Career Stress

Venture-backed companies are expected to grow at high velocity, raise large amounts of capital, and build teams effectively to achieve unicorn - no, decacorn - status. Yet the journey is long, filled with uncertainties, extremities, and black swan events. The Resilient Founder addresses the fundamentals of understanding our own inner workings and explores practical ways of overcoming our inner hurdles. Filled with simple, yet concrete strategies, lessons, and insights, founders and business leaders can work with stress, anxiety, and other mental challenges.

Do you ever procrastinate? Do you somehow convince yourself that your tasks can always wait...when they can't? Do all the tasks you put off for a long time overwhelm you? And when the deadline arrives - panic time! You don't know where to start. The time to start changing is right now. Learn to focus on your most important tasks and get them done before the deadline. Daily Routine Makeover examines the causes and solutions of procrastination like no other book.

No matter what kind of career you’ve chosen, you’re going to deal with discouragement, frustration, and situations that are, shall we say, “less than ideal”. It could be a hysterical client who’s demanding a refund. Or a book that gets rejected…48 times and counting. Or a job interview that goes nowhere. Or watching your best friend get the exciting promotion that you wanted. Or a vicious one-star review that rattles your self-esteem and makes you question your talent, your identity, everything. When that moment arrives, listen to this audiobook.

No matter where you are in life, negativity, pressure, and conflict will leave you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. The truth is that negative emotions are prevalent during tough times. If you’re not mentally strong enough to deal with them, they can completely take over your life. But mental toughness doesn’t mean you must be like a Navy SEAL and transform yourself into a warrior. You can harness the power that business leaders, Olympic-gold athletes, and respected celebrities have used to become mentally strong to rise and achieve their dreams.

Unfiltered: How to Be as Happy as You Look on Social Media is for anyone who needs to be reminded that we're all a work in progress, no matter what judgments we make when measuring our lives against what others share online. In her debut book, award-winning journalist and sought-after speaker Jessica Abo addresses the relationship between our psychology and technology and how we can take back our happiness IRL (in real life) without falling into the compare-and-despair trap.

"Do the Hard Things First: Defeating Shiny Object Syndrome" is your essential guide to conquering distractions and achieving your goals. This book dives deep into the root causes of Shiny Object Syndrome (SOS), offering practical strategies and real-life applications to help you stay focused and productive.

When we experience too much stress, we often feel like shutting down and escaping the source: we ‘downshift’. With too little stress, we become apathetic and disengaged. But what happens in the middle zone – when we experience what psychologists call ‘positive stress’ – and how can we use it to overcome extraordinary barriers and perform at our peak?

Whether the pandemic has permanently altered your working arrangements and you're not dealing well with the new setup, or you work from home running a business and are struggling to find a good balance of work and ‘me time’, this book will help.

When we learn how to be still, to listen to what life would teach us, we discover that not only is there a plan already in place - a celestial curriculum designed to instruct us in the ways of its timeless peace and power - but that the universe itself is a school for our higher education.

An alarming 39 percent of workers in high-tech companies believe they are depressed, as reported by PC Magazine in December 2018. Seventy-two percent of people who have daily stress and anxiety say it interferes with their lives - anxiety and stress alone have reduced productivity by 56 percent. Previous generations used to say, "Work harder," but we've now learned we must "work smarter." Polak has practiced and tested his methods in hundreds of opportunities. He feels that every individual and business should have these tools, and will share them with us here.

Long hours. Juggling family and work. Deadlines. High stress levels. Professionals are feeling more overworked and overwhelmed than ever before. Yet you CAN get more done than you ever thought possible and still get home to your real life sooner. Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro, shows you how.

When's the best time to exercise - and how much is too much? Which foods fortify the brain, and which do the opposite? How can we use music, movement and motivation to boost our rational brain and keep our cool no matter what life throws our way? This practical and groundbreaking guide reveals seven paths to fighting the effects of stress to strengthen our natural defences so that our minds remain sharp, and our bodies resilient, no matter the circumstances.

This comprehensive guide, rooted in advanced business management and behavioural psychology, offers actionable strategies to boost your productivity, streamline your operations, and maximize your profitability. From mastering marketing systems that consistently attract and retain clients to crafting irresistible offers and building elite referral networks, this book provides a step-by-step roadmap to elevate your business performance and achieve remarkable results.

The days from the past have brought about a steadily advancing and dynamic culture that has supercharged the bodies and brains of both men and women today. But unfortunately, while this might be something beneficial for some, it has weakened the actual texture of the personalities of many. This book provides you with the tools important to carry on with a tranquil life. The information contained in this book involves research the author has done throughout the years and goodies of his experience managing pressure.

In Reinvent the Wheel, McNealy takes on the mistaken belief, pervasive in our workplaces, that doing well is more important than being well. In executive summary style, with to-the-point research combined with poignant stories, McNealy shows that well-being drives, promotes, and accelerates success. The secret sauce of Reinvent the Wheel is a simple, yet powerful image: the Well Being Wheel. Created by McNealy to reinforce her revolutionary process for achieving total well-being, the Well Being Wheel is used by thousands of business high-achievers.

Take everything you have been taught about peak performance and set it aside. You’re making it harder than it has to be. Ever notice that when you’re at your best, you’re in the flow and things feel effortless? You’re not struggling to think positive and work harder. Janet McKee calls that state of being “stressless success”, and she shows you how to flip your own internal switch. As a Fortune 500 corporate executive who almost died from massive burnout and then rose from the ashes, Janet McKee is dedicating her life to helping others succeed without stress.

The World Health Organization estimates that American businesses lose more than $300 billion a year due to stress experienced by employees, and recent research by Harvard Medical School found that more than 95 percent of leaders felt at least somewhat burnt-out. For individuals and organizations who want to thrive in today's high-pressure, 24-7 business environment, working even longer is not the solution. To maximize your performance and well-being over the long-term, you need to work stronger.

With worker stress at an all-time high, particularly in the fast-paced technology industry, it’s no surprise that Google, Salesforce, and Apple have adopted mindfulness and meditation into their workplace culture. Studies show mindfulness practice increases emotional intelligence, reduces stress, and enhances health and overall well-being.

Want to become a more mindful leader? With Mindful Leadership for Dummies, you'll find accessible and authoritative guidance for cultivating focus, clarity, and creativity from within your colleagues. Packed full of useful tips, this friendly how-to guide will help you incorporate mindfulness in your leadership style to manage and reap the benefits of a more attentive working life-all while nurturing compassion in the service of others.

Ever feel like you’re so busy and stressed that you forget to breathe? Bill Mitchell is here to help. A psychologist who specialises in rebalancing the lives of the overwhelmed, overstressed and overscheduled, in this book Bill brings you tried and tested, practical solutions that will help you protect your energy and prioritise what is most important. Find out how to prevent the drift towards burnout and poor mental health that so many of us suffer from in our busy modern lives. Your family - and your boss - will thank you.