Creative Change

One of the nation's leading psychologists asks why today's corporate leaders desire but reject creative solutions - and finds some surprising conclusions.

It's become accepted wisdom that established companies can't build and scale new ventures the way startups can—after all, startups are lean and agile, while incumbents are too big, slow, and inflexible. But that's nonsense, and it's time to challenge that idea. Linda Yates, the founder and CEO of Silicon Valley-based Mach49, argues that to thrive, companies can and must harness their power—their ideas, talent, data, cash, resources, channels, and customers—to build a portfolio of game-changing ventures and beat the startups at their own game.

As a single mom living on food stamps, Sarah completely changed her life of poverty to enable her to live her dream in just 18 months. Sarah discovered the tools to change her life after her husband abandoned her and their three small children in 2008. Her story has impacted hundreds of thousands worldwide through her simple eight-step plan for achieving success known as the #HBRMethod.

A modern script book, with scripts based on Contextual Psychology, giving you tools for manifesting real change. These scripts are designed to draw on multiple tools such as NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), ACT Therapy, Mindfulness Meditation, Direct Suggestion, Indirect suggestion and integration of hypnotic phenomena with contextual psychology. There are scripts for medical hypnosis applications, scripts for habit and lifestyle issues, and scripts to meet your clients metaphysical needs or needs for self-improvement. There are also scripts for Guided Mindfulness Meditation sessions. ...

Why do some people succeed at change while others fail? It's the way they think! Liminal thinking is a way to create change by understanding, shaping, and reframing beliefs. What beliefs are stopping you right now? You have a choice. You can create the world you want to live in or live in a world created by others. If you are ready to start making changes, listen to this book.

This book is designed to help you rise to the challenge and become the game changer your organization needs. Candid insights from dozens of coaches, managers, CEOs, journalists, entrepreneurs, and other elite performers reveal the qualities that make some people stand out, and the underlying theme is mindset. While talent is a great head start, it is merely potential. Undeveloped and erratically-wielded talent holds little value for an organization.

Are you looking to make a change in your life, but not too sure how to do it? Or possibly you have tried in the past, but it didn't work out as you had expected? Well, it is very possible that you did some things correctly, but not everything. More times than not, this is the case. But not to worry, because Create A New Reality will show you exactly what you need to do step-by-step. A science of applied principles that, if done as instructed, will allow you to not only manifest positive change in your life but also become an inspiration to others. You just need to follow the process as ...

What if your next step wasn’t just a goal, but a vision calling you forward? The Power of Vision is an inspiring anthology of 28 diverse voices who dared to ask, “What am I really here for?” From spiritual awakenings and near-death pivots to quiet moments of clarity in everyday life, these stories explore the transformational power of listening to your inner knowing and acting on it. Whether you’re in transition, seeking deeper purpose, or reigniting a long-held dream, this book will meet you exactly where you are.💡Inside, you’ll discover: How a spark of vision can change a ...

The Coffee Bean is an inspiring tale that follows Abe, a young man filled with stress and fear as he faces challenges and pressure at school and home. One day after class, his teacher shares with him the life-changing lesson of the coffee bean, and this powerful message changes the way he thinks, acts, and sees the world. Abe discovers that instead of letting his environment change him for the worse, he can transform any environment he is in for the better.

The Coffee Bean for Kids tells the inspiring story of Gavin, a young boy with the difficult task of starting school in a new town. Gavin's teacher, Mrs. Spring, teaches him the story of the carrot, the egg, and the coffee bean. The environments we find ourselves in, like a pot of boiling, hot water, can change, weaken, or harden us, and test who we truly are. We can be like the carrot that weakens in the pot or like the egg that hardens. Or, we can be like the coffee bean and discover the power inside us to transform our environment.

From Seth Godin, one of the world's most influential business thinkers and bestselling author of This is Marketing, comes an essential guide to thinking strategically in a complex, ever-changing world. This is Strategy is a modern classic that offers perspectives you'll find yourself returning to again and again. Rather than providing step-by-step formulas, Godin offers something more valuable: a new way of seeing and thinking about the challenges you face.

Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like you’re chasing big goals that never stick? Kaizen offers a better way to change your life—one small, powerful step at a time. Kaizen for Personal Growth: Improving Daily Through Lasting Change shows you how tiny habits can spark massive transformation without stress, burnout, or guilt. Rooted in the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement, this Kaizen book swaps drastic overhauls for small steps that build momentum. Imagine swapping one sugary drink for water, adding a 5-minute stretch to your morning, or writing one gratitude note daily—each ...

Discover the extraordinary power of small actions in shaping your life and the world around you. The Butterfly Effect: How Small Actions Create Big Changes reveals the hidden influence behind everyday choices and tiny moments. From personal habits and relationships to digital interactions and global movements, this book uncovers how the smallest flaps of your butterfly wings can set off ripples that transform destinies. Packed with inspiring stories, practical tools, and deep insights, this guide empowers you to harness the science, spirit, and philosophy of the butterfly effect. Learn how ...

The Shibumi Strategy is a little book about a big breakthrough. It tells the story of a hardworking family man who finds himself in crisis when his company closes. Through his struggle, and guidance from unlikely sources, he learns subtle lessons in the form of "personal zen" principles, coming to understand that it is often the involuntary challenge, the setbacks, that harbor the power to transform. When approached as an opportunity - no easy task when simple survival is the first order of business - unforeseen trials can sometimes result in an altogether new lease on life.

Your habits will either MAKE or BREAK you! No single factor is more important in your life than the habits you have chosen. With the wrong habits, the rough paths ahead become even tougher. The obstacles you dread will eventually defeat you! That is because the wrong habits weaken your body, heart, mind, and soul. These four crucial elements require attention and care to stay in great shape. If even one of them takes a hit, our entire existence will feel the impact of that blow. Most people are unsuccessful and unhappy today because they have failed to look after their bodies, minds, hearts...

Small Habits Create Big Change is a collection of micro-habits that educators can use to reclaim their mental health and love for their jobs. This book helps you identify your unique personality type, so you can find the hacks and tweaks that will actually work as you strive to manage stress and reignite your passion for working with students. Many educators feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and on the verge of burnout, but it's never too late to turn things around.

Raising an Entrepreneur presents 76 stories from the mothers of some of the most successful entrepreneurs today. Entrepreneurs are the new rock stars - they're the ones who turn their passions into ingenious projects, because they're willing to risk failure to make their dreams come true.

★ Are You Living Your Dream? What If You Could Live the Life You Want by Making a Few, Simple Changes? ★ When we were young, we all had dreams of what our lives would look like when we got older. But for far too many people, those dreams dissolve into something that is at best mediocre. They go through the motions, and never reach their potential or accomplish their dreams. But here’s the deal: It’s never too late to get the life you want—both professionally and personally. Some people believe that you have to undergo a huge transformation to change yourself so you can change ...

What is language? Why do we have it? Where does it come from? Why does that matter? Upending centuries of scholarship (including, most recently, Chomsky and Pinker) The Language Game shows how people learn to talk not by acquiring fixed meanings and rules, but by picking up, reusing and recombining countless linguistic fragments in novel ways.

Language is perhaps humanity’s most astonishing capacity - and one that remains poorly understood. In The Language Game, cognitive scientists Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater show us where generations of scientists seeking the rules of language got it wrong. Language isn’t about hardwired grammars but about near-total freedom, something like a game of charades, with the only requirement being a desire to understand and be understood.