strategies and exercises that can help you prioritize your life over your business, by identifying your MMM (Minimum Monthly Magic) number. He also offers examples from his own life (how he got out of $124K worth of debt, escaped the pressure to have a big wedding, and has thrived on social media by primarily ignoring it).

Emotional intelligence is something that is absolutely vital for anyone who wants to achieve any level of success in life. This is especially true in the workplace environment. It is a fact that every job causes stress and anxiety in a person’s life. If left unchecked, that stress and anxiety can begin to affect the way a you think, the words you say, and the actions you perform. This is where emotional intelligence comes into play. By developing emotional intelligence, you can reduce stress and anxiety, thereby eliminating the influence they have on your life.

This collection of narrative essays by sex workers presents a crystal-clear rejoinder: There's never been a better time to fight for justice. Responding to the resurgence of the #MeToo movement in 2017, sex workers from across the industry - hookers and prostitutes, strippers and dancers, porn stars, cam models, Dommes and subs alike - complicate narratives of sexual harassment and violence, and expand conversations often limited to normative workplaces.

Once more the "unconventional" Peters stimulates corporate thought processes. Along with the best of his columns, Peters includes questions and rebuttals that come from readers and listeners, as well as his own candid responses. A "must" hear for every business person.

You can thrive and excel when you’re working remotely, if you adopt the mindset, habits, and tech tools of professionals who are even more productive outside the office: Learn to think like a “business of one", and that entrepreneurial mindset will transform your experience of remote work.

The Power of Emotional Intelligence invites you to turn inward and unlock the tools already within you. Written especially for women ages 15 and up, this empowering guide is more than just a self-help book—it’s your personal roadmap to emotional freedom, deeper confidence, and more meaningful relationships.

Become a calm, confident person - improve your social skills, confidence and happiness - manage your work and personal relationships better. Meghan Roberts best-selling guide has helped countless people around the world and has been praised for its no-nonsense and fast approach.

The disruptions of recent years have sparked a collective reckoning, forever changing the way we think about life and work. We reprioritized our lives, reordered how we envisioned the future. The pandemic changed society in many ways, but among the most powerful was a collective rethinking of our relationship to our jobs. Millions quit the workforce in 2021 and 2022, and stunningly almost a third had no new job lined up to go to.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of John M. Gottman and Nan Silver's The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert includes a summary of the book, review, analysis and key takeaways, and detailed "About the Author" section.

Stop juggling; start managing everything you need to do at home and at work. It used to be simple: Stay late, turn in flawless work, catch up on sleep later. You needed that mindset to get where you are, but that's not going to cut it anymore. You need to make different choices to succeed at work, as a parent, and as a family member. Getting It All Done can't teach you how to be in two places at once, but it provides you with expert advice as you manage the challenge of succeeding at work while making sure your family is housed, fed, healthy, safe, and educated.